The England Darts Organisation was formed in 2007. Previously England Darts was administered by the British Darts Organisation (BDO); however with the withdrawal of tobacco sponsorship the BDO withdrew its support for England.
In November 2006 the 43 member English counties of the BDO formed a steering committee to look at the feasibility of forming an independent England. The steering committee consisted of Peter Melton from Cambridgeshire the then existing England Team Manager, Vic Sexton (Sussex) the current England Youth Manager within the BDO Board of Directors, Ian Tilley from Lincolnshire and Colin Saunders from the Isle of Wight. Tommy Thompson Lancashire, who had 10 years earlier attempted to form an independent England, was approached to be part of the committee but had to decline due to an imminent terminal family illness.
In April 2007 the first England AGM took place at Canley Club in Coventry, where Tommy Thompson was elected chairman, Peter Melton International Director, Vic Sexton Tournament & Youth Director, Colin Saunders – Commercial Director, and John Peoples from Cleveland Communications Director. Sam Hawkins was elected Honorary President and Bobby George was elected Public Relations Executive. In 2009 Jean Thomas from Yorkshire replaced Colin Saunders on the board of directors and Bernie Crouch (Rutland) also joined the board as an executive member dealing with Technology. The England Board of Directors was increased to six people on 22 May 2011 at the England AGM, Bernie Crouch was elected to join the existing Board Members as Director of I.T.
Membership
The 43 England counties compete in the British Inter-Counties Darts Championships each year between September and May.
Aims of the Organisation
The England Darts Organisation was formed to raise finance that enables the England national teams to compete at international darts events around the world.
Events England compete in
England competes in the British Internationals each year, with a separate Mens & Ladies Championships the Mens Championship consist of 12 players and Ladies 6 players, and takes place each April. The event is held by each of the three countries (England, Scotland & Wales) on a rotation basis. The event in 2011 was England's first opportunity at staging the championships and was held on 9 & 10 April 2011 at The Marine Hall & Waterfront Venue Fleetwood in Lancashire. England Mens & Ladies both won their respective Championships.
The Six Nation Championships take place each February with England taking their place alongside Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands, the matches are played on a round-robin basis with separate events for Mens & Ladies and 4 players in the Mens event 2 in the Ladies. The event in 2011 was held at Erskine Bridge Glasgow Scotland, England men won the title and Wales ladies just took the Ladies title from England
The Europe Cup is bi-annual and features Mens, Ladies Championships
The World Cup is bi-annual and features Mens, Ladies, Boys, & Girls Championships. The World Cup in 2011 was held in the Republic of Ireland, with Scott Waites (Yorks), Tony O'Shea (Cheshire), Martin Atkins (Yorks) and Martin Adams (Cambs) and captain represented the Men's team, Trina Gulliver (Warwickshire) & Deta Hedman (Oxon) represented the Ladies team, with Fallon Sherrock (Bucks) and Jake Jones (Staffs) the youth team.
England created history by being the first team to win all the three categories, Scott Waites also won the World Cup Mens Singles title, with Trina Gulliver taking the Ladies title and Fallon Sherrock the Girls title.
Martin Adams and Tony O'Shea won the World Cup Pairs Mens title with Trina Gulliver & Deta Hedman the Ladies and Jake Jones and Fallon Sherrock the Youth team event. The event was attended by 39 countries including Iran, South Africa, USA, Canada as well as a number of European countries.
Events
England organise several events. The England Open, now run at The Bunn Leisure Holiday Centre, Selsey in Sussex during June, is the biggest open competition in the world for a comparable entry fee, and has been awarded a Category A status. The England Classic also takes place at Selsey in September each year; The England Masters and The England National Singles have enjoyed many venues, originally hosted at the Cheshire Conference Centre before moving in 2011 to the Norbreck Castle in Blackpool and in 2012 to an Olympic venue, the Ricoh Arena Coventry.
England also organise the England qualifiers into the Winmau World Masters Championships.
England have also set up a unique collaboration with the Welsh Darts Organisation to present the Anglo-Celtic-County-Cup, which is held in June for Inter-County Teams.
