Welsh Classic
Darts tournament
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The Welsh Classic, currently known as the Red Dragon Welsh Classic for sponsorship reasons, is a darts tournament that has been held since 1991. It is sanctioned by the World Darts Federation (WDF).
VenueShowdome (1998)
Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013)
Pontins (2019–2023)
Pontins Sand Bay (2024)
Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013)
Pontins (2019–2023)
Pontins Sand Bay (2024)
Established1991
| Welsh Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Showdome (1998) Lyons Holiday Park (2002–2013) Pontins (2019–2023) Pontins Sand Bay (2024) |
| Location | Porthcawl (1998) Rhyl (2002–2013) Prestatyn (2019–2023) Kewstoke (2024) |
| Country |  Wales England |
| Established | 1991 |
| Organisation(s) | WDF |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £7,410 |
| Current champion(s) | |
| Cliff Prior (men's) Beau Greaves (women's) Mason Teese (youth's) | |
The current champions, from the 2024 events, are: Cliff Prior (men's),[1] Beau Greaves (women's),[2] and Mason Teese (youth).[3]
List of tournaments
Men's
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Total Prize Money |
Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Peter Locke |
beat | Mark Holden |
? | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Ronnie Baxter |
beat | Chris Mason |
? | ? | ? |
| 1993 | Ronnie Baxter |
beat | Paul Whitworth |
? | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Chris Mason |
beat | Andy Jenkins |
? | ? | ? |
| 1995 | Richie Burnett |
beat | Sean Palfrey |
? | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Richie Burnett |
beat | Colin Monk |
? | ? | ? |
| 1997 | Martin Adams |
beat | Ian White |
? | ? | ? |
| 1998 | Chris Bailey |
beat | Gary Spedding |
1000 | 450 | |
| 1999 | Richie Burnett |
beat | Martin Adams |
? | ? | ? |
| 2000 | Steve Coote |
beat | Gary Spedding |
? | ? | ? |
| 2001 | Ritchie Davies |
beat |  Mitchell Crooks |
? | ? | ? |
| 2002 | Paul Carter |
beat | Darryl Fitton |
? | ? | ? |
| 2003 | Ken Thomas |
beat | Tony O'Shea |
? | ? | ? |
| 2004 | Alan Green |
5-3 | Robbie Green |
£5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 2005 |  Mike Veitch (88.71) |
4-1 | Tony Eccles (85.65) |
£5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 2006 | Darryl Fitton (82.26) |
2-0 |  Michael van Gerwen (82.44) |
£5,000 | £2,500 | £800 |
| 2007 | Mark Webster |
4-1 | Ian White |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2008 | Garry Thompson |
4-1 | Joey ten Berge |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2009 | Tony O'Shea |
5-2 | Alan Norris |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2010 | Jamie Lewis |
5-4 | Scott Marsh |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2012 | Stephen Bunting |
5-4 | Gary Stone |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2013[4] | James Wilson |
6-4 | Glen Durrant |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2019 | Dave Parletti |
6–4 | Martin Adams |
£7,600 | £3,000 | £1,200 |
| 2021 |  Thibault Tricole 96.30 |
6 – 2 | Jim Williams 95.27 |
£4,200 | £2,000 | £800 |
| 2022 | Barry Copeland 84.87 |
6 – 5 | Graham Hall 84.25 |
£5,320 | £1,500 | £750 |
| 2023 | Connor Levett 81.83 |
5 – 4 | Antony Allen 77.87 |
£9,000 | £3,000 | £1,200 |
| 2024 | £5,040 | £1,500 | £700 |
Women's
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
| 1998 | Denise Cassidy |
n/a | beat | Sandra Greatbatch |
n/a | £1,000 | £500 | £250 | Showdome, Porthcawl |
| 2002 | Sally Smith |
n/a | beat | Sandra Greatbatch |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl |
| 2004 | Jan Robbins |
n/a | 5 – 0 | Emma Pearce |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2005 | Trina Gulliver |
78.75 | 4 – 1 | Clare Bywaters |
73.68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2006 | Julie Gore |
65.94 | 3 – 2 | Linda Hindmarch |
60.09 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2007 | Francis Hoenselaar |
n/a | beat | Lorraine Abley |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2008 | Francis Hoenselaar (2) |
n/a | 3 – 0 | Dee Bateman |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2009 | Dee Bateman |
n/a | 4 – 2 | Stephanie Smee |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2010 | Lisa Ashton |
n/a | 4 – 2 | Julie Gore |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2012 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova |
n/a | 4 – 2 | Karen Lawman |
n/a | £2,080 | £800 | £400 | |
| 2013 | Deta Hedman |
n/a | 5 – 3 | Fallon Sherrock |
n/a | £2,080 | £800 | £400 | |
| 2019 | Beau Greaves |
83.52 | 5 – 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
69.39 | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 | Pontins, Prestatyn |
| 2021 | Beau Greaves (2) |
71.27 | 5 – 2 | Kirsty Hutchinson |
65.29 | £2,500 | £1,000 | £500 | |
| 2022 | Fallon Sherrock |
80.14 | 5 – 4 | Rhian O'Sullivan |
78.01 | £2,285 | £750 | £375 | |
| 2023 | Beau Greaves (3) |
87.35 | 5 – 1 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven |
77.38 | £2,600 | £1,000 | £400 | |
| 2024 | £2,170 | £750 | £350 | Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset | |||||
Youth's
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
| 2013 | Kallum Graham |
n/a | beat | Casey Gallagher |
n/a | – | – | – | Lyons Holiday Park, Rhyl |
| 2019 | Lewy Williams |
n/a | 3 – 1 | James Beeton |
n/a | £200 | £100 | £50 | Pontins, Prestatyn |
| 2021 | Luke Littler |
83.50 | 4 – 0 | Ieuan Halsall |
69.75 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2022 | Luke Littler (2) |
103.68 | 4 – 2 | Kieran Thompson |
83.67 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2023 | Thomas Banks |
78.67 | 4 – 2 | Daniel Stephenson |
73.69 | £200 | £100 | £50 | |
| 2024 | £200 | £100 | £50 | Pontins Sand Bay, North Somerset | |||||
