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RAY STUBBS LEAVES BBC FOR ESPN

BDO press statement:
BBC sports presenter Ray Stubbs, presenter of both the BDO World Professional Darts Championships and the Winmau World Masters for several years, is to leave the corporation to be the frontman for ESPN’s live Premier League coverage.
BDO Upping Prize Money For Winmau World Masters
BDO Media Release/Robert Holmes:
The 2009 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, in association with John Smith’s and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will have record-breaking prize money of £64,500 when it is played at The Spa Bridlington on September 4th, 5th and 6th.
This means that the Winmau World Masters, already the richest
two-day darts tournament on terrestrial BBC TV has just got even richer!
BDO International Open Huge Success
BDO Media Release:
The BDO International Open at Pontin’s, Brean Sands was a huge success – with over 300 more people on the popular Somerset park than in the previous year and a feast of great darts – men, women and youth – over three days.
The weather was warm and sunny for the second event in the Fire Kills BDO International Grand Prix Series, the highlight of which was a repeat of the 2009 Lakeside World Professional final between Tony O’Shea and Ted Hankey.
BDO Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships Celebrates 25 Years at Lakeside Country Club

The World Professional Darts Championships will celebrate their 25th Anniversary Year at Lakeside Country Club in 2010 – proudly continuing their tradition for maintaining the history of World Darts at the highest participation levels.
In addition to players from the home countries, thousands of players representing over sixty member countries within the World Darts Federation will have the opportunity to compete to reach the BBC televised stages of the 2010 Championships.
John Henderson and Trina Gulliver Take Bull’s German Open Titles
John Henderson took the win with a close 3-2 victory over Stephen Bunting, and Trina Gulliver edged out Tricia Wright by the same 3-2 margin.
BDO Revise 2009-2010 Inter-County Calendar
BDO Media Release: The ever-increasing BDO and WDF darts calendars, in particular the addition of newly ranked events including the International Tour of the Lowlands, together with the recently announced September dates for the 2009 BDO Winmau World Masters, has necessitated a revision of dates for the 2009/2010 BDO Inter-County season.
Darts Results from BDO BRITISH INTERNATIONALS
Tournament held at Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales APRIL, 4TH & 5TH
MEN:
WALES 4-8 SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND 3-9 ENGLAND
WALES 4-8 ENGLAND
2009 BDO BRITISH INTERNATIONALS MEN’S CHAMPIONS:
ENGLAND
WOMEN:
ENGLAND 6-0 SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND 2-4 WALES
WALES 4-2 ENGLAND
2009 BDO BRITISH INTERNATIONALS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS:
WALES
Bridlington Spa to be Five Year Home to Winmau World Masters
“We now regard Bridlington as the true home of the World Masters”, says Ian Flack, Sales & Marketing Director of Winmau. “The Spa is a wonderful venue and the support of East Riding of Yorkshire Council has played a major part in their success.”
World Finalist Tony O’Shea Exhibition in Crowland
The event on Saturday, April 11, at Crowland RBL Hall will raise money for the roof restoration fund.




