Five special bets to take for the World Matchplay darts

With the prestigious World Matchplay darts tournament around the corner, Coral writers provide punters with five special bets to take to make your viewing of the event all the more enjoyable.

Dave Chisnall eliminated in quarter-finals – 15/8
Seventh seed Chizzy has had a brilliant last of couple years, having reached the Grand Slam of Darts final and Premier League play-offs and it seems the 24-year-old will one day win a major trophy.

However, he has been knocked out of the quarters at the World Matchplay for the last two years running, and happens to be on course to meet 15-time champion Phil Taylor at the stage this time around. Therefore, back him to exit in the last eight once more.

Winning half (bottom) – 10/11
Along with The Power, who is currently on a 35-match winning streak at this tournament having won the last seven World Matchplay titles, the likes of Premier League and world champion Gary Anderson are in the bottom half of the draw.

On top of that, 2007 winner James Wade, former runner-ups Raymond van Barneveld and Terry Jenkins, as well as Chisnall, are also in contention for this bet.

Exactly one nine-dart finish – 6/5
In the last five World Matchplay events, there have been exactly five nine-darters, with perfect legs being thrown by the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Barney and most recently Taylor in that time. Therefore, it makes sense that there will be exactly one thrown in the 2015 version of this event too.