British Darts Organisation Official Website

2ND JULY

	BDO BRITISH GOLD CUP 2009
	The qualifier lists for the 2009 BDO British Gold Cup are now available. Full details are .... *here* We expect to publish the complete draw for all events shortly.

29TH JUNE

	WORLD DARTS TELEVISION
	We have had numerous enquiries concerning the "disappearance" of World Darts Television. We have contacted the site owners who tell us that a server crash caused the problem and many files were lost. We are advised that the site will be up and running again at 00.00 (GMT) on Wednesday 1st July.

28TH JUNE

ENGLAND OPEN 2009: WINS FOR IRINA AND THE COUNT

The England Open took place at the weekend.

Results from the Finals:

Youths Girls : Zoe Jones (21.07) 3 v 1 Lauren Hitchens (21.38)

Youths Boys : Nathan Pearce (22.87) 3 V 2 Matthew Hall (21.06)

Mixed Pairs : Bucher/Standley (26.84) 3 v 0 Hepburn/Prins (19.04)

Ladies Pairs: Ashton/Lawman (22.10) 3 v 0 Armstrong/Gore (20.63)

Mens Pairs : Long/Penman (20.78) 1 v 3 Dawson/Winstanley (26.30)

Ladies Singles : Trina Gulliver (23.82) 1 v 3 Irina Armstrong (23.76)

Mens Singles : Ted Hankey (32.12) 5 v 0 Tony O'Shea (29.22)

You can find the brackets from all events on the links below:

Boy's Singles Girl's Singles Women's Singles Men's Singles

Men's Pairs Women's Pairs Mixed Pairs

	NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OPEN 2009

	Men's Winner Mark Robinson	Women's Winner Lorraine Farlam
	The Notts open took place on Sunday 21^st of June this year; it was a great turnout with over 180 men and 45 women. The standard of darts was excellent with plenty of 180’s and a 170 checkout from Nottingham’s own Dave Emery. The quarter finalist were Marc Dewsbury (Notts), Andy McCrackin (Yorks), Neil Birkin (Notts), Tony Randell (Worcs), Mark Robinson (Derbys), William Burksfield (Derbys), and Chris Cooper (Notts). After some close games the eventual finalist were Neil Birkin and Mark Robinson is was a great final and a close game with Mark coming out on top in the deciding leg to win 3-2 and taking the Men’s title and £700. The ladies games were also of a high standard with some very close; in one quarter final between Ronnie Johnson (Cambs) and Deta Hedman (Essex) with score standing at 2-2 Ronnie had to take a 130 finish to win the match. The women’s finalist was Lorraine Farlam (Derbys) and Amanda Abbott (Norfolk) with Lorraine coming out on top beating Amanda 3-2 taking £150 and ladies title. It was a fantastic day and was well run by Nottinghamshire committee. We would like to thank the “Cambridgeshire tarts” who raised £200 for the McMillan cancer nurses and the N.D.O. on the raffle. We would also like to thank our sponsors who are Rolls Royce Leisure and Elite darts. Notts Committee

27TH JUNE

	ENGLAND OPEN 2009
	The England Open takes place today and tomorrow. You can find the latest updates from all events on the links below. Boy's Singles Girl's Singles Women's Singles Men's Singles Men's Pairs Women's Pairs Mixed Pairs

26TH JUNE

	WDF EUROPE CUP YOUTH 2009
	The draw for the 2009 Europe Cup Youth was made today. Details of all events are shown on the links below. The Cup will be played in Veldhoven, Netherlands on 9th - 12 July. Boys Team Boys Pairs Boys Singles Girls Pairs Girls Singles

25TH JUNE

NEW COUNTY WEBSITE

Angus Darts Association has launched a new website. The site is packed with Darts information. Follow the link to view the site.

www.angusravens.co.uk

21ST JUNE

NEW ZEALAND MASTER 2009:

Palmerstone North's Peter Hunt secured a home win when he lifted the New Zealand Masters title earlier today. Marion Morgan made a successful comeback to tournament darts after several years absence with a win in the women's event.

