The WDF has announced which 385 men have already qualified for the WDF World Masters. The event will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 9 to Sunday, Oct. 13 in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
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The list of qualified players includes some special names. Among them are Erik Clarys (winner World Masters 1995), John Part (winner BDO World Championship 1994), Bob Anderson (winner World Masters 1986, 1987, 1988), Dennis Priestley (winner World Masters 1992), Glen Durrant (winner World Masters 2015, 2016), John Lowe (winner World Masters 1976, 1980), Keith Deller (winner BDO World Championship 1983), Mark Dudbridge (winner World Masters 2002), Martin Adams (winner World Masters 2008, 2009, 2010), Phil Taylor (winner BDO World Championship 1990, 1992), Rod Harrington (winner World Masters 1991), Robert Thornton (winner World Masters 2007), Mark Webster (winner BDO World Championship 2008) and Richie Burnett (winner World Masters 1994) are on it. They are qualified for the WDF World Masters because of past performances, but it is unlikely, however, that these men will compete in this tournament.
Familiar names like Raymond Smith, Jeff Smith, Gary Robson, James Richardson, Kirk Shepherd, Matthew Edgar, Scott Waites, Wes Newton, Kan Fan Leung, Man Lok Leung, John O'Shea, Darius Labanauskas, Christian Kist, Jimmy Hendriks, Jimmy van Schie, Justin van Tergouw, Ryan de Vreede, Wesley Plaisier, Neil Duff, Andy Boulton, Paul Lim, Oskar Lukasiak, Danny Baggish, Leonard Gates, Jamie Lewis, Martin Phillips, Richie Burnett and Wayne Warren are also on the list of qualified players. Later it will become clear which players will actually compete in the tournament in Hungary.
Qualified for WDF World Masters
Aaron Morrison
Alan Hellmuth
Anthony Shreeve
Bailey Marsh
Brandon Weening
Brayden Sperling
Brody Klinge
Danny Porter
Dave Marshall
David Platt
Dylan Dunster
Dylan Oaff
Gordon Mathers
Graham Hunt
Harley Kemp
Howard Jones
Jack Spencer
Jeremy Fagg
Joe Comito
John Matheson
Josh Kime
Kim Lewis
Ky Smith
Kyle Tregoning
Lindsay Haji-Ali
Mal Cuming
Matt Mullen
Michael Cassar
Peter Machin
Raymond Smith
Ricky Pickett Jnr
Rob Modra
Robbie King
Sam Ballinger
Scott Hallett
Steve Fitzpatrick
Tony David
Trent Reid
Hannes Schnier
Leon Eder
Marcel Schluepfinger
Markus Straub
Basem Mahmood
Erik Clarys
Francois Schweyen
James Vanbesien
John Desreumaux
Philip Van Gasse
Robbe Dasseville
Seppe Dasseville
Stefaan Deprez
Steven de Brucker
Sybren Gijbels
Brandon Goddard
Cary Wark
Clint Clarkson
Cory Tkach
David Cameron
Evan Suderman
Jacob Taylor
Jeff Smith
Jim Long
John Norman-Jnr
John Part
Keith Way
Kiley Edmunds
Nathan Berry
Nick Smith
Robbie Mills
Ron Looker
Rory Hansen
Shaun Narain
Steve Warnock
Tyler Nelson
Carles Arola
Daniel Zapata
Dean Biskupic
Dragutin Pecnjak
Andreas Georgios Nikolaou
Dalibor Smolik
Jaroslav Novotny
Matyas Rejhon
Michal Smejda
Tomas Houdek
Vitezslav Sedlak
Brian Lokken
Claus Nielsen
Ivan Madsen
Jeppe Stolt
Niels-Joergen Hansen
Robin Stegler
Aaron Turner
Antony Allen
Ashley Hurrell
Ben Hazel
Bradley Kirk
Bob Anderson
Callum Francis
Carl Wilkinson
Charlie Large
Charlie Manby
Cliff Prior
Colin Monk
Connor Levett
Connor Scutt
Craig Clancy
Daniel Perry
Danny Ballard
Darren Johnson
Dave Prins
Dave Whitcombe
David Ladley
David Pallett
Dennis Beisser
Dennis Priestley
Gary Blackwood
Gary Robson
Glen Durrant
James Beeton
James Richardson
Jamie Atkins
Jamie Caven
John Lowe
John Scott
John Walton
Jordan Brooks
Keith Deller
Kieran Smith
Kirk Shepherd
Lewis Gurney
Mark Day
Mark Dudbridge
Martin Adams
Martin Atkins
Martin Brown
Martin Whatmough
