World Masters (darts)

Professional darts tournament

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World MastersFounded| 1974

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First season| 1974
Organising body| WDF category Major
Country| England
Venue(s)| Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
Most recent
champion(s)|  Wesley Plaisier
Beau Greaves
(2022)
Tournament format| Sets

The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. 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 is announced as Budapest, Hungary will be the host for the 2024 WDF World Masters.[8]

## List of tournament finals

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### Men's World Masters

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1974 |  Cliff Inglis | N/A | 3 – 2 |  Harry Heenan | N/A | £800  | £400  | £200  | West Centre Hotel, Fulham  | Phonogram
1975 |  Alan Evans | N/A | 3 – 1  |  David Jones | N/A | £2,000  | £1,000  | £500
1976 |  John Lowe | N/A | 3 – 0  |  Phil Obbard | N/A | £2,000  | £1,000  | £500  | Winmau
1977 |  Eric Bristow | 75.90 | 3 – 1  |  Paul Reynolds | 74.37 | £3,000  | £2,000  | £500  | Wembley Conference Centre
1978 |  Ronnie Davis | 79.23 | 3 – 2  |  Tony Brown | 82.65 | £4,751  | £3,001  | £1,000
1979 |  Eric Bristow | 81.93 | 2 – 0  |  Allan Hogg | 72.00 | £6,251  | £4,001  | £1,250
1980 |  John Lowe | 84.69 | 2 – 0  |  Rab Smith | 73.77 | £6,251  | £4,001  | £1,250
1981 |  Eric Bristow | 92.04 | 2 – 1  |  John Lowe | 95.10 | £7,800  | £5,000  | £1,500
1982 |  Dave Whitcombe | 87.09 | 2 – 1  |  Jocky Wilson | 80.40 | £10,950  | £7,500  | £1,750  | Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1983 |  Eric Bristow | 87.90 | 2 – 1  |  Mike Gregory | 87.90 | £10,950  | £7,500  | £1,750
1984 |  Eric Bristow | 101.16 | 3 – 1  |  Keith Deller | 86.55 | £13,100  | £7,500  | £3,000
1985 |  Dave Whitcombe | 89.49 | 3 – 0  |  Ray Farrell | 83.49 | £15,000  | £8,000  | £3,000
1986 |  Bob Anderson | N/A | 3 – 2  |  Bob Sinnaeve | N/A | £15,000  | £8,000  | £3,000
1987 |  Bob Anderson | 94.26 | 3 – 1  |  John Lowe | 90.81 | £15,000  | £8,000  | £3,000
1988 |  Bob Anderson | 87.51 | 3 – 2  |  John Lowe | 85.11 | £15,000  | £8,000  | £3,000
1989 |  Peter Evison | 92.67 | 3 – 2  |  Eric Bristow | 92.67 | £9,600  | £4,000  | £2,000
1990 |  Phil Taylor | 98.46 | 3 – 2  |  Jocky Wilson | 91.85 | £15,000  | £8,000  | £3,000  | Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 |  Rod Harrington | 89.88 | 3 – 2  |  Phil Taylor | 92.94 | £14,000  | £7,000  | £3,000
1992 |  Dennis Priestley | 102.27 | 3 – 2  |  Mike Gregory | 100.14 | £14,000  | £7,000  | £3,000  | Earls Court, London
1993 |  Steve Beaton | 87.57 | 3 – 1  |  Les Wallace | 91.50 | £14,000  | £7,000  | £3,000
1994 |  Richie Burnett | 93.57 | 3 – 2  |  Steve Beaton | 90.27 | £14,000  | £7,000  | £3,000
1995 |  Erik Clarys | 94.17 | 3 – 0  |  Richie Burnett | 90.96 | £13,100  | £7,000  | £2,500
