Welsh Classic

{{Infobox darts tournament | tournament_name = Welsh Classic | image = | venue = Showdome (1998) Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013) [[Pontins]] (2019–2023) [[Pontins|Pontins Sand Bay]] (2024) | location = [[Porthcawl]] (1998) [[Rhyl]] (2002–2013) [[Prestatyn]] (2019–2023) [[Kewstoke]] (2024) | country = {{flagcountry|WAL}} {{flagcountry|ENG}} | establishment = 1991 | organisation = [[World Darts Federation|WDF]] | format = [[Leg (darts)|Legs]] | prizefund = £7,410 | month_played = | final year = | Current Champion = {{WDFFlag|Cliff Prior}} (men's) {{PDCFlag|Beau Greaves}} (women's) {{WDFFlag|Mason Teese}} (youth's) | Final Champion = }} 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),<ref name=2024Mens>{{cite web |title=Red Dragon Welsh Classic Men |url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/welsh-classic-men/2024 |website=World Darts Federation |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> [[Beau Greaves]] (women's),<ref name=2024Womens>{{cite web |title=Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women |url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/welsh-classic-women/2024/results |website=World Darts Federation |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> and Mason Teese (youth).<ref name=2024Youth>{{cite web |title=Red Dragon Welsh Classic Women |url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/welsh-classic-youth/2024/results |website=World Darts Federation |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>

==List of tournaments== ===Men's=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Champion (average in final) ! Score ! Runner-up (average in final) ! Total Prize Money ! Champion ! Runner-up |- | 1991 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Peter Locke (darts player)|Peter Locke]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Holden | ? | ? | ? |- | 1992 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 1993 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Whitworth | ? | ? | ? |- | 1994 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Jenkins]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 1995 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]] | beat | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Sean Palfrey]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 1996 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Monk]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 1997 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian White (darts player)|Ian White]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 1998 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Chris Bailey | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Spedding | | 1000 | 450 |- | 1999 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 2000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Coote]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Spedding | ? | ? | ? |- | 2001 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ritchie Davies | beat | {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mitchell Crooks]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 2002 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Carter | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darryl Fitton]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 2003 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ken Thomas (darts player)|Ken Thomas]] | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]] | ? | ? | ? |- | 2004 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} Alan Green | 5-3 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Robbie Green]] | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |- | 2005 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} [[Mike Veitch]] (88.71) | 4-1 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Tony Eccles]] (85.65) | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |- | 2006 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Darryl Fitton]] (82.26) | 2-0 | {{Flag icon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] (82.44) | £5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |- | 2007 | {{Flag icon|WAL}} [[Mark Webster (darts player)|Mark Webster]] | 4-1 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Ian White (darts player)|Ian White]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2008 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Garry Thompson (darts player)|Garry Thompson]] | 4-1 | {{Flag icon|NED}} [[Joey ten Berge]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2009 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]] | 5-2 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Alan Norris (darts player)|Alan Norris]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2010 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jamie Lewis]] | 5-4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Marsh (darts player)|Scott Marsh]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2012 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Bunting]] | 5-4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Stone]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Welsh Classic Results|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4247|website=dartsdatabase.co.uk|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wilson (darts player)|James Wilson]] | 6-4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glen Durrant]] | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2019 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Parletti]] | 6–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]] | £7,600 | £3,000 | £1,200 |- | 2021 | {{WDFFlag|Thibault Tricole|avg=96.30}} | 6 – 2 | {{WDFFlag|Jim Williams|avg=95.27}} | £4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |- | 2022 | {{WDFFlag|Barry Copeland|flag=NIR|avg=84.87}} | 6 – 5 | {{WDFFlag|Graham Hall|flag=ENG|avg=84.25}} | £5,320 | £1,500 | £750 |- | 2023 | {{WDFFlag|Connor Levett|flag=ENG|avg=81.83}} | 5 – 4 | {{WDFFlag|Antony Allen|avg=77.87}} | £9,000 | £3,000 | £1,200 |- | 2024 | | | | £5,040 | £1,500 | £700 |}

