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Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club

The Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club was an initiative launched and partnered by the British Darts Organisation and long-term sponsor Winmau in January 2013,[1][2] which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the British Darts Organisation,[1][2] with membership restricted to darts players that achieve a nine-dart finish at BDO / WDF major and open events.[1][2]

Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club
EstablishedJanuary, 2013
FounderBDO / Winmau
Members
Men's Singles (5 members)
Mixed Pairs (1 team, 2 members)
Total (7 inductees)

Players that achieve this feat are presented with a unique set of laser-etched tungsten darts in a laser-etched aluminium presentation case as a permanent keepsake from Winmau.[1][2] There is no specified limit as to how many times a player or team can be inducted if they achieve a nine-dart finish at BDO / WDF major and open events.

Tournaments edit

The following list of tournaments qualify players for admittance into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club if they achieve a nine-dart finish;[1][2]

1Wasn't on the original list of qualifying tournaments as the event was announced towards end of 2013.[3]
2Wasn't on the original list of qualifying tournaments, only included after Gary Stone achieved a nine-dart finish at the Scottish Masters in June 2013.[4]
3 and 4Weren't on the original list of qualifying tournaments, but both the EDO England Open and the EDO England Matchplay were later added to the list.

Inductees edit

The first player to be inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club was John Walton that January.[5][6] He became the first and so far only player to achieve a nine-dart finish at the Winmau World Masters in 2007.[5][6] Glen Durrant and Claire Stainsby became the first mixed pairs team inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club after making history by achieving the first ever nine-dart finish in mixed pairs competition at the BDO International Open in 2013.[4]

Glen Durrant became the first member to be inaugurated twice in the same season after achieving a nine-dart finish at the EDO England Open in 2013 also.[4] Only after Gary Stone achieved a nine-dart finish at the Scottish Masters in 2013 was the event added to the list of qualifying tournaments, with Gary Stone also being inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club.[4]

Player(s) Event Year Tournament Route Ref
  John Walton Men's Singles 2007 World Masters 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 [1][5][6][7]
  Christian Pratt Men's Singles 2012 BDO British Classic [1]
  Glen Durrant
  Claire Stansby 		Mixed Pairs 2013 BDO International Open 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; ?, ?, and ? [4][8][9]
  Gary Stone Men's Singles 2013 Scottish Masters [4][10]
  Glen Durrant Men's Singles 2013 EDO England Open [4][11]
  Andy Beardmore Men's Singles 2013 BDO British Classic [12][13][14]

Notable absentees edit

Since inductees John Walton and Christian Pratt achieved their nine-dart finishes in years prior to the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club being established, the following list of players who did the same at the list of qualifying tournaments (listed above) could be seen as a notable absentees from the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "BDO AND WINMAU CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY". BDO. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Winmau and the BDO Celebrate 40th Anniversary at Lakeside!". Winmau. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "BDO World Trophy Added to Winmau BDO 9 Dart Club". Winmau. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "THREE MORE INDUCTED TO WINMAU 9 DART CLUB". BDO. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "JOHN BOY WALTON IS FIRST MEMBER OF BDO 9-DARTER CLUB". BDO. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "JOHN BOY WALTON IS FIRST MEMBER OF Winmau BDO 9-DARTER CLUB". Winmau. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "BDO Archives (November 2007)". BDO. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ^ "9 DARTER FOR CLAIRE AND GLEN IN MIXED PAIRS MAKES DARTS HISTORY". BDO. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Glen Durrant & Claire Stainsby make perfect darting History". Winmau. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. ^ "GARY STONE HITS 9 DARTER IN SCOTTISH MASTERS FINAL". BDO. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  11. ^ "ANOTHER 9 DARTER FOR GLEN AT ENGLAND OPEN". BDO. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ^ "9 Darter at the Magna". BDO. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. ^ "The Viper Bites at the Winmau British Classic". BDO. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ^ "The Viper Bites at the Winmau British Classic". Winmau. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  15. ^ "PDC 9 Darters". PDPA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  16. ^ "BDO Archives (May 2008)". BDO. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  17. ^ "BDO Archives (December 2010)". BDO. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  18. ^ "BDO Archives (February 2010)". BDO. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  19. ^ "BDO British Internationals". BDO. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  20. ^ "BDO Archives (June 2010)". BDO. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  21. ^ "2011 Scottish Open - The View From Poison View". BDO. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Dutch Open Champions 2015 and Darryl hits the perfect 9 Darter in the Final". 1 February 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Nine-darter for Wolfie Adams". Peterborough Today. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links edit

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