Jump to content

World Masters (darts)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the tournament organized by the BDO and the WDF. For the tournament organized by the PDC, called the World Masters from 2025, see Masters (darts).

World Masters
Founded1974
First season1974
Organising bodyBDO (1974–2019)
WDF (2022, 2024–)
CountryEngland (1974–2019)
Netherlands (2022)
Hungary (2024)
Most recent
champion(s)		Netherlands Wesley Plaisier
England Beau Greaves
(2024)
Tournament formatSets

The World Masters is a darts tournament, initially organised by the British Darts Organisation from 1974 and later by the World Darts Federation. It is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments. The tournament was originally sponsored by Phonogram before changing its sponsor in 1975 to darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was originally contested as the best of 5 legs (first to 3) before later transitioning to the set format.

It was previously the final leg of the BDO's Grand Slam title of televised majors, along with the BDO World Darts Championship, International Darts League and World Darts Trophy, until the latter two tournaments were axed in 2008. The champion is referred to as the World Master.

The tournament was unseeded for most of its history and all players entered the main draw in the first round. Seedings were introduced for the first time in 2007 at the behest of the BBC to ensure the top players were present for the televised stages of the event. Thus, the top eight ranked players received a bye to the last-16.[1]

After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020,[2] the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Masters.[3] In December 2020, it was announced that the 2021 tournament will be held at De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.[4] This was then pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions.[5] The new WDF version of the event changed the format from setplay to legplay for the first time, with significantly shorter matches.[6] The event also moved to a biennial format.[7] In 2024 a new host nation was announced as Budapest, Hungary was the host for the 2024 WDF World Masters.[8] For 2025 the Professional Darts Corporation will rebrand their existing Masters tournament as the Winmau World Masters.[9]

List of tournament finals

[edit]

Men's World Masters

[edit]

[10]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. (sets) Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1974 England Cliff Inglis N/A 3 – 2 Scotland Harry Heenan 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
1976 England John Lowe N/A 3 – 0 Wales Phil Obbard N/A £2,000 £1,000 £500 Winmau
1977 England Eric Bristow 75.90 3 – 1 England Paul Reynolds 74.37 £3,000 £2,000 £500 Wembley Conference Centre
1978 England Ronnie Davis 79.23 3 – 2 England Tony Brown 82.65 £4,751 £3,001 £1,000
1979 England Eric Bristow 81.93 2 – 0 Canada Allan Hogg 72.00 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250
1980 England John Lowe 84.69 2 – 0 Scotland Rab Smith 73.77 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250
1981 England Eric Bristow 92.04 2 – 1 England John Lowe 95.10 £7,800 £5,000 £1,500
1982 England Dave Whitcombe 87.09 2 – 1 Scotland Jocky Wilson 80.40 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750 Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1983 England Eric Bristow 87.90 2 – 1 England Mike Gregory 87.90 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750
1984 England Eric Bristow 101.16 3 – 1 England Keith Deller 86.55 £13,100 £7,500 £3,000
1985 England Dave Whitcombe 89.49 3 – 0 Northern Ireland Ray Farrell 83.49 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
1986 England Bob Anderson N/A 3 – 2 Canada Bob Sinnaeve N/A £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
1987 England Bob Anderson 94.26 3 – 1 England John Lowe 90.81 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
1988 England Bob Anderson 87.51 3 – 2 England John Lowe 85.11 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000
1989 England Peter Evison 92.67 3 – 2 England Eric Bristow 92.67 £9,600 £4,000 £2,000
1990 England Phil Taylor 98.46 3 – 2 Scotland Jocky Wilson 91.85 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 England Rod Harrington 89.88 3 – 2 England Phil Taylor 92.94 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000
1992 England Dennis Priestley 102.27 3 – 2 England Mike Gregory 100.14 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 Earls Court, London
1993 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
1995 Belgium Erik Clarys 94.17 3 – 0 Wales Richie Burnett 90.96 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500
1996 England Colin Monk 92.70 3 – 2 Wales Richie Burnett 91.71 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 Australia Graham Hunt 88.89 3 – 2 England Ronnie Baxter 91.26 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500
1998 Scotland Les Wallace 90.72 3 – 2 England Alan Warriner-Little 86.04 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999 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[11] 88.89 6 – 4 England Scott Waites 86.24 £49,500 £18,000 £7,500 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022  Wesley Plaisier 96.27 7 – 2 (legs)  Barry Copeland 95.93 €35,000 €10,000 €5,000 Netherlands De Bonte Wever, Assen Winmau
2024  Wesley Plaisier 96.33 7 – 3 (legs) Germany Kai Gotthardt 90.63 €35,000 €10,000 €5,000 Hungary Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Women's World Masters