Top eight positions:

1. Peter Hunt (NZ)
2. Greg Moss (NZ)
3. Monty Tuhua (NZ)
3. Derrick Sampson (NZ)
5. Kim Puketapu (NZ)
5. Mark McGrath (NZ)
5. Phillip Hazel (NZ)
5. Chaz Forster (NZ)

1. Marion Morgan (NZ)
2. Meta Reid (NZ)
3. Megan Smith (NZ)
3. Mihi George (NZ)
5. Jannette Jonathan (NZ)
5. Heather McKelvey (NZ)
5. Polly Luke (NZ)
5. Gerri MacDonald (NZ)

SCOTTISH MASTERS 2009

Harry Todman and Sharon McKinnon took the honours at this year's Scottish Masters which was played today at the Bannockburn Club.

The KO brackets for the final stages can be found on the links below.

Men: Last 32

Women: Last 32

BRITISH PENTATHLON 2009

Martin Adams stormed to a convincing win in the 2009 British Pentathlon which was played earlier today. He finished 67 points ahead of second placed Scott Mitchell with John Walton third on 373 points. Trina Gulliver won the Women's event with Apylee Jones second and Karen Lawman third.

Complete results.

1 Martin Adams 450
2 Scott Mitchell 383
3 John Walton373
4 Ian Jones 362
5 Oskar Lukasiak (Swe) 361
6 Phill Nixon 350
6 Eddie Simmonds 350
8 Pip Blackwell 347
9 Joe Lacey 330
10 Christoff Van De Waal (Bel)324
10 Kevin Simm 324
12 Ted Hankey 317
13 Paul Dawkins 314
14 Vegar Elvevoll (Nor)313
15 Steve Farmer 309
16 Steve Douglas 288
17 Gavin Forsyth 286
18 Robbie Hain 274
19 Phil Wanstall 256
20 Esko Pietikainen (Fin) 207

Shanghi - Martin Adams 72
Halve-it - Scott Mitchell 525
RBD - Martin Adams 42 Darts

1. Trina Gulliver 316
2. Apylee Jones 302
3. Karen Lawman 291
4. Deta Hedman 282
5. Julie Gore 271
6. Viv Dundon 261
7. Lisa Ashton 256
8. Sandra Greatbatch 250
9. Clare Bywaters 246
10. Hege Løkken (Nor) 211
11. Donna Rainsley 209
12. Kirsi Viinikainen (Fin) 202
13. Sue Biddle 183
14. Maud Jansson (Swe) 174
15. Marlene Badger 169
16. Lucy Ward-Geddes 157
17. Sue Waterman 152
16. Margaret Sutton 135
19. Tina Hamilton 124
20. Pernilla Brodin (Swe) 107

Shanghi - Karen Lawman 54
Halve-it - Viv Dundon 465
RBD - Donna Rainsley 30

CANADIAN OPEN 2009

The 2009 Canadian Open was played at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec yesterday with Jerry Hull and Cindy Pardy winning the Open Singles events. England's Tony Martin finished joint 5th and Tricia Wright joint 9th. The top eight finishers who obtained BDO ranking points are show below.

1. Jerry Hull Canada
2. Rodney Spencer Canada
3. Marcel Simard Canada
3. Ken Macneil Canada
5. Chris Scutt Canada
5. Tony Martin England
5. Norm Pilon Canada
5. Gary Vinicombe Canada

1. Cindy Pardy Canada
2. Robin Curry Canada
3. Kim Whaley-Hilts Canada
3. Genny Mercier Canada
5. Debralee Roberts Canada
5. Diane Gobeil Canada
5. Roxanne van Tassel Canada
5. Patricia Farrell Canada

17TH JUNE

	ANNE JENKINS MEMORIAL MIXED PAIRS
	Shirley Witten and Roly Robinson together with Lincolnshire Chairman Ian Tilley.	The Anne Jenkins Memorial Mixed Pairs was played in Gainsborough last weekend. The top placings were: 1: Shirley Witten/Roly Robinson 2: Shelley Bontoft-Gash/Dean Baker 3: Dawn Wright / Duncan Hunt Diane Wilkinson / Neil Smith 5: Julie Pipe/Alan Pipe Karen Hellmore/Tony Richardson Karen Collely/Neil Johnson Michelle Creasey/Nathan Smith

16TH JUNE

OBITUARY: MEL WEBB

MEL WEBB, a former Times journalist and great friend and supporter of darts, has sadly passed away.

