The Welsh Open [1] is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and affiliated with the British Darts Organisation which has been staged annually since 1974. In 2008 the tournament was televised in the United Kingdom for the first time on Setanta Sports as part of the BDO's new Grand Prix series. From 1987 the event has been staged at the Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn , North Wales. The singles tournaments are sponsored by Red Dragon Sports and Pontins sponsor the other events.
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-Up
Prize Money
Venue
Total
1974
David Jones
n/a
beat
Cliff Inglis
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ebbw Vale
1975
Leighton Rees
n/a
beat
Phil Obbard
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1976
Alan Evans
n/a
beat
John Lowe
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1977
Eric Bristow
n/a
beat
George Nicoll
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1978
Tony Brown
n/a
beat
Stefan Lord
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1979
Eric Bristow (2)
n/a
beat
Robert Smith
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1980
Ceri Morgan
n/a
beat
Wayne Locke
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Diamond Theatre Club, Caerphilly
1981
Eric Bristow (3)
n/a
beat
Ceri Morgan
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ebbw Vale
1982
John Lowe
n/a
beat
Jocky Wilson
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1983
Dave Whitcombe
n/a
beat
Keith Deller
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1984
Eric Bristow (4)
n/a
beat
John Lowe
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1985
David Lee
n/a
beat
Ceri Morgan
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1986
Cliff Lazarenko
n/a
beat
Bob Anderson
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Butlin's Barry Island , Barry Island
1987
Peter Masson
n/a
beat
Chris Johns
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pontins , Prestatyn
1988
Steve Gittins
n/a
beat
Paul Reynolds
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1989
Chris Dalton
n/a
beat
Paul Reynolds
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1990
Kevin Kenny
n/a
beat
Alan Warriner
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1991
Ronnie Baxter
n/a
beat
Marshall James
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1992
Dennis Priestley
n/a
beat
Alan Warriner
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1993
Ronnie Baxter (2)
n/a
beat
Dave Askew
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1994
Richie Burnett
n/a
beat
Andy Jenkins
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1995
Richie Burnett (2)
n/a
beat
Martin Adams
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1996
Nicky Turner
n/a
beat
Alan Brown
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1997
Marshall James
n/a
beat
Ian Roe
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1998
Steve Alker
n/a
beat
Colin Monk
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1999
Andy Smith
n/a
beat
Ronnie Baxter
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2000
John Walton
n/a
beat
Peter Allen
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2001
Gary Anderson
n/a
beat
John Walton
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2002
Andy Fordham
n/a
beat
Ian Jones
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2003
Ian Brand
n/a
beat
Ritchie Davies
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2004
Anthony Ridler
n/a
beat
Tony West
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2005
Per Laursen
n/a
beat
Kees Slokkers
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2006
Michael van Gerwen
n/a
beat
Gary Anderson
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2007
Mark Webster
n/a
beat
Scott Waites
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2008
Gary Anderson (2)
n/a
4 – 0
Mark Webster
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2009
Ross Montgomery
n/a
3 – 0
Mark Barilli
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2010
Paul Jennings
n/a
2 – 1
Toon Greebe
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2011
Ross Montgomery (2)
n/a
2 – 1
Martin Phillips
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2012
Tony Bradley
n/a
6 – 5
Tony O'Shea
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2013
Stephen Bunting
n/a
6 – 5
Robbie Green
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2014
Martin Adams
n/a
6 – 2
Gary Robson
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2015
Glen Durrant
n/a
6 – 1
Scott Waites
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2016
Scott Mitchell
n/a
6 – 5
Glen Durrant
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2017
Glen Durrant (2)
93.81
6 – 4
Scott Waites
90.30
n/a
n/a
n/a
2018
Michael Warburton
n/a
6 – 3
Andy Hamilton
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2019
Martijn Kleermaker
n/a
6 – 5
Jim Williams
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2021
Cameron Menzies
91.09
6 – 0
Donal Cronin
75.36
£16,080
£4,000
£2,000
2022
Luke Littler
93.71
6 – 2
Wes Newton
89.93
£12,140
£3,000
£1,500
2023
Martyn Turner
76.50
5 – 3
Cliff Prior
71.86
£9,000
£3,000
£1,200
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-Up
Prize Money
Venue
Total
2012
Conor Mayes
n/a
beat
Isaac Weaver
n/a
–
–
–
Pontins , Prestatyn
2019
James Beeton
n/a
beat
Maison Wilson
n/a
–
–
–
2021
Luke Littler
96.97
4 – 0
Cayden Smith
74.00
–
–
–
2022
Luke Littler (2)
83.50
4 – 0
Cayden Smith
56.74
–
–
–
2023
Thomas Banks
74.22
3 – 0
Fabian Topper
57.35
£200
£100
£50
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-Up
Prize Money
Venue
Total
2012
Josie Paterson
n/a
beat
Cody Hepburn
n/a
–
–
–
Pontins , Prestatyn
2019
Beau Greaves
n/a
beat
Tamzin Parr
n/a
–
–
–
2021
Eleanor Cairns
58.21
4 – 1
Ella Williams
51.34
–
–
–
2022
Paige Pauling
66.63
4 – 2
Amy Evans
60.95
–
–
–
2023
Paige Pauling (2)
73.12
4 – 2
Sophie McKinlay
69.37
£200
£100
£50