2010 in darts
# 2010 in darts

This article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2010.

## PDC

Bodog.com World Grand Prix

Main article: 2010 World Grand Prix Darts

Score

Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets, 5 legs)

Phil Taylor 4–3 Gary Anderson

Adrian Lewis 4–1 Wayne Jones

Raymond van Barneveld 4–1 Barrie Bates

Andy Hamilton 1–4 James Wade

Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets, 5 legs)

Phil Taylor 4–5 Adrian Lewis

Raymond van Barneveld 1–5 James Wade

Final (best of 11 sets, 5 legs)

Adrian Lewis 3–6 James Wade :

### PDC Pro Tour

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

**Players Championships**

* Gibraltar, February 6: Colin Lloyd 6–2 Wayne Jones
* Gibraltar, February 7: Denis Ovens 6–5 Gary Anderson
* Swindon, February 20: Mervyn King 6–3 Andy Hamilton
* Derby, February 27: Phil Taylor 6–1 Terry Jenkins
* Gladbeck, Germany, March 6: Vincent van der Voort 6–2 Wayne Jones
* Gladbeck, Germany, March 7: Adrian Lewis 6–4 Mark Walsh
* Wigan, March 13: Phil Taylor 6–0 Mark Dudbridge
* Crawley, March 20: Barrie Bates 6–5 Denis Ovens
* Barnsley, April 10: Simon Whitlock 6–4 Gary Anderson
* Derby, April 17: Simon Whitlock 6–4 Colin Lloyd
* Wigan, April 24: Wes Newton 6–2 Andy Smith
* Wigan, May 8: Simon Whitlock 6–0 Andy Hamilton
* Salzburg, Austria, May 15: Simon Whitlock 6–4 Steve Beaton
* Salzburg, Austria, May 16: Phil Taylor 6–4 Simon Whitlock
* Barnsley, June 12: Gary Anderson 6–1 Mark Walsh
* Barnsley, June 13: Ronnie Baxter 6–5 Denis Ovens
* Haarlem, Netherlands, June 19: Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Wayne Jones
* Haarlem, Netherlands, June 20: Andy Smith 6–4 Alan Tabern
* Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 27: Phil Taylor 6–3 Denis Ovens
* Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 28: Gary Anderson 6–4 Simon Whitlock
* Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 29: Co Stompé 6–3 James Wade
* Revesby, Australia, August 22: Dennis Priestley 6–3 Mark Hylton
* London, Ontario, Canada, August 28: Jamie Caven 6–4 Michael van Gerwen
* London, Ontario, Canada, August 29: Colin Lloyd 6–1 Jamie Caven
* Crawley, September 4: Adrian Lewis 6–4 Steve Farmer
* Crawley, September 5: Colin Lloyd 6–4 Simon Whitlock
* Nuland, Netherlands, September 18: James Wade 6–4 Terry Jenkins
* Nuland, Netherlands, September 19: Steve Farmer 6–4 Kevin Painter
* Dublin, October 2: Simon Whitlock 6–1 Dennis Priestley
* Dublin, October 3: Jamie Caven 6–5 Ronnie Baxter
* Killarney, October 17: Gary Anderson 6–1 Dennis Smith
* Bad Nauheim, October 23: Mark Webster 6–4 Richie Burnett
* Bad Nauheim, October 24: Simon Whitlock 6–4 Richie Burnett
* Barnsley, November 6: Wes Newton 6–3 Colin Lloyd
* Barnsley, November 7: Wes Newton 6–1 Mark Webster
* Derby, November 26: Phil Taylor 6–3 Mark Walsh
* Derby, November 27: Mark Walsh 6–4 Phil Taylor

