Welsh Open (darts)

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Venue	Ebbw Vale (1974–1985) Butlin's Barry Island (1986) Pontins (1987–current)
Location	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Established	1974
Organisation(s)	WDF Gold category
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£23,120
Current champion(s)
Cameron Menzies (men's) Kirsty Hutchinson (women's) (youth's) (girls)

The Welsh Open^[1] is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1974. In 2008 the tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time on Setanta Sports as part of the BDO's new series. From 1987 the event has been staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. The singles tournaments are sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and Pontins sponsor the other events.

List of tournaments[]

Men's[]

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1974	David Jones	n/a	beat	Cliff Inglis	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ebbw Vale
1975	Leighton Rees	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1976	Alan Evans	n/a	beat	John Lowe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1977	Eric Bristow	n/a	beat	George Nicoll	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1978	Tony Brown	n/a	beat	Stefan Lord	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1979	Eric Bristow (2)	n/a	beat	Robert Smith	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1980	Ceri Morgan	n/a	beat	Wayne Locke	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Diamond Theatre Club, Caerphilly
1981	Eric Bristow (3)	n/a	beat	Ceri Morgan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ebbw Vale
1982	John Lowe	n/a	beat	Jocky Wilson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1983	Dave Whitcombe	n/a	beat	Keith Deller	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1984	Eric Bristow (4)	n/a	beat	John Lowe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1985	David Lee	n/a	beat	Ceri Morgan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1986	Cliff Lazarenko	n/a	beat	Bob Anderson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Butlin's Barry Island, Barry Island
1987	Peter Masson	n/a	beat	Chris Johns	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
1988	Steve Gittins	n/a	beat	Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	Chris Dalton	n/a	beat	Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	Kevin Kenny	n/a	beat	Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	Ronnie Baxter	n/a	beat	Marshall James	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Dennis Priestley	n/a	beat	Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	Ronnie Baxter (2)	n/a	beat	Dave Askew	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	Richie Burnett	n/a	beat	Andy Jenkins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Richie Burnett (2)	n/a	beat	Martin Adams	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	Nicky Turner	n/a	beat	Alan Brown	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Marshall James	n/a	beat	Ian Roe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	Steve Alker	n/a	beat	Colin Monk	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	Andy Smith	n/a	beat	Ronnie Baxter	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	John Walton	n/a	beat	Peter Allen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	Gary Anderson	n/a	beat	John Walton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Andy Fordham	n/a	beat	Ian Jones	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Ian Brand	n/a	beat	Ritchie Davies	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	Anthony Ridler	n/a	beat	Tony West	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Per Laursen	n/a	beat	Kees Slokkers	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Michael van Gerwen	n/a	beat	Gary Anderson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Mark Webster	n/a	beat	Scott Waites	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Gary Anderson (2)	n/a	4 – 0	Mark Webster	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	Ross Montgomery	n/a	3 – 0	Mark Barilli	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Paul Jennings	n/a	2 – 1	Toon Greebe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Ross Montgomery (2)	n/a	2 – 1	Martin Phillips	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Tony Bradley	n/a	6 – 5	Tony O'Shea	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Stephen Bunting	n/a	6 – 5	Robbie Green	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Martin Adams	n/a	6 – 2	Gary Robson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Glen Durrant	n/a	6 – 1	Scott Waites	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	Scott Mitchell	n/a	6 – 5	Glen Durrant	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	Glen Durrant (2)	93.81	6 – 4	Scott Waites	90.30	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	Michael Warburton	n/a	6 – 3	Andy Hamilton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	Martijn Kleermaker	n/a	6 – 5	Jim Williams	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	Cameron Menzies	91.09	6 – 0	James Hurrell	75.36	£16,080	£4,000	£2,000

Women's[]

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1990	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	beat	Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
1991	Jane Stubbs	n/a	beat	Elsie Halligan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Sue Edwards	n/a	beat	Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	Deta Hedman	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	Deta Hedman (2)	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Sandra Greatbatch (2)	n/a	beat	Deta Hedman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	Anne Kirk	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Trina Gulliver	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	beat	Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	Anne Kirk (2)	n/a	beat	Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000		n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	Carina Ekberg	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Trina Gulliver (2)	n/a	beat	Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Trina Gulliver (3)	n/a	beat	Louise Hepburn	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	Trina Gulliver (4)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Trina Gulliver (5)	n/a	beat	Lisa Ashton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Trina Gulliver (6)	n/a	beat	Julie Gore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Trina Gulliver (7)	n/a	beat	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	3 – 0	Louise Carroll	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	Julie Gore	n/a	3 – 0	Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Trina Gulliver (8)	n/a	4 – 3	Karin ten Kate	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Deta Hedman	n/a	4 – 1		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Deta Hedman (2)	n/a	4 – 3	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Aileen de Graaf	n/a	5 – 1	Julie Gore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Anastasia Dobromyslova (2)	n/a	5 – 2	Deta Hedman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Lisa Ashton	n/a	5 – 4	Lorraine Winstanley	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	Deta Hedman (3)	n/a	5 – 4	Sharon Prins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	Lorraine Winstanley	83.52	5 – 4	Lisa Ashton	81.66	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	Deta Hedman (4)	n/a	5 – 2	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	Beau Greaves	n/a	5 – 3	Lisa Ashton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	Kirsty Hutchinson	73.70	5 – 4	Beau Greaves	77.96	£7,040	£2,000	£1,000

Youth's[]

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Venue
2012	Conor Mayes	n/a	beat	Isaac Weaver	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019		n/a	beat	Maison Wilson	n/a
2021		96.97	4 – 0		74.00

Girls[]

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Venue
2012	Josie Paterson	n/a	beat	Cody Hepburn	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019	Beau Greaves	n/a	beat		n/a
2021		58.21	4 – 1	Ella Williams	51.34

Tournament records[]

• Most tournament wins: 4, , Leighton Rees
• Most finals: 3, , Ronnie Baxter, , Gary Anderson, , Glen Durrant
• Most semi-finals: 5, , Scott Waites
• Most quarter-finals: 7, John Walton
• Youngest winner: , Michael van Gerwen, aged 17
• Oldest winner: , Martin Adams, aged 58

References[]

External links[]

• List of previous winners Darts database