Everything you need to know ahead of the 2027 Women's World Matchplay, where three-time winner Beau Greaves will defend her most recent crown.
Dates
The date for the 2027 Women's World Matchplay is yet to be announced, but it is highly likely that it will remain in the same period as usual, around the end of July.
Prize Money
The prize fund for the 2027 Women's World Matchplay has not been confirmed yet. However, the below is a breakdown of the 2026 prize money.
Winner (1): | £15,000 |
Runner-Up (1): | £8,000 |
Semi-Final Losers (2): | £4,500 |
Quarter-Final Losers (4): | £2,000 |
There was a significant increase in prize money for the 2026 Women's World Matchplay, with £40,000 on offer as opposed to the £25,000 prize pool from 2025, it remains to be seen whether the fund will climb even further in 2027.
Venue & Location
The Women's World Matchplay has been a highlight on the women's tour since 2022.
The event has taken place at Blackpool's iconic Winter Gardens, the same venue that the PDC's World Matchplay, which is a non-gender specific event, is hosted.
The Winter Gardens, which is a Grade II listed building, opened in 1878, with the competition taking place within the impressive Empress Ballroom.
Line-up and Draw
The line-up and draw for the 2027 Women's World Matchplay will be confirmed in due course, as the qualifiers are the top eight players in the Women's World Matchplay Order of Merit closer to the time.
Format and Rules
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine legs
Semi-Finals - Best of nine legs
Final - Best of 11 legs
The Women's World Matchplay is a straight knockout event, played over a best-of-legs format.
The number of legs in a match is nine across the quarter-finals and semi-finals before it increases to a maximum of 11 for the final.
History
The Women's World Matchplay has been played annually since 2022 and is one of the most illustrious events on the female circuit.
First won by Fallon Sherrock four years ago, Beau Greaves went on to reign supreme in 2023 and 2024 before being denied of an unprecedented treble by Lisa Ashton, who captured the top prize in 2025.
Greaves is inevitable though, and returned to steal the crown back in 2026 for her third title.