**UK Open Regional Finals**

* Qualifier 1 (Swindon, February 21): Mervyn King 6–1 Simon Whitlock
* Qualifier 2 (Derby, February 8): Mark Walsh 6–2 Phil Taylor
* Qualifier 3 (Wigan, March 14): Phil Taylor 6–0 Jamie Caven
* Qualifier 4 (Crawley, March 21): Gary Anderson 6–5 Wesley Newton
* Qualifier 5 (Barnsley, April 11): Mark Walsh 6–3 John Part
* Qualifier 6 (Derby, April 18): Phil Taylor 6–2 Peter Wright
* Qualifier 7 (Wigan, April 25): Colin Lloyd 6–3 Colin Osborne
* Qualifier 8 (Wigan, May 9): James Wade 6–2 Gary Anderson

**Other PDC tournaments**

| Date | Event | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 26 | World Cricket Championship | Las Vegas | Phil Taylor | 3–2 | Mark Walsh |
| June 30 | North American Darts Championship | Las Vegas | John Part | 6–4 | Darin Young |
| July 24 | PDC Women's World Championship | Blackpool | Stacy Bromberg | 6–5 | Tricia Wright |
| August 15 | Oceanic Masters | Sydney | Simon Whitlock | 6–5 | Shane Tichowitsch |
| September 12 | PDC World Japan Qualifying Event | Yokohama | Morihiro Hashimoto | 6–0 | Mitsumasa Hoshino |
| September 25 | South African Masters | Cape Town | Devon Petersen | 5–4 | Les Francis |
| October 10 | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | Dublin | Michael Mansell | 6–4 | Stephen Byrne |
| October 16 | Gleneagle Irish Masters | Killarney | Simon Whitlock | 6–4 | Phil Taylor |
| October 30 | PDC World East European Qualifying Event | Eisenstadt | Dietmar Burger | 6–2 | Christian Kallinger |
| November 6 | PDC World South European Qualifying Event | Ptuj | Boris Krcmar | 6–4 | Zdravko Antunovic |
| November 20 | PDC World West European Qualifying Event | Ávila, Spain | Roland Scholten | 6–4 | Armando Jimenez |
| November 28 | PDC World Russia Qualifying Event | Moscow | Andrej Rashnikov | 8–1 | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| November 28 | PDC World Greater China Qualifying Event | Hong Kong | Scott MacKenzie | beat | Alex Hon |
| November 29 | PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier | Derby | Alex Roy | 5–1 | Matt Padgett |
| December 5 | PDC World Cup of Darts | Houghton-le-Spring | Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé | 4–2 | Wales Mark Webster Barrie Bates |

## BDO/WDF

Winmau World Masters

Main article: 2010 World Masters (darts)

Score

Quarter-Finals (best of 5 sets, 3 legs)

Martin Adams 3–1 Scott Waites

Martin McCloskey 3–0 Dean Winstanley

Stuart Kellett 3–2 Ted Hankey

Martin Phillips 3–1 Ian Jones

Semi-Finals (best of 11 sets, 3 legs)

Martin Adams 6–3 Martin McCloskey

Stuart Kellett 6–5 Martin Phillips

Final (best of 13 sets, 3 legs)

Martin Adams 7–3 Stuart Kellett :

### WDF Category 1 Events

* Dutch Open at NH Hotel/Congress centre, Veldhoven, February 7

    Quarter-Finals (Losers €500, Best of 7 legs) Ross Montgomery 4–0 Patrick Loos, Scott Waites 4–1 Paul Gibbs, Steve Douglas 4–1 Edwin Max, Martin Adams 4–1 Steve West
    Semi-Finals (Losers €1,250, Best of 3 sets, 5 legs per set) Scott Waites 4–0 Ross Montgomery, Martin Adams 2–0 Steve Douglas
    Final (Winner €4,500 Runner-up €2,250, Best of 5 sets, 5 legs per set) Martin Adams 3–1 Scott Waites
* Scottish Open at Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel, Renfrew, February 21

    Quarter-Finals (Losers £100, Best of 7 legs) Stuart Kellett 4–1 Ian Lilley, Remco van Eijden 4–2 Gary Robson, Jamie Lewis 4–0 Paul Telford, Dennis te Kloese 4–2 Garry Thompson
    Semi-Finals (Losers £300, Best of 9 legs) Stuart Kellett 5–2 Remco van Eijden, Dennis te Kloese 5–1 Jamie Lewis
    Final (Winner £2,000 Runner-up £800, Best of 11 legs) Stuart Kellett 6–3 Dennis te Kloese
* German Open in Bochum, April 17. Matches played in sets, three legs per set.

