World Masters (darts)

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World Masters
Tournament information
VenueBridlington Spa
LocationBridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Established1974
Organisation(s)WDF category Major
FormatSets
Month(s) PlayedVaries between September–December
Current champion(s)
Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
England Lisa Ashton

The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 – even before the current World Professional Championship. The tournament was sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau, from 1975 until 2018. The World Masters is unusual in darts in that its sets are the best of 3 legs (first to 2) rather than the standard best of 5 legs (first to 3).

It was previously the final leg of the BDO's Grand Slam title of televised majors, along with the Topic International Darts League, the Bavaria World Darts Trophy and the Lakeside World Professional Championship. However, it is now one of only three major BDO events and is considered to be the second biggest tournament after the World Championship. The champion is referred to as the World Master.

After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020,[1] the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Masters.[2] In December 2020, it was announced that the 2021 tournament will be held at De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.[3] This was then pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions.[4]

List of tournament finals[]

Men's World Masters[]

[5]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1974 England Cliff Inglis N/A 3 – 2 Scotland N/A £800 £400 £200 West Centre Hotel, Fulham Phonogram
1975 Wales Alan Evans N/A 3 – 1 Wales David Jones N/A £2,000 £1,000 £500
England John Lowe N/A 3 – 0 Wales N/A £2,000 £1,000 £500 Winmau
England Eric Bristow 75.90 3 – 1 England 74.37 £3,000 £2,000 £500 Wembley Conference Centre
England Ronnie Davis 79.23 3 – 2 England Tony Brown 82.65 £4,751 £3,001 £1,000
England Eric Bristow 81.93 2 – 0 Canada Allan Hogg 72.00 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250
England John Lowe 84.69 2 – 0 Scotland Rab Smith 73.77 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250
England Eric Bristow 92.04 2 – 1 England John Lowe 95.10 £7,800 £5,000 £1,500
England Dave Whitcombe 87.09 2 – 1 Scotland Jocky Wilson 80.40 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750 Rainbow Suite, Kensington
England Eric Bristow 87.90 2 – 1 England Mike Gregory 87.90 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750
England Eric Bristow 101.16 3 – 1 England Keith Deller 86.55 £13,100 £7,500 £3,000
England Dave Whitcombe 89.49 3 – 0 Northern Ireland Ray Farrell 83.49 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
England Bob Anderson N/A 3 – 2 Canada Bob Sinnaeve N/A £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
England Bob Anderson 94.26 3 – 1 England John Lowe 90.81 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
England Bob Anderson 87.51 3 – 2 England John Lowe 85.11 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
England Peter Evison 92.67 3 – 2 England Eric Bristow 92.67 £9,600 £4,000 £2,000
England Phil Taylor 98.46 3 – 2 Scotland Jocky Wilson 91.85 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
England Rod Harrington 89.88 3 – 2 England Phil Taylor 92.94 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000
England Dennis Priestley 102.27 3 – 2 England Mike Gregory 100.14 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 Earls Court, London
England Steve Beaton 87.57 3 – 1 Scotland Les Wallace 91.50 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000
1994 Wales Richie Burnett 93.57 3 – 2 England Steve Beaton 90.27 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000
Belgium Erik Clarys 94.17 3 – 0 Wales Richie Burnett 90.96 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500
England Colin Monk 92.70 3 – 2 Wales Richie Burnett 91.71 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
Australia Graham Hunt 88.89 3 – 2 England Ronnie Baxter 91.26 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500
Scotland Les Wallace 90.72 3 – 2 England Alan Warriner-Little 86.04 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
England Andy Fordham 88.20 3 – 1 England Wayne Jones 81.87 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500
2000 England John Walton 90.75 3 – 2 England Mervyn King 86.82 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500
2001 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.64 4 – 2 Finland Jarkko Komula 95.16 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500
2002 England Mark Dudbridge 87.39 7 – 4 England Tony West 82.50 £16,800 £10,000 £3,000 Bridlington Spa
2003 England Tony West 93.60 7 – 6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.84 £16,800 £10,000 £3,000
2004 England Mervyn King 97.86 7 – 6 England Tony O'Shea 98.19 £21,800 £15,000 £3,000
2005 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 94.71 7 – 3 Sweden Göran Klemme 87.45 £21,800 £15,000 £3,000
2006 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.50 7 – 5 England Martin Adams 93.69 £23,800 £15,000 £3,000 Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 Scotland Robert Thornton 94.26 7 – 5 England Darryl Fitton 95.28 £50,000 £25,000 £10,000
2008 England Martin Adams 95.55 7 – 6 England Scott Waites 97.26 £50,000 £25,000 £10,000 Bridlington Spa
2009 England Martin Adams 90.15 7 – 6 England Robbie Green 86.07 £53,000 £25,000 £10,000
2010 England Martin Adams 94.29 7 – 3 England Stuart Kellett 90.99 £58,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 England Scott Waites 100.62 7 – 2 England Dean Winstanley 95.85 £55,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 England Stephen Bunting 94.86 7 – 4 England Tony O'Shea 84.81 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England Stephen Bunting 96.11 7 – 0 England James Wilson 93.91 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Wales Martin Phillips 89.67 7 – 3 England Jamie Hughes 82.08 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000
2015 England Glen Durrant 93.22 7 – 3 United States Larry Butler 92.53 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 England Glen Durrant 92.46 6 – 3 England Mark McGeeney 86.28 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 97.57 6 – 1 England Mark McGeeney 90.21 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 England Adam Smith-Neale 96.86 6 – 4 England Glen Durrant 99.68 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000
2019 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea[6] 88.89 6 – 4 England Scott Waites 86.24 £49,500 £18,000 £7,500 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022 De Bonte Wever, Assen

