Welsh Classic

Welsh Classic
Tournament information
Venue	Showdome (1998) Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013) Pontins (2019–2023) Pontins Sand Bay (2024)
Location	Porthcawl (1998) Rhyl (2002–2013) Prestatyn (2019–2023) Kewstoke (2024)
Country	Wales   England
Established	1991
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£7,410
Current champion(s)
Cliff Prior (men's)   Beau Greaves (women's)  Mason Teese (youth's)

The Welsh Classic, currently known as the Red Dragon Welsh Classic for sponsorship reasons, is a darts tournament that has been held since 1991. It is sanctioned by the World Darts Federation (WDF).

The current champions, from the 2024 events, are: Cliff Prior (men's), ^[1] Beau Greaves (women's), ^[2] and Mason Teese (youth). ^[3]

List of tournaments

Men's

Year	Champion (average in final)	Score	Runner-up (average in final)	Total Prize Money	Champion	Runner-up
1991	Peter Locke	beat	Mark Holden	?	?	?
1992	Ronnie Baxter	beat	Chris Mason	?	?	?
1993	Ronnie Baxter	beat	Paul Whitworth	?	?	?
1994	Chris Mason	beat	Andy Jenkins	?	?	?
1995	Richie Burnett	beat	Sean Palfrey	?	?	?
1996	Richie Burnett	beat	Colin Monk	?	?	?
1997	Martin Adams	beat	Ian White	?	?	?
1998	Chris Bailey	beat	Gary Spedding		1000	450
1999	Richie Burnett	beat	Martin Adams	?	?	?
2000	Steve Coote	beat	Gary Spedding	?	?	?
2001	Ritchie Davies	beat	Mitchell Crooks	?	?	?
2002	Paul Carter	beat	Darryl Fitton	?	?	?
2003	Ken Thomas	beat	Tony O'Shea	?	?	?
2004	Alan Green	5-3	Robbie Green	£5,000	£2,500	£800
2005	Mike Veitch (88.71)	4-1	Tony Eccles (85.65)	£5,000	£2,500	£800
2006	Darryl Fitton (82.26)	2-0	Michael van Gerwen (82.44)	£5,000	£2,500	£800
2007	Mark Webster	4-1	Ian White	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2008	Garry Thompson	4-1	Joey ten Berge	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2009	Tony O'Shea	5-2	Alan Norris	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2010	Jamie Lewis	5-4	Scott Marsh	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2012	Stephen Bunting	5-4	Gary Stone	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2013 [4]	James Wilson	6-4	Glen Durrant	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2019	Dave Parletti	6–4	Martin Adams	£7,600	£3,000	£1,200
2021	Thibault Tricole 96.30	6 – 2	Jim Williams 95.27	£4,200	£2,000	£800
2022	Barry Copeland 84.87	6 – 5	Graham Hall 84.25	£5,320	£1,500	£750
2023	Connor Levett 81.83	5 – 4	Antony Allen 77.87	£9,000	£3,000	£1,200
2024				£5,040	£1,500	£700

Women's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1998	Denise Cassidy	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	£1,000	£500	£250	Showdome, Porthcawl
2002	Sally Smith	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl
2004	Jan Robbins	n/a	5 – 0	Emma Pearce	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Trina Gulliver	78.75	4 – 1	Clare Bywaters	73.68	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Julie Gore	65.94	3 – 2	Linda Hindmarch	60.09	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	beat	Lorraine Abley	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Francis Hoenselaar (2)	n/a	3 – 0	Dee Bateman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	Dee Bateman	n/a	4 – 2	Stephanie Smee	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Lisa Ashton	n/a	4 – 2	Julie Gore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	4 – 2	Karen Lawman	n/a	£2,080	£800	£400
2013	Deta Hedman	n/a	5 – 3	Fallon Sherrock	n/a	£2,080	£800	£400
2019	Beau Greaves	83.52	5 – 2	Anastasia Dobromyslova	69.39	£2,500	£1,000	£500	Pontins, Prestatyn
2021	Beau Greaves (2)	71.27	5 – 2	Kirsty Hutchinson	65.29	£2,500	£1,000	£500
2022	Fallon Sherrock	80.14	5 – 4	Rhian O'Sullivan	78.01	£2,285	£750	£375
2023	Beau Greaves (3)	87.35	5 – 1	Noa-Lynn van Leuven	77.38	£2,600	£1,000	£400
2024						£2,170	£750	£350	Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

Youth's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
2013	Kallum Graham	n/a	beat	Casey Gallagher	n/a	–	–	–	Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl
2019	Lewy Williams	n/a	3 – 1	James Beeton	n/a	£200	£100	£50	Pontins, Prestatyn
2021	Luke Littler	83.50	4 – 0	Ieuan Halsall	69.75	£200	£100	£50
2022	Luke Littler (2)	103.68	4 – 2	Kieran Thompson	83.67	£200	£100	£50
2023	Thomas Banks	78.67	4 – 2	Daniel Stephenson	73.69	£200	£100	£50
2024						£200	£100	£50	Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

See also

• List of BDO ranked tournaments

References

1. "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Men". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
2. "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
3. "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
4. "2013 Welsh Classic Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. Retrieved 8 August 2016.