MARTIN ADAMS and DETA HEDMAN, the current BDO and WDF No.1’s, will be flying the flag for darts when they are special guests on Channel 4’s ‘The 5 O’Clock Show’ on Wednesday, June 30th.

It will be Men v Women as Martin leads a Men’s side featuring top presenter Nick Knowles, while Deta’s team features the very glamorous line-up of Denise Van Outen and Melanie Sykes (who will be presenting the show) and Claire Sweeney.

It will be a ‘fun’ event featuring Tony Green as MC and Referee and should not be missed by darts fans.

‘THE 5 O’CLOCK SHOW’ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH CHANNEL 4 from 5PM to 6PM.

It is my sad duty to report that MICK GETTY, a stalwart of the BDO and a personal friend and colleague, has passed away after a long bout of illness at the age of 65.

He had been an active and committed member of the BDO since the very beginning in the early 1970’s and was a former Secretary for Merseyside, President of Glamorgan, England Selector and a BDO Executive and former Director.

On top of all that he was one of the BDO’s best known characters, whose presence will be sorely missed within the BDO.

He joined the BDO’s head office in the early 1980’s and I was privileged to have him working alongside me for the last 30 years in the office, and as the valuable and respected head of the BDO Stage crew at all BDO tournaments. 

He was well known, well liked and well respected by all who knew him and I send heartfelt condolences to his wife Sue and his family at this extremely sad time. 

You will be sadly missed by us all Mick. God Bless and may you now Rest In Peace and be free of pain. 

OLLY CROFT

2010 BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS THE CITY HALL, HULL

Hull & East Yorkshire Conferences have produced an official accommodation website for the benefit of all those planning to attend the 2010 Winmau World Masters:

 https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/HEYWINMAUDARTS2010

The BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Yorkshire Events, will be played for the first time at The City Hall, Hull from Friday, October 29th to Sunday, October 31st and will be the richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV.

The total prize fund is being increased to a record-breaking £66,500 and there will be extensive BBC-1 and BBC-2 coverage over the weekend of  Saturday, October 30th & Sunday, October 31st.

The informative online accommodation booking website is easy to use.
Booking accommodation couldn’t be simpler: To check availability and rates it is just a matter of entering any criteria and clicking the ‘Search Hotels’ button. The criteria entered will determine the accommodation selection on offer. If no criteria is entered all accommodation providers will be displayed.
“This website will be incredibly helpful to all those attending the World Masters, either as players, country representatives, officials  or spectators,” says Olly Croft of the British Darts Organisation, who will be staging and promoting the World Masters.
 “After nine years at The Spa, Bridlngton, we are moving to the Hull City Hall and are very grateful to Hull & East Yorkshire Conferences for providing this informative and valuable website specifically for the World Masters.”

2010 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS
The City Hall, HULL
OCTOBER 29th, 30th & 31st, 2010

• Televised by BBC Sport on October 30th & 31st

2011 LAKESIDE INTERNATIONAL PLAY OFFS:
The City Hall, HULL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2010

2011 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey:
JANUARY 1ST to 9TH, 2011

• Televised by BBC Sport for 9 consecutive days
• BBC Worldwide/BBC Interactive
• Euosport & Eurosport Asia

World Digital

The pictures with the new MariFlex dartteam you see; From the left to the rights, Joey ten Berge, Tony O’Shea, the two directors of the MariFlex Group of Companies, Ruud Cogels and Gerd Jan van de Pol, Darryl Fitton and Willy van de Wiel.

The team  now is formed by  two of the best players from England and the Netherlands. Darryl Fitton for some months ago was in the media hitting a nine darter at the Zuiderduin Masters, and later he was the champion of this event with 24 of the best players of the world.

A week ago Joey ten Berge was the runner up of the International Isle of Man darts event. He lost in the finale from Stuart Kellet,England

TOWERLANDS PARK, BRAINTREE, ESSEX - SATURDAYJULY 24TH

As part of new and exciting developments in its tournament calendar, the British Darts Organisation is re-locating the BDO Winmau British Classic to the expansive Towerlands Park Conference & Events Centre www.towerlandspark.com set in 130 acres of Essex countryside at Braintree.

There is also a £1,000 increase for the 2010 Men’s Singles Champion, who will receive a cheque for £3,000.

After 12 years at Kettering Conference Centre in Northamptonshire, the 2010 BDO Winmau British Classic Men’s & Women’s Singles are moving south to be staged for the very first time at Towerlands Park on Saturday, July 24th.