1996 |  Colin Monk | 92.70 | 3 – 2  |  Richie Burnett | 91.71 | £13,100  | £7,000  | £2,500  | Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 |  Graham Hunt | 88.89 | 3 – 2  |  Ronnie Baxter | 91.26 | £13,100  | £7,000  | £2,500
1998 |  Les Wallace | 90.72 | 3 – 2  |  Alan Warriner-Little | 86.04 | £14,100  | £8,000  | £2,500  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999 |  Andy Fordham | 88.20 | 3 – 1  |  Wayne Jones | 81.87 | £14,100  | £8,000  | £2,500
2000 |  John Walton | 90.75 | 3 – 2  |  Mervyn King | 86.82 | £14,100  | £8,000  | £2,500
2001 |  Raymond van Barneveld | 95.64 | 4 – 2  |  Jarkko Komula | 95.16 | £14,100  | £8,000  | £2,500
2002 |  Mark Dudbridge | 87.39 | 7 – 4  |  Tony West | 82.50 | £16,800  | £10,000  | £3,000  | Bridlington Spa
2003 |  Tony West | 93.60 | 7 – 6  |  Raymond van Barneveld | 96.84 | £16,800  | £10,000  | £3,000
2004 |  Mervyn King | 97.86 | 7 – 6  |  Tony O'Shea | 98.19 | £21,800  | £15,000  | £3,000
2005 |  Raymond van Barneveld | 94.71 | 7 – 3  |  Göran Klemme | 87.45 | £21,800  | £15,000  | £3,000
2006 |  Michael van Gerwen | 94.50 | 7 – 5  |  Martin Adams | 93.69 | £23,800  | £15,000  | £3,000  | Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 |  Robert Thornton | 94.26 | 7 – 5  |  Darryl Fitton | 95.28 | £50,000  | £25,000  | £10,000
2008 |  Martin Adams | 95.55 | 7 – 6  |  Scott Waites | 97.26 | £50,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Bridlington Spa
2009 |  Martin Adams | 90.15 | 7 – 6  |  Robbie Green | 86.07 | £53,000  | £25,000  | £10,000
2010 |  Martin Adams | 94.29 | 7 – 3  |  Stuart Kellett | 90.99 | £58,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 |  Scott Waites | 100.62 | 7 – 2  |  Dean Winstanley | 95.85 | £55,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 |  Stephen Bunting | 94.86 | 7 – 4  |  Tony O'Shea | 84.81 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 |  Stephen Bunting | 96.11 | 7 – 0  |  James Wilson | 93.91 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 |  Martin Phillips | 89.67 | 7 – 3  |  Jamie Hughes | 82.08 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000
2015 |  Glen Durrant | 93.22 | 7 – 3  |  Larry Butler | 92.53 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 |  Glen Durrant | 92.46 | 6 – 3  |  Mark McGeeney | 86.28 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 |  Krzysztof Ratajski | 97.57 | 6 – 1  |  Mark McGeeney | 90.21 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000  | Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 |  Adam Smith-Neale | 96.86 | 6 – 4  |  Glen Durrant | 99.68 | £60,000  | £25,000  | £10,000
2019 |  John O'Shea[10] | 88.89 | 6 – 4  |  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  |  De Bonte Wever, Assen | Winmau
2024 |  |  |  |  |  | €35,000  | €10,000  | €5,000  |  Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest |

