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 | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 9–12 February 2023 | ||
Venue | Circus Tavern | ||
Location | Purfleet | ||
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Organisation(s) | World Seniors Darts Tour | ||
Format | Sets | ||
Prize fund | £80,000 | ||
Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 ![]() (semi-finals) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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) | |
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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]
Seeded players
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Invited players
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Qualifiers
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World Seniors Tour ranking qualifiers
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics
Top averages
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
# | Player | Round | Average | Result |
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1 | ![]() | QF | 98.72 | Won |
2 | ![]() | R2 | 96.90 | Won |
3 | ![]() | QF | 94.51 | Won |
4 | ![]() | R1 | 93.66 | Won |
5 | ![]() | F | 90.97 | Lost |
6 | ![]() | F | 90.57 | Won |
7 | ![]() | R2 | 90.43 | Won |
8 | ![]() | QF | 89.67 | Lost |
9 | ![]() | SF | 89.50 | Won |
10 | ![]() | SF | 89.47 | Won |
Representation
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. A total of seven nationalities were represented.
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Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Second round | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
First round | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
References
- Gill, Samuel. "World Seniors Darts Championship set for Circus Tavern return as 2023 edition confirmed". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "2023 World Seniors Darts Championship prize money breakdown with £80,000 on offer". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Dudbridge accepts invite for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Stompé accepts invite to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Chris Mason accepts invite for World Seniors Darts Championship after impressive MODUS Super Series performance". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Wallace, Scholten, Jenkins, Manley and Baxter accept invitations for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Durrant announces next move after losing PDC Tour Card, accepts invitation to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Larry Butler accepts World Seniors Darts Championship invite, 22 out of 32 player field confirmed". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Gill, Samuel. "Seeds confirmed for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship: Defending champion Thornton, Taylor, Adams and Durrant top four". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "World Seniors Darts Championship 2023". DartConnect. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.