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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

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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

World Seniors this week. Throwback to 'the' moment last year's event when Bob Anderson went viral at the age of 74 with his last three darts of the competition...pic.twitter.com/Ac7lWynZrh
— Chris Hammer (@ChrisHammer180) February 8, 2023

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

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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/.