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2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates25–26 March 2023
VenueViva!
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)WSDT
FormatLegs
Prize fund£24,000
Winner's share£10,000
High checkout150  David Cameron
(Semi-finals)
Champion(s)
 Leonard Gates
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Darts tournament

The 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Champion of Champions was the first staging of the World Seniors Champion of Champions tournament, organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. The tournament took place at Viva!, Blackpool, England, from 25 to 26 March 2023. It featured a field of 8 players.

Leonard Gates won his first World Seniors title, defeating Richie Howson 13–10 in the final.

Prize money

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £24,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,000

Qualification

Seven players were invited to the event, four of which were seeded, with one place available to a 'Golden Ticket Winner'. The qualifying event was held the day before the event, with Leonard Gates being the winner. 76 players entered the qualifying event.

4 seeded Players
  1.  Robert Thornton (Quarter-finals)
  2.  Phil Taylor (Quarter-finals)
  3.  Martin Adams (Semi-finals)
  4.  David Cameron (Semi-finals)
Invited Players
Golden Ticket Winner

Draw

The draw was made during the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship on 12 February 2023.

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
25 March 		Semi-finals
(best of 25 legs)
26 March 		Final
(best of 25 legs)
26 March
         
1  Robert Thornton 86.45 6
 Richie Howson 82.79 10
 Richie Howson 93.87 13
4  David Cameron 89.37 11
4  David Cameron 80.76 10
 Kevin Painter 75.99 5
 Richie Howson 89.88 10
Q  Leonard Gates 90.55 13
2  Phil Taylor 82.79 8
Q  Leonard Gates 89.24 10
Q  Leonard Gates 90.71 13
3  Martin Adams 88.93 11
3  Martin Adams 87.21 10
 Trina Gulliver 79.11 7

Broadcast Rights

The tournament was shown live on Channel 5 in the UK, And nearly 500,000 viewers turned in.

References

  1. "SCHEDULE AND PREVIEW SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 2023 WORLD SENIORS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS INCLUDING TAYLOR, ADAMS AND THORNTON". Darts News. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "World Seniors Champion of Champions 2023. Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play". Live Darts. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "GOLDEN TICKET QUALIFIER LEONARD GATES COMPLETES SUPERB RUN, WINS INAUGURAL WORLD SENIORS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TITLE". Darts News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Darts results: Leonard Gates beats Richie Howson to win the World Seniors Champion of Champions". Sporting Life. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. "WSDT Money List". Dart Connect. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. "LEONARD GATES SEALS GOLDEN TICKET FOR WORLD SENIORS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, SET TO FACE PHIL TAYLOR IN QUARTER-FINALS". Darts News. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. "The Draw Bracket for the jenningsbetinfo Champion of Champions". World Seniors Darts Twitter. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. "TV FIGURES". World Seniors Darts Twitter. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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