[edit]
Year Champion F. Av Sc. (legs) Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1982 Wales Ann Marie Davies 76.50 3 – 0 England Maureen Flowers 76.44 £2,500 £1,200 £500 Rainbow Suite, Kensington Winmau
1983 England Sonja Ralphs N/A 3 – 1 England Lil Coombes N/A £2,500 £1,200 £500
1984 England Kathy Wones 50.67 3 – 0 England Sandy Earnshaw 47.97 £2,500 £1,200 £500
1985 New Zealand Lilian Barnett 59.88 3 – 1 England Sonja Ralphs 50.97 £3,300 £1,500 £600
1986 England Kathy Wones N/A 3 – 1 England Jayne Kempster N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
1987 Wales Ann Thomas 62.13 3 – 2 Scotland Cathie McCulloch 62.22 £3,300 £1,500 £600
1988 England Mandy Solomons 84.39 3 – 1 England Maureen Flowers 81.72 £3,300 £1,500 £600
1989 England Mandy Solomons 86.64 3 – 1 England Sharon Colclough 77.25 £3,300 £1,500 £600
1990 Wales Rhian Speed N/A 3 – 1 England Deta Hedman N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600 Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 United States Sandy Reitan N/A 3 – 0 Norway Hege Løkken N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
1992 Wales Leeanne Maddock N/A 3 – 2 Wales Sandra Greatbatch N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600 Earls Court, London
1993 England Mandy Solomons N/A 3 – 1 United States Kathy Maloney N/A £3,300 £1,500 £600
1994 England Deta Hedman 76.20 3 – 2 England Mandy Solomons 69.09 £4,000 £1,600 £800
1995 England Sharon Colclough 73.14 3 – 1 United States Stacy Bromberg 75.33 £3,600 £1,400 £700
1996 Scotland Sharon Douglas 57.00 3 – 1 Germany Heike Ernst 63.45 £3,600 £1,400 £700 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 England Mandy Solomons 68.16 3 – 1 Wales Sandra Greatbatch 59.67 £3,600 £1,400 £700
1998 England Karen Lawman 78.33 3 – 2 England Trina Gulliver 70.05 £4,200 £2,000 £700 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999 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 Marilyn Popp 60.39 £5,200 £3,000 £700
2002 England Trina Gulliver 68.10 4 – 1 England Karen Lawman 64.38 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England Trina Gulliver 76.02 4 – 3 England Crissy Howat 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 Karen Lawman 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 Linda Ithurralde 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 Costello Stadium 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  Beau Greaves 80.52 6 – 0  Almudena Fajardo 74.40 €15,000 €5,000 €2,000 Netherlands De Bonte Wever, Assen Winmau
2024  Beau Greaves 92.97 6 – 0  Rhian O'Sullivan 73.34 €15,000 €5,000 €2,000 Hungary Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

World Youth Masters

[edit]
Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1986 Singapore Harith Lim N/A 3–0 Australia Rowan Barry N/A N/A N/A N/A Rainbow Suite, Kensington Winmau
1987 Scotland Sean Bell N/A 3–1 England Mark Day N/A N/A N/A N/A
1988 England Sean Dowling N/A 3–2 Wales Paul Linwood N/A N/A N/A N/A
1989 England Dennis Beisser N/A 3–1 Netherlands Peter van Tilburg N/A N/A N/A N/A
1990 England Craig Clancy N/A 3–2 England Lee Murphy N/A N/A N/A N/A Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 England Michael Barnard N/A 3–1 Wales Leeanne Maddock N/A N/A N/A N/A
1992 Wales Leeanne Maddock N/A 3–1 Germany Christian Lechtken N/A N/A N/A N/A Earls Court, London
1993 England Jamie Caven N/A 3–1 England Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A N/A
1994 Belgium Steven de Brucker N/A 3–0 England Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A N/A
1995 England Martin Whatmough 75.15 3–0 Denmark Nick Hjortoft N/A N/A N/A N/A
1996 Germany Carsten Hoffmann N/A 3–2 England Steve Smith N/A N/A N/A N/A Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 England Aaron Turner N/A 3–1 England Leon Womack N/A N/A N/A N/A
1998 Wales Paul Higgins 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

[edit]
Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1999 England Martin Brown 67.77 3–2 Portugal Daniel Moreira 71.19 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Winmau
2000 England Danny Ballard N/A 3–0 England Ian Turner N/A N/A N/A N/A
2001 England Stephen Bunting N/A 3–0 Spain Jose Manuel Rodriguez N/A N/A N/A N/A
2002 Scotland Shaun McDonald N/A 3–1 Northern Ireland Richard Dunlop N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England Kirk Shepherd 72.42 4–0 Netherlands Jeroen Verhoeven 68.34 N/A N/A N/A
2004 Sweden Oskar Lukasiak N/A 4–1 Netherlands Johnny Nijs N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 Netherlands Johnny Nijs 84.09 4–1 Netherlands Sven van Dun 83.46 N/A N/A N/A
2006 Netherlands Maarten Pape 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 Jeffrey Stigter N/A N/A N/A N/A
2010 England Reece Robinson N/A 4–1 England Kurtis Atkins N/A N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 82.11 4–2 England Jake Jones 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 Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England Shaun Lovett 75.15 4–2 Netherlands Colin Roelofs 80.37 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Netherlands Colin Roelofs 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 Joshua Richardson 73.41 N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 79.62 4–1 England Owen Maiden 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 Jurjen van der Velde 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 Charlie Manby 76.98 £0 £0 £0 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022  Luke Littler 90.06 6–4  Peter Stewart 82.73 €1,280 €500 €250 Netherlands De Bonte Wever, Assen Winmau
2024  Lex Paeshuyse 88.01 6 – 1  Mason Teese 86.08 €2,000 €800 €400 Hungary Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Girls' World Masters

