Winmau World Masters & Lakeside World Championship

Copyright Hans Willink
The British Darts Organisation is delighted to announce the BBC scheduled dates for the two most prestigious televised Championships in World Darts: the WINMAU WORLD MASTERS (played annually since 1974) and the WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (played annually since 1978).
The 2007 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS will be played at Leisure World, Bridlington on November 16th, 17th and 18th, with the Saturday (17th) and Sunday (18th) Men’s Masters matches being televised exclusively by BBC TV Sport.
The 2008 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS will be played at ‘the home of World Darts’, Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, and televised by BBC TV Sport, BBC Worldwide, BBCi, SBS-6 Holland and Eurosport, for nine consecutive days from Saturday, January 5th to Sunday, January 13th, 2008.
The International Play-Offs for the 2008 World Professional will be played at Leisure World, Bridlington on Thursday, November 15th.
“These two BBC televised World Championships provide the most coveted titles in World Darts”, says Olly Croft of the BDO. “Since their inception, both have established themselves as the very best in terms of global participation, competitiveness and kudos.
“The World Masters is unique in providing four World titles: Men’s, Women’s, Boys and Girls, and the World Professional has produced a Men’s World title since 1978, and a Women’s World title since 2001.
“Both of these great World Championships are made more unique because each provides women players with their own stand alone World Titles.
“There isn’t a darts player anywhere in the world who doesn’t dream of being crowned Winmau World Master or Lakeside World Pro Champion. They are titles which truly encapsulate all the history of World Darts, and the status that goes with them.
“Both are open to the 250,000 playing members of the World Darts Federation (now officially recognised as the worldwide governing body for darts) whose 64 member nations are representative of all six continents around the globe.
“World Titles do not get any bigger or more prestigious than the World Masters and World Professional – they have been looking after the future of the sport of darts since the 1970s, and will continue to do so by giving players – men, women and youth – the opportunities to develop from grass roots level, right through to National, International, World and Professional levels.”
MAJOR BDO DATES

2007 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS
Leisure World, Bridlington
NOVEMBER 16, 17 & 18, 2007

2008 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSONAL
INTERNATIONAL PLAY OFFS:
Leisure World, Bridlington
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007

2008 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey:
JANUARY 5 to 13, 2008

Issued by THE BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION: 15/5/07