Welsh Classic
| Welsh Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Showdome (1998) Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013) Pontins (2019–2023) Pontins Sand Bay (2024) | 
| Location | Porthcawl (1998) Rhyl (2002–2013) Prestatyn (2019–2023) Kewstoke (2024) | 
| Country |  Wales  England | 
| Established | 1991 | 
| Organisation(s) | WDF | 
| Format | Legs | 
| Prize fund | £7,410 | 
| Current champion(s) | |
|  Cliff Prior  (men's)  Beau Greaves  (women's)  Mason Teese  (youth's) | |
The Welsh Classic, currently known as the Red Dragon Welsh Classic for sponsorship reasons, is a darts tournament that has been held since 1991. It is sanctioned by the World Darts Federation (WDF).
The current champions, from the 2024 events, are: Cliff Prior (men's),[1] Beau Greaves (women's),[2] and Mason Teese (youth).[3]
List of tournaments
Men's
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Total Prize Money | Champion | Runner-up | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Peter Locke | beat |  Mark Holden | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1992 |  Ronnie Baxter | beat |  Chris Mason | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1993 |  Ronnie Baxter | beat |  Paul Whitworth | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1994 |  Chris Mason | beat |  Andy Jenkins | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1995 |  Richie Burnett | beat |  Sean Palfrey | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1996 |  Richie Burnett | beat |  Colin Monk | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1997 |  Martin Adams | beat |  Ian White | ? | ? | ? | 
| 1998 |  Chris Bailey | beat |  Gary Spedding | 1000 | 450 | |
| 1999 |  Richie Burnett | beat |  Martin Adams | ? | ? | ? | 
| 2000 |  Steve Coote | beat |  Gary Spedding | ? | ? | ? | 
| 2001 |  Ritchie Davies | beat | .svg.png) Mitchell Crooks | ? | ? | ? | 
| 2002 |  Paul Carter | beat |  Darryl Fitton | ? | ? | ? | 
| 2003 |  Ken Thomas | beat |  Tony O'Shea | ? | ? | ? | 
| 2004 |  Alan Green | 5-3 |  Robbie Green | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 | 
| 2005 |  Mike Veitch (88.71) | 4-1 |  Tony Eccles (85.65) | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 | 
| 2006 |  Darryl Fitton  (82.26) | 2-0 |  Michael van Gerwen (82.44) | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 | 
| 2007 |  Mark Webster | 4-1 |  Ian White | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2008 |  Garry Thompson | 4-1 |  Joey ten Berge | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2009 |  Tony O'Shea | 5-2 |  Alan Norris | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2010 |  Jamie Lewis | 5-4 |  Scott Marsh | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2012 |  Stephen Bunting | 5-4 |  Gary Stone | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2013[4] |  James Wilson | 6-4 |  Glen Durrant | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2019 |  Dave Parletti | 6–4 |  Martin Adams | £7,600 | £3,000 | £1,200 | 
| 2021 |  Thibault Tricole 96.30 | 6 – 2 |  Jim Williams 95.27 | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 | 
| 2022 | .svg.png) Barry Copeland 84.87 | 6 – 5 |  Graham Hall 84.25 | £5,320 | £1,500 | £750 | 
| 2023 |  Connor Levett 81.83 | 5 – 4 |  Antony Allen 77.87 | £9,000 | £3,000 | £1,200 | 
| 2024 |   |   | £5,040 | £1,500 | £700 | 
Women's
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
| 1998 | .svg.png) Denise Cassidy | n/a | beat |  Sandra Greatbatch | n/a | £1,000 | £500 | £250 |  Showdome, Porthcawl | 
| 2002 |  Sally Smith | n/a | beat |  Sandra Greatbatch | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |  Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl | 
| 2004 |  Jan Robbins | n/a | 5 – 0 |  Emma Pearce | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2005 |  Trina Gulliver | 78.75 | 4 – 1 |  Clare Bywaters | 73.68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2006 |  Julie Gore | 65.94 | 3 – 2 |  Linda Hindmarch | 60.09 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2007 |  Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | beat |  Lorraine Abley | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2008 |  Francis Hoenselaar (2) | n/a | 3 – 0 |  Dee Bateman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2009 |  Dee Bateman | n/a | 4 – 2 |  Stephanie Smee | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2010 |  Lisa Ashton | n/a | 4 – 2 |  Julie Gore | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2012 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | n/a | 4 – 2 |  Karen Lawman | n/a | £2,080 | £800 | £400 | |
| 2013 |  Deta Hedman | n/a | 5 – 3 |  Fallon Sherrock | n/a | £2,080 | £800 | £400 | |
| 2019 |  Beau Greaves | 83.52 | 5 – 2 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 69.39 | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 |  Pontins, Prestatyn | 
| 2021 |  Beau Greaves  (2) | 71.27 | 5 – 2 |  Kirsty Hutchinson | 65.29 | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 | |
| 2022 |  Fallon Sherrock | 80.14 | 5 – 4 |  Rhian O'Sullivan | 78.01 | £2,285 | £750 | £375 | |
| 2023 |  Beau Greaves  (3) | 87.35 | 5 – 1 |  Noa-Lynn van Leuven | 77.38 | £2,600 | £1,000 | £400 | |
| 2024 |   |   | £2,170 | £750 | £350 |  Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset | |||
Youth's
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
| 2013 |  Kallum Graham | n/a | beat |  Casey Gallagher | n/a | – | – | – |  Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl | 
| 2019 |  Lewy Williams | n/a | 3 – 1 |  James Beeton | n/a | £200 | £100 | £50 |  Pontins, Prestatyn | 
| 2021 |  Luke Littler | 83.50 | 4 – 0 |  Ieuan Halsall | 69.75 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2022 |  Luke Littler  (2) | 103.68 | 4 – 2 |  Kieran Thompson | 83.67 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2023 |  Thomas Banks | 78.67 | 4 – 2 |  Daniel Stephenson | 73.69 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2024 |   |   | £200 | £100 | £50 |  Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Men". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "2013 Welsh Classic Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. Retrieved 8 August 2016.