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Full details and entry forms for the 2008 Isle of Man Open are now available. You can read or download the info by going to the BDO Diary Dates.

Check out the links below for the provisional draw for all four events at the 2007 Winmau World Masters.

The BDO Board of Directors have revealed sweeping changes for the 2007 Winmau World Masters. Get all the details of todays press release.... here

Robert Wagner and Joey ten Berge have been awarded the two remaining wildcards for the Zuiderduin Masters which will be played in the Netherlands on 7 - 9 December. The complete line-up is as follows:

Dutch media company "Darts in Motion" will be presenting a live internet stream from the World Cup. The stream will feature selected floor matches which will be streamed live. This a most welcome innovation and we are sure that darts fans world wide will seize this chance to to watch some of the most attractive floor matches on their home computers.

Frequent updates will be available on the WDF site. Click... here .... to get the latest updates.

£50,000 INCREASE IN PRIZE MONEY FOR BDO TELEVISED MAJORS

There will be an additional £50,000 in prize money available to BDO and WDF players in the space of three months from November 2007 to January 2008.

This follows recent announcements that prize money for the Winmau World Masters and the Lakeside World Professional – both staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation and televised by BBC Sport - has been substantially increased.

The 2007 Winmau World Masters (November 16th to 18th) has increased prize money of £30,000 - doubling the 2006 figure and making it the richest two-day tournament on British terrestrial television, with a total prize fund of £60,000.

The 2008 Lakeside World Professional (January 5th to 13th, 2008) has increased prize money by £20,000 to a record-breaking prize fund of £310,000.

“This is great news for BDO and WDF darts, and reflects the wonderful relationships we enjoy with our respective sponsors”, says Olly Croft of the BDO.

“Ian Flack, Sales & Marketing Director of Winmau, has introduced JJB Sports, the national sports retail chain, as associate sponsors for this year’s World Masters. This has resulted in an immediate 100% increase in prize money, and a cheque of £25,000 for the 2007 Men’s World Masters Champion.

“Similarly, Bob Potter of Lakeside has once again confirmed his commitment to the Lakeside World Professional by increasing prize money by a further £20,000, with £85,000 going to the 2008 Men’s World Pro Champion.

“Since Lakeside became the main title sponsor in 2004, the winning cheque for the Men’s World Pro Champion has gone up by 70%, and now means that any player completing a double victory in the BDO’s two televised majors will win a total of £110,000 in the space of three months!

“The BDO greatly appreciates the ongoing support from both Lakeside and Winmau, and on behalf of our players and officials, I would like to thank Bob and Ian for their generous sponsorships”.

The 2007 Winmau World Masters, in association with JJB Sports, will be played at Leisure World, Bridlington from November 16^th to 18^th, and televised live by BBC Sport over the weekend of November 16^th and 17^th.

The 2008 Lakeside World Professional will be televised by BBC TV, SBS-6 and Eurosport for nine consecutive days from January 5^th to 13^th, 2008.

Anastasia Dobromyslova and Gary Anderson are the 2007 British Open Singles Champions. Gary defeated fellow Scot John Henderson by 2 sets to nil. Anastasia defeated Dee Bateman by 3 legs to one. For the conplete results click on the links below.

The Dutch pairing of Mario Robbe and Edwin Max won the British Open Men's Pairs this evening in Bridlington. They defeated Ian White and Andy Boulton by 3 legs to 1. The Women's Event was won by Apylee Jones and Heather Busby who beat Karin Krappen and Anastasia Dobromyslova by the same score.

Tickets for the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships are in such great demand that they are already being offered by ticket touts and on websites at inflated prices.

But those doing so are being clearly warned that such tickets will not gain entry to ‘the home of world darts’ next January.

Everyone buying tickets for the BBC televised World Championships are asked to sign an undertaking that if tickets are sold on to a third-party at more than face value, or if they are offered on auction sites at inflated prices, they will be invalidated by Lakeside and no refunds given.

“Tickets for all 9 days of the Championships are in great demand and they are security coded so that we can track them easily”, says Austin Brown of Lakeside. “2008 will be our 23^rd year of staging the greatest Championships in world darts, and these measures are in place to stamp out any profiteering that might prevent genuine darts fans from obtaining tickets at the correct price”.

The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will be staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation at Lakeside Country Club, and televised by BBC TV Sport, from January 5^th to 13^th, 2008.

The draw for the Women's Singles is now available. Click.... here to read/download it.

The draw for the 2007 WDF World Cup was completed yesterday in the city of Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The complete draw can ne found on the WDF site by clicking.... here

"Dreamboy" Gary Anderson lifted the WDT with a fantastic win over Phil Taylor in one of the best finals ever seen on live TV.

For all the previous results and averages from this year's event click just scroll down this page.

Scotland's Gary Anderson reached the final of the World Darts Trophy with A thrilling tie break win over England's Andy Hamilton. Gary found himself 4 sets to 1 down against Andy but gradually fought his way back to an epic victory.

The ticket application form for the 2007 Winmau World Masters is now online and available for download.... here

The booking form for the 2008 Torremolinos Open is also available. You can download your copy.... here

The remaining four first round matches will be played this evening starting at 20.00CET.

A new system has been introduced for this years' BICC matches. We have experienced a few minor problems with Divisions One and Two but these results are expected to be online later today.

The qualifiers are now history and today we move on to the 1st round of the main event. All matches will be best of 5 sets of 5 legs.