To complete a weekend of hugely competitive and varied BDO darts, the Great Britain Finals of the Elkadart Darts World British Teenage Championships and the BDO British Inter-County Youth KO Cup will both be played in the same venue on Sunday, July 25th.

“Towerlands Park is a fantastic venue which offers us lots of space all on one level, and a variety of facilities to accommodate the rising numbers of players and fans for this great weekend of BDO darts”, says Olly Croft.

“It is also conveniently located off the A120, just 15 minutes from the M11, five minutes from Braintree railway station, 20 minutes from Stanstead Airport, and has free parking for 1,500 cars.”

The 2010 Winmau BDO British Classic Men’s & Women’s Singles will be contested by the top BDO players with a line-up likely to include reigning BDO Lakeside World Professional and double Winmau World Masters Champion MARTIN ADAMS, plus a host of top players including TONY O’SHEA, Winmau sponsored TED HANKEY, SCOTT WAITES and DARRYL FITTON.

The Men’s Singles Champion will collect a cheque for £3,000 (a £1,000 increase on last year) + trophy.

In the Women’s Singles the expected line-up is equally mouth-watering, with  World No.1 and 8 times Lakeside Women’s World Pro ChampionTRINA GULLIVER (sponsored by Winmau) being joined by Russian No.1 IRINA ARMSTRONG and Wales No.1 JULIE GORE.

The Women’s Singles Champion will collect a cheque for £500 + trophy.

Exactly four weeks after being crowned 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion, MARTIN ADAMS has realised another darting ambition by winning the Dutch Open for the very first time in his distinguished and successful career.

England’s longest serving captain triumphed 3-1 over England team-mate SCOTT WAITES in an exciting Men’s Singles final.

The current World No.1, MARTIN ADAMS has confirmed his undoubted status as one of the top darts players of the modern era.

He holds the record for 17 consecutive appearances in the Lakeside World Pro (1994-2010) and has been crowned Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion twice (2007 and 2010) and Winmau World Masters Champion in successive years (2008 & 2009).

He has captained England to four WDF World Cup victories and four WDF Europe Cup victories, as well as twice being crowned WDF World Cup Singles Champion and twice WDF World Cup Pairs Champion.

Now he has added the 2010 Dutch Open title to his career honours.

The 2010 Dutch Open Women’s Singles Final was also an exciting affair, with the two best women players in the world, DETA HEDMAN and TRINA GULLIVER battling it out in a tie-break 5-4 win for Deta Hedman, after Trina had missed a 115 checkout to take the title.

In the space of a little over 12 months, Deta has returned to the BDO ranks and is now firmly established as World No.1.

RESULTS:

In the Men’s Pairs JOHN HENDERSON & IAN WHITE were winners over SCOTT WAITES & GARRY THOMPSON

While in the Women’s Pairs TRINA GULLIVER & FRANCIS HOENSELAAR were winners over IRNA ARMSTRONG & KARIN KRAPPEN.

The BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Yorkshire Events, will be played for the first time at The City Hall, Hull from Friday, October 29th to Sunday, October 31st and will be the richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV.

The total prize fund is being increased to a record-breaking £66,500 and there will be extensive BBC-1 and BBC-2 TV coverage over the weekend of  Saturday, October 30th & Sunday, October 31st.

BOBBY GEORGE and TONY O’SHEA leave the oche behind to join the casts of Holby City and Casualty, Olympic athletes, TV presenters, comedy stars and a host of celebrities in Let's Dance For Sport Relief.
The show will be hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones and launches on BBC One from Saturday 20 February.  The series will run over four weeks, comprising three heats and culminating in a spectacular final dance off on Saturday 13 March.
Each week a celebrity act (a mix of solo dancers, duos and groups) will re-create a number of famous dances such as Single Ladies (Beyonce), Greased Lightning (Grease), Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson), Bad Guys (Bugsy Malone) and Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire). They will take to the floor to give the performance of their lives in front of a live studio audience and the judging panel.
Who goes through and who gets a chance to compete in the final will be down to the public and the panel. The final will see six celebrity acts dance with the hope of being crowned the Let's Dance For Sport Relief Champion on Saturday 13 March. Proceeds from the voting will go to Sport Relief.
Will Bobby and Tony transfer their darts talents to the dance floor?  Watch BBC-1 from this Saturday and find out!

Jackpotjoy are proud to announce that they’ll be official supporters of the World Professional Darts Championships for the fourth year in row when they are played at Lakeside Country Club and televised by BBC TV Sport from January 2nd to 10th, 2010.