### Women's World Masters

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1982 |  Ann Marie Davies | 76.50 | 3 – 0  |  Maureen Flowers | 76.44 | £2,500  | £1,200  | £500  | Rainbow Suite, Kensington  | Winmau
1983 |  Sonja Ralphs | N/A | 3 – 1  |  Lil Coombes | N/A | £2,500  | £1,200  | £500
1984 |  Kathy Wones | 50.67 | 3 – 0  |  Sandy Earnshaw | 47.97 | £2,500  | £1,200  | £500
1985 |  Lilian Barnett | 59.88 | 3 – 1  |  Sonja Ralphs | 50.97 | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1986 |  Kathy Wones | N/A | 3 – 1  |  Jayne Kempster | N/A | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1987 |  Ann Thomas | 62.13 | 3 – 2  |  Cathie McCulloch | 62.22 | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1988 |  Mandy Solomons | 84.39 | 3 – 1  |  Maureen Flowers | 81.72 | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1989 |  Mandy Solomons | 86.64 | 3 – 1  |  Sharon Colclough | 77.25 | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1990 |  Rhian Speed | N/A | 3 – 1  |  Deta Hedman | N/A | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600  | Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 |  Sandy Reitan | N/A | 3 – 0  |  Hege Løkken | N/A | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1992 |  Leeanne Maddock | N/A | 3 – 2  |  Sandra Greatbatch | N/A | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600  | Earls Court, London
1993 |  Mandy Solomons | N/A | 3 – 1  |  Kathy Maloney | N/A | £3,300  | £1,500  | £600
1994 |  Deta Hedman | 76.20 | 3 – 2  |  Mandy Solomons | 69.09 | £4,000  | £1,600  | £800
1995 |  Sharon Colclough | 73.14 | 3 – 1  |  Stacy Bromberg | 75.33 | £3,600  | £1,400  | £700
1996 |  Sharon Douglas | 57.00 | 3 – 1  |  Heike Ernst | 63.45 | £3,600  | £1,400  | £700  | Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 |  Mandy Solomons | 68.16 | 3 – 1  |  Sandra Greatbatch | 59.67 | £3,600  | £1,400  | £700
1998 |  Karen Lawman | 78.33 | 3 – 2  |  Trina Gulliver | 70.05 | £4,200  | £2,000  | £700  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999 |  Francis Hoenselaar | 95.04 | 3 – 1  |  Trina Gulliver | 97.56 | £5,200  | £3,000  | £700
2000 |  Trina Gulliver | 85.77 | 3 – 1  |  Francis Hoenselaar | 83.55 | £5,200  | £3,000  | £700
2001 |  Anne Kirk | 70.44 | 4 – 0  |  Marilyn Popp | 60.39 | £5,200  | £3,000  | £700
2002 |  Trina Gulliver | 68.10 | 4 – 1  |  Karen Lawman | 64.38 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 |  Trina Gulliver | 76.02 | 4 – 3  |  Crissy Howat | 73.86 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000
2004 |  Trina Gulliver | 96.84 | 4 – 1  |  Francis Hoenselaar | 81.21 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000
2005 |  Trina Gulliver | 90.81 | 4 – 1  |  Francis Hoenselaar | 71.88 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000
2006 |  Francis Hoenselaar | 76.56 | 4 – 3  |  Karin Krappen | 77.94 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 |  Karin Krappen | 73.92 | 4 – 3  |  Karen Lawman | 75.90 | £10,000  | £5,000  | £1,500
2008 |  Francis Hoenselaar | 77.25 | 4 – 3  |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 77.22 | £10,000  | £5,000  | £1,500  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 |  Linda Ithurralde | 68.10 | 4 – 3  |  Trina Gulliver | 67.83 | £10,500  | £5,000  | £2,000
2010 |  Julie Gore | 70.41 | 4 – 1  |  Francis Hoenselaar | 74.46 | £10,500  | £5,000  | £2,000  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 |  Lisa Ashton | 71.13 | 4 – 1  |  Trina Gulliver | 69.48 | £10,500  | £5,000  | £2,000  | Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 |  Julie Gore | 78.24 | 4 – 1  |  Deta Hedman | 78.21 | £10,500  | £5,000  | £2,000  | Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 |  Deta Hedman | 76.38 | 4 – 1  |  Rachel Brooks | 66.58 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 74.67 | 4 – 1  |  Fallon Sherrock | 72.00 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 |  Aileen de Graaf | 82.50 | 5 – 4  |  Lisa Ashton | 83.79 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 |  Trina Gulliver | 63.79 | 5 – 2  |  Deta Hedman | 64.94 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 |  Lorraine Winstanley | 76.89 | 5 – 2  |  Corrine Hammond | 72.78 | £6,200  | £3,000  | £1,000  | Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 |  Lisa Ashton | 84.17 | 5 – 2  |  Casey Gallagher | 77.46 | £10,500  | £5,000  | £2,000
2019 |  Lisa Ashton | 85.50 | 5 – 4  |  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  |  De Bonte Wever, Assen | Winmau
2024 |  |  |  |  |  | €15,000  | €5,000  | €2,000  |  Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest |

### World Youth Masters

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1983 |  Bob Aldous | N/A  | 3–0  |  Simon Adams | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Rainbow Suite, Kensington  | Winmau
1984 |  Gary Spedding | N/A  | 3–1  |  Paul Holloway | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1985 |  Richard Herbert | N/A  | 3–0  |  Gerald Porter | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1986 |  Harith Lim | N/A | 3–0  |  Rowan Barry | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1987 |  Sean Bell | N/A | 3–1  |  Mark Day | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1988 |  Sean Dowling | N/A | 3–2  |  Paul Linwood | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1989 |  Dennis Beisser | N/A | 3–1  |  Peter van Tilburg | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1990 |  Craig Clancy | N/A | 3–2  |  Lee Murphy | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991 |  Michael Barnard | N/A | 3–1  |  Leeanne Maddock | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1992 |  Leeanne Maddock | N/A | 3–1  |  Christian Lechtken | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Earls Court, London
1993 |  Jamie Caven | N/A | 3–1  |  Lee Palfreyman | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1994 |  Steven de Brucker | N/A | 3–0  |  Lee Palfreyman | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1995 |  Martin Whatmough | 75.15 | 3–0  |  Nick Hjortoft | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1996 |  Carsten Hoffmann | N/A | 3–2  |  Steve Smith | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997 |  Aaron Turner | N/A | 3–1  |  Leon Womack | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
1998 |  Paul Higgins | N/A | 3–2  |  Keith Rooney | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green

### Boys' World Masters

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1999 |  Martin Brown | 67.77 | 3–2  |  Daniel Moreira | 71.19 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green | Winmau
2000 |  Danny Ballard | N/A | 3–0  |  Ian Turner | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2001 |  Stephen Bunting | N/A | 3–0  |  Jose Manuel Rodriguez | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2002 |  Shaun McDonald | N/A | 3–1  |  Richard Dunlop | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 |  Kirk Shepherd | 72.42 | 4–0  |  Jeroen Verhoeven | 68.34 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2004 |  Oskar Lukasiak | N/A | 4–1  |  Johnny Nijs | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2005 |  Johnny Nijs | 84.09 | 4–1  |  Sven van Dun | 83.46 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2006 |  Maarten Pape | 75.84 | 4–1  |  Jan Dekker | 71.84 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 |  Shaun Griffiths | 85.89 | 4–0  |  Michael Smith | 71.58 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2008 |  Shaun Griffiths | 89.31 | 4–2  |  Jamie Lewis | 89.46 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 |  Jamie Lewis | N/A | 4–1  |  Jeffrey Stigter | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2010 |  Reece Robinson | N/A | 4–1  |  Kurtis Atkins | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 |  Jimmy Hendriks | 82.11 | 4–2  |  Jake Jones | 74.82 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 |  Jeffrey de Zwaan | 77.04 | 4–3  |  Kenny Neyens | 74.49 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 |  Shaun Lovett | 75.15 | 4–2  |  Colin Roelofs | 80.37 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 |  Colin Roelofs | 81.33 | 4–1  |  Callan Rydz | 84.24 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 |  Justin van Tergouw | 81.45 | 4–2  |  Joshua Richardson | 73.41 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 |  Justin van Tergouw | 79.62 | 4–1  |  Owen Maiden | 70.47 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 |  Nico Blum  | 76.60 | 4–3  |  Keane Barry | 79.75 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 |  Jurjen van der Velde | 89.04 | 4–3  |  Keane Barry | 80.21 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2019 |  Keane Barry | 91.44 | 4–3  |  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  |  De Bonte Wever, Assen | Winmau
2024 |  |  |  |  |  | €2,000  | €800  | €400  |  Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest |

