Howson and Burness win qualifiers for World Seniors Darts Championship

Richie Howson and Kevin Burness have completed the field of participants for the World Seniors Darts Championship. The Englishman and the Northern Irishman won the two qualification tournaments.

Howson won the first qualification tournament on Saturday by narrowly beating Ian Moss (6-5) in the final. A day later Burness won the qualifier after a 6-3 victory over Dave Prins.

The inaugural edition of the World Seniors Darts Championship will be held from February 3-6 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

The organisation had first handed out 22 wildcards for this prestigious tournament to darts icons such as Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, John Part, Ted Hankey, Peter Manley and Paul Lim. The last two spots were thus distributed during the qualifying tournaments this weekend.

Phil Taylor, Keith Deller, Bob Anderson, Martin Adams, John Walton, Wayne Warren, John Lowe, Ted Hankey, Richie Burnett, John Part, Les Wallace, Trina Gulliver, Tony O'Shea, Kevin Painter, Terry Jenkins, Peter Manley, Robert Thornton, Roland Scholten, Paul Lim, Darryl Fitton, Deta Hedman, Alan Warriner-Little, Richie Howson, Kevin Burness

Colin McGarry 5-4 Jim McEwan

Richie Howson 5-4 Brian Dawson

Ian Moss 5-3 Dave Prins

Kevin Burness 5-4 Johnny Haines

Richie Howson 6-4 Colin McGarry

Ian Moss 6-2 Kevin Burness

Richie Howson 6-5 Ian Moss

Mark Layton 5-1 Paul Holloway

Kevin Burness 5-2 Johnny Haines

Dave Prins 5-1 Jim Walker

David Airey 5-1 Gareaint Thomas

Kevin Burness 6-1 Mark Layton

Dave Prins 6- 2 David Airey

Kevin Burness 6-3 Dave Prins