“The whole company is overjoyed that we are supporting the darts again this year,” says Jackpotjoy CEO Noel Hayden. “It’s worth the financial input just so that I can secure tickets to the final again!”

The nation’s favourite Bingo operators will be the British Darts Organisation’s official shirt patch sponsors for the World’s most prestigious darts Championships, as well as providing key rings, beer mats, hats and inflatable darts to the crowd throughout the tournament.

The site is also providing an exclusive new Darts scratchcard where you can win a free £5, £10 or £15 to play all the exciting games on www.jackpotjoy.com

Jackpotjoy is the flagship site of Gamesys, one of the UK’s most successful online gaming operators. The site hosts a whole range of games that all offer the chance to win a big money prize in an instant.

Amongst over 80 games that the site offers, there are big name brands, including Deal or No Deal, The Price is Right and Family Fortunes.

Deal or No Deal offers the chance to win some of the site’s biggest jackpots – this game has made two brand new millionaires this year alone!

The Price is Right is offering a brand new Mini Cooper as a top prize, while Family Fortunes exclusively offers members the unique opportunity of playing bingo as a part of a team.

Joining up to Jackpotjoy is so easy, while their sign up bonus, which doubles your first deposit, ensures you’re a winner before you’ve even begun!

“The World Professional Darts Championships are a perfect match for us,” adds Noel. “They are about excitement, entertainment – and the chance to win big! That’s what darts is all about and it’s what Jackpotjoy is all about as well.”

You can join Jackpotjoy today by visiting their site at www.jackpotjoy.com 

The World Professional Darts Championships start on January 2nd, 2010 – see you there!

Trina Gulliver has been uniquely honoured in her home town of Southam, Warwickshire, with seven specially made benches to celebrate her seven consecutive BDO Lakeside Women’s World titles from 2001 to 2007.

Each specially engraved bench has been placed in sites around the town which are special to Trina – starting at the Bowling Green Pub, which was run by her parents and where she lived until the age of 4.

The benches celebrate each of the seven years in which Trina won her titles, and an attractive colour brochure has been produced. It is entitled ‘The Trina Trail’ and describes Trina as ‘Southam’s Golden Girl’.

Darts is also a winner, because never before has a darts player been honoured in this way. “I feel completely overwhelmed that Southam has honoured me and my achievements in darts in such a unique way”, says Trina. “The town and its people have given me tremendous support throughout my career and I am proud that they have recognised me in this way.”

Not only is the trail destined to become an enjoyable walk for local people, but it is now a tourist attraction in the town.

MARTIN ADAMS, the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Champion and double Winmau World Masters Champion (2008/2009) has been installed as favourite to win the 2010 Lakeside title by Coral, who will be the official on-site bookmakers at Lakeside Country Club from January 2nd to 10th, 2010.

The full list of Coral odds from Coral for an outright 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion are:

On Monday, the 2nd of November the draw was done for the Zuiderduin Masters 2009. Played in Egmond aan Zee on the 11th, 12th and 13th of December. Together with the promotors of the Zuiderduin Masters, G. Elderenbosch and R. Nan, tournament director B Compier formed the groups.

Here the results of the draw:

POOL A

POOL B

POOL C

POOL D

1

Tony O'Shea (1)

Alan Norris (8)

1

Ted Hankey  (5)

Darryl Fitton (4)

2

Mark Barilli

John Henderson

2

Ross Montgomery

Dave Prins

3

Martin Atkins

Ian White

3

Henny van der Ster

Willy van de Wie

POOL E

POOL F

POOL G

POOL H

1

Martin Adams (3)

Steve West (6)

1

John Walton (7)

Scott Waites (2)

2

Robert Wagner

Gino Vos

2

Ron Meulenkamp

Brian Woods

3

Mareno Michels

Joey ten Berg

3

Gary Robson

Tony West

For the ladies event: The format of the ladies event the first round and semi finals will be best of 7 legs 501 bracket system knock out.

The final will be played over best of 3 sets best of 5 legs.

Irina Armstrong (1) - vs Francis Hoenselaar -
Julie Gore (4) - vs Daisy van Driel -
Tricia Wright (3) - vs Floortje van Zanten -
Trina Gulliver (2) - vs Carla Molema -

The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Men’s Champion will receive a cheque for £100,000, and the total prize fund for the Championships will be £325,000 – making it the richest ever in the history of the most prestigious Championships in World Darts.

