Betfred will donate £35,428 to Macmillan Cancer Support following our hugely successful charity activity at the Betfred World Matchplay.
As title sponsors of the PDC’s summer spectacular at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, Betfred traditionally supports a charity throughout the event.
For this year’s tournament, which has also featured the inaugural Betfred Women’s World Championship, the charity of choice was Macmillan Cancer Support.
We donated £50 per 180 scored throughout the nine days – and the World Matchplay saw a record total of 367 maximums to trigger a £10,000 charity bonus.
Competing players – including runner-up Gerwyn Price, World Champion Peter Wright and women’s star Lisa Ashton – and visiting celebrities including footballer Charlie Adam and TV presenter Helen Chamberlain also took part in a nine-dart challenge, with £1 per point being donated to charity – which totalled over £7,000 itself.
PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter said: “This was a particularly memorable Betfred World Matchplay, and the incredible standard produced by our players is reflected in this amazing amount which will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
“To see the 180s record smashed during the event was an achievement in itself and a massive contributor to the charity donation.
“In addition, the nine-dart challenge activity proved popular with everyone who took part across the nine days.
“This wonderful donation from Betfred will make a huge difference to a charity which does so much good work.”
For further information about Macmillan Cancer Support, please visit macmillan.org.uk.
Betfred have previously supported Parkinson’s UK and The Stroke Association since beginning their World Matchplay sponsorship in 2019, and the leading bookmakers announced a three-year extension to their backing of the event on Sunday evening.