The Winmau Loses A Little More Magic
Posted on September 12th, 2009
The 36th staging of the Winmau World Masters at The Spa in Bridlington saw ‘Wolfie’ Martin Adams become only the third player ever to defend his title with a stunning final comeback. Trailing 3-6, Adams reeled off the last four sets to see off a shell-shocked Robbie ‘Kong’ Green and retain the title he won in 2008. Adams joins Bob Anderson and Eric Bristow as the only men to defend the trophy and next year he has the chance to equal Anderson’s unique hat-trick of titles.
These facts put Adams’ achievement into sharp perspective. Some of the greats of the game failed to get their hand on this trophy and only five other players have won it more than once. Adams has joined a select band. But for all that, the darts forums were a buzz of discontent over the weekend with many questioning Adams’ success, laying into the BDO’s organisation and slating the BBC’s sub-standard coverage. It seems that the World Masters may be losing its magic.
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Wolfie Is 2009 Winmau World Master
Posted on September 6th, 2009
Congratulations to Martin Adams in beating Robbie Green 7-6 in a thrilling final to become the 2009 Winmau World Master.
The quarter finals are complete and the stage is set for finals day. The full line up looks like this…
09.30 Women Semi-Final Trina Gulliver (Eng) 4-0 Francis Hoenselaar (Nl)
10.15 Women Semi-Final Dee Bateman (Eng) 3-4 Linda Ithurralde (Eng)
11.00 Women Final Gulliver/Hoenselaar 3-4 Bateman/Ithurralde
11.30 Men Semi-Final Tony O’Shea (Eng) 2-6 Martin Adams (Eng)
13.00 Men Semi-Final Lourence Ilagan (Phi) 3-6 Robbie Green (Eng)
14.30 Girls Final Emily Davidson (Sco) 1-4 Zoe Jones (Eng)
15.00 Boys Final Jamie Lewis (Wal) 4-1 Jeffrey Stigter (Nl)
16.30 Men Final Martin Adams 7-6 Robbie Green
Will we see a Planet Of The Apes battle in the final?! Silverback v Kong is a possibility!
Results for Saturday’s Last 16 and Quarter Finals…
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Winmau World Masters Qualifiers
Posted on September 4th, 2009
Another tough day of qualifying on the floor has seen 8 players come through to face the 8 seeds in the televised stages of the 2009 World Masters at The Spa in Bridlington.
Saturday will play down to the quarter finals with the semis and final taking place on Sunday. The last 16 draw looks like this…
09.00 Joey ten Berge (8) (Nl) v Steve Douglas (Eng)
09.30 Ross Montgomery (6) (Sco) v Robbie Green (Eng)
10.00 Scott Waites (2) (Eng) v Lourence Ilagan (Phi)
10.30 Darryl Fitton (3) (Eng) v Connie Finnan (Rep. Ire)
11.00 Tony O’Shea (1) (Eng) v Dave Prins (Eng)
11.30 Steve West (7) (Eng) v Kim Huybrechts (Bel)
13.00 Martin Adams (5) (Eng) v Magnus Caris (Swe)
13.30 Ted Hankey (4) (Eng) v Gino Vos (Nl)
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Winmau 2009 World Masters Press Release
Posted on July 12th, 2009
The 2009 BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will be played at The Spa Bridlington on September 4th , 5th & 6th – with the last 16 in the Men’s World Masters enjoying extensive BBC TV coverage over the weekend of Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th.
The 2009 BDO Winmau World Masters will once again be the richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV with record-breaking prize money, and the September dates have been agreed in order to provide the 2009 World Masters with the best possible scheduling times from BBC TV. They will also provide a longer gap between the World Masters and the BDO Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships, scheduled for nine consecutive days on BBC TV from January 2nd to 10th, 2010.
“We are delighted that the BBC are screening the 36th BDO Winmau World Masters on
a weekend that will provide us with the optimum amount of airtime on both the Saturday and Sunday”, says Olly Croft, Managing Director of BDO Enterprises Ltd.
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2009 Winmau World Masters Information
Posted on May 1st, 2009
The 2009 BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will be played at The Spa Bridlington on September 4th , 5th & 6th – with the last 16 in the Men’s World Masters enjoying extensive BBC TV coverage over the weekend of Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th.
The 2009 BDO Winmau World Masters will once again be the richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV with record-breaking prize money, and the September dates have been agreed in order to provide the 2009 World Masters with the best possible scheduling times from BBC TV. They will also provide a longer gap between the World Masters and the BDO Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships, scheduled for nine consecutive days on BBC TV from January 2nd to 10th, 2010.
“We are delighted that the BBC are screening the 36th BDO Winmau World Masters on a weekend that will provide us with the optimum amount of airtime on both the Saturday and Sunday”, says Olly Croft, Managing Director of BDO Enterprises Ltd.
“The Masters always enjoys excellent TV audiences. Last year it attracted an average audience of 1 million on the Saturday with a peak of 1.5m. On Sunday the average was 1.2m with a peak of 1.8m for the final.
“We will be looking to build on those figures this year and, with the World Master (or standby player) gaining entry to the 2010 World Pro, there is an important and solid link between the BDO’s two top BBC televised majors.”
Staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation, the Winmau World Masters have been played in Bridlington since 2002 and will be returning to The Spa for the second year since its £20 million re-development.
