The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship. The tournament has been sponsored by Darts board manufacturer, Winmau for 30 years and they have currently extended their contract to sponsor the event until 2010.
It was the final leg of the BDO’s Grand Slam title of televised majors, along with the Topic International Darts League, the Bavaria World Darts Trophy and the Lakeside World Professional Championship. However, it is now the only major other than the World Championship. It is the second biggest tournament on the BDO circuit, being one of only two majors currently available.
The champion is prestigiuosly referred to as the World Master
This event hads been held at the Bridlington Spa Royal Hall since 2002 and is normally held in December.
