2023 World Seniors Darts Champion of Champions

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2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates25–26 March 2023
VenueViva!
Location Blackpool
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s)WSDT
FormatLegs
Prize fund£24,000
Winner's share£10,000
High checkout150 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron
(Semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates
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The 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Champion of Champions was the first staging of the World Seniors Champion of Champions tournament, organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. The tournament took place at Viva!, Blackpool, England, from 25 to 26 March 2023. It featured a field of 8 players. [1] [2]

Contents

Leonard Gates won his first World Seniors title, defeating Richie Howson 13–10 in the final. [3] [4]

Prize money

Position (no. of players)Prize money [5]
(Total: £24,000)
Winner(1)£10,000
Runner-up(1)£5,000
Semi-finalists(2)£2,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£1,000

Qualification

Seven players were invited to the event, four of which were seeded, with one place available to a 'Golden Ticket Winner'. The qualifying event was held the day before the event, with Leonard Gates being the winner. 76 players entered the qualifying event. [6]

4 seeded Players
  1. Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton (Quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (Quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of England.svg   Martin Adams (Semi-finals)
  4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron (Semi-finals)
Invited Players
Golden Ticket Winner

Draw

The draw was made during the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship on 12 February 2023. [7]

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
25 March
Semi-finals
(best of 25 legs)
26 March
Final
(best of 25 legs)
26 March
         
1 Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton 86.456
Flag of England.svg   Richie Howson 82.7910
Flag of England.svg   Richie Howson 93.8713
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 89.3711
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 80.7610
Flag of England.svg   Kevin Painter 75.995
Flag of England.svg   Richie Howson 89.8810
Q Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 90.5513
2 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 82.798
Q Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 89.2410
Q Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 90.7113
3 Flag of England.svg   Martin Adams 88.9311
3 Flag of England.svg   Martin Adams 87.2110
Flag of England.svg   Trina Gulliver 79.117

Broadcast Rights

The tournament was shown live on Channel 5 in the UK, And nearly 500,000 viewers turned in. [8]

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