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ACCOMMODATION WEBSITE FOR WINMAU WORLD MASTERS
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.”
12th May 2010
2010 BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS MOVES TO THE CITY HALL, HULL
WORLD DARTS COMES TO HULL FROM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH to
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31ST
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 last sixteen players in the Men’s World Masters (including the eight top
ranked BDO players) are guaranteed a minimum of £1,000 each as reward for
reaching the BBC televised stage finals, with the 2010 Winmau Men’s World Master
receiving a cheque for £25,000.
There is a Highest Checkout prize of £1,000 and in the event of a 9-Dart 501
a BDO Achievement Award of £1,000 will be paid – plus a further £1,000 if it is
transmitted on BBC TV. Yorkshire’s John Boy Walton hit a perfect 9-Darter in the
2007 World Masters, and is the only player to have done so in the 37 year
history of the tournament.
The Women’s World Masters has a prize fund of £10,500 with the 2010 Champion
receiving a cheque for £5,000.
Staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation (BDO) the second major
darts tournament of the year on BBC television is moving to Hull due to the
hugely popular and recently renovated Spa Bridlington being unavailable on the
dates scheduled by BBC Sport.
Among the top players competing will be England’s MARTIN ADAMS, the
reigning and double World Masters Champion (2008 & 2009) and reigning 2010
Lakeside World Professional Champion. He headlines an International field of top
players – men and women – competing for one of the most coveted and prestigious
titles in world darts.
Paul Roggeman, Conference and Events Manager for East Riding of Yorkshire
Council says:
“While East Riding of Yorkshire Council and East Yorkshire Events are
disappointed to lose the Winmau World Masters from The Spa Bridlington, they are
delighted to have secured the City Hall, Hull for the 2010 Championships.
“Utilising our close links with Hull City Council we are sure that our
dynamic partnership will showcase this enormously successful event to an even
wider audience than ever before.
“Importantly it means that East Yorkshire Events retains the Winmau World
Masters in the East Riding of Yorkshire and continues its commitment to bring
top class International events to our region and further enhance the reputation
of East Yorkshire Events at the very forefront of event delivery.”
Mark Jones, Head of Economic Development and Regeneration for Hull
City Council says:
"We are delighted to welcome the 2010
Winmau World Masters to Hull
City Hall – it is yet another exciting addition to Hull's sporting and events
calendar.
"Importantly, it provides a fantastic opportunity for us to work in partnership
with East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the British Darts Organisation, and
introduce people from all over the world to our City. We are in no doubt that
darts fans new and old will enjoy the World Masters in Hull."
Olly Croft, OBE, founder of the BDO and Managing Director of BDO Enterprises
Ltd says: “We are thrilled to be staging the World Masters at Hull’s City
Hall for the very first time, with BBC Sport once again providing us with the
optimum amount of coverage on both Saturday, October 30th and Sunday, October
31st. The Masters always enjoys excellent viewing figures and we are looking
forward to welcoming Yorkshire darts fans to the City Hall over the weekend.”
Ian Flack, Sales & Marketing Director of Winmau says: “The move to a
bustling and energetic City like Hull is very exciting and I would like to thank
John Smith’s and East Riding of Yorkshire Council for their valuable ongoing
support. We must also thank Hull City Council for their support, and it is also
a great pleasure to have Jackpotjoy.com as our official shirt patch sponsors for
the third consecutive World Masters”.
The BDO Winmau World Masters is a true World Championship with players from
seventy-two countries being invited, including singles darts champions from over
300 national and international singles events worldwide.
In addition to players from the home countries of England, Scotland, Wales
and Ireland, approximately 400 players from most European countries, and as far
away as Australia, America, China and India, will converge on Hull for this
year’s World Masters, which will mark the 37th anniversary of the oldest
established major in world darts (1974-2010).
STATISTICS: 2009 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS
MARTIN ADAMS successfully defended his
Winmau World Masters crown with a stunning comeback in the BBC televised 2009
final against his England team-mate ROBBIE GREEN. After going two sets
down at the beginning of the 13 set final, many thought he was out of it when
Green went 6-3 up after the interval. However, a rejuvenated Adams then won the
next four sets to retain his title with a 7-6 scoreline.