Martyn Turner
Matthew Edgar
Michael Barnard
Paul Marsh
Paul Mitchell
Peter Chown
Peter Evison
Peter Jacques
Phil Taylor
Reece Colley
Reece Robinson
Richard North
Richie Howson
Richie Parkin
Rod Harrington
Scott Marsh
Scott Mitchell
Scott Waites
Scott Walters
Sean Dowling
Shaun Griffiths
Shaun Lovett
Tavis Dudeney
Tom Gregory
Tony West
Wez Newton
Jan McIntosh
Jonas Masalin
Kim Viljanen
Niklas Klasila
Petri Rasmus
Teemu Harju
Alexander Steinmetz
Carsten Hoffmann
Caspar Gruss
Enrico Frank
Frank Bruns
Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Luis Breuer
Marc Burmeister
Marcus Maier
Michael Unterbuchner
Nico Blum
Ole Holtkamp
Sascha Stuhlemmer
Simon Miebach
Kai Fan Leung
Man Lok Leung
Andras Borbely
Gabor Jagicza
Gabor Takacs
Gyorgy Jehirszki
Janos Vegso
Jozsef Rucska
Lehel Kaman
Levente Sarai-Jnr
Nandor Major
Pal Szekely
Patrik Kovacs
Rajmund Papp
Zoltan Polonyi
Vitor Charrua
Nitin Kumar
John O'Shea
Michael Flynn
Shane McGuirk
Adam Dee
Robbie Curran
Dario Fochesato
Dai Chihara
Hajime Watanabe
Hiroto Ichimiya
Jun Matsuda
Katsuya Aiba
Kentaro Nishioka
Masumi Chino
Misao Ohashi
Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
Nobuhiro Yamamoto
Ryuki Morikubo
Ryuta Arihara
Shingo Enomata
Shusaku Nakamura
Tasuku Abe
Tomoya Maruyama
Yuichirou Ogawa
Yuta Hayashi
Lewis Bell
Daniels Delveris
Karlis Zeidaks
Valters Melderis
Darius Labanauskas
Odkhuu Khundaganai
Alexander Merkx
Arjan Konterman
Bradly Roes
Carlo van Peer
Christian Kist
Colin Roelofs
Corne Groeneveld
Demy Sijbrands
Dennie Olde Kalter
Erik van Manen
Ivo Leeksma
Jarno Bottenberg
Jeremy Derksen
Jimmy Hendriks
Jimmy van Schie
Johan van Velzen
Jonny Nijs
Justin van Tergouw
Kay Smeets
Kristiaan de Boer
Maarten Pape
Michael Busscher
Moreno Blom
Patrick Maat
Pim van Bijnen
Raymond van den Ende
Ryan de Vreede
Sydnee de Vries
Tonny Veenhof
Wesley Plaisier
AJ Te Kira
Alan Skayman
Ben Robb
Brian Corbett
Craig Brown
Craig Ross
Darren Dummigan
Darren Herewini
Hayden Garing
James Fergusson
Jimmy Samuels
John Hurring
Jonny Tata
Josh Walters
Kayden Milne
Mark Cleaver
Nic Southorn
Tahuna Irwin
Tony Carmichael
Warren Parry
Warren Taylor
Barry Copeland
Johnny Stewart
Neil Duff
Travis Baur
Christian Wilhelmsen
Hakon Slope
Henrik Etterup
Henrik Halsvik
Kent Sivertsen
Ole Johan Klyve
Stian Allum
Riyad Mustafa
Taiseer Mustafa
Tymur Mustafa
Waseem Osaily
Dariusz Marciniak
Sebastian Bialecki
Sebastian Steyer
Daniel Racoveanu
Eduard Szabo
Laszlo Kadar
Aleksey Kadochnikov
Andy Boulton
Andy Wood
Colin Miller
Danny Trueman
Davie Kirwan
Evander Stevenson
Gary Stone
Glen Parsons
Greg Ritchie
Jamie Bain
Jim McEwan
Les Wallace
Mark Barilli
Nicky Denoon
Richard Lewis
Robert Thornton
Ryan Hogarth
Ryan Murray
Scott Campbell
Scott Robertson
Scott Winder
Sean Bell
Shaun McDonald
Harith Lim
Paul Lim
Matej Cverha
Benjamin Pratnemer
Andreas Harrysson
Bjorn Isacsson
Bjorn Lejon
Daniel Larsson
Dennis Nilsson
Edwin Torbjornsson
Henrik Sjoberg
Jens Larsson
Johan Engstrom
Lennart Efraimsson
Martin Lund
Oskar Lukasiak
Par Riihonen
Pontus Danielsson
Rickard Tingvall
Ricky Nauman
Roland Lenngren
Thobias Jonsson
Viktor Tingstrom
Loris Schaub
Marcel Walpen
Stefan Bellmont
Thomas Junghans
Alex Spellman
Bruce Robbins
Chris Lim
Danny Baggish
Danny Young
Dustin Holt
Garrett French
Gary Mawson
Jason Brandon
Jay Waugh
Jeff Springer
Jim Widmayer
Jimmy Fitzsimmons
Joe Chaney
Kevin Luke
Larry Butler
Leonard Gates
Peter Stewart-Jr
Robbie Phillips
Ryan Avellino
Seth Patenaude
Stephen Phillips
Stowe Buntz
David Davies
Jamie Lewis
Lee Williams
Mark Graham
Mark Webster
Martin Phillips
Mike Gillet
Paul Higgins
Richie Burnett
Wayne Warren
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