    Quarter-Finals (Losers €240) Ross Smith 2–1 Joey ten Berge, Ronny Huybrechts 2–1 Rob Radsma, Gary Robson 2–0 Fabian Roosenbrand, Dean Winstanley 2–1 Jan Dekker
    Semi-Finals (Losers €480) Ronny Huybrechts 2–0 Ross Smith, Dean Winstanley 2–1 Gary Robson
    Final (Winner €2,400 Runner-up €1,200) Dean Winstanley 3–2 Ronny Huybrechts
* British Open at The Spa, Bridlington, September 18

    Quarter-Finals (Losers £150, Best of 5 legs) Paul Harvey 3–1 Barry Davies, Andrew Gilding 3–0 Scott Waites, Ted Hankey 3–1 Andy Beardmore, Ian Jones 3–0 Kevin Harris
    Semi-Finals (Losers £400, Best of 3 sets, 5 legs per set) Andrew Gilding 2–0 Paul Harvey, Ted Hankey 2–1 Ian Jones
    Final (Winner £3,000 Runner-up £1,000, Best of 5 sets, 5 legs per set) Ted Hankey 3–0 Andrew Gilding

### WDF Category 2 Events

* German Gold Cup, January 24 (Winner €800, Runner-up €400) Vladimir Andersen 3–1 Tobias Muller
* Isle of Man Open, March 14 (Winner £5,000, Runner-up £1,500) Dave Prins 3–0 Joey ten Berge
* Mariflex Open, March 21 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,000) John Henderson 3–2 Steve West
* Virginia Beach Dart Classic, March 28 (Winner $1,200, Runner-up $600) Jerry van Loan beat Jim Widmayer
* Antwerp Open, April 4 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,000) Stuart Kellett 3–2 Gino Vos
* Dortmund Open, May 16 Robert Wagner beat Davyd Venken
* BDO International Open, June 13 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £700) Martin Adams 4–1 Gary Robson
* Canadian Open, June 20 (Winner C$1,000, Runner-up C$500) Terry Hayhurst 5–3 Troy Hanlon
* New Zealand Masters, June 20 Peter Hunt 5–3 Bernie Smith
* England Open, June 27 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £1,000) Dean Winstanley 5–2 Mark Harris
* England Masters, July 18 (Winner £1,200, Runner-up £600) John Walton 5–3 Dean Winstanley
* British Classic, July 24 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £500) Ross Montgomery 2–0 Stuart Kellett
* Pacific Masters, July 24 (Winner A$1,100, Runner-up A$600) Beau Anderson 6–4 Bill Stanley
* New Zealand Open, August 4 (Winner NZ$1,500, Runner-up NZ$700) Peter Hunt 5–0 Sonny Harris
* Belgium Open, August 8 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,200) Dean Winstanley 3–2 Tony O'Shea
* WDF Americas Cup Singles, August 24 Chuck Pankow 4–3 Gary Mawson
* England Classic, September 26 (Winner £2,500, Runner-up £1,000) Stephen Bunting 6–0 Tony West
* Japan Open, October 17 (Winner ¥70,000, Runner-up ¥30,000) Katsuya Aiba beat Yuichi Okiyama
* Northern Ireland Open, November 6 (Winner £1,600, Runner-up £750) Robbie Green 3–0 Ewan Hyslop
* WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Singles, November 6 Koha Kokiri 4–1 Morihiro Hashimoto
* Czech Open, November 7 Scott Waites 6–2 Dean Winstanley
* Flanders Open, November 14 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,000) Fabian Roosenbrand beat Kim Huybrechts
