World Masters (darts)

World Masters
Founded	1974
First season	1974
Organising body	BDO (1974–2019); WDF (2022, 2024–)
Country	England (1974–2019); Netherlands (2022); Hungary (2024)
Most recent; champion(s)	Wesley Plaisier ; Beau Greaves ; (2024)
Tournament format	Sets

Last updated January 15, 2025

The World Masters is a darts tournament, initially organised by the British Darts Organisation from 1974 and later by the World Darts Federation. It is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments. The tournament was originally sponsored by Phonogram before changing its sponsor in 1975 to darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was originally contested as the best of 5 legs (first to 3) before later transitioning to the set format.

The tournament was unseeded for most of its history and all players entered the main draw in the first round. Seedings were introduced for the first time in 2007 at the behest of the BBC to ensure the top players were present for the televised stages of the event. Thus, the top eight ranked players received a bye to the last-16.^[1]

After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020,^[2] the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Masters.^[3] In December 2020, it was announced that the 2021 tournament will be held at De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.^[4] This was then pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions.^[5] The new WDF version of the event changed the format from setplay to legplay for the first time, with significantly shorter matches.^[6] The event also moved to a biennial format.^[7] In 2024 a new host nation was announced as Budapest, Hungary was the host for the 2024 WDF World Masters.^[8] For 2025 the Professional Darts Corporation will rebrand their existing Masters tournament as the Winmau World Masters.^[9]

