The biggest darts event of the summer at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool has concluded, with Rob Cross becoming the ninth player to get his hands on the trophy.
Voltage's victory over Michael Smith also sees him add this prestigious title to this 2018 world championship crown, which makes him the fourth player to achieve this feat behind Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson.
Here, you can look back at how the drama unfolded with all the results and links to daily reviews and highlights.
The 16 seeded players were paired with the 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.
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ROUND TWO
QUARTER-FINALS
SEMI-FINALS
FINAL
* Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth additional leg is sudden-death
Saturday July 20 (1900 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Sunday July 21
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Evening Session (1900 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Monday July 22 (1900 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Tuesday July 23 (1900 BST)
Second Round (best of 21 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Wednesday July 24 (1900 BST)
Second Round (best of 21 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Thursday July 25 (1900 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Friday July 26 (1900 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Saturday July 27 (1900 BST)
Semi-Finals (best of 33 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Sunday July 28 (1900 BST)
Final (best of 35 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Click here for final predictions & guide
Michael van Gerwen will head the World Matchplay betting, with Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, Michael Smith and Peter Wright also among the favourites.
The BetVictor World Matchplay will be broadcast on Sky Sports from July 20-28.
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The World Matchplay is played in a legs format. Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth additional leg is sudden-death. For example, should a First Round game (best of 19 legs) reach 12-12, then the 25th leg would be the final and deciding leg.
Since the World Matchplay was first held back in 1994, when Larry Butler beat Dennis Priestley, there has only been eight different winners of this PDC major.
Unsurprisingly the most dominant player in its 21-year history is Phil Taylor with 15 titles while Michael van Gerwen and Rod Harrington are the only other players to have lifted the trophy more than once.
The Power hit the first ever nine-dart finish to be broadcast live on UK television during the 2002 World Matchplay while he repeated the feat during the 2014 edition on his way to a seventh-straight Blackpool title.
The previous year he'd managed an astonishing three-dart average of 111.23 during his final victory over Adrian Lewis.
Taylor's seven-year winning streak from 2008 to 2014 was ended in 2015 when Michael van Gerwen emerged triumphed with a 18-12 victory over James Wade before winning it again 12 months later.
The Dutchman was favourite to defend his crown for a third time but Taylor had other ideas as he knocked him out en route to winning an emotional 16th title before his retirement.
The final of 2018 ended up being one of the most dramatic in the tournament's history, with Gary Anderson clinching the title for the first time thanks to a 21-18 victory over Mensur Suljovic.
Past Finals
Final scores in legs
World Matchplay Most Titles