“We now regard Bridlington as the true home of the World Masters”, says Ian Flack, Sales & Marketing Director of Winmau. “The Spa is a wonderful venue and the support of East Riding of Yorkshire Council has played a major part in their success.
“I am also delighted to confirm that we have signed a 3-year contract with John Smith’s to continue as our associate sponsors.”
Gareth Turner, Senior Brand Manager, Ale, Scottish & Newcastle UK says: “John Smith’s are delighted to have agreed the new three-year contract with Winmau to continue as associate sponsors of the World Masters. This is a perfect fit in our darts portfolio, which includes our valued involvement with Bob Potter and the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships.
“We are also fully committed to promoting darts in pubs and clubs across the country through the John Smith’s People’s Darts initiative. In January this produced our first ever John Smith’s People’s Darts Champion, Tim ‘Teapot’ Jones, who will be competing in the 2009 World Masters as a sponsors invite.
“We are delighted that they all combine to strengthen our relationship with the sport of darts and the British Darts Organisation.”
Alan Menzies – Director of Planning and Economic Regeneration for East Riding of Yorkshire Council says: “East Riding of Yorkshire Council and East Yorkshire Events are extremely pleased that the BBC has once again agreed to screen the 2009 Winmau World Masters from The Spa, Bridlington. We believe the new September dates will allow us to showcase this amazing event to an even wider audience than ever before.
“We are also excited to announce a new five year sponsorship deal with Winmau to keep the World Masters at its true spiritual home of The Spa, Bridlington.
“This continues East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s commitment of bringing top class events to the area and further enhances East Yorkshire Events’ reputation at the forefront of event delivery.
The BDO Winmau World Masters is a true World Championship with players from seventy countries being invited, including singles darts champions from over 140 national and international events worldwide.
Approximately 400 players will converge on Bridlington for this year’s World Masters, which will mark the 36th anniversary of the oldest established major in world darts (1974-2009).
The World Masters are the only major Championships in darts with four separate finals – Men, Women, Boys and Girls.
FOR SEEDING AND DRAW PURPOSES, THE CLOSING DATE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS: FRIDAY, JULY 31ST, 2009
2008 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONS:
MEN’S MASTER MARTIN ADAMS (ENG)
WOMEN’S MASTER FRANCIS HOENSELAAR (NETH)
BOY’S MASTER SHAUN GRIFFITHS (ENG)
GIRL’S MASTER LINDA ODEN (SWE)
2008 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS STATISTICS
The high standard of play in the 2008 Winmau Men’s World Masters was epitomised by Martin Adams, who on his way to being crowned 2008 Winmau Men’s Master, recorded a single dart average of 35.26 in his Sem-Final with Tony O’Shea.
Tony recorded a 33.89 single dart average and lost!
Martin also hit eleven 100+ checkouts, including the highest of the tournament which won him an additional £1,000 to add to his £25,000 World Masters winning cheque. He hit the most 180’s – 18 in total – closely followed by Tony O’Shea with 15 maximums.
The overall single dart tournament average for the stage matches in the 2008 Men’s World Masters was an outstanding 31.13.
The 2008 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS enjoyed an average BBC TV audience of 1 million on Saturday, December 6th (11.3% share) with a peak of 1.5m (12.5%).
On Sunday, December 7th the average was 1.2m (9.0% share) with a peak of 1.8m (10.3%) for the final.
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Winmau World Masters 2008 Updates
Posted on December 7th, 2008
WOLFIE IS WORLD MASTER
England’s Martin Adams beat Scott Waites 7-6 in a thrilling final to claim the Winmau World Masters..
Adams, who lost to Michael van Gerwen in the 2006 final, missed three darts for the match but eventually hit double 16 to claim the title.
There was never more than a set between the players and it needed two extra legs in the final set to split them.
But the 2007 BDO world champion Adams, 52, held his nerve to collect a winner’s cheque for £25,000.
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Winmau World Masters 2008 Draw
Posted on November 24th, 2008
The draw for the 2008 Winmau World Masters has been made. Full details can be found below.
The event will be played at “The Spa” Bridlington, Yorkshire on 5th – 7th December.
The closing stages will be featured live on BBC Television on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th december.
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Winmau World Masters 2008 Details and Seeds
Posted on November 24th, 2008
MEN’S SEEDS FOR WINMAU WORLD MASTERS
The Spa, Bridlington: December 5th to 7th, 2008
The eight men’s seeds who will compete in the BBC televised stages of the 2008 Winmau World Masters at The Spa, Bridlington over the weekend of Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th are:
1 GARY ANDERSON (SCOT)
2 MARK WEBSTER (WALES)
3 MARTIN ADAMS (ENG)
4 SCOTT WAITES (ENG)
5 DARRYL FITTON (ENG)
6 GARY ROBSON (ENG)
7 TED HANKEY (ENG)
8 EDWIN MAX (NETH)
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Winmau World Masters 2008
Posted on April 4th, 2008
2008 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS WORLD FINALS
THE SPA, BRIDLINGTON
Friday, December 5TH, Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th
THE BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION is delighted to announce that the World Finals of the 2008 Winmau World Masters will return to The Spa, Bridlington from Friday December 5th to Sunday, December 7th.
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Winmau World Masters 07 Preview
Posted on November 1st, 2007
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!
Prize money for the 2007 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS is being increased and there will be more live TV coverage than ever before on BBC-1 and BBC-2 over the weekend of November 17th and 18th.
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