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Welsh Open (darts)

Field	Value
tournament_name	Welsh Open
venue	Ebbw Vale (1974–1985)
Butlin's Barry Island (1986)
Pontins (1987–current)
Pontins Sand Bay (2024–)
location	Prestatyn
Kewstoke
country	WAL Wales
establishment	1974
organisation	WDF
format	Legs
prizefund	{{plainlist
month_played	August
Current Champion	(men's)
(women's)
(boys)
(girls)

Butlin's Barry Island (1986) Pontins (1987–current) Pontins Sand Bay (2024–) Kewstoke

£5,040 (Men's)
£2,170 (Women's)
£200 (Boys)
£75 (Girls)}} (women's) (boys) (girls) The Welsh Open is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and previously affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1974. From 1987 to 2023 the event was staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. In 2024 and 2025 the event was held at Pontins Sand Bay in Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare. This is due to the reconstruction of the facility in Wales, meaning the competition was moved to England.

The singles tournaments are sponsored by Red Dragon Darts and Pontins sponsor the other events.

The men's tournament has been held since 1974, while the women's competition was introduced in 1990. The first winners of the tournament was David Jones and Sandra Greatbatch from Wales.

In 2008, in order to popularise international tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation, the initiative established the BDO International Grand Prix Series, which brings together the most important World Darts Federation tournaments held in United Kingdom. The tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time that year on Setanta Sports.

The youngest winner of the tournament is Mitchell Lawrie, who won it in 2025 at just 14 years old.

List of tournaments

Men's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money	Venue	Total	Ch.
1974	WAL David Jones	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	WAL Ebbw Vale
1975	WAL Leighton Rees	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1976	WAL Alan Evans	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1977	ENG Eric Bristow	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1978	ENG Tony Brown	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1979	ENG Eric Bristow (2)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1980	WAL Ceri Morgan	n/a	2 – 0	WAL Wayne Locke	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	WAL Diamond Theatre Club, Caerphilly
1981	ENG Eric Bristow (3)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	WAL Ebbw Vale
1982	ENG John Lowe	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1983	ENG Dave Whitcombe	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1984	ENG Eric Bristow (4)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1985	ENG David Lee	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1986	ENG Cliff Lazarenko	n/a	beat	ENG Bob Anderson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	WAL Butlin's Barry Island, Barry Island
1987	SCO Peter Masson	n/a	beat	WAL Chris Johns	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	WAL Pontins, Prestatyn
1988	ENG Steve Gittins	n/a	beat	ENG Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	ENG Chris Dalton	n/a	beat	ENG Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	ENG Kevin Kenny	n/a	beat	ENG Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	ENG Ronnie Baxter	n/a	2 – 1	WAL Marshall James	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	ENG Dennis Priestley	n/a	2 – 1	ENG Alan Warriner	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	ENG Ronnie Baxter (2)	n/a	beat	ENG Dave Askew	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	WAL Richie Burnett	n/a	beat	ENG Andy Jenkins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	WAL Richie Burnett (2)	90.42	2 – 1	ENG Martin Adams	89.82	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	ENG Nicky Turner	n/a	beat	SCO Alan Brown	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	WAL Marshall James	86.19	2 – 1	ENG Ian Roe	82.98	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	WAL Steve Alker	n/a	2 – 0	ENG Colin Monk	n/a	£2,640	£1,200	£500
1999	ENG Andy Smith	n/a	beat	ENG Ronnie Baxter	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	ENG John Walton	n/a	beat	ENG Peter Allen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	SCO Gary Anderson	n/a	2 – 0	ENG John Walton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	ENG Andy Fordham	n/a	2 – 0	ENG Ian Jones	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	ENG Ian Brand	85.62	2 – 0	WAL Ritchie Davies	82.26	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	WAL Tony Ridler	83.28	2 – 1	ENG Tony West	81.21	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	DEN Per Laursen	82.68	2 – 0	NED Kees Slokkers	73.08	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	NED Michael van Gerwen	104.49	2 – 0	SCO Gary Anderson	95.25	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	WAL Mark Webster	97.29	2 – 0	ENG Scott Waites	82.11	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	SCO Gary Anderson (2)	n/a	4 – 0	WAL Mark Webster	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	SCO Ross Montgomery	n/a	3 – 0	SCO Mark Barilli	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	ENG Paul Jennings	n/a	2 – 1	NED Toon Greebe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	SCO Ross Montgomery (2)	n/a	2 – 1	WAL Martin Phillips	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	WAL Tony Bradley	n/a	6 – 5	ENG Tony O'Shea	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	ENG Stephen Bunting	n/a	6 – 5	ENG Robbie Green	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	ENG Martin Adams	n/a	6 – 2	ENG Gary Robson	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	ENG Glen Durrant	n/a	6 – 1	ENG Scott Waites	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	ENG Scott Mitchell	98.06	6 – 5	ENG Glen Durrant	96.21	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	ENG Glen Durrant (2)	93.81	6 – 4	ENG Scott Waites	90.30	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	WAL Michael Warburton	n/a	6 – 3	ENG Andy Hamilton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	NED Martijn Kleermaker	n/a	6 – 5	WAL Jim Williams	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021		91.09	6 – 0		75.36	£16,080	£4,000	£2,000
2022		93.71	6 – 2		89.93	£12,140	£3,000	£1,500
2023		76.50	5 – 3	ENG Cliff Prior	71.86	£9,000	£3,000	£1,200
2024	SCO Andy Davidson	90.24	5 – 1		81.06	£5,040	£1,500	£700	ENG Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset

Women's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money	Venue	Total	Ch.
1990	WAL Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	beat	ENG Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontins, Prestatyn
1991	ENG Jane Stubbs	n/a	beat	ENG Elsie Halligan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	ENG Sue Edwards	n/a	beat	ENG Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	ENG Deta Hedman	n/a	beat	WAL Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1994	ENG Deta Hedman (2)	n/a	beat	WAL Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	WAL Sandra Greatbatch (2)	n/a	beat	ENG Deta Hedman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1996	SCO Anne Kirk	n/a	beat	ENG Crissy Manley	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	ENG Trina Gulliver	n/a	beat	ENG Mandy Solomons	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	NED Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	beat	ENG Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	SCO Anne Kirk (2)	n/a	beat	ENG Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	ENG Crissy Manley	n/a	beat	ENG Apylee Jones	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	SWE Carina Ekberg	n/a	beat	WAL Sandra Greatbatch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	ENG Trina Gulliver (2)	n/a	beat	ENG Sarah Hall	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	ENG Trina Gulliver (3)	n/a	beat	SCO Louise Hepburn	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	ENG Trina Gulliver (4)	n/a	beat	WAL Jan Robbins	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	ENG Trina Gulliver (5)	n/a	beat	ENG Lisa Ashton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	ENG Trina Gulliver (6)	n/a	beat	WAL Julie Gore	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	ENG Trina Gulliver (7)	n/a	beat	NED Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	3 – 0	ENG Louise Carroll	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	WAL Julie Gore	n/a	3 – 0	ENG Trina Gulliver	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	ENG Trina Gulliver (8)	n/a	4 – 3	NED Karin ten Kate	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	ENG Deta Hedman (3)	(n/a	4 – 1	ENG Karen Lawman	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2012	ENG Deta Hedman (4)	n/a	4 – 3	RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2013	NED Aileen de Graaf	n/a	5 – 1	WAL Julie Gore	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2014	RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova (2)	n/a	5 – 2	ENG Deta Hedman	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2015	ENG Lisa Ashton	n/a	5 – 4	ENG Lorraine Winstanley	n/a	£6,120	£2,000	£1,000
2016	ENG Deta Hedman (5)	n/a	5 – 4	NED Sharon Prins	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2017	ENG Lorraine Winstanley	83.52	5 – 4	ENG Lisa Ashton	81.66	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2018	ENG Deta Hedman (6)	n/a	5 – 2	RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2019		n/a	5 – 3	ENG Lisa Ashton	n/a	£6,540	£2,000	£1,000
2021		73.70	5 – 4		77.96	£7,040	£2,000	£1,000
2022	(2)	93.53	5 – 4		92.44	£5,320	£1,500	£750
2023	(3)	77.45	5 – 3		79.90	£2,600	£1,000	£400
2024	(4)	72.31	5 – 4		74.48	£2,600	£1,000	£400

Boys

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money	Venue	Total	Ch.
2012	ENG Conor Mayes	n/a	beat	WAL Isaac Weaver	n/a	–	–	–	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019	ENG James Beeton	n/a	beat	ENG Maison Wilson	n/a	–	–	–
2021	ENG Luke Littler	96.97	4 – 0	ENG Cayden Smith	74.00	–	–	–
2022	ENG Luke Littler (2)	83.50	4 – 0	ENG Cayden Smith	56.74	–	–	–
2023		74.22	3 – 0	WAL Fabian Topper	57.35	£200	£100	£50
2024	ENG Jack Nankervis	80.39	4 – 3	ENG Jenson Walker	84.29	£200	£100	£50

Girls

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money	Venue	Total	Ch.
2012	ENG Josie Paterson	n/a	beat	SCO Cody Hepburn	n/a	–	–	–	Pontins, Prestatyn
2019	ENG Beau Greaves	n/a	beat	WAL Tamzin Parr	n/a	–	–	–
2021	ENG Eleanor Cairns	58.21	4 – 1	ENG Ella Williams	51.34	–	–	–
2022		66.63	4 – 2	ENG Amy Evans	60.95	–	–	–
2023	(2)	73.12	4 – 2		69.37	£200	£100	£50

References

"Welsh Open".
"Welsh Open Men". Mastercaller.
"Welsh Open Women". Mastercaller.

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