2023 World Seniors Darts Championship

The 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship) was the second World Seniors Darts Championship organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. It took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 9 and 12 February 2023. The event was open to players over the age of 50, except current PDC Tour Card holders. The tournament was expanded from 24 to 32 players.[1]

2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–12 February 2023
VenueCircus Tavern
LocationPurfleet
Country England
Organisation(s)World Seniors Darts Tour
FormatSets
Prize fund£80,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout167  Kevin Painter
(semi-finals)
Champion(s)
 Robert Thornton
«2022 2024»

Robert Thornton, the defending champion after winning the 2022 inaugural tournament, successfully defended his title to become back to back World Senior Champion.

Prize money

The prize fund for the event was £80,000, with £30,000 going to the champion.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £80,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £13,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,000
Second round (8) £1,000
First round (16) £750

Qualifiers

The first players announced to take part in the event were Robert Thornton, Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, John Part, Trina Gulliver and Keith Deller.[1]

Three more invited players were announced in October, Mark Dudbridge,[3] Co Stompé[4] and Chris Mason. Mason previously stated that he would rather qualify by the open qualifications, but after an impressive start in the MODUS Super Series tournaments, he accepted his spot as an invited player.[5]

In early November, five more players were announced. The group of competitors has been enlarged by Roland Scholten, Peter Manley, Terry Jenkins, Ronnie Baxter and Les Wallace.[6] Glen Durrant received an invitation to take part in this tournament after his official retirement from a professional career.[7]

More contestants were announced in December. The invitation to participate in the tournament was accepted by Bob Anderson, Larry Butler, David Cameron, Neil Duff, Kevin Painter, Tony O'Shea and Darryl Fitton.[8] Two days later, the seed list was announced.[9]

    Draw
    First round
    (best of 5 sets)
    9–10 February
    [10]         		Second round
    (best of 5 sets)
    11 February
    [10]         		Quarter-finals
    (best of 5 sets)
    12 February
    [10]         		Semi-finals
    (best of 5 sets)
    12 February         		Final
    (best of 9 sets)
    12 February
                   
    1  Robert Thornton 93.66 3
     Roland Scholten 73.55 0
    1  Robert Thornton 90.43 3
     Scott Mitchell 84.73 0
    16  Peter Manley 69.14 0
     Scott Mitchell 83.58 3
    1  Robert Thornton 98.72 3
    8  Neil Duff 89.67 1
    8  Neil Duff 88.99 3
    RQ  Lisa Ashton 87.07 2
    8  Neil Duff 88.79 3
    9  Keith Deller 75.27 0
    9  Keith Deller 75.07 3
    Q  Michael Huntley 74.41 2
    1  Robert Thornton 89.50 3
    12  Kevin Painter 80.15 0
    4  Glen Durrant 76.65 0
     Mark Dudbridge 89.08 3
     Mark Dudbridge 88.65 3
    13  Terry Jenkins 88.74 1
    13  Terry Jenkins 88.89 3
     Chris Mason 81.84 2
     Mark Dudbridge 88.63 1
    12  Kevin Painter 89.10 3
    5  Trina Gulliver 75.30 0
    Q  Dennis Harbour 85.30 3
    Q  Dennis Harbour 85.16 0
    12  Kevin Painter 86.15 3
    12  Kevin Painter 86.69 3
     Ronnie Baxter 72.32 0
    1  Robert Thornton 90.57 5
    Q  Richie Howson 90.97 2
    2  Phil Taylor 82.36 3
    RQ  Colin McGarry 82.80 2
    2  Phil Taylor 83.93 3
    RQ  Darren Johnson 80.13 1
    15  Larry Butler 78.49 2
    RQ  Darren Johnson 81.29 3
    2  Phil Taylor 82.27 1
    Q  Richie Howson 87.28 3
    7  David Cameron 88.41 2
    Q  Richie Howson 84.22 3
    Q  Richie Howson 86.55 3
    RQ  Andy Jenkins 78.67 1
    10  Bob Anderson 74.41 0
    RQ  Andy Jenkins 83.93 3
    Q  Richie Howson 89.47 3
     Leonard Gates 87.99 1
    3  Martin Adams 78.62 3
    RQ  Dave Prins 77.59 1
    3  Martin Adams 87.17 0
     Leonard Gates 96.90 3
    14  Tony O'Shea 80.40 0
     Leonard Gates 85.19 3
       Leonard Gates 94.51 3
     Darryl Fitton 87.84 1
    6  John Part 73.65 3
     Co Stompé 69.31 2
    6  John Part 78.53 2
     Darryl Fitton 80.88 3
    11  Les Wallace 76.79 2
     Darryl Fitton 78.83 3

    Statistics

    Top averages

    This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

    # Player Round Average Result
    1Scotland Robert ThorntonQF98.72Won
    2United States Leonard GatesR296.90Won
    3United States Leonard Gates (2)QF94.51Won
    4Scotland Robert Thornton (2)R193.66Won
    5England Richie HowsonF90.97Lost
    6Scotland Robert Thornton (3)F90.57Won
    7Scotland Robert Thornton (4)R290.43Won
    8Northern Ireland Neil DuffQF89.67Lost
    9Scotland Robert Thornton (5)SF89.50Won
    10England Richie Howson (2)SF89.47Won

    Representation

    This table shows the number of players by country in the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. A total of seven nationalities were represented.

    England
    ENG    		 Scotland
    SCO    		 United States
    USA    		 Northern Ireland
    NIR    		 Canada
    CAN    		 Netherlands
    NED    		 Wales
    WAL    		 Total
    Final 11000002
    Semi-finals 21100004
    Quarter-finals 51110008
    Second round 1211110016
    First round 2122222132
    Total2122222132

    References
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    4. Gill, Samuel. "Stompé accepts invite to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
    5. Gill, Samuel. "Chris Mason accepts invite for World Seniors Darts Championship after impressive MODUS Super Series performance". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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