England Darts is now solely responsible for all aspects of the England international tams, where many of the stars of the World Championships can be seen each year on BBC TV, none more famous than Martin Adams & Trina Gulliver current champions of the World and respective England national team captains.
Roll of Honour
England Open
Year
Ladies Singles
Mens Singles
Girls Singles
Boys Singles
Ladies Pairs
Mens Pairs
Mixed Events
Early Bird
2008
Trina Gulliver
Ross Montgomery
n/a
Shaun Griffiths
Linda Itthuralde & Wendy Reinstadtler
Martin Atkins & John Walton
Barbara Lee & Ian Brand
n/a
2009
Irina Armstrong
Ted Hankey
Zoe Jones
Nathan Pearce
Lisa Ashton & Karen Lawman
Brian Dawson & Dean Winstanley
Dawn Standley & Gary Butcher
n/a
2010
Trina Gulliver
Dean Winstanley
Zoe Jones
Kurtis Atkins
Donna Rainsley & Trish Kidd
Paul Hogan & Paul Gibbs
Karen Lawman, Martin Atkins & John Walton
n/a
2011
Karen Lawman
Gary Robson
Stacey Ellis
Craig Brown
Trina Gulliver & Lisa Ashton
Paul Hogan & Paul Gibbs
Linda Jones, Ash Khayat & David Pallett
Alan Norris
2012
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Wesley Harms
Fallon Sherrock
Andrew Clark
Steph Smee & Wendy Reinstadtler
Garry Thompson & Scott Waites
Anastasia Dobromyslova, Stephen Bunting & Benito Van De Pas
Richie George
2013
Deta Hedman
Stephen Bunting
Natasha Eaves
Kallum Graham
Trina Gulliver & Lisa Ashton
Wesley Harms & Jeffrey de Graaf
Deta Heman, Robbie Green & Alan Norris
Robbie Green
2014
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Wesley Harms
n/a
Billy Holmes
Lorraine Winstanley & Anastasia Dobromyslova
Wesley Harms & Jeffrey de Graaf
Deta Heman, Robbie Green, Alan Norris & Wesley Harms
Jan Dekker
2015
Fallon Sherrock
Wesley Harms
Natasha Eaves
Owen Maiden
Lisa Ashton & Trina Gulliver
Dennis Harbour & Steve Carrett
Lisa Ashton, Martin Atkins, Glen Durrant & Jim Williams
n/a
2016
Deta Hedman
Glen Durrant
Beau Greaves
Alex Gurr
Lorraine Winstanley & Anastasia Dobromyslova
Darius Labanauskas & Madars Razma
Danielle Ashton, Lee Shewan, Rhys Griffin Kieran Smith
n/a
2017
Lorraine Winstanley
Geert de Vos
Beau Greaves
Keelan Kay
Lisa Ashton & Trina Gulliver
Martin Atkins & Glen Durrant
Chris Fidler & Claire Brookin
n/a
2018
Lisa Ashton
Kyle McKinstry
Beau Greaves
Connor Arberry
Fallon Sherrock & Casey Gallagher
Steve Carrett & Dennis Harbour
n/a
n/a
2019
Beau Greaves
Jim Williams
Beau Greaves
Beau Greaves
Lisa Ashton & Maria O Brien
Richard Veenstra & Wesley Harms
Gary Stone, Lorraine Hyde, Ryan Hogarth & Jamie Holmes
England Youth Grand Prix of Darts Regional Qualification Events
Date
Venue
County
Mixed Event Winner
Mixed Event Runner Up
Girls Event Winner
Girls Event Runner Up
4 February 2018
ClubCue Leisure, Worthing
Sussex
Brad Phillips
Dan Perry
Shannon Reeves
PJ Langridge
4 February 2018
Transport Club, Rotherham
Yorkshire
Beau Greaves
Connor Arberry
Beau Greaves
Natasha Kennedy
6 May 2018
Whitehouse Unique, Ashington
Northumberland
Beau Greaves
Cameron Nicholson
Beau Greaves
Iyla Leightley
17 June 2018
Embassy Club, Selsey
Sussex
Connor Arberry
Jack Vincent
Beau Greaves
Shannon Reeves
29 July 2018
Spots & Stripes, London
London
Tavis Dudeney
Mitchell McCarthy
Shannon Reeves
Holly Meadwell
5 August 2018
Thornaby Sports & Social Club, Thornaby
Cleveland
Beau Greaves
Mitchell McCarthy
Beau Greaves
Holly Meadwell
26 August 2018
Teams Club, Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
Jack Male
Brad Phillips
Beau Greaves
Natasha Kennedy
8 September 2018
Embassy Club, Selsey
