Jan - June 2010 30th June        The next England event will be played at Edgeley Park, Stockport, Cheshire on the 17th & 18th July. The weekend starts off with the Ladies and Men's England National Singles events which carry a combined prize fund of £4,000, both singles titles will be played on the morning of 17th July. Then at 2pm there will be Ladies and Mens pairs competitions, with the winning ladies taking home £250 and the winning men's pair getting £500. Sunday 18th will see the 2010 England Masters Ladies and Mens Singles titles contested and this year they both have BDO Invitation Points available. Ladies Prize Money  Place   Mens Prize Money £1,000  Winner   £1,200 £500  Runner Up   £600 £200  Semi Finalists   £250 £100  Quarter Finalists   £150 £50  Last 16 £75 N/A Last 32 £40 There is also a youth singles event with a £300 prize fund. The entry fees, provided they are paid by July 12th are Youths £3, Ladies £10 and Mens £12, after July 15th the entry fees will increase to : Youths £5, Ladies £13 and Mens £15. Click on the link below to enter online. 29th June Following on from the success of the 2010 England Open, there appears to be good news around the corner concerning the 2011 England Open. The 2011 event will be the fourth Open staged at Bunn Leisure. England Chairman, Tommy Thompson said "This year the prize fund was a total of £20,500 and you can trust me that next year it will be massive. It is our intention to make the 2011 England Open the biggest prize money event in the world, with comparable entry fees." To reserve a caravan for the 2011 Open you only need to pay a £20 deposit by ringing Bunn Leisure on 01243 606080. England Darts Organisation will also be staging the England Classic at the Sussex holiday centre from the 24th - 26th September when there will be a £15,000 prize fund. Further details are available by clicking here 27th June England Open Mens & Ladies Singles Champions More Pictures On England Open Page Click Here   The Finals Mixed Triples Finals  (29.63) Lawman, Atkins & Walton  3 -1  Waterman, Robinson & Bunting (27.74) Ladies Pairs Finals (20.22) Donna Rainsley & Trish Kidd  3-2  Trina Gulliver & Lorraine Farlam (20.03) Mens Pairs Finals (27.98) Ronnie Godbeer & Mark Harris 1-3 Paul Hogan & Paul Gibbs (29.27) Girls  Singles Final (18.95) Gemma Bowen 2 - 3 Zoe Jones (18.10) Boys Singles Final (25.53) Kurtis Atkins  3 - 2  Jimmy Hendriks (24.35) Ladies Singles Final (21.88) Louise Hepburn 0 - 4 Trina Gulliver (24.14) Mens Singles Final (27.09) Mark Harris 2 - 5  Dean Winstanley  (28.23) Saturday saw the Ladies and Men's singles and pairs played down to the latter stages, click on the links below for all the results. Please remember to refresh your page each time your come back. Ladies Singles                      Mens Singles      Ladies Pairs                         Mens Pairs       Sundays Matches Mixed Triples                       Boy Singles           Girls Singles Ladies Singles Semi Finals (26.36) Louise Hepburn 3 - 2 Lorraine Farlam (25.18) (23.34) Trina Gulliver 3-2 Deta Hedman (20.87) Mens Singles Semi Finals (28.63) Mark Harris  4 - 3 Toon Greebe (29.14) Dean Winstanley (29.91) 4 - 0 Aaron Turner (28.21) 26th June - 18.47 England Open Draws Saturday saw the Ladies and Men's singles and pairs played down to the latter stages, click on the links below for all the results. Please remember to refresh your page each time your come back. Ladies Singles                      Mens Singles      Ladies Pairs                         Mens Pairs       23rd June England Open Draws The draws for the England Open events will be made at Bunn Leisure on Friday and as soon as they are available they will be posted on this page. There will be regular updates, on this page, throughout the whole weekend direct from the Open. 21st June England Masters -17th & 18th July Entries for the England Masters to be played at Edgeley Park, Stockport can be made online by clicking here or you can download full details by clicking here. The weekend will include a ladies and men's BDO ranked singles events on Sunday July 18th, whilst on Saturday 17th July there will be ladies and men's pairs events following on from the England National Singles. The entry fee for the youth singles is £3, the ladies singles is £10 and the men's is £12, providing the entry is received by July 12th, entries after the 12th will be youths £5, Ladies £13 & Mens £15. The weekend has a prize fund of £7,500 for the England Masters plus £4,500 for the National Singles events. 