England Classic

Last updated
BDO England Classic
Tournament information
VenueIlfracombe Holiday Park
Location Ilfracombe
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Established2009
Organisation(s) WDF
FormatLegs
Current champion(s)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Robert Owen (men's)
Flag of England.svg   Beau Greaves (women's)

The England Classic tournament [1] is a darts tournament that has been held since 2009.

Contents

List of winners

Men's

YearChampionScoreRunner-upTotal
Prize Money
ChampionRunner-up
2009 Flag of England.svg Scott Mitchell beat Flag of England.svg Steve Douglas £6,500£2,500£1,000
2010 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 6–0 Flag of England.svg Tony West £6,500£2,500£1,000
2011 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 6–4 Flag of England.svg Jamie Robinson£6,500£2,500£1,000
2012 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 6–5 Flag of England.svg Scott Waites £7,600£3,000£1,200
2013 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 6–5 Flag of England.svg James Wilson £7,600£3,000£1,200
2014 Flag of England.svg Mark McGeeney 6–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Harms £7,600£3,000£1,200
2015 Flag of England.svg   Glen Durrant 106.506–2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 94.89£9,300£3,500£1,500
2016 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6–3 Flag of England.svg Scott Baker £9,300£3,500£1,500
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jeffrey Sparidaans 92.876–3 Flag of England.svg   Paul Hogan 81.12£9,300£3,500£1,500
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Harms 5–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jim Williams £10,100£3,500£1,500
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wesley Harms 86.935–2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny 84.79£10,100£3,500£1,500
2022 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Robert Owen 91.456–5Flag placeholder.svg  Dan Perry 90.39£10,905£2,650£1,325

Women's

YearChampionScoreRunner-upTotal
Prize Money
ChampionRunner-up
2009 Flag of England.svg Trina Gulliver beat Flag of England.svg Rhonda West
2010 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman 4–1 Flag of England.svg Trish Kidd
2011 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Julie Gore 4–2 Flag of England.svg Lorraine Winstanley
2012 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman 4–3 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton
2013 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman 4–3 Flag of England.svg Trina Gulliver
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 4–2 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman
2015 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton 5–2 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova
2016 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton 5–2 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman
2017 Flag of England.svg Lorraine Winstanley 5–2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhian Griffiths
2018 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 4–2 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman £3,400£1,200£500
2019 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 5–2 Flag of England.svg Deta Hedman £3,400£1,200£500
2022 Flag of England.svg Beau Greaves 5–0 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton £4,790£1,325£665

Tournament records

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