Women's World Masters[]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
Wales 76.50 3 – 0 England Maureen Flowers 76.44 £2,500 £1,200 £500 Rainbow Suite, Kensington Winmau
England N/A 3 – 1 England N/A £2,500 £1,200 £500
England 50.67 3 – 0 England 47.97 £2,500 £1,200 £500
New Zealand 59.88 3 – 1 England 50.97 £3,300 £1,500 £600
England N/A 3 – 1 England N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
Wales 62.13 3 – 2 Scotland 62.22 £3,300 £1,500 £600
England 84.39 3 – 1 England Maureen Flowers 81.72 £3,300 £1,500 £600
England 86.64 3 – 1 England 77.25 £3,300 £1,500 £600
Wales N/A 3 – 1 England Deta Hedman N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600 Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
United States N/A 3 – 0 Norway N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
Wales N/A 3 – 2 Wales N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600 Earls Court, London
England N/A 3 – 1 United States N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
1994 England Deta Hedman 76.20 3 – 2 England 69.09 £4,000 £1,600 £800
England 73.14 3 – 1 United States Stacy Bromberg 75.33 £3,600 £1,400 £700
Scotland 57.00 3 – 1 Germany 63.45 £3,600 £1,400 £700 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
England 68.16 3 – 1 Wales 59.67 £3,600 £1,400 £700
England 78.33 3 – 2 England Trina Gulliver 70.05 £4,200 £2,000 £700 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 95.04 3 – 1 England Trina Gulliver 97.56 £5,200 £3,000 £700
2000 England Trina Gulliver 85.77 3 – 1 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 83.55 £5,200 £3,000 £700
2001 Scotland Anne Kirk 70.44 4 – 0 United States 60.39 £5,200 £3,000 £700
2002 England Trina Gulliver 68.10 4 – 1 England 64.38 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England Trina Gulliver 76.02 4 – 3 England 73.86 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000
2004 England Trina Gulliver 96.84 4 – 1 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 81.21 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000
2005 England Trina Gulliver 90.81 4 – 1 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 71.88 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000
2006 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 76.56 4 – 3 Netherlands Karin Krappen 77.94 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 Netherlands Karin Krappen 73.92 4 – 3 England 75.90 £10,000 £5,000 £1,500
2008 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 77.25 4 – 3 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 77.22 £10,000 £5,000 £1,500 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 England 68.10 4 – 3 England Trina Gulliver 67.83 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000
2010 Wales Julie Gore 70.41 4 – 1 Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar 74.46 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 England Lisa Ashton 71.13 4 – 1 England Trina Gulliver 69.48 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 Wales Julie Gore 78.24 4 – 1 England Deta Hedman 78.21 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England Deta Hedman 76.38 4 – 1 England Rachel Brooks 66.58 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 74.67 4 – 1 England Fallon Sherrock 72.00 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 Netherlands Aileen de Graaf 82.50 5 – 4 England Lisa Ashton 83.79 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 England Trina Gulliver 63.79 5 – 2 England Deta Hedman 64.94 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 England Lorraine Winstanley 76.89 5 – 2 Australia Corrine Hammond 72.78 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 England Lisa Ashton 84.17 5 – 2 England Casey Gallagher 77.46 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000
2019 England Lisa Ashton 85.50 5 – 4 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 82.76 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022 De Bonte Wever, Assen