20th June England Open - 25th, 26th & 27th June We would like to remind those players going to the England Open, that play will get underway on Friday 25th with a ladies and men's money in-money out events. The entry fee is £10 for both events and all the entry fees will be paid out in prize money. Players must register between 19.00 and 20.00 for a 20.30 start. 19th June Winmau have released details of a new dartboard surround. Click Here (or in the links above) for more details. 17th June England Open Entries are still be taken for the England Open, the closing date has been extended until June 23rd. Click here to enter online. A list of players that have entered the England Open events can be found by Clicking Here Players who have entered online in the past couple of days may not be listed yet, we have to wait until we have received clearance on the payments. 16th June Winmau World Masters Play-Offs There has been a change of date for the Northern Area play-offs, it will be played on the 28th August whilst the other three will still be played on the 29th August. For more details click here. 25th May    Obituary - Mick Getty We are very sad to hear that Mick Getty passed away earlier today, after a long illness. Mick was 65 and was a former England Selector. He had worked for the BDO for over 25 years and was the current Premier Division Group Director. Mick had been involved with darts all his life and was a founder member of his native Merseyside, where he was Honorary President. He was also the President of Glamorgan, where his wife, Sue is the County Secretary. On behalf of the England Darts Organisation we would like to pass on our condolences to Sue and also Mick's family The world is a sadder place today without Mick.   26th May         The funeral service for Mick will be held at the St David's Methodist Church, Colcot, Barry at 12.30pm on Friday June 4th, followed by cremation at Coychuch Crematorium, Crematorium Lodge, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 6AB.  at 2.15. Flowers can be sent to the Funeral Directors who are James Pidgeon & Son Ltd, 539 Cowbridge Road East, Victoria Park, Cardiff, CF5 1BD.   24th May          The Diary Dates Page has now been updated. Click Here 23rd May          The England Darts Organisation held its AGM today, all the existing Directors were re-elected. 22nd May          A new page has now been added to our web page, it will specifically bring you the latest news from our sponsors, Winmau. Click Here (or in the links above) to see the latest news as released about the Winmau World Masters. 7th May          The first 6 entries for the "Early Bird 64" at the England Classic to be played at Bunn Leisure on Friday 24th September. It now leaves just 58 places in the competition. This is the first competition of it's type run by the England Darts Organisation and it has a £3,300 prize fund with a £25 entry fee. Players winning their first match will be guaranteed to get their money back, the winner will win £1,000. In addition to the "Early Bird 64" there is a full weekend of events, to ensure you can get the accommodation you want we suggest you book now. Full details can be found by Clicking Here 4th May          Details of all four of the Winmau England Counties regional play-offs are now available by clicking here The final qualifier to be confirmed was the Northern area which will be played at Rainton Meadows in County Durham. 3rd May          The England Darts Organisation Selectors are very pleased to announce that the teams selected to represent England in the 2010 W.D.F Europe Cup are as follows: Ladies Team   Mens Team Lisa Ashton   Lancashire   Martin Adams   Cambridgeshire Trina Gulliver   Warwickshire   Darryl Fitton   Cheshire         Tony O'Shea   Cheshire         Scott Waites   Yorkshire For further details click here 24th April Details of three of the four regional play-offs are now available by clicking here Each of the 43 English Counties are entitled to enter four youth girls, four youth boys, four ladies and four men into the regional final where places are at stake in the Winmau World Masters events to be played in Hull on the 29th to 31st October. There was great news from Winmau this week as they extended their sponsorship of the World Masters until 2015, the first Winmau World Masters was played in 1974 which makes it's partnership with the BDO one of the longest in world sport. 