It’s a fitting reward for the players from over thirty countries around the globe who have competed for the right to be in the final field of 32 men and 8 women in the BBC televised Championships from January 2nd to 10th, 2010.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND to SUNDAY, 10th JANUARY 2010

Players from thirty-two countries around the globe have competed to reach the BBC televised finals of the 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships – with representation from nine countries, and eleven players making their Lakeside debuts.
 
The 32 players who have qualified for invitation into the First Round Proper of the Men’s Singles are:

SEEDS:

* Denotes debutants
           

QUALIFIERS:

* Denotes debutants

The 8 Women Players qualified for invitation are:

SEEDS:

 * Denotes debutants                         

QUALIFIERS:

* Denotes debutants

The official Draw for the 2010 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS will be made by Bob Potter and Barbara Leitch at Lakeside Country Club on Thursday, October 22nd at 11AM.

Everyone at the BDO and the IDPA sends their best wishes to MARIE HAWKINS, wife of  BDO Honorary President and former BDO Chairman,  Sam Hawkins, for a speedy recovery following a heart-attack.

The ever-popular Marie, a dedicated BDO official and one of the BDO’s best loved personalities, is currently undergoing treatment in Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and on behalf of all our Directors, Officials and players, I would like to say: ‘Get well soon, Babe. We all love you and can’t wait to see you back to full fitness as soon as possible.’

OLLY CROFT, OBE.

Cards and messages to Marie Hawkins should be sent to:
4, Wellington Avenue, Blackfen, Sidcup, Kent. DA15 9HG

The World’s top players from the British Darts Organisation and World Darts Federation will be involved in a ‘Super September’ of world-class darts, with combined prize money of over £100,000.

England’s TONY O’SHEA, the BDO and WDF No.1, is the No.1 Seed for the 2009 Winmau World Masters after the most successful year of his career.

He sits proudly at No.1 in the BDO Men’s Invitation Table, 32 points clear of his nearest rival and England team-mate SCOTT WAITES, and is also World No.1 in the WDF Ranking table.

Lakeside Country Club and The British Darts Organisation are aware that tickets for the World Professional Darts Championships (January 2nd to 10th, 2010)
are being offered on various internet web sites at ridiculously inflated prices.
DON’T BE CAUGHT OUT BY THESE UNSCRUPULOUS TICKET SELLERS MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LOST HUNDREDS OF POUNDS!

Congratulations to one of our younger members Zoe Jones on becoming Girls European Youth Champion in both singles and pairs at Veldhoven in the Netherlands last weekend.
Zoe, who is currently ranked number 13 in the BDO Ladies Invitational Table has made a great impression on our Ladies game the past 12 months where consistent excellent performances in Tournaments have seen her rapidly climbing the rankings.
A member of our Foundation 32 she is ranked number nine in the Foundation rankings, a position which gives her direct invitation into our Ladies 32 system for next season.

The WINMAU darts company are delighted to announce the signing of one of the biggest and most recognised name in world darts - two time Lakeside World Champion: Ted "The Count" Hankey

The 2009 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will have record-breaking prize money of £64,500 when it is played at The Spa Bridlington on September 4th, 5th and 6th.

This means that the Winmau World Masters, already the richest two-day darts tournament on terrestrial BBC TV has just got even richer!

Obituary: Mel Webb
Written by Robert Holmes - 15th June 2009.

MEL WEBB, a former Times journalist and great friend and supporter of darts, has sadly passed away.

An accomplished and incisive writer, he loved attending darts tournaments and was a regular at the Lakeside World Professional for a number of years.

In the backstage press office, he was noted not only for his knowledge and banter, but also his love of a good cup of tea.

He maintained the interest of The Times in the sport of darts and its players over a number of years, until he was surprisingly and unexpectedly made redundant some time ago.

A master of the written word, he suffered a fatal heart-attack at home on June 11th .

Mel Webb was a great and generous man who will be sadly missed by us all, and the British Darts Organisation sends its sincere condolences to his wife and family at this very sad time.

John Smith's arrowed in on more success at the 2009 Marketing Society Star Awards, when it scooped the award for Sponsorship Excellence for the inaugural John Smith's People's Darts Championship.

The World Professional Darts Championships will celebrate their 25th Anniversary Year at Lakeside Country Club in 2010 - proudly continuing their tradition for maintaining the history of World Darts at the highest participation levels.

In addition to players from the home countries, thousands of players representing over sixty member countries within the World Darts Federation will have the opportunity to compete to reach the BBC televised stages of the 2010 Championships.