Winmau World Masters moves to ESPN
Posted on July 6th, 2011
The 2011 Winmau World Masters will be staged at Hull Arena on September 1-4 and for the first time in nine years will not be shown on the BBC. ESPN have taken the exclusive rights which means Ray Stubbs will be reunited with the tournament he presented for the BBC.
The tournament will be televised over three days (2nd to 4th) in a new extended agreement and is ESPN’s first foray into live televised darts. 2010 champion, Martin Adams, will be going for this fourth consecutive title but this deal means less people will be able to watch his historic quest.
The press releases dress this move up as a good one but any change that takes darts away from terrestrial television is a backwards step.
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Winmau World Masters 2010
Posted on October 31st, 2010
Martin Adams wrote himself into the history books by winning his third consecutive World Masters title, beating Stuart Kellett 7-3 in the final. Wolfie joins Bob Anderson in achieving the unique hat-trick feat.
Julie Gore won the ladies event, beating Francisca Hoenselaar 4-1 in the final.
Winmau World Masters Results from this year’s tournament. Live Stream.
Sunay is finals day at the Winmau World Masters. The order of play is as follows:-
09.00 Girls Final: Zoe Jones (Eng) 4-0 Sarah Rosèn (Sweden)
09.30Â Boys Final:Â Kurtis Atkins (Eng) 1-4 Reece Robinson (Eng)
10.00 Semi-Final Karin Krappen (Neth) 3-4 Julie Gore (Wal)
10.30Â Women: Semi-Final Lisa Ashton (Eng) 3-4 Francisca Hoenselaar (Neth)
11.00Â Women: Masters Final Julie Gore (Wal) 4-1 Francisca Hoenselaar (Neth)
12.00Â Men: Semi-Final Martin Phillips (Wal) 5-6 Stuart kellett (Eng)
14.00Â Men: Semi-Final Martin Adams (Eng) 6-3 Martin McCloskey (Rep. Ire) Live BBC2
15.30Â Men: Masters Final Stuart kellett (Eng) 0-0 Martin Adams (Eng) Live BBC2
Saturday the 8 seeded players enter the tournament to take on the eight qualifiers from the floor matches. The format is best of 5 sets, with 3 legs in each set. The order of play is as follows.
09.00Â Garry Thompson (England) 0 v 3 Martin Phillips (Wales)
09.30Â Scott Waites (England) 3 v 0 Jerry Hendricks (Netherlands)
10.00Â Stuart Kellett (England) 3 v 1 Tony West (England)
10.30Â Ross Montgomery (Scotland) 2 v 3 Ted Hankey (England)
11.00Â Steve West (England) 2 v 3 Ian Jones (England)
11.30Â Dean Winstanley (England) 3 v 1 Stewart Rattray (Scotland)
13.00Â Martin Adams (England) 3 v 2 Jan Dekker (Netherlands)
13.30Â Tony O’Shea (England) 2 v 3 Martin McCloskey (Rep. Ireland)
Quarter-Finals:
Martin Adams 3 v 1 Scott Waites
Martin McCloskey 3 v 0 Dean Winstanley
Stuart Kellett 3 v 2 Ted Hankey
Martin Phillips 3 v 1 Ian Jones
The drawsheets for all events in the 2010 Winmau World Masters are available on the links below.
Mens Masters | Mens Masters (Finals) | Womens Masters | Boys Masters | Girls Masters
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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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