### Girls' World Masters

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1999 |  Janine Gough | 53.07 | 3–1  |  Carly Ellis | 51.42 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green | Winmau
2000 |  Janine Gough | 68.32 | 3–0  |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 61.34 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2001 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 65.52 | 3–1  |  Jeanet Thomassen | 62.88 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2002 |  Lynsey McDonald | N/A | 3–1  |  Nancy Tobi | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003 |  Stevie Riggs | 46.20 | 4–2  |  Samantha Petchey | 45.51 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2004 |  Irene Adrianova | N/A | 4–2  |  Chantal Snijders | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2005 |  Laura Tye | 67.05 | 4–2  |  Carla Molema | 65.88 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2006 |  Kimberley Lewis | 63.24 | 4–2  |  Thea Kaaijk | 67.35 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Leisure World, Bridlington
2007 |  Kimberley Lewis | 69.33 | 4–2  |  Lorraine Hyde | 57.99 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2008 |  Linda Oden | N/A | 4–0  |  Lynn Poolen | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009 |  Zoe Jones | 69.27 | 4–1  |  Emily Davidson | 55.02 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2010 |  Zoe Jones | N/A | 4–0  |  Sara Rosen | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011 |  Emily Davidson | 63.27 | 4–0  |  Alannah Waters | 59.28 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012 |  Fallon Sherrock | N/A | 4–1  |  Anne-Kathrin Wigmann | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013 |  Casey Gallagher | 75.15 | 4–0  |  Kayleigh O'Neill | 55.65 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014 |  Robyn Byrne | 58.38 | 4–0  |  Beau Greaves | 47.37 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015 |  Danielle Ashton | 46.38 | 4–1  |  Rebecca Graham | 45.6 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016 |  Veronika Koroleva | 61.86 | 4–3  |  Beau Greaves | 65.28 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017 |  Beau Greaves | 63.96 | 4–0  |  Katie Sheldon | 60.77 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018 |  Beau Greaves | 76.10 | 4–0  |  Hayley Crowley | 67.24 | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
2019 |  Katie Sheldon | 63.96 | 4–3  |  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  |  De Bonte Wever, Assen | Winmau
2024 |  |  |  |  |  | €800  | €400  | €200  |  Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest |

## Records

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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

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* 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
* 2022 No TV Broadcaster (streamed on YouTube)

The 2011 tournament was also shown in the United States for the first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.[15]

## References

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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. ^ "World Masters". Winmau. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
10. ^ Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Master O'Shea wins to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.
11. ^ "Girls Averages 2013". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
12. ^ "Girls Averages 2011". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
13. ^ "Girls Averages 2009". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
14. ^ "2014 Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
15. ^ "World Masters goes Statesides". BDO. 2 August 2011.

## External links

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* World Darts Federation Official Homepage

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BDO & WDF tournaments

* List of BDO ranked tournaments
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WDF Int'l Majors|

* World Cup
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WDF Platinum|

* Australian Darts Open
* Dutch Open
* WDF World Masters
* WDF World Darts Championship

WDF Gold|

* Scottish Open
* Denmark Open
* Welsh Open
* British Open
* England Classic
* Irish Open

WDF Silver|

* Las Vegas Open
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* Isle of Man Open
* German Open
* Swiss Open
* Canadian Open
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* Japan Open
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* Northern Ireland Open
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* Italian Grand Masters
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* Quebec Open
* Mediterranean Cup
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* Lithuania Open
* Oregon Open
* Canterbury Open
* Romanian Classic
* Apatin Open
* Catalonia/FCD Anniversary Open
* Bob Jones Memorial
* Latvia Open
* Hungarian Classic
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* Estonia Open
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* French Open
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* Malaysian Open
* Korean Open
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* Alan King Memorial
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* International Darts League
* News of the World Darts Championship
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* BDO World Darts Championship
* British Professional Championship
* Butlins Grand Masters
* MFI World Matchplay
* BDO World Trophy
* North American Open

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* BDO International Grand Prix Series
* BDO International Open
* BDO Gold Cup
* British International Championships
* Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters
* German Gold Cup
* Masters of Darts

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