# 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.
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.
| Position (no. of players) | 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.
Three more invited players were announced in October, Mark Dudbridge, Co Stompé 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.
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. Glen Durrant received an invitation to take part in this tournament after his official retirement from a professional career.
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. Two days later, the seed list was announced.

## Draw

| First round (best of 5 sets) 9–10 February | First round (best of 5 sets) 9–10 February | First round (best of 5 sets) 9–10 February | Second round (best of 5 sets) 11 February | Second round (best of 5 sets) 11 February | Second round (best of 5 sets) 11 February | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | | Semi-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | Semi-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | Semi-finals (best of 5 sets) 12 February | | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 February | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 February | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 February |
| 1 | Robert Thornton 93.66 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Scholten 73.55 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Scholten 73.55 | 0 | 1 | Robert Thornton 90.43 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Scott Mitchell 84.73 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Peter Manley 69.14 | 0 | | Scott Mitchell 84.73 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Mitchell 83.58 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Mitchell 83.58 | 3 | | | | 1 | Robert Thornton 98.72 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Neil Duff 89.67 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Neil Duff 88.99 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Neil Duff 89.67 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Lisa Ashton 87.07 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Lisa Ashton 87.07 | 2 | 8 | Neil Duff 88.79 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Keith Deller 75.27 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Keith Deller 75.07 | 3 | 9 | Keith Deller 75.27 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Huntley 74.41 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Huntley 74.41 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Robert Thornton 89.50 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kevin Painter 80.15 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Glen Durrant 76.65 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kevin Painter 80.15 | 0 | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 89.08 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 89.08 | 3 | | Mark Dudbridge 88.65 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Terry Jenkins 88.74 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Terry Jenkins 88.89 | 3 | 13 | Terry Jenkins 88.74 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Mason 81.84 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Mason 81.84 | 2 | | | | | Mark Dudbridge 88.63 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Kevin Painter 89.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Trina Gulliver 75.30 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | Kevin Painter 89.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Harbour 85.30 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Harbour 85.30 | 3 | Q | Dennis Harbour 85.16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Kevin Painter 86.15 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kevin Painter 86.69 | 3 | 12 | Kevin Painter 86.15 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter 72.32 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter 72.32 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Robert Thornton 90.57 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Richie Howson 90.97 | 2 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor 82.36 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Richie Howson 90.97 | 2 |
| RQ | Colin McGarry 82.80 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Colin McGarry 82.80 | 2 | 2 | Phil Taylor 83.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | RQ | Darren Johnson 80.13 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Larry Butler 78.49 | 2 | RQ | Darren Johnson 80.13 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Darren Johnson 81.29 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Darren Johnson 81.29 | 3 | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 82.27 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | Richie Howson 87.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Cameron 88.41 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | Richie Howson 87.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Richie Howson 84.22 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Richie Howson 84.22 | 3 | Q | Richie Howson 86.55 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | RQ | Andy Jenkins 78.67 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bob Anderson 74.41 | 0 | RQ | Andy Jenkins 78.67 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Andy Jenkins 83.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Andy Jenkins 83.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | Q | Richie Howson 89.47 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Leonard Gates 87.99 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Martin Adams 78.62 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Leonard Gates 87.99 | 1 | | | | |
| RQ | Dave Prins 77.59 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Dave Prins 77.59 | 1 | 3 | Martin Adams 87.17 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Leonard Gates 96.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tony O'Shea 80.40 | 0 | | Leonard Gates 96.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonard Gates 85.19 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonard Gates 85.19 | 3 | | | | | Leonard Gates 94.51 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Darryl Fitton 87.84 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Part 73.65 | 3 | | | | | | | | Darryl Fitton 87.84 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 69.31 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 69.31 | 2 | 6 | John Part 78.53 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Darryl Fitton 80.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Les Wallace 76.79 | 2 | | Darryl Fitton 80.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darryl Fitton 78.83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
| 1 | Robert Thornton | QF | 98.72 | Won |
| 2 | Leonard Gates | R2 | 96.90 | Won |
| 3 | Leonard Gates (2) | QF | 94.51 | Won |
| 4 | Robert Thornton (2) | R1 | 93.66 | Won |
| 5 | Richie Howson | F | 90.97 | Lost |
| 6 | Robert Thornton (3) | F | 90.57 | Won |
| 7 | Robert Thornton (4) | R2 | 90.43 | Won |
| 8 | Neil Duff | QF | 89.67 | Lost |
| 9 | Robert Thornton (5) | 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 |
| 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 |