An accomplished and incisive writer, he loved attending darts tournaments and was a regular at the Lakeside World Professional for a number of years.

In the backstage press office, he was noted not only for his knowledge and banter, but also his love of a good cup of tea.

He maintained the interest of The Times in the sport of darts and its players over a number of years, until he was surprisingly and unexpectedly made redundant some time ago.

A master of the written word, he suffered a fatal heart-attack at home on June 11^th .

Mel Webb was a great and generous man who will be sadly missed by us all, and the British Darts Organisation sends its sincere condolences to his wife and family at this very sad time.

ROBERT HOLMES

14TH JUNE

BDO INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2009

MEN - WOMEN- AND YOUTH SINGLES

Chris Aubrey from Wiltshire lifted the Youth Singles Crown with a 3-0 win over Nick Kenney from Gwent. Josh Tunnicliffe from Cheshire and Carl Beattie from Dorset shared third place.

The Women's Singles title went to Trina Gulliver with a narrow 3-2 win over Russia's Irina Armstrong. Losing Semi-Finalists were Apylee Jones from Surrey and Nikki Furse from Cornwall.

Tony O'Shea took the Men's title with a 4-0 win over Ted Hankey. Third place was shared by Steve Johnson from Essex and Lancashire's Joe Murnan
Links to the results for the Singles events are shown below.

Men: Singles Women: Singles Youth: Singles

7TH JUNE

	BDO INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2009
	KAREN LAWMAN AND GARRY THOMPSON WIN MIXED PAIRS The Yorkshire pairing of Karen Lawman and Garry Thompson won the Mixed Pairs event at the BDO British International Open which was played at Brean Sands yesterday. The Defeated Irina armstrong and Tony O'Shea 3-0 in the Final. The complete tournament bracket can be viewed .... here

	WELSH INDIVIDUAL: WINS FOR JULIE GORE AND ALAN REYNOLDS
		Julie Gore and Alan Reynolds won the 2009 Welsh Individual Titles earlier today. The complete results brackets can be viewed on the links below. Welsh Individual: Women Welsh Individual: Men

SCOTT MITCHELL AND TRICIA WRIGHT TAKE THE SWISS TITLES

England's Scott Mitchell and Tricia Wright took the Singles titles at this year's Swiss Open which was played earlier today. Scott took the title with a 3-0 sets victory over Paul Carter. His average in the final was 31.19. Tricia also had a straight sets win over Russia's Irina Armstrong hitting a 26.19 average.

The Youth Final was won by Switzerland's Jonas Arnold who had a 4-1 victory over Santino Broer from the Netherlands.

3RD JUNE

JOHN SMITH'S PEOPLE'S DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS SCOOPS AWARD

John Smith's arrowed in on more success at the 2009 Marketing Society Star Awards, when it scooped the award for Sponsorship Excellence for the inaugural John Smith's People's Darts Championship.

The award ceremony at the old Fruitmarket, Glasgow brought together the cream of Scotland's marketing community to recognise and reward creative and innovative campaigns across the private and public sectors.

John Smith's Senior Brand Manager, Gareth Turner said, "The award rounds off a very successful first year for the John Smith's People's Darts initiative, a competition which has developed into a very exciting event which is already becoming a major event in the pub and club sports calendar.

“This year’s John Smith’s People’s Darts will be appearing in pubs and clubs up and down the country from mid August as we search for the next champion, and in a development this year, special promotional packs of John Smith’s will also be available in stores.”

The John Smith People’s Darts Championship is supported by the British Darts Organisation and will involve several top BDO players as mentors. The final will be played on stage at Lakeside Country Club on Sunday, January 10^th.

2ND JUNE

	BRITISH INTER-COUNTIES FIXTURES 2009-10 ANNOUNCED
	The complete fixture list for the 2009-10 BICC season are now available in the BICC section of the main menu. The list of County Venues has has also been updated.

For older news please click HERE to enter the BDO News Archives

Contact the Webmaster

Email the BDO Office Email BDO Public Relations