[edit]

[12][13][14][15]

Year Champion F. Av Sc. Runner-Up F. Av Prize Money Venue Sponsor
Total Ch. R.-Up
1999 Wales Janine Gough 53.07 3–1 England Carly Ellis 51.42 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Winmau
2000 Wales Janine Gough (2) 68.32 3–0 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 61.34 N/A N/A N/A
2001 Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 65.52 3–1 Denmark Jeanet Thomassen 62.88 N/A N/A N/A
2002 Scotland Lynsey McDonald N/A 3–1 Netherlands Nancy Tobi N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 England Stevie Riggs 46.20 4–2 England Samantha Petchey 45.51 N/A N/A N/A
2004 Russia Irene Adrianova N/A 4–2 Netherlands Chantal Snijders N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 England Laura Tye 67.05 4–2 Netherlands Carla Molema 65.88 N/A N/A N/A
2006 Wales Kimberley Lewis 63.24 4–2 Netherlands Thea Kaaijk 67.35 N/A N/A N/A Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 Wales Kimberley Lewis (2) 69.33 4–2 Scotland Lorraine Hyde 57.99 N/A N/A N/A
2008 Sweden Linda Oden N/A 4–0 Netherlands Lynn Poolen N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 England Zoe Jones 69.27 4–1 Scotland Emily Davidson 55.02 N/A N/A N/A
2010 England Zoe Jones (2) N/A 4–0 England Sara Rosen N/A N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 Scotland Emily Davidson 63.27 4–0 Wales Alannah Waters 59.28 N/A N/A N/A Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 England Fallon Sherrock N/A 4–1 Germany Anne-Kathrin Wigmann N/A N/A N/A N/A Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 England Casey Gallagher 75.15 4–0 Northern Ireland Kayleigh O'Neill 55.65 N/A N/A N/A Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 Republic of Ireland Robyn Byrne 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 Danielle Ashton 46.38 4–1 England Rebecca Graham 45.6 N/A N/A N/A Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 Russia Veronika Koroleva 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 Katie Sheldon 60.77 N/A N/A N/A Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 England Beau Greaves (2) 76.10 4–0 Canada Hayley Crowley 67.24 N/A N/A N/A
2019 Republic of Ireland Katie Sheldon 63.96 4–3 Scotland Sophie McKinlay 63.42 £0 £0 £0 Circus Tavern, Purfleet One80, L-Style
2022  Paige Pauling 71.42 5–2  Iida Lanko 67.89 €515 €250 €125 Netherlands De Bonte Wever, Assen Winmau
2024  Paige Pauling (2) 69.58 5 – 0  Nicole Gal 57.85 €800 €400 €200 Hungary Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Records

[edit]

Most men's tournament wins 5 - Eric Bristow.

Bob Anderson and Martin Adams have both won 3 times (also both achieving 'hat tricks' by winning in three consecutive years), while Dave Whitcombe, John Lowe, Raymond van Barneveld, Stephen Bunting and Glen Durrant have all won the Masters twice.

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

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

Joint World Championship & Masters Champions Only seven players have ever won the World Masters and the World 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 the BDO World 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 three times, but not the BDO World Championship.

Media coverage

[edit]

The 2011 tournament was also shown in the United States for the first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.[16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Chaplin, Patrick (2012). 180! : fascinating darts facts. Stroud. p. 92. ISBN 9780752486116.
  2. ^ "BDO era comes to an end as counties join UKDA". Dartsnews.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "World Masters Cancelled Again, New Attempt In December 2022". Darts News. 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Winmau World Masters Updated Information". World Darts Federation. 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ "WDF World Masters to return in 2024". World Darts Federation. 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Budapest Calling – the 2024 WDF World Masters is coming to Hungary". World Darts Federation. 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ Phillips, Josh (28 October 2024). "Winmau World Masters to return as PDC event undergoes radical rebrand". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ "World Masters". Winmau. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Master O'Shea wins to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Girls Averages 2013". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Girls Averages 2011". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Girls Averages 2009". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  16. ^ "World Masters goes Statesides". BDO. 2 August 2011.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Masters_(darts)&oldid=1265020719"