List of tournament finals

Men's World Masters

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Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc. (sets)	Runner-Up	F. Av	Prize Money			Venue	Sponsor
Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc. (sets)	Runner-Up	F. Av	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue	Sponsor
1974	Cliff Inglis	N/A	3 – 2	Harry Heenan	N/A	£800	£400	£200	West Centre Hotel, Fulham	Phonogram
1975	Alan Evans	N/A	3 – 1	David Jones	N/A	£2,000	£1,000	£500		Phonogram
1976	John Lowe	N/A	3 – 0	Phil Obbard	N/A	£2,000	£1,000	£500		Winmau
1977	Eric Bristow	75.90	3 – 1	Paul Reynolds	74.37	£3,000	£2,000	£500	Wembley Conference Centre
1978	Ronnie Davis	79.23	3 – 2	Tony Brown	82.65	£4,751	£3,001	£1,000
1979	Eric Bristow	81.93	2 – 0	Allan Hogg	72.00	£6,251	£4,001	£1,250
1980	John Lowe	84.69	2 – 0	Rab Smith	73.77	£6,251	£4,001	£1,250
1981	Eric Bristow	92.04	2 – 1	John Lowe	95.10	£7,800	£5,000	£1,500
1982	Dave Whitcombe	87.09	2 – 1	Jocky Wilson	80.40	£10,950	£7,500	£1,750	Rainbow Suite, Kensington
1983	Eric Bristow	87.90	2 – 1	Mike Gregory	87.90	£10,950	£7,500	£1,750
1984	Eric Bristow	101.16	3 – 1	Keith Deller	86.55	£13,100	£7,500	£3,000
1985	Dave Whitcombe	89.49	3 – 0	Ray Farrell	83.49	£15,000	£8,000	£3,000
1986	Bob Anderson	N/A	3 – 2	Bob Sinnaeve	N/A	£15,000	£8,000	£3,000
1987	Bob Anderson	94.26	3 – 1	John Lowe	90.81	£15,000	£8,000	£3,000
1988	Bob Anderson	87.51	3 – 2	John Lowe	85.11	£15,000	£8,000	£3,000
1989	Peter Evison	92.67	3 – 2	Eric Bristow	92.67	£9,600	£4,000	£2,000
1990	Phil Taylor	98.46	3 – 2	Jocky Wilson	91.85	£15,000	£8,000	£3,000	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991	Rod Harrington	89.88	3 – 2	Phil Taylor	92.94	£14,000	£7,000	£3,000	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1992	Dennis Priestley	102.27	3 – 2	Mike Gregory	100.14	£14,000	£7,000	£3,000	Earls Court, London
1993	Steve Beaton	87.57	3 – 1	Les Wallace	91.50	£14,000	£7,000	£3,000
1994	Richie Burnett	93.57	3 – 2	Steve Beaton	90.27	£14,000	£7,000	£3,000
1995	Erik Clarys	94.17	3 – 0	Richie Burnett	90.96	£13,100	£7,000	£2,500
1996	Colin Monk	92.70	3 – 2	Richie Burnett	91.71	£13,100	£7,000	£2,500	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997	Graham Hunt	88.89	3 – 2	Ronnie Baxter	91.26	£13,100	£7,000	£2,500	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1998	Les Wallace	90.72	3 – 2	Alan Warriner-Little	86.04	£14,100	£8,000	£2,500	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999	Andy Fordham	88.20	3 – 1	Wayne Jones	81.87	£14,100	£8,000	£2,500
2000	John Walton	90.75	3 – 2	Mervyn King	86.82	£14,100	£8,000	£2,500
2001	Raymond van Barneveld	95.64	4 – 2	Jarkko Komula	95.16	£14,100	£8,000	£2,500
2002	Mark Dudbridge	87.39	7 – 4	Tony West	82.50	£16,800	£10,000	£3,000	Bridlington Spa
2003	Tony West	93.60	7 – 6	Raymond van Barneveld	96.84	£16,800	£10,000	£3,000
2004	Mervyn King	97.86	7 – 6	Tony O'Shea	98.19	£21,800	£15,000	£3,000
2005	Raymond van Barneveld	94.71	7 – 3	Göran Klemme	87.45	£21,800	£15,000	£3,000
2006	Michael van Gerwen	94.50	7 – 5	Martin Adams	93.69	£23,800	£15,000	£3,000	Leisure World, Bridlington
2007	Robert Thornton	94.26	7 – 5	Darryl Fitton	95.28	£50,000	£25,000	£10,000	Leisure World, Bridlington
2008	Martin Adams	95.55	7 – 6	Scott Waites	97.26	£50,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bridlington Spa
2009	Martin Adams	90.15	7 – 6	Robbie Green	86.07	£53,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bridlington Spa
2010	Martin Adams	94.29	7 – 3	Stuart Kellett	90.99	£58,000	£25,000	£10,000	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011	Scott Waites	100.62	7 – 2	Dean Winstanley	95.85	£55,000	£25,000	£10,000	Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012	Stephen Bunting	94.86	7 – 4	Tony O'Shea	84.81	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013	Stephen Bunting	96.11	7 – 0	James Wilson	93.91	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014	Martin Phillips	89.67	7 – 3	Jamie Hughes	82.08	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015	Glen Durrant	93.22	7 – 3	Larry Butler	92.53	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016	Glen Durrant	92.46	6 – 3	Mark McGeeney	86.28	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017	Krzysztof Ratajski	97.57	6 – 1	Mark McGeeney	90.21	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018	Adam Smith-Neale	96.86	6 – 4	Glen Durrant	99.68	£60,000	£25,000	£10,000	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2019	John O'Shea ^[11]	88.89	6 – 4	Scott Waites	86.24	£49,500	£18,000	£7,500	Circus Tavern, Purfleet	One80, L-Style
2022	Wesley Plaisier	96.27	7 – 2 (legs)	Barry Copeland	95.93	€35,000	€10,000	€5,000	De Bonte Wever, Assen	Winmau
2024	Wesley Plaisier	96.33	7 – 3 (legs)	Kai Gotthardt	90.63	€35,000	€10,000	€5,000	Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Women's World Masters

Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc. (legs)	Runner-Up	F. Av	Prize Money			Venue	Sponsor
Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc. (legs)	Runner-Up	F. Av	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue	Sponsor
1982	Ann Marie Davies	76.50	3 – 0	Maureen Flowers	76.44	£2,500	£1,200	£500	Rainbow Suite, Kensington	Winmau
1983	Sonja Ralphs	N/A	3 – 1	Lil Coombes	N/A	£2,500	£1,200	£500
1984	Kathy Wones	50.67	3 – 0	Sandy Earnshaw	47.97	£2,500	£1,200	£500
1985	Lilian Barnett	59.88	3 – 1	Sonja Ralphs	50.97	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1986	Kathy Wones	N/A	3 – 1	Jayne Kempster	N/A	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1987	Ann Thomas	62.13	3 – 2	Cathie McCulloch	62.22	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1988	Mandy Solomons	84.39	3 – 1	Maureen Flowers	81.72	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1989	Mandy Solomons	86.64	3 – 1	Sharon Colclough	77.25	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1990	Rhian Speed	N/A	3 – 1	Deta Hedman	N/A	£3,300	£1,500	£600	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991	Sandy Reitan	N/A	3 – 0	Hege Løkken	N/A	£3,300	£1,500	£600	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1992	Leeanne Maddock	N/A	3 – 2	Sandra Greatbatch	N/A	£3,300	£1,500	£600	Earls Court, London
1993	Mandy Solomons	N/A	3 – 1	Kathy Maloney	N/A	£3,300	£1,500	£600
1994	Deta Hedman	76.20	3 – 2	Mandy Solomons	69.09	£4,000	£1,600	£800
1995	Sharon Colclough	73.14	3 – 1	Stacy Bromberg	75.33	£3,600	£1,400	£700
1996	Sharon Douglas	57.00	3 – 1	Heike Ernst	63.45	£3,600	£1,400	£700	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997	Mandy Solomons	68.16	3 – 1	Sandra Greatbatch	59.67	£3,600	£1,400	£700	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1998	Karen Lawman	78.33	3 – 2	Trina Gulliver	70.05	£4,200	£2,000	£700	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
1999	Francis Hoenselaar	95.04	3 – 1	Trina Gulliver	97.56	£5,200	£3,000	£700
2000	Trina Gulliver	85.77	3 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar	83.55	£5,200	£3,000	£700
2001	Anne Kirk	70.44	4 – 0	Marilyn Popp	60.39	£5,200	£3,000	£700
2002	Trina Gulliver	68.10	4 – 1	Karen Lawman	64.38	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003	Trina Gulliver	76.02	4 – 3	Crissy Howat	73.86	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000
2004	Trina Gulliver	96.84	4 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar	81.21	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000
2005	Trina Gulliver	90.81	4 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar	71.88	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000
2006	Francis Hoenselaar	76.56	4 – 3	Karin Krappen	77.94	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Leisure World, Bridlington
2007	Karin Krappen	73.92	4 – 3	Karen Lawman	75.90	£10,000	£5,000	£1,500	Leisure World, Bridlington
2008	Francis Hoenselaar	77.25	4 – 3	Anastasia Dobromyslova	77.22	£10,000	£5,000	£1,500	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009	Linda Ithurralde	68.10	4 – 3	Trina Gulliver	67.83	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2010	Julie Gore	70.41	4 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar	74.46	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011	Lisa Ashton	71.13	4 – 1	Trina Gulliver	69.48	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012	Julie Gore	78.24	4 – 1	Deta Hedman	78.21	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013	Deta Hedman	76.38	4 – 1	Rachel Brooks	66.58	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014	Anastasia Dobromyslova	74.67	4 – 1	Fallon Sherrock	72.00	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015	Aileen de Graaf	82.50	5 – 4	Lisa Ashton	83.79	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016	Trina Gulliver	63.79	5 – 2	Deta Hedman	64.94	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017	Lorraine Winstanley	76.89	5 – 2	Corrine Hammond	72.78	£6,200	£3,000	£1,000	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018	Lisa Ashton	84.17	5 – 2	Casey Gallagher	77.46	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2019	Lisa Ashton	85.50	5 – 4	Anastasia Dobromyslova	82.76	£10,500	£5,000	£2,000	Circus Tavern, Purfleet	One80, L-Style
2022	Beau Greaves	80.52	6 – 0	Almudena Fajardo	74.40	€15,000	€5,000	€2,000	De Bonte Wever, Assen	Winmau
2024	Beau Greaves	92.97	6 – 0	Rhian O'Sullivan	73.34	€15,000	€5,000	€2,000	Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

World Youth Masters

Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Prize Money			Venue	Sponsor
Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue	Sponsor
1986	Harith Lim	N/A	3–0	Rowan Barry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Rainbow Suite, Kensington	Winmau
1987	Sean Bell	N/A	3–1	Mark Day	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1988	Sean Dowling	N/A	3–2	Paul Linwood	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1989	Dennis Beisser	N/A	3–1	Peter van Tilburg	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990	Craig Clancy	N/A	3–2	Lee Murphy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1991	Michael Barnard	N/A	3–1	Leeanne Maddock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London
1992	Leeanne Maddock	N/A	3–1	Christian Lechtken	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earls Court, London
1993	Jamie Caven	N/A	3–1	Lee Palfreyman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1994	Steven de Brucker	N/A	3–0	Lee Palfreyman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1995	Martin Whatmough	75.15	3–0	Nick Hjortoft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	Carsten Hoffmann	N/A	3–2	Steve Smith	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1997	Aaron Turner	N/A	3–1	Leon Womack	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London
1998	Paul Higgins	N/A	3–2	Keith Rooney	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green

