Wales Classic

Last updated
Welsh Classic
Tournament information
VenueShowdome (1998)
Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013)
Pontins (2019–2023)
Pontins Sand Bay (2024)
Location Porthcawl (1998)
Rhyl (2002–2013)
Prestatyn (2019–2023)
Kewstoke (2024)
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of England.svg  England
Established1991
Organisation(s) WDF
Format Legs
Prize fund£7,410
Current champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Connor Levett (men's)
Flag of England.svg   Beau Greaves (women's)
Flag of England.svg  Thomas Banks (youth's)

The Welsh Classic was a darts tournament held from 1991.

Contents

List of tournaments

Men's

YearChampion (average in final)ScoreRunner-up (average in final)Total
Prize Money
ChampionRunner-up
1991 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Locke beat Flag of England.svg Mark Holden  ? ? ?
1992 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter beat Flag of England.svg Chris Mason  ? ? ?
1993 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter beat Flag of England.svg Paul Whitworth ? ? ?
1994 Flag of England.svg Chris Mason beat Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins  ? ? ?
1995 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett beat Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sean Palfrey  ? ? ?
1996 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett beat Flag of England.svg Colin Monk  ? ? ?
1997 Flag of England.svg Martin Adams beat Flag of England.svg Ian White  ? ? ?
1998 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Baileybeat Flag of England.svg Gary Spedding 1000450
1999 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett beat Flag of England.svg Martin Adams  ? ? ?
2000 Flag of England.svg Steve Coote beat Flag of England.svg Gary Spedding  ? ? ?
2001 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ritchie Davies beat Ulster Banner.svg Mitchell Crooks  ? ? ?
2002 Flag of England.svg Paul Carter beat Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton  ? ? ?
2003 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ken Thomas beat Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea  ? ? ?
2004 Flag of England.svg Alan Green5-3 Flag of England.svg Robbie Green £5,000£2,500£800
2005 Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Veitch (88.71)4-1 Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles (85.65)£5,000£2,500£800
2006 Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton (82.26)2-0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (82.44)£5,000£2,500£800
2007 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 4-1 Flag of England.svg Ian White £4,200£2,000£800
2008 Flag of England.svg Garry Thompson 4-1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joey ten Berge £4,200£2,000£800
2009 Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea 5-2 Flag of England.svg Alan Norris £4,200£2,000£800
2010 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 5-4 Flag of England.svg Scott Marsh £4,200£2,000£800
2012 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 5-4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Stone £4,200£2,000£800
2013 [1] Flag of England.svg James Wilson 6-4 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant £4,200£2,000£800
2019 Flag of England.svg Dave Parletti 6–4 Flag of England.svg Martin Adams £7,600£3,000£1,200
2021 Flag of France.svg   Thibault Tricole 96.306 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 95.27£4,200£2,000£800
2022 Ulster Banner.svg  Barry Copeland 84.876 – 5 Flag of England.svg  Graham Hall 84.25£5,320£1,500£750
2023 Flag of England.svg   Connor Levett 81.835 – 4 Flag of England.svg  Antony Allen 77.87£9,000£3,000£1,200
2024Flag placeholder.svg Flag placeholder.svg £5,040£1,500£700

Women's

YearChampionAv.ScoreRunner-UpAv.Prize MoneyVenue
TotalCh.R.-Up
1998 Ulster Banner.svg Denise Cassidyn/abeat Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sandra Greatbatchn/a£1,000£500£250 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Showdome, Porthcawl
2002 Flag of England.svg Sally Smithn/abeat Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sandra Greatbatchn/an/an/an/a Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl
2004 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jan Robbinsn/a5 – 0 Flag of England.svg Emma Pearcen/an/an/an/a
2005 Flag of England.svg Trina Gulliver 78.754 – 1 Flag of England.svg Clare Bywaters73.68n/an/an/a
2006 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Julie Gore 65.943 – 2 Flag of England.svg Linda Hindmarch60.09n/an/an/a
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar n/abeat Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lorraine Ableyn/an/an/an/a
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar (2)n/a3 – 0 Flag of England.svg Dee Bateman n/an/an/an/a
2009 Flag of England.svg Dee Bateman n/a4 – 2 Flag of England.svg Stephanie Smeen/an/an/an/a
2010 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton n/a4 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Julie Gore n/an/an/an/a
2012 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova n/a4 – 2 Flag of England.svg Karen Lawmann/a£2,080£800£400
2013 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman n/a5 – 3 Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock n/a£2,080£800£400
2019 Flag of England.svg   Beau Greaves 83.525 – 2 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 69.39£2,500£1,000£500 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Pontins, Prestatyn
2021 Flag of England.svg   Beau Greaves (2)71.275 – 2 Flag of England.svg Kirsty Hutchinson 65.29£2,500£1,000£500
2022 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 80.145 – 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Rhian O'Sullivan 78.01£2,285£750£375
2023 Flag of England.svg   Beau Greaves (3)87.355 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Noa-Lynn van Leuven 77.38£2,600£1,000£400
2024Flag placeholder.svg Flag placeholder.svg £2,170£750£350 Flag of England.svg Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

