| Welsh Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Pontins |
| Location | Prestatyn |
| Country |  Wales |
| Established | 1981 |
| Organisation(s) | WDF |
| Format | Legs |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Barry Copeland (men's) Fallon Sherrock (women's) Luke Littler (youth's) | |
The Welsh Classic was a darts tournament held from 1981. [1]
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Total Prize Money | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Tony Ridler | 2–1 | Steve Brennan | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 1982 | Peter Locke | 2–1 | Malcolm Davies | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 1983 | Ceri Morgan | 2–0 | Alan Evans | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 1984 | Leighton Rees | 2–1 | John Walls | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 1985 | Tony Skuse | 2–1 | Wayne Lock | |||
| 1986 | Stephen Woodfield | 2–1 | Terry Collins | |||
| 1987 | Peter Locke | 2–0 | Brian Cairns | |||
| 1988 | Peter Locke | 2–1 | Stephen Woodfield | |||
| 1989 | Geraint Wilson | 2–0 | Terry Collins | |||
| 1990 | Peter Locke | 2–1 | John Gronow | |||
| 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 | ? | ? | ? |
| 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 [2] | Alan Green | 5-3 | Robbie Green | ? | ? | ? |
| 2005 [3] |  Mike Veitch (88.71) | 4-1 | Tony Eccles (85.65) | ? | ? | ? |
| 2006 [4] | Darryl Fitton (82.26) | 2-0 |  Michael van Gerwen (82.44) | ? | ? | ? |
| 2007 [5] | Mark Webster | 4-1 | Ian White | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2008 [6] | 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 [7] | James Wilson | 6-4 | Glen Durrant | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2019 | Dave Parletti | 6–4 | Martin Adams | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 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 |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
| 2002 | Sally Smith | n/a | beat | Sandra Greatbatch | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Park, Rhyl |
| 2004 | Jan Robbins | n/a | beat | Emma Pearce | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2005 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | beat | Clare Bywaters | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2006 | Julie Gore | n/a | beat | Linda Himdmarsch | n/a | 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 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2013 | Deta Hedman | n/a | 5 – 3 | Fallon Sherrock | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Robin Hood Holiday Park, Rhyl |
| 2019 | Lewis Williams | n/a | 3 – 1 | James Beeton | n/a | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 | Pontins, Prestatyn |
| 2021 | Luke Littler | 83.50 | 4 – 0 | Ieuan Halsall | 69.75 | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 | |
| 2022 | Luke Littler (2) | 103.68 | 4 – 2 | Kieran Thompson | 83.67 | – | – | – | |
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