Winmau World Masters

The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship. The World Professional Darts Championship is the most important tournament in the Darts calendar The tournament has been sponsored by Darts board manufacturer, Winmau for 30 years and they have currently extended their contract to sponsor the event until 2010. Winmau (pronounced "Win-more" is a British manufacturer of dartboards other Darts equipment and a sponsor of the oldest darts tournament still running the Winmau

It is 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. The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short is a Darts Organisation. The Topic International Darts League was a Darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The Bullit World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007

1 Sponsors
2 Venues
3 Records
4 Previous Winners
5 Media coverage
6 References
7 External links

Venues

^[1] 1974-1976 West Centre Hotel, Fulham
1977-1981 Wembley Conference Centre (finals were played at Horticultural Hall, Victoria, London in 1978 due to electrician's industrial action at Wembley)
1982-1989 Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1990-1991 Ramada Inn. Wembley Conference Centre was a Conference centre near Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Lillie Road, West London
1992-1995 Earls Court, London
1996-1997 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1998-2001 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Surrey
2002-2005 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2006-now Leisure World, Bridlington

Records

Most tournament wins 5 - Eric Bristow. The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. The Spa complex in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was named the New Spa and Gardens when it was built together with the adjoining Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Bob Anderson has three successes followed by Dave Whitcombe, John Lowe and Raymond van Barneveld who have won the Masters twice each. Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson (born November 7 1947, Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a former world Darts Dave Whitcombe (born June 27, 1954) is an English Professional Darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two John Lowe (born in New Tupton, Derbyshire on 21 July 1945) was one of the main competitors who made Darts such a huge spectator Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional Anderson is the only player to achieve the hat-trick by winning in three successive years.

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

Joint World Championship & Masters Champions Only four players have ever won the World Masters and the World Professional Championship in the same season. Michael van Gerwen (born April 25, 1989 in Boxtel, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional darts player. Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Eric Bristow achieved the feat three times (1979 Masters 1980 World, 1983-84 and 1984-85). Bob Anderson (1987 - 88), Richie Burnett (1994 - 95) and John Walton (2000 - 01) 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.

There are 11 players who have won the Masters and World Professional during their careers - Bristow, Anderson, Walton and Burnett plus John Lowe, Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestley, Steve Beaton, Les Wallace, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.

