Everything you need to know as John Henderson bids to make a successful defence of his World Seniors Championship title at Purfleet's Circus Tavern this weekend.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Dates
When does the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship take place?
The 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship will get underway on Wednesday 19th February and reach its conclusion on Saturday 22nd February.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Times
The opening day of play at the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship will get underway from 13:00 (GMT) on Wednesday 19th February,, with an evening session scheduled to start at 19:00 (GMT).
Double daily sessions (13:00 and 19:00 GMT) are also scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Venue
The 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship will be staged at the iconic Circus Tavern in Purfleet, the same venue that played host to the event 12 months earlier.
The entertainment complex in Essex officially opened in 1974 and is most famous for being the former home of the PDC World darts Championship prior to its switch to London's Alexandra Palace.
The 1,100 capacity venue also houses live music acts, whilst other darts events to have taken place there over the years include the Players Championship Finals and BDO (WDF) event, the World Masters.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Age Limit
How old do you have to be to play in the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship?
The 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship is open to all players who do not possess a 2025 PDC Tour Card, who are over the age of 45.
This is a five year decrease from the previous cut-off of 50 two years ago.
Who is playing in the 2025 World Seniors Darts - Players
Who is playing in the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship?
Reigning title-holder John Henderson is amongst the 28-player field for the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship, along with former PDC stars Simon Whitlock, Steve Beaton, Vincent van der Voort and Rob Thornton.
A plethora of other big names have secured qualification for the event too, including former world champions John Part and Martin Adams.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Draw
What's the draw for the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship?
The four top seeded players, John Henderson, Rob Thornton, Richie Howson and Leonard Gates, all enter the competition in the last 16 (second round).
First Round
Mark Dudbridge v Chris Mason
Derek Coulson v Mervyn King
Tony O'Shea v Lisa Ashton
Kevin Edwards v Michael Huntley
Richard-Eirig Rowlands v Graham Usher
Neil Duff v Vincent van der Voort
Kevin Painter v Richie Burnett
Colin McGarry v Steve Beaton
Paul Hogan v Simon Whitlock
Martin Adams v Darryl Fitton
Jim McEwan v John Part
Ross Montgomery v Trina Gulliver
Second Round
John Henderson v Dudbridge/Mason
Coulson/King v O'Shea/Ashton
Leonard Gates v Edwards/Huntley
Rowlands/Usher v Duff/Van der Voort
Richie Howson v Painter/Burnett
McGarry/Beaton v Hogan/Whitlock
Robert Thornton v Adams/Fitton
McEwan/Part v Montgomery/Gulliver
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Schedule
Wednesday 19th February
3 x First Round - 13:00 (GMT)
3 x First Round - 19:00 (GMT)
Thursday 20th February
3 x First Round - 13:00 (GMT)
3 x First Round - 19:00 (GMT)
Friday 21st February
4 x Second Round - 13:00 (GMT)
4 x Second Round - 19:00 (GMT)
Saturday 22nd February
4 x Quarter-Finals - 13:00 (GMT)
2 x Semi-Finals & Final - 19:00 (GMT)
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Format
How does the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship work?
- First round: Best-of-five sets
- Quarter-finals: Best-of-five sets
- Semi-finals: Best-of-five sets
- Final: Best-of-nine sets
Standard 501 rules apply for the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship, with matches played in a sets format.
All matches up until the final are best-of-five sets, with a maximum of five legs being played in each set, before the tournament showpiece on Saturday evening will be played over nine sets.
2025 World Seniors Darts Championship - Prize Money
A bumper £110,000 prize fund has been announced for the event with a record £50,0000 share of that total being allocated to the tournament winner.
A full 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship prize money breakdown is expected to be announced shortly.
A breakdown of prize money for the 2024 event can be found below:
Position: | Players paid: | Prize Money: |
Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-Final Losers | (2) | £4,000 |
Quarter-Final Losers | (4) | £2,000 |
Second Round Losers | (8) | £1,000 |
First Round Losers | (12) | £500 |
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