BDO World Darts Trophy, 28-30 May - now at Lakeside (CONFIRMED)

[Ginge]

Probably time to start discussing the next "#NewEra" Event now at the Lakeside Country Club, Surrey



PRIZE BREAKDOWN

Men

Winner £20000
RU £10000
SF £5000 x2
QF 2500 x 4
L16 1500 x 8
L32 £1000 x 16

Women

Winner £4000
RU £2000
SF £1500 x 2
QF £1250 x 4
L16 £1000 x 8

£78k for men, £22k for women, plus £50k if a nine darter is hit.

MENS PLAYERS

1 Durrant
2 Adams
3 Waites
4 Hughes
5 Harms
6 Jim Williams
7 Mitchell
8 Fitton
9 Phillips
10 Noppert
11 Veenstra
12 McGeeney
13 De Vos
14 Dawson
15 Reynolds
16 Laubanauskas
Seigo Asada (Japanese invite)
Tim Machin (Australia invite)
Madars Razma (Baltic/Scandi Table)
Tony O'Shea (UK table)
Dave Cameron (Canada table)
Krzysztof Ratajski (Eastern Europe table)
Craig Caldwell (NZ table)
Jim Widmayer (USA table)
Roger Janssen (Western Europe table)
Jeff Smith (WC)
Andy Fordham (WC)
Ted Hankey (WC)
+ 4 qualifiers

LADIES PLAYERS

1 Ashton
2 Hedman
3 Sherrock
4 De Graaf
5 Dobromyslova
6 Winstanley
7 Gulliver
8 Hammond
Ziljstra
Gallagher
Prins
Zoe Jones
Peters (WC)
Jacklin (WC)
+ 2 qualifiers

[Dannyboy]

What's the prize money for this?!

[Ginge]

The usual procedure is to roughly cut it in half from the year before....

[cobra]

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if this event got 'rescheduled'.

[Wubbalubbadubdub]

Probably time to start discussing the next "#NewEra" Event now at the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.



Starts 12 weeks on Friday.
Venue has confirmed no booking exists.
No qualifying date set.
No tickets sold.
No known sponsors or TV coverage.

Have you stolen that picture from yesterdays action at Billingsgate

[nikkiboy]

Probably time to start discussing the next "#NewEra" Event now at the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.



Starts 12 weeks on Friday.
Venue has confirmed no booking exists.
No qualifying date set.
No tickets sold.
No known sponsors or TV coverage.

Have you stolen that picture from yesterdays action at Billingsgate

Nah I think that's a photo of the bdo vault

[foggs3355]

What's the prize money for this?!

here what is was last year and the 1st year it was held

Winner £10,000
Final £5,000
Semi Final £2,000
Quarter Final £1,500
Last 16 £750
Last 32 £500


Winner £30,000
Final £12,000
Semi Final £5,000
Quarter Final £2,500
Last 16 £1,250
Last 32 £500

[Ginge]

Winners cheque going down by two thirds was an utter disgrace. Nobody can afford this comp.

[foggs3355]

Winners cheque going down by two thirds was an utter disgrace. Nobody can afford this comp.

i garee but still better they have same prize money as last year than event not taking place which looks like will happen

[Ginge]

When would they plan on holding a qualifier for this event then?

Common sense dictates to hold it at the Welsh Open which is 2 weeks beforehand, a good turnout would be guaranteed.

[Skewball]

If I was the BDO today my strategy for the year would be simple:

Scrap WDT and other new comps NOW. Run all smaller events as they did last year.


Focus all attention on trying (not easy, granted) to get some sort of 2-3 year TV package (anything! highlights, small channel, whatever, anything!) for Masters (sensible small'ish venue) and Lakeside (really should try and keep lakeside as venue its 'easy' to run and well known), and make sure these events take place and are successful.


Re-trench and get spend 6 months getting ready for a well thought out 2017 season with 1 new sponsored 'Major', ideally as part of above TV package. So 6 months to find 1 Sponsor for 1 new event.

[The Jolly Man]

When would they plan on holding a qualifier for this event then?

Common sense dictates to hold it at the Welsh Open which is 2 weeks beforehand, a good turnout would be guaranteed.

Yes it would. Unfortunately the two words common and sense don't seem to go together in the world of the BDO most of the time.

[The Jolly Man]

If I was the BDO today my strategy for the year would be simple:

Scrap WDT and other new comps NOW. Run all smaller events as they did last year.


Focus all attention on trying (not easy, granted) to get some sort of 2-3 year TV package (anything! highlights, small channel, whatever, anything!) for Masters (sensible small'ish venue) and Lakeside (really should try and keep lakeside as venue its 'easy' to run and well known), and make sure these events take place and are successful.


Re-trench and get spend 6 months getting ready for a well thought out 2017 season with 1 new sponsored 'Major', ideally as part of above TV package. So 6 months to find 1 Sponsor for 1 new event.

Easy peasy!!

[Skewball]

If I was the BDO today my strategy for the year would be simple:

Scrap WDT and other new comps NOW. Run all smaller events as they did last year.


Focus all attention on trying (not easy, granted) to get some sort of 2-3 year TV package (anything! highlights, small channel, whatever, anything!) for Masters (sensible small'ish venue) and Lakeside (really should try and keep lakeside as venue its 'easy' to run and well known), and make sure these events take place and are successful.


Re-trench and get spend 6 months getting ready for a well thought out 2017 season with 1 new sponsored 'Major', ideally as part of above TV package. So 6 months to find 1 Sponsor for 1 new event.

Easy peasy!!

I'd get that done no problem

(anyway, that would be my strategy, not saying how easy it would be !!!!)

[Ginge]

Bump

Starts in 12 weeks and 2 days - any tickets on sale yet?

[Ecky Thump]

Bump

Starts in 12 weeks and 2 days - any tickets on sale yet?

[Ginge]

11.5 weeks to go...

[ChrisW]

Bump

Starts in 12 weeks and 2 days - any tickets on sale yet?

Will be interesting who if anyone decides to salvage something with this.

[Ginge]

Surely they have to given it has run the last two years? Would be a much bigger hit than the loss of the Fish Market or Rainton Meadows events.

Have the qualifier 2 weeks prior at the Welsh Open.

[ChrisW]

I presume the old organisers won't be involved though. They should be. Could advise the expected losses.