The World Masters

Perhaps another 20-month hiatus would work for the World Masters as well. Skipping this year entirely and holding the next one in June 2024 would give the WDF a full 12 months of build up and planning from now...?

he Welsh Darts Organisation announced the sudden passing of their former Welsh International player Rhian Speed from Wrexham at the age of 58.

[For] The World Masters itself, we had no fewer than 49 (yes, forty-nine!) Americans in action!

Beau Greaves dominated many weekend headlines, whilst after a wait of 16 years, when a certain MVG claimed the crown, the Men’s Winmau World Master is a Dutchman.

Pratnemer won his second ranking title of the year and fifth overall, in the Men’s World Open, coming through a bumper field of 358 players and beating Leung in the final.

... Qthe last Dutch winner of the Winmau World Masters was Michael van Gerwen in 2006.

World Champion Neil Duff is also out after being outplayed by current WDF World No.1 Jelle Klaasen.

Day one saw the round-robin phase take place, with 290 players spread over 64 groups with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout rounds.

Despite the various difficulties which seem to have beset the return of the oldest of the modern era events all dart fans will wish them well as the final post covid jigsaw piece is replaced in the WDF jigsaw.