2018 World Masters (darts)
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| Winmau World Masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 3–7 October |
| Location | Bridlington |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BDO |
| Format | Sets for men, Legs for women, boys and girls |
| Prize fund | 70,500ドル |
| Winner's share | 25,000ドル (men), 5,000ドル (women) |
| Champion(s) | |
| England Adam Smith-Neale (men) England Lisa Ashton (women) Netherlands Jurjen van der Velde (boys) England Beau Greaves (girls) | |
The 2018 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2018. It took place from 3–7 October at the Bridlington Spa Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the second time since 2009.
The event was the first time a BDO Major tournament had not been broadcast on television in 28 years after Eurosport decided to not renew the rights to the event. The event was streamed live on YouTube through the channel winmau TV [1]
Krzysztof Ratajski was the reigning men's champion after defeating Mark McGeeney in last year's final by 6 sets to 1, but switched to the PDC straight after last years event meaning he was excluded from taking part. Lorraine Winstanley was the defending women's champion after defeating Corrine Hammond in the final by 5 legs to 2, but she lost 4–0 in the quarter-finals to Casey Gallagher.
Adam Smith-Neale became the 2nd player in 2 years to win the event after starting at the first round (Seeds are given byes to the last 32) after Ratajski managed the same feat last year. He won his first major title by defeating two-time champion Glen Durrant 6–4 in the final.
Lisa Ashton won the Women's World Masters for the second time with a 5–2 win over Casey Gallagher in the final.[2]
Men's seeds
[edit ]The seedings were finalised on 10 September. For the third consecutive year, there were 16 seeds (a decrease from 32 between 2012 and 2015) with all seeds exempt until the Last 32 stage and cannot play each other until the Last 16 stage.
- England Glen Durrant (runner-up)
- England Mark McGeeney (last 16)
- Wales Jim Williams (semi-finals)
- Netherlands Wesley Harms (last 32)
- England Scott Mitchell (semi-finals)
- England Scott Waites (quarter-finals)
- Germany Michael Unterbuchner (last 16)
- England Gary Robson (quarter-finals)
- Scotland Ross Montgomery (last 32)
- Wales Wayne Warren (quarter-finals)
- England Dave Parletti (last 16)
- Netherlands Willem Mandigers (last 16)
- Netherlands Chris Landman (last 32)
- Netherlands Richard Veenstra (last 16)
- England Daniel Day (last 32)
- England Scott Baker (last 32)
Men's draw (last 48 onwards)
[edit ]4 October
(best of 5 sets) Last 32
5 October
(best of 5 sets) Last 16
6 October
(best of 5 sets) Quarter-finals
7 October
(best of 7 sets) Semi-finals
7 October
(best of 9 sets) Final
7 October
(best of 11 sets)
Women's seeds
[edit ]It was announced before the start of the event that the Ladies seeds were cut from 8 to 4 for unknown reasons.
- England Lorraine Winstanley (quarter-finals)
- England Lisa Ashton (champion)
- England Deta Hedman (semi-finals)
- Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova (semi-finals)
Women's draw (last 8 onwards)
[edit ]6 October Semi-finals (best of 7 legs)
7 October Final (best of 9 legs)
7 October
References
[edit ]- ^ "Winmau - the Force Behind Darts". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "World Masters Women 2018". Mastercaller. Retrieved 4 February 2024.