He has now joined an elite band of players who have won the famous World
Masters title in two successive years, and is the reigning 2010 Lakeside World
Professional Darts Champion.
2009 MEN’S FINAL: MARTIN ADAMS (Eng) 7-6 ROBBIE GREEN
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2009
WINMAU MEN’S MASTERS CHAMPION:
MARTIN ADAMS
2009 WOMEN’S FINAL:LINDA ITHURRALDE (Eng) 4-3 TRINA GULLIVER (Eng)
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2009
WINMAU WORLD MASTERS WOMEN’S CHAMPION:
LINDA ITHURRALDE (ENG)
2009 BOYS FINAL: JAMIE LEWIS (Wal) 4-1 JEFFREY STIGTER (Neth)
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2009
WINMAU BOYS MASTER
JAMIE LEWIS
2009 GIRLS FINAL: ZOE JONES (Eng) 4-1 EMILY DAVIDSON (Scot)
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2009
WINMAU GIRLS MASTERS: ZOE JONES
BBC TV RATINGS:
Saturday: Average 1.0m with a peak of 1.5m
Sunday: Average 1.2m with a peak of 1.8m for the final.
Source: BBC TV Sport
ROBBIE GREEN recorded the most 100+ checkouts in the televised
stage finals of the 2009 Winmau Men’s World Masters: 160, 140, 130 (twice), 120,
116 and 101. He also hit 16 maximum 180’s (the most in the tournament), 99 x
100+ scores and 45 x 140+ scores.
MARTIN ADAMS had checkouts of 136, 125 and 109 in the televised stage
finals, and his 11 maximums were complemented by the highest number of 100+
scores: 116 in total and the highest number of 140+ scores: 61 in total.
STEVE WEST received the £1,000 highest checkout award with his 164 in the
televised stage finals. He also had checkouts of 130, 110 and 106.
In all, the high-scoring 2009 Men’s World Masters televised stage matches
produced a total of 275 maximum 180’s and 538 ton+ scores.
History of Winmau World Masters:
THE BDO WINMAU WORLD MASTERS is the oldest established major darts
tournament in the world and second only in importance to the BDO Lakeside World
Professional Darts Championships.
It was first played in 1974 and the 2010 Masters will celebrate thirty-seven
consecutive years of Winmau World Masters darts.
The live BBC televised Men’s Masters features the top eight ranked players in
the BDO Invitation tables – guaranteeing the top players being on stage as an
attraction to both venue and TV audiences.
Players from seventy-two countries are invited, including Champions
from over 300 national and international singles events worldwide.
An estimated 2,500 darts fans, players and officials are expected to
attend the 2010 World Masters.
There will be exclusive BBC TV terrestrial TV coverage over the
weekend of Saturday, October 30th and Sunday, October 31st .
The World Masters is unique in being the only official Singles
Championships in world darts that has four separate stand-alone World
titles in one weekend:
Men’s Masters
Women’s Masters
Boys Masters
Girls Masters.
Importantly, there is a clear link between the World Masters and the Lakeside
World Professional Darts Championships, which emphasises their dual importance
in BBC televised world darts. If the winners of the 2010 Men’s and Women’s World
Masters have not already qualified for Lakeside, then they will gain automatic
entry into the 2011 World Professional as the current Winmau World Masters
Champions.
This ensures the seamless link between the two BDO televised majors and
clearly illustrates their importance to World darts and to the top men and women
players around the globe.
An additional highlight of the world-class darts on offer at the City Hall
will be the International Play-Offs for the Lakeside World Professional
Championships (Men & Women) when an estimated three-hundred players will compete
for the remaining places in the 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts
Championships to be played from January 1st to 9th, 2011 and televised for nine
consecutive days by BBC TV Sport.
The Lakeside International Play-Offs will take place on Thursday, October
28th.
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