England Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Camber Sands (1995–2000) Brean Sands (2001–2007, 2022) Bunn Leisure (2008–2021) Ilfracombe Holiday Park (2024) |
Location | Camber (1995–2000) Burnham-on-Sea (2001–2007, 2022) Selsey (2008–2021) Ilfracombe (2024) |
Country | England |
Established | 1995 |
Organisation(s) | WDF |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | £7,060 |
Current champion(s) | |
(men's) (women's) |
The England Open [1] is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1995.
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
1995 | Kevin Painter | n/a | 2 – 0 | Ronnie Baxter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Camber Sands, Camber |
1996 | Geoff Wylie | n/a | 2 – 1 | Raymond van Barneveld | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1997 | Andy Smith | n/a | 2 – 1 | Roland Scholten | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1998 | Alan Warriner-Little | n/a | 2 – 1 | Ritchie Davies | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1999 | Peter Manley | n/a | 2 – 1 | Colin Monk | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2000 | Andy Jenkins | n/a | 2 – 1 | Mick Nixon | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2001 | Chris Mason | 92.49 | 2 – 0 | Mike Veitch | 78.15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea |
2002 | Brian Derbyshire | n/a | 2 – 0 | Dave Routledge | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2003 | Ted Hankey | n/a | 2 – 0 | Gary Anderson | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2004 | Dave Routledge | n/a | 2 – 1 | Ted Hankey | n/a | £2,940 | £1,500 | £500 | |
2005 | Tony Eccles | n/a | 2 – 1 | Remco van Eijden | n/a | £2,940 | £1,500 | £500 | |
2006 | Mike Veitch | 87.33 | 3 – 2 | Paul Gibbs | 80.22 | £2,940 | £1,500 | £500 | |
2007 | Ted Hankey (2) | 83.88 | 3 – 0 | Gary Anderson | 79.23 | £2,940 | £1,500 | £500 | |
2008 | Ross Montgomery | n/a | 3 – 2 | Gary Anderson | n/a | £6,200 | £2,000 | £1,000 | Bunn Leisure, Selsey |
2009 | Ted Hankey (3) | 96.36 | 5 – 0 | Tony O'Shea | 87.66 | £6,200 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2010 | Dean Winstanley | n/a | 5 – 2 | Mark Harris | n/a | £7,800 | £3,000 | £1,000 | |
2011 | Gary Robson | 83.64 | 6 – 2 | Ted Hankey | 75.96 | £7,800 | £3,000 | £1,000 | |
2012 | Wesley Harms | n/a | 6 – 1 | Tony Broughton | n/a | £7,800 | £3,000 | £1,000 | |
2013 | Stephen Bunting | 97.68 | 6 – 4 | Geert De Vos | 92.97 | £13,800 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2014 | Wesley Harms (2) | 97.56 | 7 – 2 | Scott Mitchell | 91.41 | £13,800 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2015 | Wesley Harms (3) | 100.74 | 7 – 5 | Glen Durrant | 90.33 | £15,400 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2016 | Glen Durrant | n/a | 6 – 3 | Conan Whitehead | n/a | £15,400 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2017 | Geert De Vos | n/a | 9 – 5 | Mark McGeeney | n/a | £15,400 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2018 | Kyle McKinstry | n/a | 6 – 0 | Derk Telnekes | n/a | £15,400 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2019 | Jim Williams | n/a | 6 – 1 | Wayne Warren | n/a | £15,400 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
2021 | Brian Raman | n/a | 6 – 2 | Ian Jones | n/a | £13,600 | £4,000 | £1,800 | |
2022 | David Pallett | n/a | 5 – 4 | Graham Hall | n/a | £7,040 | £2,000 | £1,000 | Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea |
2024 | £4,940 | £1,400 | £700 | Ilfracombe Holiday Park, Ilfracombe |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
1995 | Pauline Dyer | n/a | beat | Mandy Solomons | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Camber Sands, Camber |
1996 | Deta Hedman | n/a | 3 – 2 | Sue Edwards | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1997 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | beat | Crissy Manley | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1998 | Trina Gulliver (2) | n/a | beat | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1999 | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | beat | Tricia Wright | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2000 | Vicky Pruim | n/a | beat | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2001 | Trina Gulliver (3) | n/a | 3 – 2 | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea |
2002 | Trina Gulliver (4) | n/a | beat | Karin Krappen | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2003 | Trina Gulliver (5) | n/a | beat | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2004 | Jan Robbins | n/a | 3 – 0 | Tricia Wright | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2005 | Francis Hoenselaar (2) | n/a | beat | Sue Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2006 | Dee Bateman | n/a | beat | Karen Littler | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2007 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | n/a | beat | Louise Carroll | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2008 | Trina Gulliver (6) | n/a | beat | Irina Armstrong | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bunn Leisure, Selsey |
2009 | Irina Armstrong | 71.28 | 3 – 1 | Trina Gulliver | 71.46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2010 | Trina Gulliver (7) | n/a | 4 – 0 | Louise Hepburn | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2011 | Karen Lawman | 70.23 | 4 – 2 | Kirsi Viinikainen | 65.25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2012 | Anastasia Dobromyslova (2) | n/a | 4 – 3 | Deta Hedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2013 | Deta Hedman (2) | 74.91 | 4 – 1 | Lisa Ashton | 73.71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2014 | Anastasia Dobromyslova (3) | 90.03 | 4 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf | 82.29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2015 | Fallon Sherrock | 86.04 | 6 – 3 | Trina Gulliver | 77.85 | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2016 | Deta Hedman (3) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2017 | Lorraine Winstanley | n/a | 6 – 5 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2018 | Lisa Ashton | n/a | 5 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2019 | Beau Greaves | n/a | 5 – 4 | Fallon Sherrock | n/a | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
2021 | Deta Hedman (4) | n/a | 6 – 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | n/a | £5,400 | £1,800 | £900 | |
2022 | Beau Greaves (2) | n/a | 5 – 0 | Cathy Hughes | n/a | £3,020 | £1,000 | £500 | Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea |
2024 | £2,120 | £700 | £350 | Ilfracombe Holiday Park, Ilfracombe |
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