2007 World Masters (darts)

November 2019 Winmau World Masters 16–18 November 2007 Leisure World, Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire, England England BDO Sets (best of 3 legs) for men, Legs for women, boys and girlsFinals: best of 13 (men's) £50,000 £25,000 (men's) ENG John Walton 170 ENG John Walton 170 ENG Darryl Fitton SCO Robert Thornton (men) NED Karin Krappen (women) ENG Shaun Griffiths (boys) WAL Kimberley Lewis (girls) 2006 2008 The 2007 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament being staged by the British Darts Organisation at Leisure World in Bridlington between 16–18 November 2007. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Championship. History was made by John Walton who became the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish in the televised stage of the tournament. The event was broadcast by the BBC. However, the nine-darter was not shown live as it was achieved in the last 16 before their live coverage began. Michael van Gerwen was unable to defend his title, as he had decided to switch to the rival organisation, the Professional Darts Corporation - thereby making himself ineligible under the BDO's rules. Scotland's Robert Thornton surprised the field by beating Co Stompé, BDO world champion Martin Adams, Martin Atkins and Darryl Fitton to win the title and seal a qualifying place for the 2008 BDO World Championship. Controversy Controversy hit the tournament in May when it was confirmed by the British Darts Organisation that the Winmau World Masters had been moved from its original dates of 26–28 October to a new date of 16–18 Novemberhttp://www.bdodarts.com/BDO%20ANNOUNCE%20WORLD%20MASTERS.htm BDO confirm new date for the World Masters 2007-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806080713/http://www.bdodarts.com/BDO%20ANNOUNCE%20WORLD%20MASTERS.htm 2007-08-06 dead clashing directly with the Grand Slam of Darts - a new tournament which was hoping to feature the top players from both darting organisations - the BDO and PDC.June 2020 This meant that players from the BDO were forced into a direct choice between competing at the Masters for valuable ranking points or taking their place at the Grand Slam for better prize money. BDO World Champion Martin Adams almost immediately confirmed that he would participate in the Masters.http://www.stuartpyke.com/ Stuart Pyke website regarding Martin Adams withdrawal from event 2007-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071231021252/http://www.stuartpyke.com/ 2007-12-31 dead The other top BDO players who had qualified, including Gary Anderson, Scott Waites and Mark Webster competed at the Grand Slam and missed the Masters.June 2020 Adams plus the next seven highest ranked BDO players who hadn't qualified for the Grand Slam were later given seeding positions through to the BBC televised stages of the tournament for the first time.June 2020 2007 Men's Event results Each set is best of 3 legs. Last 16Best of 5 setsLosers £10,000 Quarter-finalsBest of 5 setsLosers £35,000 Semi-finalsBest of 11 setsLosers £150,000 FinalBest of 13 setsWinner £250,000 Runner-up £125,000 200 1 England Martin Adams 93.63 3 England Stuart Kellett 86.19 1 8 Netherlands Co Stompé 95.25 1 Scotland Robert Thornton 96.78 3 5 England Ted Hankey 86.79 3 Netherlands Edwin Max 86.10 0 4 England Martin Atkins 88.68 3 Scotland Ross Montgomery 78.93 1 2 England Tony O'Shea 84.78 3 England Paul Gibbs 81.63 0 7 England John Walton 89.25 3 Wales Martin Phillips 80.76 1 6 England Darryl Fitton 95.70 3 Finland Jarkko Komula 89.88 2 3 England Gary Robson 82.17 0 Australia Simon Whitlock 94.11 3 1 England Adams 95.13 1 Scotland Thornton 97.41 3 5 England Hankey 88.35 2 4 England Atkins 94.83 3 2 England O'Shea 91.62 1 7 England Walton 96.21 3 6 England Fitton 100.68 3 Australia Whitlock 91.02 0 Scotland Thornton 97.17 6 4 England Atkins 94.23 1 7 England Walton 88.02 5 6 England Fitton 91.56 6 Scotland Thornton 94.26 7 6 England Fitton 95.28 5 Highest tournament averages: Robert Thornton 96.41; Darryl Fitton 95.81; Co Stompé 95.25; Martin Adams 94.28Highest averages darts database 2007 Women's Event results Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) Karen Lawman England 4-3 Rilana Erades Netherlands Karin Krappen Netherlands 4-2 Trina Gulliver England Final (best of 7 legs) Karin Krappen Netherlands 4-3 Karen Lawman England 2007 Boy's Event results Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) Shaun Griffiths England 4-1 David Coyne Republic of Ireland Michael Smith England 4-2 Oskar Lukasiak Sweden Final (best of 7 legs) Shaun Griffiths England 4-0 Michael Smith England 2007 Girl's Event results Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) Kimberley Lewis Wales 4-0 Amy Chappell England Lorraine Hyde Scotland 4-1 Linda Odén Sweden Final (best of 7 legs) Kimberley Lewis Wales 4-2 Lorraine Hyde Scotland See also Winmau World Masters - history of the event References World Masters Category:World Masters (BDO era) Category:Sport in Bridlington Category:2000s in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:November 2007 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:2007 in English sport Category:Sports competitions in Yorkshire