Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club

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| established = January, 2013

| founder = BDO / Winmau

| members = Men's Singles (5 members)
Mixed Pairs (1 team, 2 members)
Total (7 inductees)

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The Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club was an initiative launched and partnered by the British Darts Organisation and long-term sponsor Winmau in January 2013,{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2061/25-01-2013/BDO_AND_WINMAU_CELEBRATE_40TH_ANNIVERSARY | title=BDO AND WINMAU CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY | publisher=BDO | date=25 January 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1714/Winmau_and_the_BDO_Celebrate_40th_Anniversary_at_Lakeside/ | title=Winmau and the BDO Celebrate 40th Anniversary at Lakeside! | publisher=Winmau | date=25 January 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}} which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the British Darts Organisation, with membership restricted to darts players that achieve a nine-dart finish at BDO / WDF major and open events.

Players that achieve this feat are presented with a unique set of laser-etched tungsten darts in a laser-etched aluminium presentation case as a permanent keepsake from Winmau. There is no specified limit as to how many times a player or team can be inducted if they achieve a nine-dart finish at BDO / WDF major and open events.

Tournaments

The following list of tournaments qualify players for admittance into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club if they achieve a nine-dart finish;

BDO Gold Cup
BDO International Open
Scottish Open (SDA)
Scottish Masters (SDA)²

Welsh Open (WDO)
Welsh Classic (WDO)
EDO England Open³
Winmau EDO England Matchplay⁴

¹Wasn't on the original list of qualifying tournaments as the event was announced towards end of 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1861/BDO_World_Trophy_Added_to_Winmau_BDO_9_Dart_Club/ | title=BDO World Trophy Added to Winmau BDO 9 Dart Club | publisher=Winmau | date=22 November 2013 | accessdate=15 June 2015}}

²Wasn't on the original list of qualifying tournaments, only included after Gary Stone achieved a nine-dart finish at the Scottish Masters in June 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2205/08-07-2013/THREE_MORE_INDUCTED_TO_WINMAU_9_DART_CLUB | title=THREE MORE INDUCTED TO WINMAU 9 DART CLUB | publisher=BDO | date=8 July 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}

^{3 and 4}Weren't on the original list of qualifying tournaments, but both the EDO England Open and the EDO England Matchplay were later added to the list.

Inductees

The first player to be inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club was John Walton that January.{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2043/16-01-2013/JOHN_BOY_WALTON_IS_FIRST_MEMBER_OF_BDO_9-DARTER_CLUB?archivedate=2013-1-01 | title=JOHN BOY WALTON IS FIRST MEMBER OF BDO 9-DARTER CLUB | publisher=BDO | date=16 January 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1711/JOHN_BOY_WALTON_IS_FIRST_MEMBER_OF_Winmau_BDO_9-DARTER_CLUB/ | title=JOHN BOY WALTON IS FIRST MEMBER OF Winmau BDO 9-DARTER CLUB | publisher=Winmau | date=17 January 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}} He became the first and so far only player to achieve a nine-dart finish at the Winmau World Masters in 2007. Glen Durrant and Claire Stainsby became the first mixed pairs team inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club after making history by achieving the first ever nine-dart finish in mixed pairs competition at the BDO International Open in 2013.

Glen Durrant became the first member to be inaugurated twice in the same season after achieving a nine-dart finish at the EDO England Open in 2013 also. Only after Gary Stone achieved a nine-dart finish at the Scottish Masters in 2013 was the event added to the list of qualifying tournaments, with Gary Stone also being inaugurated into the Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club.

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! Player(s)

! Event

! Year

! Tournament

! Route

! Ref

{{flagicon|ENG}} John Walton

| Men's Singles

| style="text-align: center;"| 2007

| World Masters

| 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

| {{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/bdodarts/www/arch_nov2007.htm | title=BDO Archives (November 2007) | publisher=BDO | accessdate=12 June 2015}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Christian Pratt

| Men's Singles

| style="text-align: center;"| 2012

| BDO British Classic

{{flagicon|ENG}} Glen Durrant
{{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Stansby

| Mixed Pairs

| style="text-align: center;"| 2013

| BDO International Open

| 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; ?, ?, and ?

| {{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2175/08-06-2013/9_DARTER_FOR_CLAIRE_AND_GLEN_IN_MIXED_PAIRS_MAKES_DARTS_HISTORY | title=9 DARTER FOR CLAIRE AND GLEN IN MIXED PAIRS MAKES DARTS HISTORY | publisher=BDO | date=8 June 2015 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1781/Glen_Durrant_Claire_Stainsby_make_perfect_darting_History/ | title=Glen Durrant & Claire Stainsby make perfect darting History | publisher=Winmau | date=14 June 2013 | accessdate=15 June 2015}}

{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Stone

| Men's Singles

| style="text-align: center;"| 2013

| Scottish Masters

| {{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2179/16-06-2013/GARY_STONE_HITS_9_DARTER_IN_SCOTTISH_MASTERS_FINAL | title=GARY STONE HITS 9 DARTER IN SCOTTISH MASTERS FINAL | publisher=BDO | date=16 June 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Glen Durrant

| Men's Singles

| style="text-align: center;"| 2013

| EDO England Open

| {{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2187/23-06-2013/ANOTHER_9_DARTER_FOR_GLEN_AT_ENGLAND_OPEN | title=ANOTHER 9 DARTER FOR GLEN AT ENGLAND OPEN | publisher=BDO | date=23 June 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Beardmore

| Men's Singles

| style="text-align: center;"| 2013

| BDO British Classic

|{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2245/10-08-2013/9_Darter_at_the_Magna | title=9 Darter at the Magna | publisher=BDO | date=10 August 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2252/13-08-2013/The_Viper_Bites_at_the_Winmau_British_Classic | title=The Viper Bites at the Winmau British Classic | publisher=BDO | date=13 August 2013 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1805/The_Viper_Bites_at_the_Winmau_British_Classic/ | title=The Viper Bites at the Winmau British Classic | publisher=Winmau | date=13 August 2013 | accessdate=15 June 2015}}

References

External links

[http://www.winmau.com/pages/1862/Winmau_BDO_9_Dart_Club/ Winmau BDO 9 Dart Club] Winmau.

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