The first day of play at the
World Seniors Darts Masters continues on Saturday night with the four final duels from the first round of this tournament.
Sixteen well-known darters aged over 50 are competing in the World Seniors Darts Masters. The evening session will see defending champion
David Cameron,
Robert Thornton and darts legend
Phil Taylor, among others, in action.
Cameron surprisingly managed to win the first edition of this event last year by beating 16-time world champion Taylor in the final. The Canadian starts his tournament against WDF world champion
Neil Duff. After that, two-time senior world champion Thornton enters the stage for his match against
Colin McGarry.
The third match of the evening is between Taylor and former Lakeside finalist
Mark McGeeney. Then, the first round concludes with a meeting between
Leonard Gates and former World Cup finalist
Mark Dudbridge.
TV Guide World Senior Darts Masters
The 2023 World Seniors Darts Masters will be available to watch in the UK on BT Sport. Saturday, June 24th's play will be on channel BT Sport 3. 1pm-5pm for the afternoon session and 7pm-11pm for the evening session. On Sunday, June 25th it will be BT Sport 2 in the afternoon and BT Sport 4 in the evening, for the final session to see who is crowned the winner.
How much prize money will the winner of the World Seniors Darts Masters get?
Participants are guaranteed £750 in prize money anyway. Players who win their first-round match will see their prize money rise to £1250.
For the four semi-finalists, £2,500 is up for grabs. The losing finalist gets double that, at £5,000. The winner goes home with the top prize of £10,000.
Schedule World Seniors Darts Masters 2023
First round
Evening session (from 19:00)
David Cameron v Neil Duff
Robert Thornton v Colin McGarry
Phil Taylor v Mark McGeeney
Leonard Gates v Mark Dudbridge