Youth's

YearChampionAv.ScoreRunner-UpAv.Prize MoneyVenue
TotalCh.R.-Up
2013 Flag of England.svg Kallum Grahamn/abeat Flag of England.svg Casey Gallagher n/a Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl
2019 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Lewy Williams n/a3 – 1 Flag of England.svg  James Beetonn/a£200£100£50 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Pontins, Prestatyn
2021 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 83.504 – 0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ieuan Halsall69.75£200£100£50
2022 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (2)103.684 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Kieran Thompson83.67£200£100£50
2023 Flag of England.svg  Thomas Banks78.674 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Daniel Stephenson73.69£200£100£50
2024Flag placeholder.svg Flag placeholder.svg £200£100£50 Flag of England.svg Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leighton Rees</span> Welsh darts player (1940–2003)

Leighton Thomas Rees was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship, and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niels de Ruiter</span> Dutch darts player

Niels de Ruiter is a Dutch former darts player and former chairman of the Dutch Darts Federation. On the darts circuit, his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He is also known for using Metallica's "Enter Sandman" as his walk-on music, which he plays air guitar as he enters the stage.

Alexander Roy is an English former professional darts player who competed in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He used the nickname Ace of Herts for his matches and was formerly with Dave Holland Management. Roy's entrance music was "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive, which was the former theme of professional wrestler Randy Orton. In the early 2000s, Roy was inside the PDC's top 8 on the Order of Merit.

Michael Veitch is a Scottish former professional darts player.

Martin Phillips is a Welsh former professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation (BDO). He won the 2014 World Masters championship.

The Welsh Open is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1974. In 2008 the tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time on Setanta Sports as part of the BDO's new Grand Prix series. From 1987 the event has been staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. The singles tournaments are sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and Pontins sponsor the other events.

Willy van de Wiel is a Dutch former professional darts player.

Alan Norris is an English darts player. He was the runner-up at the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and also lost in the final of the 2012 Zuiderduin Masters, with Stephen Bunting prevailing on both occasions. In 2015, he switched to the PDC and, after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 World Championship, he was named the PDC Best Newcomer of the year.

The Wales Masters was an annual Welsh darts tournament that inaugurated in 2007 until 2019.

The 2009 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They consisted of Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glen Durrant</span> English darts player

Glen Durrant, nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and is a three time BDO World Darts Championship winner.

Casey Gallagher is an English female darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

Jim Williams is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

The BDO International Grand Prix Series was a series of tournaments in the sport of darts. Organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), the series was made up of five already established 'stand-alone' darts tournaments that were played under a generic ‘umbrella’ format. The five darts tournaments were; the BDO British Classic, the BDO British Open, the BDO Gold Cup, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open. The BDO awarded points in the men's singles at each event from the quarter-final to final stages. After all five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and winner of the BDO International Grand Prix Series.

Matthew Francis Dean Reynolds is a Welsh former professional darts player.

James Hurrell is an English professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup medalist. In January 2022, he became the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking and held this position until November 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thibault Tricole</span> French darts player

Thibault Tricole is a French professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the first French player to advance to the final of a World Darts Championship and the most successful darts player to come from France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beau Greaves</span> English darts player

Beau Greaves is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is the current back-to-back two-time ladies' world champion having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship and 2023 WDF World Darts Championship and the current back-to-back PDC Women's World Matchplay Champion having won the event in 2023 and 2024.

2020 BDO & WDF season of darts comprises every tournament of British Darts Organisation and World Darts Federation. The category or prize money of the tournaments may be vary depending on darts organization.

Lorraine Hyde is a Scottish female professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was won the British Classic. She took part in the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup for several times, and also participated in the WDF World Darts Championship.

References

  1. "2013 Welsh Classic Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. Retrieved 8 August 2016.