Sussex
Connor Arberry
Sam Cromwell
Beau Greaves
Ashleigh Turner
3 February 2019
Bitterne Park Social Club, Southampton
Hampshire
Lewis Gurney
Keelan Kay
Holly Meadwell
Hannah Meadwell
3 February 2019
Glasshoughton WMC, Castleford
Yorkshire
Luke Littler
Connor Arberry
Beau Greaves
Natasha Kennedy
9 March 2019
Villa Marina, Douglas
Isle of Man
Luke Littler
Beau Greaves
Beau Greaves
Neve Turner
14 April 2019
Lennons Snooker Club, Chesterfield
Derbyshire
Jack Male
Brad Phillips
Beau Greaves
Rosie O'Connor
5 May 2019
Shamrock Club, Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
Brad Phillips
Tavis Dudeney
Hannah Meadwell
Ashleigh Turner
5 May 2019
Willington WMC, Crook
County Durham
Beau Greaves
Jack Male
Beau Greaves
Lauren Stokoe
26 May 2019
GER Sports & Social Club, March
Cambridgeshire
Leighton Bennett
Connor Arberry
Hannah Meadwell
Holly Meadwell
15 June 2019
White Horse Complex, Selsey
Sussex
Beau Greaves
Leighton Bennett
Beau Greaves
Shannon Reeves
7 July 2019
Patchway Labour Club, Bristol
West of England
Keelan Kay
Lewis Gurney
Shannon Reeves
Rosie O'Connor
7 July 2019
New Trinity Club, Hull
Humberside
Leighton Bennett
Charlie Manby
Lauren Stokoe
Natasha Kennedy
28 July 2019
Barratts Club, Northampton
Northamptonshire
Jack Male
Luke Littler
Shannon Reeves
Rosie O'Connor
11 August 2019
The Crucible, Newbury
Berkshire
Nathan Potter
Lennon Craddock
Rosie O'Connor
Ashleigh Turner
11 August 2019
Beechwood Club, Blackburn
Lancashire
Luke Littler
Jack Male
Eleanor Cairns
Natasha Kennedy
8 September 2019
White Horse Complex, Selsey
Sussex
Beau Greaves
Freddie Box
Beau Greaves
Alex Dorney
2 February 2020
Manhattan Snooker Club, Harrogate
Yorkshire
Nathan Potter
Maison Wilson
Eleanor Cairns
Natasha Kennedy
22 February 2020
Clubcue Leisure, Worthing
Sussex
Luke Littler
Reece Pauling
Ella Williams
Paige Pauling
15 March 2020
Villa Marina. Douglas
Isle of Man
Luke Littler
Charlie Manby
Sophie McKinlay
Eleanor Cairns
4 July 2021
Cueball Club, Derby
Derbyshire
Tavis Dudeney
Eleanor Cairns
Eleanor Cairns
Ashleigh Turner
1 August 2021
Belgrave Sports & Social Club, Tamworth
Staffordshire
Leighton Bennett
Archie Self
Amy Evans
Hannah Meek
15 August 2021
Coppenhall WMC, Crewe
Cheshire
Luke Littler
Cayden Smith
Eleanor Cairns
Paige Pauling
5 September 2021
Haywards Heath Social Club, Haywards Heath
Sussex
Luke Littler
Tavis Dudeney
Ashleigh Turner
Kacie O'Connor
12 September 2021
White Horse Complex, Selsey
Sussex
Luke Littler
Tavis Dudeney
Paige Pauling
Ella Williams
England Youth Girls Pentathlon
Year
Date
Venue
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
2019
7 December 2019
New Trinity Club, Hull
Beau Greaves 205
Shannon Reeves 134
Ashleigh Turner 95
Holly Meadwell 93
Rosie O'Connor
Hannah Meadwell 87
Ellie Larsson-Brown 74
Alex Dorney 73
Lauren Stokoe 51
Aleisha Blakestone 26
England Youth Boys Pentathlon
Year
Date
Venue
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
2019
7 December 2019
New Trinity Club, Hull
Charlie Manby 203
Luke Littler 201
Connor Arberry 199
Brad Phillips 185
Jack Male 169
George Lynch 168
Nathan Potter 166
Tavis Dudeney 165
Mitchell McCarthy 87
TJ Wells 83
England Online Youth Grand Prix Series
Owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic putting normal darts events off the calendar for 2020 and the start of 2021 affected also, England Darts Organisation had decided to run a few online initiatives to encourage Youth Players and to provide a form guide leading to the international events in late 2021.