Previous Winners

Men's Final Results

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
1974	Cliff Inglis	beat	Harry Heenan	West Centre Hotel, Fulham
1975	Alan Evans	beat	David Rocky Jones	West Centre Hotel, Fulham
1976	John Lowe	beat	Phil Obbard	West Centre Hotel, Fulham
1977	Eric Bristow	beat	Paul Reynolds	Wembley Conference Centre
1978	Ron Davis	beat	Tony Brown	Horticultural Hall, Victoria, London
1979	Eric Bristow	beat	Allan Hogg	Wembley Conference Centre
1980	John Lowe	beat	Rab Smith	Wembley Conference Centre
1981	Eric Bristow	beat	John Lowe	Wembley Conference Centre
1982	Dave Whitcombe	beat	Jocky Wilson	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1983	Eric Bristow	beat	Mike Gregory	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1984	Eric Bristow	beat	Keith Deller	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1985	Dave Whitcombe	beat	Ray Farrell	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1986	Bob Anderson	beat	Bob Sinnaeve	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1987	Bob Anderson	beat	John Lowe	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1988	Bob Anderson	beat	John Lowe	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1989	Peter Evison	beat	Eric Bristow	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1990	Phil Taylor	beat	Jocky Wilson	Ramada Inn, West London
1991	Rod Harrington	beat	Phil Taylor	Ramada Inn, West London
1992	Dennis Priestley	beat	Mike Gregory	Earls Court, London
1993	Steve Beaton	beat	Les Wallace	Earls Court, London
1994	Richie Burnett	beat	Steve Beaton	Earls Court, London
1995	Erik Clarys	beat	Richie Burnett	Earls Court, London
1996	Colin Monk	beat	Richie Burnett	Paragon Hotel, London
1997	Graham Hunt (88. Cliff "Ticker" Inglis (1935 - 2001 was an English darts player from Plymouth, Devon. David "Alan" Evans (June 14 1949 - February 1999 was a Welsh Professional Darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s David Roderick Jones ( July 5, 1949 - October 1995 was a former Welsh darts player who played mostly during the formative years of darts television coverage John Lowe (born in New Tupton, Derbyshire on 21 July 1945) was one of the main competitors who made Darts such a huge spectator Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Wembley Conference Centre was a Conference centre near Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Tony Brown (born April 1, 1945) is a former English Professional Darts player Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Wembley Conference Centre was a Conference centre near Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Wembley Conference Centre was a Conference centre near Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Wembley Conference Centre was a Conference centre near Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Dave Whitcombe (born June 27, 1954) is an English Professional Darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two John Thomas Wilson, (born 22 March 1950) better known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish Darts champion Mike Gregory (born December 16, 1956 in Bath Somerset) is a former professional darts player who reached the final the Winmau World Keith Deller (born December 24, 1959 in Ipswich) is an English Darts player who won the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson (born November 7 1947, Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a former world Darts Robert "Bob" Sinnaeve (born 10 October, 1949) is a retired Canadian international darts player who competed between 1973 and 1992 and won his national title Peter Evison (born May 27, 1964 in Chiswick) is a darts player who has enjoyed a long career in the game Philip Douglas Taylor (born August 13 1960 is a 13 time world champion English darts player whose nickname is The Power. Rod Harrington, born 30 December 1957 in Boreham Essex is a former English darts player with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Steve Beaton (born 5 April, 1964 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is a darts player for the Professional Darts The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Richie Burnett (born February 7, 1967 in Cwmparc, Rhondda) is a former World Champion Welsh darts player. The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena or often simply Earls Court) is an entertainment venue located in West London, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Colin Monk (born September 29, 1967 in Lewisham) is an English Darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation 89)	3-2	Ronnie Baxter (91. Ronnie Baxter (born May 2, 1961 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English darts player 26)	Paragon Hotel, London
1998	Les Wallace	3-2	Alan Warriner	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999	Andy Fordham (88. Les Wallace (born February 22, 1962 in Forres) is a Scottish, former World Champion darts player Alan Warriner-Little (born March 24 1962 in Lancaster) is an English professional darts player. The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. Andy Fordham (born February 2, 1962 in London) is an English darts player also known by his nicknames The Viking or Frist 20)	3-1	Wayne Jones (81. Wayne Jones may refer to Wayne Jones (darts player Wayne Jones (snooker player 87)	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2000	John Walton (90. The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. People named John Walton include John Walton (delegate (1738–1783 Georgia Continental Congressman signer of the Articles of Confederation 75)	3-2	Mervyn King (86. 82)	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2001	Raymond van Barneveld (95. The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional 64)	4-2	Jarkko Komula (95. Jarkko Komula (born March 13, 1976) is a Finnish Darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. 16)	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2002	Mark Dudbridge (88. The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. Mark Dudbridge (born 11 January 1973 in Bristol, England) is an English professional darts player 65)	7-4	Tony West (86. 76)	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003	Tony West (96. The Spa complex in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was named the New Spa and Gardens when it was built together with the adjoining Tony West (born 7 July 1972) is an English professional darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation tournaments 60)	7-6	Raymond van Barneveld (96. 84)	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2004	Mervyn King (97. The Spa complex in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was named the New Spa and Gardens when it was built together with the adjoining 86)	7-6	Tony O'Shea (98. Tony O'Shea ( Stockport, May 9 1961) is an English darts player who competes for the British Darts Organisation. 19)	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2005	Raymond van Barneveld (94. The Spa complex in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was named the New Spa and Gardens when it was built together with the adjoining 71)	7-3	Goran Klemme (87. 45)	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2006	Michael van Gerwen (94. The Spa complex in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, was named the New Spa and Gardens when it was built together with the adjoining Michael van Gerwen (born April 25, 1989 in Boxtel, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional darts player. 50)	7-5	Martin Adams (93. Martin Adams (born June 4, 1956) is an English international Darts player 69)	Leisure World, Bridlington
2007	Robert Thornton (94. Bridlington is a town and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Robert Thornton (born July 17, 1967 is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO 26)	7-5	Darryl Fitton (95. Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962 in Stockport, England is an English professional darts player currently playing for the BDO. 28)	Leisure World, Bridlington

Women's Champions

1982 Ann Marie Davies Wales
1983 Sonja Ralphs England
1984 Kathy Wones England
1985 Lilian Barnett New Zealand
1986 Kathy Wones England
1987 Ann Thomas Wales
1988 Mandy Solomons England
1989 Mandy Solomons England
1990 Rhian Speed Wales
1991 Sandy Reitan United States
1992 Leeanne Maddock Wales
1993 Mandy Solomons England
1994 Deta Hedman England
1995 Sharon Colclough England
1996 Sharon Douglas Scotland
1997 Mandy Solomons England
1998 Karen Smith England
1999 Francis Hoenselaar Netherlands
2000 Trina Gulliver England
2001 Anne Kirk Scotland
2002 Trina Gulliver England
2003 Trina Gulliver England
2004 Trina Gulliver England
2005 Trina Gulliver England
2006 Francis Hoenselaar Netherlands
2007 Karin Krappen Netherlands

Boys Champions

1986 Harith Lim Singapore
1987 Sean Bell England
1988 Sean Dowling England
1989 Dennis Beisser England
1990 Craig Clancy England
1991 Michael Barnard England
1992 Leeanne Maddock Wales [1]
1993 Jamie Caven England
1994 Steven de Brucker Belgium
1995 Martin Whatmough England
1996 Carsten Hoffmann Germany
1997 Aaron Turner England
1998 Paul Higgins Wales
1999 Martin Brown England
2000 Danny Ballard England
2001 Stephen Bunting England
2002 Sean McDonald Scotland
2003 Kirk Shepherd England
2004 Oskar Lukasiak Sweden
2005 Jonny Nijs Netherlands
2006 Maarten Pape Netherlands
2007 Shaun Griffiths England

Girls Champions

1999 Janine Gough Wales
2000 Janine Gough Wales
2001 Anastasia Dobromislova Russia
2002 Lynsey McDonald Scotland
2003 Stevis Riggs England
2004 Irene Adrianova Russia
2005 Laura Tye England
2006 Kimberley Lewis Wales
2007 Kimberley Lewis Wales

Media coverage

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References

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External links

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