21st April Details of players who have entered the England Masters to be played at Edgeley Park, Stockport on July 18th, can be found by clicking here To enter the England Masters online click here 20th April The England Youth teams to play in the 2010 Europe Cup are : Girls - Lauren Hitchens (Surrey) & Zoe Jones (Warwickshire) Boys - Matt Dicken (West Midlands), Jake Jones (Staffordshire), Josh Payne (Kent) & Ben Songhurst (Kent) For more details Click Here 18th April The England International Appearances have now been updated following the recent British Internationals. Trina Gulliver and Martin Adams extended their place at the top of each respective lists, Karen Lawman has now moved into third place in the ladies list. Click here to see the lists and also a picture of Tony O'Shea with his award for 50 England appearances. 15th April The England Open to be played at the superb Bunn Leisure complex at Selsey, Sussex from the 25th to 27th June has no more on site accommodation available. However players can still enter without being resident at the complex by paying a £5 per day site entrance fee. Mike Caven (Operations Director) at Bunn Leisure, says : "The best two sources for local accommodation are the web site www.visitchichester.co.uk and the Tourist Information Centre in Chichester who can be contacted on 01243 775888. The TIC will actually find accommodation for people based on their requirements and call them back with options."upon their requirements and call them back with options. To enter online, click the link here 14th April Entries are now coming in for the 2010 England National Singles CLICK HERE to see who has entered so far Details of how people can enter the England National Singles Championships have now been posted on the National Singles page ----Click Here The finals will be played at Stockport Football Club, on Saturday 17th July.   10th April Results on British Internationals Page click here for more details England Ladies and Men are the 2010 British International Champions       8th April The England men's squad for the weekends British Internationals has been changed as Dave Chisnall has withdrawn due to personal problems. His replacement is Andy Beardmore of Staffordshire. Picture from Staffs web page It has been quite a week for Andy as during last weekends Lincolnshire Open ha recorded a 9 darter. The schedule for the weekend has been changed and is now : Saturday 10th April                                              Sunday 11th April 2pm      Wales v England (Ladies)                           11am      England v Wales (Mens) 4pm      Wales v Scotland (Mens)                           2pm        England v Scotland (Ladies) 7pm      Scotland v Wales (Ladies)                          3.30pm   Scotland v England (Mens)   The 2010 British Internationals to be played at the Spa in Bridlington between England, Scotland and Wales will be streamed live on the internet by 110sport.tv For more details go to the British Internationals page, click here for more details 15th March 2010 The Appearances Page has now been updated, following the recent Six Nations events. We would like to congratulate Tony O'Shea who became only the fifth player to make 50 appearances for England. Both the Captains, Trina Gulliver and Martin Adams extended their records as respective record appearance holders, whilst Martin has now won more International matches than any other England player. 14th March 2010 The Diary Dates page has now been updated, it includes the dates for the Winmau World Masters. This will be played in Hull from the 29th to 31st October. Please also note the changes of dates for the October and November Inter-County fixtures. 7th March 2010 For details of the England Masters Festival weekend to be played on 17th & 18th July click here 6th March 2010 We are pleased to announce that 165 caravans have already been booked at Bunn Leisure for the 2010 England Open to be played on the 25th, 26th & 27th June. Anyone intending to book a caravan for the weekend are advised to book them as soon as possible as there is a limited number available. Click on the England Open logo above for booking form. For those that have already booked their caravan but not entered the events, you can enter on line by going to the Online Entry link at the top of this page or click here For those people who wish to play (or spectators) at the event but do not wish to book a caravan, they must pay £5 to enter the camp on each day, there will be no exceptions. 