BDO World Trophy
The BDO World Trophy is a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation, hosted originally in February 2014 at Blackpool Tower, before it was held in May from 2016–18 in various locations. In 2019, it will be held in King George's Hall in Blackburn with a three-year contract for the event to be televised by Eurosport. The tournament is organized by BDO Events, the commercial arm of the British Darts Organisation.[1]
BDO World Trophy | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | King George's Hall |
Location | Blackburn |
Country | England |
Established | 2014 |
Organisation(s) | BDO category Major / WDF category Special |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | £78,000 (men), £22,000 (women) |
Month(s) Played | August to September |
History
The first World Trophy was held in February 2014 at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. The Event marked the first BDO major event since the split in darts to not feature the BDO World Champion as Stephen Bunting joined the Professional Darts Corporation once he won the Lakeside Championship in 2014.
Final Results and statistics
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | Sponsor | ||
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Total | Champion | Runner-Up | ||||||||
2014 | 90.95 | 13 – 11 | 90.20 | £80,000 | £30,000 | £12,000 | Blackpool Tower, Blackpool | Daily Mirror | ||
2015 | 86.30 | 10 – 9 | 88.20 | £40,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 | Event City, Manchester | Winmau | ||
2016 | 87.84 | 13 – 9 | 81.19 | £78,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green | SportsDirect.com | ||
2017 | 91.07 | 10 – 8 | 86.24 | £38,000 | £8,000 | £4,000 | Memo Arts Centre, Barry | |||
2018 | 97.00 | 10 – 7 | 95.67 | £34,000 | £8,000 | £4,000 | Preston Guild Hall, Preston | Winmau | ||
2019 | 85.36 | 8 – 6 | 84.67 | £34,750 | £8,000 | £4,000 | King George's Hall, Blackburn | One80, L-style | ||
2020 |
Finalists
Player | Won | Runner-up |
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1 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | |
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
Averages
Ten highest BDO World Trophy one-match averages[2] | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
104.60 | 2019, Last 32 | 5–3 | ||
104.55 | 2016, Last 16 | 3-7 | ||
103.59 | 2017, QF | 4-7 | ||
103.44 | 2015, Last 32 | 6-1 | ||
102.90 | 2018, Last 16 | 6-1 | ||
102.24 | 2018, Last 16 | 6-2 | ||
101.43 | 2016, Last 16 | 7-3 | ||
100.77 | 2017, Last 32 | 6-2 | ||
100.29 | 2017, QF | 7-4 | ||
100.27 | 2018, QF | 7-5 |
Five highest losing averages | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
104.55 | 2016, Last 16 | 3-7 | ||
103.59 | 2017, QF | 4-7 | ||
99.83 | 2019, Last 16 | 3-5 | ||
98.95 | 2019, Last 16 | 4-5 | ||
98.88 | 2016, Last 16 | 6-7 |
Different players with a 100+ match average - updated 4/9/2019 | |||
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Player | Total | Highest Av. | Year (+ Round) |
5 | 104.55 | 2016, Last 16 | |
1 | 104.60 | 2019, Last 32 | |
1 | 102.24 | 2018, Last 16 | |
1 | 101.43 | 2016, Last 16 | |
1 | 100.77 | 2017, Last 32 | |
1 | 100.29 | 2017, QF |
Five highest tournament averages (min 3 matches) | ||||
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Average | Player | Year | ||
100.59 | 2017 | |||
99.47 | 2018 | |||
97.20 | 2015 | |||
95.51 | 2017 | |||
93.83 | 2015 |
Women's Championship
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | Sponsor | ||
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Total | Champion | Runner-Up | ||||||||
2014 | 73.41 | 9 – 7 | 72.00 | £14,400 | £6,000 | £2,400 | Blackpool Tower, Blackpool | Daily Mirror | ||
2015 | 77.67 | 7 – 5 | 73.89 | £10,500 | £3,000 | £1,500 | Event City, Manchester | Winmau | ||
2016 | 83.54 | 7 – 4 | 77.13 | £22,000 | £4,000 | £2,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green | SportsDirect.com | ||
2017 | 67.32 | 6 – 2 | 67.11 | £22,000 | £4,000 | £2,000 | Memo Arts Centre, Barry | |||
2018 | 94.22 | 6 – 3 | 84.77 | £13,500 | £3,000 | £1,500 | Preston Guild Hall, Preston | Winmau | ||
2019 | 81.04 | 6 – 2 | 78.82 | £8,500 | £2,000 | £1,000 | King George's Hall, Blackburn | One80, L-style |
Player | Won | Runner-up |
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3 | 1 | |
1 | 3 | |
1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | |
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
Averages
Ten highest BDO World Trophy one-match averages[3] | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
98.85 | 2016, QF | 5–1 | ||
94.22 | 2018, F | 6-3 | ||
91.65 | 2018, SF | 5-0 | ||
88.41 | 2015, Last 16 | 4-0 | ||
88.41 | 2017, Last 16 | 4-0 | ||
88.17 | 2019, Last 16 | 4-3 | ||
88.13 | 2019, QF | 4-1 | ||
87.39 | 2015, QF | 5-0 | ||
87.08 | 2019, Last 16 | 4-3 | ||
86.94 | 2019, QF | 4-2 |
Five highest losing averages | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
84.77 | 2018, Final | 3-6 | ||
84.42 | 2019, Last 16 | 3-4 | ||
82.86 | 2019, SF | 4-5 | ||
82.56 | 2017, Last 16 | 3-4 | ||
81.64 | 2018, Last 16 | 3-4 |
Five highest tournament averages (min 3 matches) | ||||
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Average | Player | Year | ||
84.15 | 2018 | |||
83.63 | 2019 | |||
83.34 | 2015 | |||
82.82 | 2016 | |||
81.69 | 2015 |
Sponsors
The tournament has been sponsored by the Daily Mirror, Winmau and SportsDirect.com. From 2019, the tournament's sponsors have been One80 and L-style
Sponsor | Year |
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Daily Mirror | 2014 |
Winmau | 2015 |
2018 | |
SportsDirect.com | 2016 |
One80 | 2019 |
L-style | 2019 |
Media coverage
The BDO World Trophy was broadcast live and in its entirety by Eurosport for the first two events. After an issue with partner De:Luxe sports group the 2016 event ended up being shown on Dave in 2016. FrontRunner broadcast some of the 2017 event. A new TV channel has been found for the 2018 event when it was announced that Premier Sports will show all 5 days action. Eurosport will show the World Trophy for the next 3 years starting from 2019.
Broadcaster | Years |
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Eurosport | 2014 |
2015 | |
Dave | 2016 |
FrontRunner | 2017 |
Premier Sports | 2018 |
Eurosport | 2019–2021 |
References
- "BDO Events -". BDO Events.
- dartsdatabase.co.uk; best winning averages
- dartsdatabase.co.uk; best winning averages