===Women's=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan=2 | Year !rowspan=2 | Champion !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !rowspan=2 | Score !rowspan=2 | Runner-Up !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !colspan=3 | Prize Money !rowspan=2 | Venue |- ! Total ! {{Tooltip|Ch.|Champion}} ! {{Tooltip|R.-Up|Runner-Up}} |- | 1998 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Denise Cassidy | align=center |n/a | align=center | beat | {{flagicon|WAL}} Sandra Greatbatch | align=center |n/a | align=center | £1,000 | align=center | £500 | align=center | £250 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Showdome, [[Porthcawl]] |- | 2002 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sally Smith | align=center |n/a | align=center | beat | {{flagicon|WAL}} Sandra Greatbatch | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | rowspan=10 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lyons Holiday Park, [[Rhyl]] |- | 2004 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jan Robbins | align=center |n/a | align=center | 5 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Pearce | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2005 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]] | align=center |78.75 | align=center | 4 – 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Clare Bywaters | align=center |73.68 | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2006 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Julie Gore]] | align=center |65.94 | align=center | 3 – 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Linda Hindmarch | align=center |60.09 | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2007 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | beat | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lorraine Abley | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2008 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]] (2) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 3 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dee Bateman | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2009 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dee Bateman | align=center |n/a | align=center | 4 – 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stephanie Smee | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2010 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 4 – 2 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Julie Gore]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a | align=center | n/a |- | 2012 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 4 – 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Lawman | align=center |n/a | align=center | £2,080 | align=center | £800 | align=center | £400 |- | 2013 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 5 – 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fallon Sherrock]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | £2,080 | align=center | £800 | align=center | £400 |- | 2019 | {{PDCFlag|Beau Greaves}} | align=center |83.52 | align=center | 5 – 2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]] | align=center |69.39 | align=center | £2,500 | align=center | £1,000 | align=center | £500 | rowspan=4 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Pontins]], [[Prestatyn]] |- | 2021 | {{PDCFlag|Beau Greaves}} (2) | align=center |71.27 | align=center | 5 – 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kirsty Hutchinson]] | align=center |65.29 | align=center | £2,500 | align=center | £1,000 | align=center | £500 |- | 2022 | {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock}} | align=center |80.14 | align=center | 5 – 4 | {{PDCFlag|Rhian O'Sullivan}} | align=center |78.01 | align=center | £2,285 | align=center | £750 | align=center | £375 |- | 2023 | {{PDCFlag|Beau Greaves}} (3) | align=center |87.35 | align=center | 5 – 1 | {{PDCFlag|Noa-Lynn van Leuven}} | align=center |77.38 | align=center | £2,600 | align=center | £1,000 | align=center | £400 |- | 2024 | | align=center | | align=center | | | align=center | | align=center | £2,170 | align=center | £750 | align=center | £350 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Pontins|Pontins Sand Bay]], [[North Somerset]] |}

===Youth's=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan=2 | Year !rowspan=2 | Champion !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !rowspan=2 | Score !rowspan=2 | Runner-Up !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !colspan=3 | Prize Money !rowspan=2 | Venue |- ! Total ! {{Tooltip|Ch.|Champion}} ! {{Tooltip|R.-Up|Runner-Up}} |- | 2013 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kallum Graham | align=center |n/a | align=center | beat | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Casey Gallagher]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | – | align=center | – | align=center | – | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lyons Holiday Park, [[Rhyl]] |- | 2019 | {{PDCFlag|Lewis Williams}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 3 – 1 | {{PDCFlag|James Beeton}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | £200 | align=center | £100 | align=center | £50 | rowspan=4 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Pontins]], [[Prestatyn]] |- | 2021 | {{WDFFlag|Luke Littler}} | align=center |83.50 | align=center | 4 – 0 | {{PDCFlag|Ieuan Halsall}} | align=center |69.75 | align=center | £200 | align=center | £100 | align=center | £50 |- | 2022 | {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}} (2) | align=center |103.68 | align=center | 4 – 2 | {{PDCFlag|Kieran Thompson}} | align=center |83.67 | align=center | £200 | align=center | £100 | align=center | £50 |- | 2023 | {{PDCFlag|Thomas Banks}} | align=center |78.67 | align=center | 4 – 2 | {{PDCFlag|Daniel Stephenson}} | align=center |73.69 | align=center | £200 | align=center | £100 | align=center | £50 |- | 2024 | | align=center | | align=center | | | align=center | | align=center | £200 | align=center | £100 | align=center | £50 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Pontins|Pontins Sand Bay]], [[North Somerset]] |}

==See also== * [[List of BDO ranked tournaments]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links==

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