2023 World Seniors Darts Championship Explained

Tournament Name:2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship
Dates:9–12 February 2023
Venue:Circus Tavern
Location:Purfleet
Organisation:World Seniors Darts Tour
Format:Sets
Prize Fund:£80,000
Winners Share:£30,000
High Checkout:
(semi-finals)
Prev:2022
Next:2024

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]

Robert Thornton, the defending champion after winning the inaugural tournament in 2022, successfully defended his title by beating Richie Howson 5–2 in the final.

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)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £30,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £13,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £4,500
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,000
Second roundalign=center (8)align=center £1,000
First roundalign=center (16)align=center £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.

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

  1. (champion)
  2. (quarter-finals)
  3. (second round)
  4. (first round)
  5. (first round)
  6. (second round)
  7. (first round)
  8. (quarter-finals)
  9. (second round)
  10. (first round)
  11. (first round)
  12. (semi-finals)
  13. (second round)
  14. (first round)
  15. (first round)
  16. (first round)

Invited players

Qualifiers

World Seniors Tour ranking qualifiers

Statistics

Top averages

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

PlayerRoundAverageResult
1 QF 98.72 Won
2 R2 96.90 Won
3 Leonard Gates (2) QF 94.51 Won
4 Robert Thornton (2) R1 93.66 Won
5 F 90.97 Lost
6 Robert Thornton (3) F 90.57 Won
7 Robert Thornton (4) R2 90.43 Won
8 QF 89.67 Lost
9 SF 89.50 Won
10 Richie Howson (2) 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.


ENG
SCO
USA
NIR
CAN
NED
WAL		Total
Final1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
5 1 1 1 0 0 0 8
12 1 1 1 1 0 0 16
21 2 2 2 2 2 1 32
Total 21 2 2 2 2 2 1 32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 6 July 2022 . World Seniors Darts Championship set for Circus Tavern return as 2023 edition confirmed . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115121927/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/world-seniors-darts-championship-set-for-circus-tavern-return-as-2023-edition-confirmed . live .
  2. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 12 February 2023 . 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship prize money breakdown with £80,000 on offer . 7 February 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207090812/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/2023-world-seniors-darts-championship-prize-money-breakdown-with-ps200000-on-offer . live .
  3. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 4 October 2022 . Dudbridge accepts invite for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091314/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/dudbridge-accepts-invite-for-2023-world-seniors-darts-championship . live .
  4. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 23 October 2022 . Stompé accepts invite to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091313/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/stompe-accepts-invite-to-2023-world-seniors-darts-championship . live .
  5. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 15 October 2022 . Chris Mason accepts invite for World Seniors Darts Championship after impressive MODUS Super Series performance . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091318/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/chris-mason-accepts-invite-for-world-seniors-darts-championship-after-impressive-modus-super-series-performance . live .
  6. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 3 November 2022 . Wallace, Scholten, Jenkins, Manley and Baxter accept invitations for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091313/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/wallace-scholten-jenkins-manley-and-baxter-accept-invitations-for-2023-world-seniors-darts-championship . live .
  7. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 29 November 2022 . Durrant announces next move after losing PDC Tour Card, accepts invitation to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129121644/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/durrant-announces-next-move-after-losing-pdc-tour-card-accepts-invitation-to-2023-world-seniors-darts-championship . live .
  8. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 12 December 2022 . Larry Butler accepts World Seniors Darts Championship invite, 22 out of 32 player field confirmed . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091320/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/larry-butler-accepts-world-seniors-darts-championship-invite-22-out-of-32-player-field-confirmed . live .
  9. Web site: Gill . Samuel . 14 December 2022 . Seeds confirmed for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship: Defending champion Thornton, Taylor, Adams and Durrant top four . 11 January 2023 . Dartsnews.com . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111091315/https://dartsnews.com/wsdt/seeds-confirmed-for-2023-world-seniors-darts-championship-defending-champion-thornton-taylor-adams-and-durrant-top-four . live .

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