World Youth Masters[]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
Singapore Harith Lim N/A 3–0 Australia N/A N/A N/A N/A Rainbow Suite, Kensington Winmau
Scotland N/A 3–1 England N/A N/A N/A N/A
England N/A 3–2 Wales N/A N/A N/A N/A
England N/A 3–1 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A
England N/A 3–1 England N/A N/A N/A N/A Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
England Michael Barnard N/A 3–1 Wales N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wales N/A 3–1 Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A Earls Court, London
England Jamie Caven N/A 3–1 England Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A N/A
1994 Belgium N/A 3–0 England Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A N/A
England 75.15 3–0 Denmark N/A N/A N/A N/A
Germany N/A 3–2 England Steve Smith N/A N/A N/A N/A Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
England N/A 3–1 England N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wales N/A 3–2 Republic of Ireland Keith Rooney N/A N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green

Boys' World Masters[]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
England 67.77 3–2 Portugal 71.19 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Winmau
2000 England N/A 3–0 England N/A N/A N/A N/A
2001 England Stephen Bunting N/A 3–0 Spain N/A N/A N/A N/A
2002 Scotland N/A 3–1 Northern Ireland N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England Kirk Shepherd 72.42 4–0 Netherlands 68.34 N/A N/A N/A
2004 Sweden N/A 4–1 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 Netherlands 84.09 4–1 Netherlands 83.46 N/A N/A N/A
2006 Netherlands 75.84 4–1 Netherlands Jan Dekker 71.84 N/A N/A N/A Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 England Shaun Griffiths 85.89 4–0 England Michael Smith 71.58 N/A N/A N/A
2008 England Shaun Griffiths 89.31 4–2 Wales Jamie Lewis 89.46 N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 Wales Jamie Lewis N/A 4–1 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A
2010 England Reece Robinson N/A 4–1 England N/A N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 82.11 4–2 England 74.82 N/A N/A N/A Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 77.04 4–3 Belgium Kenny Neyens 74.49 N/A N/A N/A and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England 75.15 4–2 Netherlands 80.37 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Netherlands 81.33 4–1 England Callan Rydz 84.24 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 81.45 4–2 England 73.41 N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 79.62 4–1 England 70.47 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 Germany Nico Blum 76.60 4–3 Republic of Ireland Keane Barry 79.75 N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 Netherlands 89.04 4–3 Republic of Ireland Keane Barry 80.21 N/A N/A N/A
2019 Republic of Ireland Keane Barry 91.44 4–3 England 76.98 £0 £0 £0 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022 De Bonte Wever, Assen

Girls' World Masters[]

