Welsh Open (darts)

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Venue	Ebbw Vale (1974–1985) Butlin's Barry Island (1986) Pontins (1987–current)
Location	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Established	1974
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£23,120
Month(s) Played	May
Current champion(s)
Martyn Turner (men's)  Beau Greaves (women's)  Thomas Banks (boys)  Paige Pauling (girls)

The Welsh Open^[1] is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1974. In 2008 the tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time on Setanta Sports as part of the BDO's new Grand Prix series. From 1987 the event has been staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. The singles tournaments are sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and Pontins sponsor the other events.

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1974	David Jones	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ebbw Vale
1975	Leighton Rees	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1976	Alan Evans	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1977	Eric Bristow	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1978	Tony Brown	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1979	Eric Bristow (2)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1980	Ceri Morgan	n/a	2 – 0	Wayne Locke	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Diamond Theatre Club, Caerphilly
1981	Eric Bristow (3)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ebbw Vale
1982	John Lowe	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1983	Dave Whitcombe	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1984	Eric Bristow (4)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1985	David Lee	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1986	Cliff Lazarenko	n/a	beat	Bob Anderson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Butlin's Barry Island, Barry Island
1987	Peter Masson	n/a	beat	Chris Johns	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
1988	Steve Gittins	n/a	beat	Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	Chris Dalton	n/a	beat	Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	Kevin Kenny	n/a	beat	Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	Ronnie Baxter	n/a	2 – 1	Marshall James	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Dennis Priestley	n/a	2 – 1	Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	Ronnie Baxter (2)	n/a	beat	Dave Askew	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	Richie Burnett	n/a	beat	Andy Jenkins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Richie Burnett (2)	90.42	2 – 1	Martin Adams	89.82	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	Nicky Turner	n/a	beat	Alan Brown	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Marshall James	86.19	2 – 1	Ian Roe	82.98	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	Steve Alker	n/a	2 – 0	Colin Monk	n/a	£2,640	£1,200	£500
1999	Andy Smith	n/a	beat	Ronnie Baxter	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	John Walton	n/a	beat	Peter Allen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	Gary Anderson	n/a	2 – 0	John Walton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Andy Fordham	n/a	2 – 0	Ian Jones	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Ian Brand	85.62	2 – 0	Ritchie Davies	82.26	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	Tony Ridler	83.28	2 – 1	Tony West	81.21	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Per Laursen	82.68	2 – 0	Kees Slokkers	73.08	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Michael van Gerwen	104.49	2 – 0	Gary Anderson	95.25	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Mark Webster	97.29	2 – 0	Scott Waites	82.11	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Gary Anderson (2)	n/a	4 – 0	Mark Webster	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	Ross Montgomery	n/a	3 – 0	Mark Barilli	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Paul Jennings	n/a	2 – 1	Toon Greebe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Ross Montgomery (2)	n/a	2 – 1	Martin Phillips	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Tony Bradley	n/a	6 – 5	Tony O'Shea	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Stephen Bunting	n/a	6 – 5	Robbie Green	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Martin Adams	n/a	6 – 2	Gary Robson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Glen Durrant	n/a	6 – 1	Scott Waites	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	Scott Mitchell	n/a	6 – 5	Glen Durrant	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	Glen Durrant (2)	93.81	6 – 4	Scott Waites	90.30	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	Michael Warburton	n/a	6 – 3	Andy Hamilton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	Martijn Kleermaker	n/a	6 – 5	Jim Williams	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	Cameron Menzies	91.09	6 – 0	James Hurrell	75.36	£16,080	£4,000	£2,000
2022	Luke Littler	93.71	6 – 2	Wes Newton	89.93	£12,140	£3,000	£1,500
2023	Martyn Turner	76.50	5 – 3	Cliff Prior	71.86	£9,000	£3,000	£1,200
2024	Andy Davidson	90.24	5 – 1	Matthew Edgar	81.06	£5,040	£1,500	£700	Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1990	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	beat	Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
1991	Jane Stubbs	n/a	beat	Elsie Halligan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Sue Edwards	n/a	beat	Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	Deta Hedman	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	Deta Hedman (2)	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Sandra Greatbatch (2)	n/a	beat	Deta Hedman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	Anne Kirk	n/a	beat	Crissy Manley	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Trina Gulliver	n/a	beat	Mandy Solomons	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	beat	Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	Anne Kirk (2)	n/a	beat	Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	Crissy Manley	n/a	beat	Apylee Jones	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	Carina Ekberg	n/a	beat	Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Trina Gulliver (2)	n/a	beat	Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Trina Gulliver (3)	n/a	beat	Louise Hepburn	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	Trina Gulliver (4)	n/a	beat	Jan Robbins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Trina Gulliver (5)	n/a	beat	Lisa Ashton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Trina Gulliver (6)	n/a	beat	Julie Gore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Trina Gulliver (7)	n/a	beat	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	3 – 0	Louise Carroll	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	Julie Gore	n/a	3 – 0	Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Trina Gulliver (8)	n/a	4 – 3	Karin ten Kate	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Deta Hedman (3)	(n/a	4 – 1	Karen Lawman	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2012	Deta Hedman (4)	n/a	4 – 3	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2013	Aileen de Graaf	n/a	5 – 1	Julie Gore	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2014	Anastasia Dobromyslova (2)	n/a	5 – 2	Deta Hedman	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2015	Lisa Ashton	n/a	5 – 4	Lorraine Winstanley	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2016	Deta Hedman (5)	n/a	5 – 4	Sharon Prins	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2017	Lorraine Winstanley	83.52	5 – 4	Lisa Ashton	81.66	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2018	Deta Hedman (6)	n/a	5 – 2	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2019	Beau Greaves	n/a	5 – 3	Lisa Ashton	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2021	Kirsty Hutchinson	73.70	5 – 4	Beau Greaves	77.96	£7,040	£2,000	£1,000
2022	Beau Greaves (2)	93.53	5 – 4	Fallon Sherrock	92.44	£5,320	£1,500	£750
2023	Beau Greaves (3)	77.45	5 – 3	Rhian O'Sullivan	79.90	£2,600	£1,000	£400
2024	Beau Greaves (4)	72.31	5 – 4	Rhian O'Sullivan	74.48	£2,600	£1,000	£400

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
2012	Conor Mayes	n/a	beat	Isaac Weaver	n/a	–	–	–	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019	James Beeton	n/a	beat	Maison Wilson	n/a	–	–	–
2021	Luke Littler	96.97	4 – 0	Cayden Smith	74.00	–	–	–
2022	Luke Littler (2)	83.50	4 – 0	Cayden Smith	56.74	–	–	–
2023	Thomas Banks	74.22	3 – 0	Fabian Topper	57.35	£200	£100	£50
2024	Jack Nankervis	80.39	4 – 3	Jenson Walker	84.29	£200	£100	£50

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
2012	Josie Paterson	n/a	beat	Cody Hepburn	n/a	–	–	–	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019	Beau Greaves	n/a	beat	Tamzin Parr	n/a	–	–	–
2021	Eleanor Cairns	58.21	4 – 1	Ella Williams	51.34	–	–	–
2022	Paige Pauling	66.63	4 – 2	Amy Evans	60.95	–	–	–
2023	Paige Pauling (2)	73.12	4 – 2	Sophie McKinlay	69.37	£200	£100	£50

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