WORLD SENIORS DARTS TOUR LAUNCH CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS EVENT IN BLACKPOOL LIVE ON CHANNEL 5

World Seniors Darts Tour are delighted to announce the addition of the World Seniors Champion of Champions to the 2023 calendar.

The inaugural event will take place at VIVA, Blackpool on the 25th and 26th of March 2023 and will feature 8 players from the World Seniors Darts Tour.

As part of the event WSDT are delighted to announce a new broadcast deal with Channel 5 in the UK, this will mean every dart thrown in Blackpool will be live on their free to air channel, fantastic news for all fans who cannot join us in person.


Reigning Seniors World Champion and World Matchplay Champion Robert Thornton headlines the competition, whilst World Seniors Darts Master David Cameron will be hoping to add to his WSDT trophy collection.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams are also in the field, alongside 10-times ladies World Champion Trina Gulliver. Two further invitations will be added at a later date.

Phil Taylor during the 2022 World Seinors Darts Matchpkay Championship at Bonus Arena,Hull, United Kingdom on 3 July 2022

The final spot will be won via the Golden Ticket qualifier event which will take place on Friday 24th March 2023 at VIVA. Two Open Series events will also take place across the weekend at the same venue.

 

Tickets will go on sale at 10am Friday 7th October 2022 and can be purchased via www.vivablackpool.com/darts or by telephoning VIVA on 01253 297 297.  With VIP and general admission ticket options available, we urge fans to purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment. VIP tickets include seats located at the front near the stage, Q&A with legends of the sport, official event programme and souvenir pass & lanyard.

Fans unable to attend the event in person will be able to watch in the UK on Channel 5 thanks to the new partnership with the broadcaster.

 

Billy Lovell of the World Seniors Darts Tour said: “After a fantastic first year of the World Seniors Darts Tour, we are incredibly excited to be expanding our offering of TV events in 2023. We have been in-undated with messages to host an event in Blackpool, a town that is steeped in darting history.”

 

“We are delighted also to be working with Channel 5 to broadcast the Champion of Champions. This is a great opportunity for us to continue to grow our audience via a free to air broadcaster.”

 

More information regarding WSDT tour card memberships and event tickets is available at www.worldseniorsdarts.com and via the WSDT twitter page @Seniorsdarts