Boys' World Masters

Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Prize Money			Venue	Sponsor
Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue	Sponsor
1999	Martin Brown	67.77	3–2	Daniel Moreira	71.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green	Winmau
2000	Danny Ballard	N/A	3–0	Ian Turner	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	Stephen Bunting	N/A	3–0	Jose Manuel Rodriguez	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	Shaun McDonald	N/A	3–1	Richard Dunlop	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003	Kirk Shepherd	72.42	4–0	Jeroen Verhoeven	68.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	Oskar Lukasiak	N/A	4–1	Johnny Nijs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	Johnny Nijs	84.09	4–1	Sven van Dun	83.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	Maarten Pape	75.84	4–1	Jan Dekker	71.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Leisure World, Bridlington
2007	Shaun Griffiths	85.89	4–0	Michael Smith	71.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	Leisure World, Bridlington
2008	Shaun Griffiths	89.31	4–2	Jamie Lewis	89.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009	Jamie Lewis	N/A	4–1	Jeffrey Stigter	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2010	Reece Robinson	N/A	4–1	Kurtis Atkins	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011	Jimmy Hendriks	82.11	4–2	Jake Jones	74.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012	Jeffrey de Zwaan	77.04	4–3	Kenny Neyens	74.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013	Shaun Lovett	75.15	4–2	Colin Roelofs	80.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014	Colin Roelofs	81.33	4–1	Callan Rydz	84.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015	Justin van Tergouw	81.45	4–2	Joshua Richardson	73.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016	Justin van Tergouw	79.62	4–1	Owen Maiden	70.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017	Nico Blum	76.60	4–3	Keane Barry	79.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018	Jurjen van der Velde	89.04	4–3	Keane Barry	80.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2019	Keane Barry	91.44	4–3	Charlie Manby	76.98	£0	£0	£0	Circus Tavern, Purfleet	One80, L-Style
2022	Luke Littler	90.06	6–4	Peter Stewart	82.73	€1,280	€500	€250	De Bonte Wever, Assen	Winmau
2024	Lex Paeshuyse	88.01	6 – 1	Mason Teese	86.08	€2,000	€800	€400	Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Girls' World Masters

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Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Prize Money			Venue	Sponsor
Year	Champion	F. Av	Sc.	Runner-Up	F. Av	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue	Sponsor
1999	Janine Gough	53.07	3–1	Carly Ellis	51.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green	Winmau
2000	Janine Gough (2)	68.32	3–0	Anastasia Dobromyslova	61.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	Anastasia Dobromyslova	65.52	3–1	Jeanet Thomassen	62.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	Lynsey McDonald	N/A	3–1	Nancy Tobi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2003	Stevie Riggs	46.20	4–2	Samantha Petchey	45.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	Irene Adrianova	N/A	4–2	Chantal Snijders	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	Laura Tye	67.05	4–2	Carla Molema	65.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	Kimberley Lewis	63.24	4–2	Thea Kaaijk	67.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Leisure World, Bridlington
2007	Kimberley Lewis (2)	69.33	4–2	Lorraine Hyde	57.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Leisure World, Bridlington
2008	Linda Oden	N/A	4–0	Lynn Poolen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2009	Zoe Jones	69.27	4–1	Emily Davidson	55.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
2010	Zoe Jones (2)	N/A	4–0	Sara Rosen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2011	Emily Davidson	63.27	4–0	Alannah Waters	59.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull
2012	Fallon Sherrock	N/A	4–1	Anne-Kathrin Wigmann	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2013	Casey Gallagher	75.15	4–0	Kayleigh O'Neill	55.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2014	Robyn Byrne	58.38	4–0	Beau Greaves	47.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2015	Danielle Ashton	46.38	4–1	Rebecca Graham	45.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
2016	Veronika Koroleva	61.86	4–3	Beau Greaves	65.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green
2017	Beau Greaves	63.96	4–0	Katie Sheldon	60.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2018	Beau Greaves (2)	76.10	4–0	Hayley Crowley	67.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
2019	Katie Sheldon	63.96	4–3	Sophie McKinlay	63.42	£0	£0	£0	Circus Tavern, Purfleet	One80, L-Style
2022	Paige Pauling	71.42	5–2	Iida Lanko	67.89	€515	€250	€125	De Bonte Wever, Assen	Winmau
2024	Paige Pauling(2)	69.58	5 – 0	Nicole Gal	57.85	€800	€400	€200	Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, Budapest

Records

Most men's tournament wins 5 - Eric Bristow.

Bob Anderson and Martin Adams have both won 3 times (also both achieving 'hat tricks' by winning in three consecutive years), while Dave Whitcombe, John Lowe, Raymond van Barneveld, Stephen Bunting, Glen Durrant and Wesley Plaisier have all won the Masters twice.