[7][8][9][10]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
Wales 53.07 3–1 England 51.42 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Winmau
2000 Wales 68.32 3–0 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 61.34 N/A N/A N/A
2001 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 65.52 3–1 Denmark 62.88 N/A N/A N/A
2002 Scotland N/A 3–1 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England 46.20 4–2 England 45.51 N/A N/A N/A
2004 Russia N/A 4–2 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 England 67.05 4–2 Netherlands Carla Molema 65.88 N/A N/A N/A
2006 Wales 63.24 4–2 Netherlands 67.35 N/A N/A N/A Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 Wales 69.33 4–2 Scotland 57.99 N/A N/A N/A
2008 Sweden N/A 4–0 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 England Zoe Jones 69.27 4–1 Scotland 55.02 N/A N/A N/A
2010 England Zoe Jones N/A 4–0 England N/A N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 Scotland 63.27 4–0 Wales 59.28 N/A N/A N/A Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 England Fallon Sherrock N/A 4–1 Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England Casey Gallagher 75.15 4–0 Northern Ireland 55.65 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Republic of Ireland 58.38 4–0 England Beau Greaves 47.37 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 England 46.38 4–1 England 45.6 N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 Russia 61.86 4–3 England Beau Greaves 65.28 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 England Beau Greaves 63.96 4–0 Republic of Ireland 60.77 N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 England Beau Greaves 76.10 4–0 Canada 67.24 N/A N/A N/A
2019 Republic of Ireland 63.96 4–3 Scotland 63.42 £0 £0 £0 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022 De Bonte Wever, Assen

Records[]

Most tournament wins 5 - Eric Bristow. Bob Anderson and Martin Adams have both notched 3 wins (also both achieving 'hat tricks' by winning in three consecutive years). Dave Whitcombe, John Lowe, Raymond van Barneveld, Stephen Bunting and Glen Durrant have won the Masters twice each.

Youngest champion Michael van Gerwen (2006) aged 17 years, 174 days eclipsed the record of Eric Bristow

Double Champion Leeanne Maddock (1992) Aged 17 years won both the youth title and women's title.

Joint World Championship & Masters Champions Only seven players have ever won the World Masters and the World Professional Championship in the same season. Eric Bristow achieved the feat three times (1979 Masters 1980 World, 1983–84 and 1984–85). Bob Anderson (1987–88), Richie Burnett (1994–95), John Walton (2000–01), Martin Adams (2009–10 and 2010–11), Stephen Bunting (2013–14) and Glen Durrant (2016–17) were the others. There have been two other instances of players holding both championships at the same time (Phil Taylor 1990 and Raymond van Barneveld 2005) - but these were not during the same season which is considered to end with the World Championship.

Not Dropping A Set Stephen Bunting's 2013 win was achieved without dropping a set.

There are 15 players who have won the Masters and World Professional Championship during their careers: John Lowe, Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestley, Richie Burnett, Steve Beaton, Raymond van Barneveld, Les Wallace, John Walton, Andy Fordham, Martin Adams, Scott Waites, Stephen Bunting, and Glen Durrant. Additionally, Michael van Gerwen won the Masters in 2006 and has since won the PDC World Championship in 2014, 2017, and 2019 but not the Lakeside World Professional.

Media coverage[]

The current UK broadcast rights are now held by Eurosport. The World Masters has previously been broadcast by ITV, The Sports Channel Wire TV, L!VE TV, ESPN, BBC, Sky Sports and Premier Sports.

  • 1974–1988 ITV
  • 1989 Not broadcast
  • 1990 The Sports Channel (part of the short-lived satellite TV service BSB)
  • 1991–1992 Sky Sports
  • 1993–1994 Wire TV
  • 1995 L!VE TV (highlights on the ITV night time programme 'Sport AM' as well as on the HTV Wales programme 'Top Sport')
  • 1996–2000 Eurosport
  • 2001–2010 BBC
  • 2011–2012 ESPN
  • 2013–2015 Eurosport
  • 2016 Premier Sports
  • 2017 Eurosport
  • 2018 No TV Broadcaster (streamed on YouTube and Winmau TV)
  • 2019 Eurosport

The 2011 tournament was also shown in the United States for the first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.[11]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The World Darts Federation are delighted to announce the launch of the WDF World Masters, with its first edition set to take place in the Netherlands, 2–5 December 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "WORLD MASTERS CANCELLED AGAIN, NEW ATTEMPT IN DECEMBER 2022". Darts News. 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "World Masters". Winmau. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Master O'Shea wins to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.
  7. ^ "Girls Averages 2013". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Girls Averages 2011". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Girls Averages 2009". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  10. ^ "2014 Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  11. ^ "World Masters goes Statesides". BDO. August 2, 2011.

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