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Robert Thornton is the World Seniors Darts champion
Robert Thornton is the World Seniors Darts champion

World Seniors Darts Championship 2023: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live BBC TV coverage details for the new major featuring Phil Taylor

By Sporting Life
Darts
Mon February 20, 2023 · 2y ago

The full draw, schedule and results from the 2023 World Senior Darts Championship, which takes place from February 9-12 at the Circus Tavern.

The second staging of the World Seniors Darts Championship is over, where the likes of Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, Glen Durrant, John Part and last year's winner Robert Thornton were bidding for glory.

Other iconic stars in the 32-player field included Peter Manley, Keith Deller, Bob Anderson, Kevin Painter and Trina Gulliver.

You can look back at how the event unfolded below with all the results, daily reviews and match highlights while we have details of the prize money, ticket information and format.

World Senior Darts Championship: Round-by-round results

  • Matches listed in draw bracket order

FINAL

  • (1) Robert Thornton (90.57) 5-2 (90.97) Richie Howson

SEMI-FINALS

  • Richie Howson (87.71) 3-1 (86.56) Leonard Gates
  • (1) Robert Thornton (88.71) 3-0 (80.15) Kevin Painter (12)

QUARTER-FINALS

  • (1) Robert Thornton (98.72) 3-1 (89.67) Neil Duff (8)
  • Mark Dudbridge (88.63) 1-3 (89.10) Kevin Painter (12)
  • (2) Phil Taylor (82.27) 1-3 (87.28) Richie Howson
  • Leonard Gates (94.51) 3-1 (87.84) Darryl Fitton

SECOND ROUND

  • (1) Robert Thornton (90.43) 3-0 (84.73) Scott Mitchell
  • (8) Neil Duff (88.79) 3-0 (75.27) Keith Deller (9)
  • Mark Dudbridge (88.65) 3-1 (88.74) Terry Jenkins (13)
  • Dennis Harbour (85.16) 0-3 (86.15) Kevin Painter (12)
  • (2) Phil Taylor (83.93) 3-1 (80.13) Darren Johnson
  • Richie Howson (86.55) 3-1 (78.67) Andy Jenkins
  • (3) Martin Adams (87.17) 0-3 (96.90) Leonard Gates
  • (6) John Part (78.53) 2-3 (80.88) Darryl Fitton

FIRST ROUND

  • (1) Robert Thornton (93.66) 3-0 (73.55) Roland Scholten
  • (16) Peter Manley (69.14) 0-3 (83.58) Scott Mitchell
  • (8) Neil Duff (88.99) 3-2 (87.07) Lisa Ashton
  • (9) Keith Deller (75.07) 3-2 (74.41) Michael Huntley
  • (4) Glen Durrant (76.65) 0-3 (89.08) Mark Dudbridge
  • (13) Terry Jenkins (88.89) 3-2 (81.84) Chris Mason
  • (5) Trina Gulliver (75.30) 0-3 (85.30) Dennis Harbour
  • (12) Kevin Painter (86.69) 3-0 (72.32) Ronnie Baxter
  • (2) Phil Taylor (82.36) 3-2 (82.80) Colin McGarry
  • (15) Larry Butler (78.49) 2-3 (81.29) Darren Johnson
  • (7) David Cameron (88.41) 2-3 (84.22) Richie Howson
  • (10) Bob Anderson (74.41) 0-3 (83.93) Andy Jenkins
  • (3) Martin Adams (78.62) 3-1 (77.59) Dave Prins
  • (14) Tony O'Shea (80.40) 0-3 (85.19) Leonard Gates
  • (6) John Part (73.65) 3-2 (69.31) Co Stompe
  • (11) Les Wallace (76.79) 2-3 (78.83) Darryl Fitton

World Senior Darts Championship schedule and results

Thursday February 9
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 1
First Round (Best of 5 sets)

  • Terry Jenkins 3-2 Chris Mason
  • Les Wallace 2-3 Darryl Fitton
  • David Cameron 2-3 Richie Howson
  • Larry Butler 2-3 Darren Johnson

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 1

  • Kevin Painter 3-0 Ronnie Baxter
  • Trina Gulliver 0-3 Dennis Harbour
  • Martin Adams 3-1 Dave Prins
  • Peter Manley 0-3 Scott Mitchell

CLICK HERE FOR DAY ONE REVIEW

Friday February 10
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 1
First Round (Best of 5 sets)

  • Bob Anderson 0-3 Andy Jenkins
  • Neil Duff 3-2 Lisa Ashton
  • Tony O'Shea 0-3 Leonard Gates
  • Keith Deller 3-2 Michael Huntley

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 2
First Round (Best of 5 sets)

  • John Part 3-2 Co Stompe
  • Glen Durrant 0-3 Mark Dudbridge
  • Phil Taylor 3-2 Colin McGarry
  • Robert Thornton 3-0 Roland Scholten

CLICK HERE FOR DAY TWO REVIEW

Saturday February 11
Afternoon session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 2
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)

  • Richie Howson 3-1 Andy Jenkins
  • Neil Duff 3-0 Keith Deller
  • Dennis Harbour 0-3 Kevin Painter
  • Mark Dudbridge 3-1 Terry Jenkins

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 2
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)

  • Robert Thornton 3-0 Scott Mitchell
  • Martin Adams 0-3 Leonard Gates
  • Phil Taylor 3-1 Darren Johnson
  • John Part 2-3 Darryl Fitton

CLICK HERE FOR DAY THREE REVIEW

Sunday February 12
Afternoon session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 2
Quarter-Finals (Best of 5 sets)

  • Robert Thornton 3-1 Neil Duff
  • Mark Dudbridge 1-3 Kevin Painter
  • Phil Taylor 1-3 Richie Howson
  • Leonard Gates 3-1 Darryl Fitton

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC i Player/BT Sport 2
Semi-Finals (Best of 5 sets)

  • Richie Howson 3-1 Leonard Gates
  • Robert Thornton 3-0 Kevin Painter

Final (Best of 9 sets)

  • Robert Thornton 5-2 Richie Howson

CLICK HERE FOR DAY FOUR REVIEW

What TV channel is the World Seniors darts on?

The World Senior Darts Championship will be broadcast in the UK on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, app, and BT Sport.

World Senior Darts ticket information

Tickets are still available and cost between £30 and £50. For more details on ticket availability and costs then head to https://dartshop.tv/world-seniors/.

World Seniors Format

  • First Round - Best of 5 sets
  • Second Round - Best of 5 sets
  • Quarter-Finals - Best of 5 sets
  • Semi-Finals - Best of 7 sets
  • Final - Best of 7 sets

World Senior Darts Championship Odds

  • Will appear here...

World Seniors prize money

  • Winner £30,000
  • Rest of the prize money TBC

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