Youngest champion Michael van Gerwen (2006) aged 17 years, 174 days, who eclipsed the record of Eric Bristow

Double Champion Leeanne Maddock (1992) aged 17 years won both the youth title and the women's title.

Joint World Championship & Masters Champions Only seven players have ever won the World Masters and the World Championship in the same season. Eric Bristow achieved the feat three times (1979 Masters 1980 World, 1983–84 and 1984–85). Bob Anderson (1987–88), Richie Burnett (1994–95), John Walton (2000–01), Martin Adams (2009–10 and 2010–11), Stephen Bunting (2013–14) and Glen Durrant (2016–17) were the others. There have been two other instances of players holding both championships at the same time (Phil Taylor 1990 and Raymond van Barneveld 2005) - but these were not during the same season which is considered to end with the World Championship.

Not Dropping A Set Stephen Bunting's 2013 win was achieved without dropping a set.

There are 15 players who have won the Masters and the BDO World Championship during their careers: John Lowe, Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestley, Richie Burnett, Steve Beaton, Raymond van Barneveld, Les Wallace, John Walton, Andy Fordham, Martin Adams, Scott Waites, Stephen Bunting, and Glen Durrant. Additionally, Michael van Gerwen won the Masters in 2006 and has since won the PDC World Championship three times, but not the BDO World Championship.

Media coverage

1974–1988 ITV
1989 Not broadcast
1990 The Sports Channel (part of the short-lived satellite TV service BSB)
1991–1992 Sky Sports
1993–1994 Wire TV
1995 L!VE TV (highlights on the ITV night time programme 'Sport AM' as well as on the HTV Wales programme 'Top Sport')
1996–2000 Eurosport
2001–2010 BBC
2011–2012 ESPN
2013–2015 Eurosport
2016 Premier Sports
2017 Eurosport
2018 No TV Broadcaster (streamed on YouTube and Winmau TV)
2019 Eurosport
2022 No TV Broadcaster (streamed on YouTube)
2024 Sport 1 & Sport 2 (Hungary) & Streamed on YouTube
2025 ITV4

The 2011 tournament was also shown in the United States for the first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.^[16]

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References

↑ Chaplin, Patrick (2012). 180! : fascinating darts facts. Stroud. p. 92. ISBN 9780752486116.
↑ "BDO era comes to an end as counties join UKDA". Dartsnews.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
↑ "The World Darts Federation are delighted to announce the launch of the WDF World Masters, with its first edition set to take place in the Netherlands, 2–5 December 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
↑ "World Masters Cancelled Again, New Attempt In December 2022". Darts News. 3 September 2021.
↑ "2022 Winmau World Masters Updated Information". World Darts Federation. 1 December 2022.
↑ "WDF World Masters to return in 2024". World Darts Federation. 3 July 2023.
↑ "Budapest Calling – the 2024 WDF World Masters is coming to Hungary". World Darts Federation. 18 May 2024.
↑ Phillips, Josh (28 October 2024). "Winmau World Masters to return as PDC event undergoes radical rebrand". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
↑ "World Masters". Winmau. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
↑ Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Master O'Shea wins to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.
↑ "Girls Averages 2013". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Girls Averages 2011". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Girls Averages 2009". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "2014 Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "World Masters goes Statesides". BDO. 2 August 2011.

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[1] Chaplin, Patrick (2012). 180! : fascinating darts facts. Stroud. p. 92. ISBN 9780752486116.

[2] "BDO era comes to an end as counties join UKDA". Dartsnews.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[3] "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[4] "The World Darts Federation are delighted to announce the launch of the WDF World Masters, with its first edition set to take place in the Netherlands, 2–5 December 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[5] "World Masters Cancelled Again, New Attempt In December 2022". Darts News. 3 September 2021.

[6] "2022 Winmau World Masters Updated Information". World Darts Federation. 1 December 2022.

[7] "WDF World Masters to return in 2024". World Darts Federation. 3 July 2023.

[8] "Budapest Calling – the 2024 WDF World Masters is coming to Hungary". World Darts Federation. 18 May 2024.

[9] Phillips, Josh (28 October 2024). "Winmau World Masters to return as PDC event undergoes radical rebrand". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

[10] "World Masters". Winmau. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[11] Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Master O'Shea wins to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.

[12] "Girls Averages 2013". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[13] "Girls Averages 2011". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[14] "Girls Averages 2009". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[15] "2014 Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[16] "World Masters goes Statesides". BDO. 2 August 2011.

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