Darts tournament
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)
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] 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] [ 9]
Draw
Statistics
Top averages
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
Representation
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. A total of seven nationalities were represented.
Total
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
^ a b Gill, Samuel (6 July 2022). "World Seniors Darts Championship set for Circus Tavern return as 2023 edition confirmed" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (12 February 2023). "2023 World Seniors Darts Championship prize money breakdown with £80,000 on offer" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (4 October 2022). "Dudbridge accepts invite for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (23 October 2022). "Stompé accepts invite to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (15 October 2022). "Chris Mason accepts invite for World Seniors Darts Championship after impressive MODUS Super Series performance" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (3 November 2022). "Wallace, Scholten, Jenkins, Manley and Baxter accept invitations for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (29 November 2022). "Durrant announces next move after losing PDC Tour Card, accepts invitation to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (12 December 2022). "Larry Butler accepts World Seniors Darts Championship invite, 22 out of 32 player field confirmed" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ Gill, Samuel (14 December 2022). "Seeds confirmed for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship: Defending champion Thornton, Taylor, Adams and Durrant top four" . Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023 . ^ a b c "World Seniors Darts Championship 2023" . DartConnect. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
