Canterbury Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Cashmere Club |
Location | Christchurch |
Country | , New Zealand |
Established | 2009 |
Organisation(s) | NZDCO / WDF Silver graded |
Format | Legs |
Current champion(s) | |
Haupai Puha |
The Canterbury Open [1] is a darts tournament that has been held since 2009 in New Zealand. It is a silver graded event by the World Darts Federation.
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Total Prize Money | Champion | Runner-up |
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1981 | George Foster | bt. | Murray Smith | ? | ? | ? |
2009 | Warren French | 5–2 | Bernie Smith | NZD 2,000 | NZD 1,000 | NZD 500 |
2010 | Tukina Weko | def. | Bernie Smith | ? | ? | ? |
2011 | Jonathan Silcock | 5–4 | Mike Day | NZD 2,000 | NZD 1,000 | NZD 500 |
2012 | Bernie Smith | 5–3 | Tony Carmichael | ? | ? | ? |
2013 | Mike Day | 5–4 | Tony Carmichael | NZD 2,000 | NZD 1,000 | NZD 500 |
2014 | Greg Moss | def. | Tony Carmichael | ? | ? | ? |
2015 | Craig Caldwell | 5–4 | Cody Harris | |||
2016 | Greg Moss | def. | Bernie Smith | |||
2017 | Bernie Smith | def. | Craig Caldwell | |||
2018 | Mark McGrath | def. | Ben Robb | |||
2021 | Landon Gardiner | def. | Craig Ross | |||
2022 | Haupai Puha | 5-3 | Ben Robb | |||
2023 | Haupai Puha | 5-4 | Warren Parry |
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