Welsh Open (darts)

Welsh Open (darts)

The Welsh Open is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1988. 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.

Venue and sponsors

The 2008 event was staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. The singles tournaments were sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and the Pontins venue sponsor the other events.

Prize fund

The 2008 event featured a mens singles, women's singles, men's pairs, women's pairs and mixed pairs events. The prize fund for the men's singles were
*Winner £2,000
*Runner-up £1,000
*Semi-finalist £500
*Quarter-finalist £150
*Last 16 £75
*Last 32 £40

Previous winners

Tournament records

*Most tournament wins: 2, Richie Burnett, Ronnie Baxter, Gary Anderson
*Most finals: 3, Ronnie Baxter, Gary Anderson
*Most semi-finals: 3, Ronnie Baxter
*Most quarter-finals: 6, John Walton
*Youngest winner: Michael van Gerwen, aged 17
*Oldest winner: Dennis Priestley, aged 41

References

* [http://dartswdf.com/aa_darts/invitations/2008/InvWelshOpen2008.pdf 2008 entry form/prize details]
* [http://www.teessidesoftware.no-ip.com/DartsDatabase/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=126 List of previous winners] Darts database


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