28th February 2010 18.50pm England Ladies are the first ever Six Nations Cup Winners England Men retain Mens Cup   The victorious England squads   John Walton Hits Six Nations First Ever 9 Darter Click here for Today's Match Results   "Congratulations Ladies & Mens Squads" Six Nations Update - updated direct from the event in Sligo, Republic of Ireland Click Here For Results 25th February 2010 The England Selectors met this week to pick the 2010 senior International teams, which are as follows : 2010 Ladies Squad Trina Gulliver    Captain   Warwickshire    Lisa Ashton   Lancashire Viv Dundon   Essex Lorraine Farlam     Cheshire Apylee Jones   Surrey Karen Lawman     Yorkshire Tricia Wright  Travelling Reserve    Kent 2010 Mens Squad Martin Adams    Captain   Cambridgeshire   Martin Atkins   Yorkshire Stephen Bunting     Cheshire Steve Douglas   London Darryl Fitton   Cheshire Robbie Green   Cheshire Paul Hogan   Berkshire Scott Mitchell   Dorset Tony O'Shea   Cheshire Gary Thompson   Yorkshire Scott Waites   Yorkshire John Walton   Yorkshire Dave Chisnall  Travelling Reserve   Lancashire In the Ladies squad there is a debut call up for Lorraine Farlam and this is after she had been the stand by player for the last two years. In the Mens squad there are recalls for Stephen Bunting, Steve Douglas and Paul Hogan. The squads will travel to Bridlington to take part in the 2010 British Internationals, on the 10th & 11th April. Tricia Wright and Dave Chisnall will travel with the squads, but they will not play in the respective teams first games, a decision will be made after the first games as to whether they play in the second match. 21st February 2010 ENGLAND MASTERS WEEKEND - 17th & 18th July 2010 We are very pleased to announce that arrangements are now being finalised for the second England Masters, which was run very successfully at the Sale Sharks Conference Centre last year. This year both the Mens and Ladies singles events will have BDO Invitational points at stake, in addition to these competitions there will also be a youth singles, and a ladies and men's pairs competitions. The Saturday will start off with the final of the England National Singles followed by the Ladies and Mens Pairs, with all the singles events being played on the Sunday. It is a chance to make a great weekend of darts away and we will be teaming up with some local hotels, which are close by and at a reasonable rate, more details to follow. Once again entries will be taken online and the earlier you enter the cheaper it will be. The prize fund for the weekend is guaranteed, but there is still a possibility that this may be increased, subject to further sponsorship that is currently being discussed. Keep watching this web page for more details. 14th February 2010 For details of the England Classic please ---- Click Here The 2010 England Classic will be played from the 24th - 26th September at the superb Bunn Leisure, Selsey, Sussex with over £15,000 available in prize money. 13th February 2010 Details of how people can enter the England National Singles Championships have now been posted on the National Singles page ----Click Here The finals will be played at Stockport Football Club, on Saturday 17th July. 7th February 2010 The 2010 Europe Cup Youth Championships will be played in Seepark, Kirchhiem, Germany from the 8th to 11th July. The deadline for the English Counties to nominate players for the 2010 England Youth squads is the end of February and the records of players should be e-mailed to Vic Sexton For full details go the Youths News Page ---- Click Here 4th February 2010 More details about the Anglo Celtic Cup weekend have been posted on the Anglo Celtic Cup  ----- Click Here 3rd February 2010 £10,000 ANGLO CELTIC COUNTY CUP WEEKEND We are very pleased to announce that a new Inter-Counties KO Cup will be held from the 2nd to 4th July 2010 at the Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Park, Rhyl, North Wales. It is a joint venture between the England Darts Organisation and Wales Darts Organisations. The weekend will also see singles events for youths, ladies and men's as well as a money in money out singles event on the opening night. For details of how to book and enter for the weekend  ----- click here 30th January 2010 The Six Nations cup will be played in the Republic of Ireland from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February and England will be represented by the players below. Trina Gulliver    Captain   Warwickshire   Lisa Ashton   Lancashire Karen Lawman     Yorkshire This will be the first time that a Ladies Six Nations Cup has been played. Martin Adams    Captain   Cambridgeshire   Martin Atkins   Yorkshire Darryl Fitton   Cheshire Tony O'Shea   Cheshire Scott Waites   Yorkshire John Walton   Yorkshire The England men will be defending the title that they won in Northern Ireland last year.