Welsh Open (darts)

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The Welsh Open is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1988. In 2008 the tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time on Setanta Sports as part of the BDO's new Grand Prix series.

1 Venue and sponsors
2 Prize fund
3 Previous winners
4 Tournament records
5 References

[edit] Venue and sponsors

The 2008 event was staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales. The singles tournaments were sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and the Pontins venue sponsor the other events.

[edit] Prize fund

The 2008 event featured a mens singles, women's singles, men's pairs, women's pairs and mixed pairs events. The prize fund for the men's singles were

Winner £2,000
Runner-up £1,000
Semi-finalist £500
Quarter-finalist £150
Last 16 £75
Last 32 £40

[edit] Previous winners

Year	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semi-Finalists	Quarter-Finalists
1988		Steve Gittins	Paul Reynolds
1989		Chris Dalton	Paul Reynolds
1990	20 May	Kevin Kenny	Alan Warriner	Eric Burden, Paul Williams	Peter Masson
1991	19 May	Ronnie Baxter	Marshall James	Kevin Spiolek, Wayne Jones	Alan Kenwright, Bob Nixon, Alan Warriner, Alan Croft
1992	17 May	Dennis Priestley	Alan Warriner	Dave Hirst, Rod Harrington	Kevin Spiolek, Marshall James, Brian Cairns, Wayne Aston
1993	16 May	Ronnie Baxter	Dave Fallas	Paul Williams, Terry Jenkins
1994	15 May	Richie Burnett	Andy Jenkins	Mike Gregory, Martin Adams	Leighton Rees, Paul Williams, Shayne Burgess, Derek Hampton
1995	14 May	Richie Burnett	Martin Adams	Paul Knighton, Andy Wallace	Ted Hankey, Paul Williams, Tony O'Shea, Tony Hull
1996	19 May	Nicky Turner	Alan Brown	Andy Thomas, Geoff Wylie	Richie Davies, Steve Beaton, Alan Johnson, Derek Williams
1997	18 May	Marshall James	Ian Roe	Tony O'Shea, Joe Palmer	Robert Hughes, Ronnie Baxter, Martin Angell, Andy Jenkins
1998	31 May	Steve Alker	Colin Monk	Erik Clarys, Kevin Weir	Martin Angell, Ted Hankey, Chris Mason, Kevin Painter
1999	29-31 May	Andy Smith	Ronnie Baxter	Bob Taylor, Robbie Widdows	Denis Ovens, Gary Spedding, John Walton , Peter Johnstone
2000	27-29 May	John Walton	Peter Allen	Colin Monk, Andy Fordham	Nick Gedney, Denis Ovens, Ian Roe, Peter Johnstone
2001	25-27 May	Gary Anderson	John Walton	Mike Veitch, Shaun Greatbatch	Darryl Fitton, Dave Smith, Mike Gregory, Norman Fletcher
2002	25-26 May	Andy Fordham	Ian Jones	Jean Paul van Acker, Paul Beard	Ronnie Baxter, Les Fitton, Sean Palfrey, Matt Clark
2003	31 May	Ian Brand	Richie Davies	Tony Hull, Chris North	Tony West, Erik Clarys, Tony Martin, John Walton
2004	6 Jun	Tony Ridler	Tony West	Vincent van der Voort, Mark Chiswell	Steve Farmer, Ross Montgomery, Mark Lewis, Martin Phillips
2005	21 May	Per Laursen	Kees Slokkers	Martin Homer, Niels de Ruiter	Shaun Greatbatch, Mareno Michels, Brian Sørensen, Martyn Freeman
2006	20-21 May	Michael van Gerwen	Gary Anderson	Martin Atkins, Mark Webster	Robert Green, Martyn Turner, John Walton, Dicky Foster
2007	19-20 May	Mark Webster	Scott Waites	Chris Thompson, Remco van Eijden	Co Stompe, Davy Richardson, Darron Twist, Darren Stevenson
2008	18 May	Gary Anderson	Mark Webster	Alan Norris, Robert Hughes	Ian Jones, Robert Thornton, Alan Walker, Tony Clark