Italian Grand Masters | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Grand Hotel Bologna |
Location | Pieve di Cento |
Country | Italy |
Established | 2009 (Italian Grand Masters) 2018 (Italian Open) |
Organisation(s) | WDF Silver and Bronze category |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | €12,370 |
Month(s) Played | November |
Current champion(s) | |
Richard Veenstra (men's grand master) Chris Landman (men's open) Maria O'Brien (women's grand master) Maria O'Brien (women's open) |
The Italian Grand Masters is a darts tournament held in Pieve di Cento, Italy, currently sanctioned by the World Darts Federation. It was established in 2009, being the most important darts tournament held in Italy. It was jointly held with the Italian Open the same weekend.
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2009 | Cyril Blot | n/a | beat | Marco Apollonio | n/a | €1,610 | €500 | €250 | Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento |
2010 | Franco Bertini | n/a | 5 – 2 | Luca Catallo | n/a | €2,000 | €750 | €430 | |
2011 | Max Hopp | n/a | 6 – 5 | Luca Catallo | n/a | €2,000 | €750 | €430 | |
2012 | Mer-Cabril Allarce | n/a | 6 – 2 | Trevor Perry | n/a | €2,050 | €750 | €400 | |
2013 | Martin Barratt | n/a | 6 – 4 | Luca Catallo | n/a | €2,050 | €750 | €400 | |
2014 | Matthew Medhurst | n/a | 6 – 3 | Marco Apollonio | n/a | €2,400 | €800 | €400 | |
2015 | Norbert Attard | n/a | 6 – 3 | Godfrey Abela | n/a | €2,400 | €800 | €400 | |
2016 | Wesley Harms | n/a | 6 – 1 | Martin Adams | n/a | €4,800 | €1,600 | €800 | |
2017 | Wesley Harms (2) | n/a | 6 – 1 | Michael Unterbuchner | n/a | €8,400 | €2,400 | €1,200 | |
2018 | Wesley Harms (3) | n/a | 6 – 4 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | n/a | €8,400 | €2,400 | €1,200 | |
2019 | Ross Montgomery | n/a | 6 – 3 | Wesley Harms | n/a | €8,500 | €2,500 | €1,200 | |
2021 [1] | Richard Veenstra | 87.48 | 5 – 3 | James Hurrell | n/a | €5,600 | €1,600 | €800 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2010 | Laura Ariani | n/a | 4 – 2 | Giada Ciofi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento |
2011 | Giada Ciofi | n/a | 5 – 0 | Barbara Osti | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2012 | Barbara Osti | n/a | 5 – 1 | Veleda Gaiga | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2013 | Samantha Piccolo | n/a | 5 – 2 | Giovanna Novelli | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2014 | Annette Lord | n/a | 5 – 3 | Giada Ciofi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2015 | Giada Ciofi (2) | n/a | 5 – 4 | Talita Biagetti | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2016 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | 5 – 4 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2017 | Deta Hedman | n/a | 5 – 2 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2018 | Aileen de Graaf (2) | n/a | 5 – 0 | Paula Jacklin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2019 | Laura Turner | n/a | 5 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2021 [2] | Maria O'Brien | 65.88 | 5 – 1 | Priscilla Steenbergen | n/a | €2,400 | €800 | €400 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2018 | Martin Adams | n/a | 6 – 5 | Ricardo Perez | n/a | €3,600 | €1,000 | €500 | Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento |
2019 | Tony Martin | n/a | 6 – 2 | Thibault Tricole | n/a | €3,650 | €1,250 | €600 | |
2021 [3] | Chris Landman | 84.33 | 5 – 2 | Richard Veenstra | n/a | €3,080 | €1,000 | €500 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2018 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | 5 – 1 | Paula Jacklin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento |
2019 | Aileen de Graaf (2) | n/a | 5 – 3 | Laura Turner | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2021 [4] | Maria O'Brien | n/a | 4 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | €1,290 | €500 | €250 |
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