Another initiative during the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Youth Players was the England Youth Diamond League, this 3-stage tournament begins with qualifying tournaments for players in which the winners qualify for stage 2 which was the ''League Stage'' which contains 8 Boys & 6 Girls with a £1,200 Prize Fund, each of the Boys and Girls will play each other player and the Top 4 Boys and Girls progress to the Finals Stage. The Qualifying Events take place in February 2021 and the Finals Stage in March 2021.
Boys Qualifying Events
Date
Winner
Average
Score
Average
Runner Up
Qualifier 1
21 February 2021
Luke Littler
84.68
4-0
77.30
Henry Coates
Qualifier 2
21 February 2021
Nathan Potter
87.68
4-2
81.00
Henry Coates
Qualifier 3
27 February 2021
Henry Coates
78.08
4-0
65.72
Leo Beechey
Qualifier 4
27 February 2021
Harry Gregory
73.47
4-3
71.27
Tavis Dudeney
Qualifier 5
28 February 2021
Lukas Jensen
62.63
4-0
59.42
Lewis Mayes
England Members Qualifier
28 February 2021
Nathan Bell
72.02
4-3
66.97
Leo Beechey
Wildcard Entries
The field for the Diamond League Group stage was topped up with two more Wildcards who were chosen based on their performances during the Qualifying Events, the two players chosen were:
Tavis Dudeney
Leo Beechey
Boys Group Stages
Position
Player
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Legs For
Legs Against
Leg Difference
Points
1
Luke Littler
7
7
0
0
28
7
+21
14
2
Nathan Potter
7
5
1
1
23
13
+10
11
3
Henry Coates
7
4
2
1
23
15
+8
10
4
Harry Gregory
7
2
3
2
19
20
-1
7
5
Leo Beechey
7
3
0
4
18
16
+2
6
6
Nathan Bell
7
2
0
5
13
20
-7
4
7
Tavis Dudeney
7
1
1
5
11
25
-14
3
8
Lukas Jensen
7
0
1
6
8
27
-19
1
Boys Knockout Stages
Semi-finals
Final
1
Luke Littler (96.54)
5
4
Harry Gregory (86.28)
3
1
Luke Littler (92.55)
6
3
Henry Coates (77.63)
2
2
Nathan Potter (70.82)
4
3
Henry Coates (71.62)
5
Girls Qualifying Events
Date
Winner
Average
Score
Average
Runner Up
Qualifier 1
21 February 2021
Eleanor Cairns
63.46
4-3
64.38
Lauren Stokoe
Qualifier 2
21 February 2021
Rosie O'Connor
47.66
4-3
47.74
Ffion Leigh-James
Qualifier 3
28 February 2021
Lauren Stokoe
51.38
4-0
41.41
Katie Latham
England Members Qualifier
28 February 2021
Katie Latham
30.32
4-3
31.49
Krystal O'Connor
Wildcard Entries
The field for the Diamond League Group stage was topped up with two more Wildcards who were chosen based on their performances during the Qualifying Events, the two players chosen were:
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This article documents all major events in the sport of darts over the course of 2016.
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