2023 World Seniors Darts Championship

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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 9–12 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, was the defending champion after winning the 2022 inaugural tournament, and he successfully defended his title to become back to back World Seniors Champion.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the event was £80,000, with £30,000 going to the champion.

 **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.

1. **Robert Thornton**  **(Champion)**
2. Phil Taylor  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Martin Adams  *(Second round)*
4. Glen Durrant  *(First round)*
5. Trina Gulliver  *(First round)*
6. John Part  *(Second round)*
7. David Cameron  *(First round)*
8. Neil Duff  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Keith Deller  *(Second round)*
10. Bob Anderson  *(First round)*
11. Les Wallace  *(First round)*
12. Kevin Painter  *(Semi-finals)*
13. Terry Jenkins  *(Second round)*
14. Tony O'Shea  *(First round)*
15. Larry Butler  *(First round)*
16. Peter Manley  *(First round)*
* Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
* Mark Dudbridge  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Darryl Fitton  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Leonard Gates  *(Semi-finals)*
* Chris Mason  *(First round)*
* Scott Mitchell  *(Second round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(First round)*
* Co Stompé  *(First round)*
* Michael Huntley  *(First round)*
* Dennis Harbour  *(Second round)*
* Richie Howson  *(Runner-up)*
* Darren Johnson  *(Second round)*
* Colin McGarry  *(First round)*
* Dave Prins  *(First round)*
* Lisa Ashton  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gill, Samuel. World Seniors Darts Championship set for Circus Tavern return as 2023 edition confirmed. dartsnews.com.
2. ↑ Gill, Samuel. 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship prize money breakdown with £80,000 on offer. dartsnews.com.
3. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Dudbridge accepts invite for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. dartsnews.com.
4. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Stompé accepts invite to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. dartsnews.com.
5. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Chris Mason accepts invite for World Seniors Darts Championship after impressive MODUS Super Series performance. dartsnews.com.
6. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Wallace, Scholten, Jenkins, Manley and Baxter accept invitations for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. dartsnews.com.
7. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Durrant announces next move after losing PDC Tour Card, accepts invitation to 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship. dartsnews.com.
8. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Larry Butler accepts World Seniors Darts Championship invite, 22 out of 32 player field confirmed. dartsnews.com.
9. ↑ Gill, Samuel. Seeds confirmed for 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship: Defending champion Thornton, Taylor, Adams and Durrant top four. dartsnews.com.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"World Seniors Darts Championship 2023". DartConnect. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.