The 2018

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was a major darts tournament run by the

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. It was host between 30 May and 3 June 2018 at

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, Preston, England. Peter Machin and Aileen de Graaf were defending their champions, after beating Martin Phillips (10–8) and

Anastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia Petrovna Dobromyslova-Martin (russian: Анастаси́я Петро́вна Добромы́слова; born 26 September 1984) is a professional darts player. She is a three-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the B ...

(6–2) respectively in the final of last year's edition. Machin lost to

Michael Unterbuchner Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Championship on two of his three appearances. Career In 2017, Unterbuchner ...

7–1 in the Quarter-finals. De Graaf lost in the First round 4–3 to Maria O'Brien. Unterbuchner went on to lose in the final of the men’s event to

Glen Durrant Glen Durrant (born 24 November 1970), nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously won the BDO World Darts Championship three times consecutively fr ...

(10–7), who has now completed the ‘triple crown’ of BDO majors. In the women’s competition,

Fallon Sherrock Fallon Sherrock (born 2 July 1994) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Born in Milton Keynes, Sherrock reached the final of the 2015 BDO Women's Worl ...

won her second televised title with a 6–3 win over Lorraine Winstanley.

Men

Qualifiers

Top 16 in BDO Rankings #

(Winner) #

Mark McGeeney Mark McGeeney (born 28 June 1972) is an English professional darts player from Coventry, Warwickshire. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career BDO In August 2010, McGeeney won the Weoley Castle Open, beati ...

''(Second round)'' # Scott Mitchell ''(Second round)'' # Jim Williams ''(Semi-finals)'' #

Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...

''(First round)'' #

Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery (born 16 October 1962), nicknamed The Boss, is a Scottish professional darts player who played in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments and as of January 14th 2022 now plays on the Professional Darts Corporat ...

''(Semi-finals)'' #

Wesley Harms Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a Dutch former professional darts player. Career Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011, defeating Stephen Bunting in the final. Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13t ...

''(Second round)'' #

Willem Mandigers Willem Mandigers (born 4 June 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation events. Career Mandigers won the Turkish Open in 2014. At the 2014 World Masters he lost to Robbie Green in the first round 3–1. ...

''(First round)'' # Martin Phillips ''(First round)'' #

James Hurrell James Hurrell (born 7 July 1984) is an English darts player. Career BDO Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the 2015 World Masters, he played Martin Phillips and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and was be ...

''(First round)'' # Gary Robson ''(First round)'' #

Andy Baetens Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning 2023 WDF World Darts champion, becoming the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baet ...

''(Second round)'' #

Conan Whitehead Conan Whitehead (born 18 February 1986) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former quarter-finalist of the BDO World Darts Championship. Career Whitehead has competed in n ...

''(First round)'' # Kyle McKinstry ''(Quarter-finals)'' #

Dean Reynolds Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001. Career Before turning professional, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, b ...

''(First round)'' #

Jeffrey Sparidaans Jeffrey Sparidaans (born 8 September 1993) is a Dutch professional darts player, currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career In 2015, Sparidaans won the Czech Open. In 2016, he won the Swiss Open. in 2017, he won the Engl ...

''(First round)'' 17–25 in BDO Rankings WDF regional Qualifiers * Pengiran Mohamed ''(First round)'' * Justin Thompson ''(First round)'' Play-Offs Qualifiers * William Borland ''(Second round)'' * Dafydd Edwards ''(First round)'' *

Ryan Hogarth Ryan Hogarth (born 25 January 1992) is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career In 2018, Hogarth qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship as a qualifier, but he lost 3–1 ...

''(Second round)'' * Jonathan Worsley ''(First round)'' Last Year Winner not Qualified * Peter Machin ''(Quarter-finals)''

Draw bracket

Women

Qualifiers

Top 8 in BDO Rankings # Lorraine Winstanley ''(Runner-up)'' # Aileen de Graaf ''(First round)'' #

Deta Hedman Deta Hedman (born 14 November 1959) is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Biography Hedman was born in Jamaica in 1959. Her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, leaving Hedman and he ...

''(First round)'' #

Lisa Ashton Lisa Ashton (born 27 August 1970) is an English professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is a four-time BDO World Darts Women's Champion and has won over ...

''(Quarter-finals)'' #

''(Semi-finals)'' #

Sharon Prins Sharon Prins (also known by her married name Sharon Boxem-Prins; born 24 August 1988) is a former Dutch darts player who played in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Career Prins was born in 1988 in Zoetermeer and became a darts p ...

''(Quarter-finals)'' #

(Winner) #

Trina Gulliver Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...

''(First round)'' 9–14 in BDO Rankings Play-Offs Qualifiers *

Rhian O'Sullivan Rhian O'Sullivan ( née Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF). Darts career O'Sullivan was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualifi ...

''(First round)'' *

Roz Bulmer Rosalyn "Roz" Bulmer (born 4 May 1979 from Norwich) is an English darts player, who currently plays in British Darts Organisation events. She qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship. Career In 2018, Bulmer qualified for the 2019 BDO ...

''(Semi-finals)''

Draw bracket

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, RD2={{Nowrap, Quarter-Finals (''best of 7 legs'')
2 June
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3 June
, RD4={{Nowrap, Final (''best of 11 legs'')
3 June
, team-width=280 , RD1-seed01=1 , RD1-team01={{flagicon, ENG Lorraine Winstanley 76.76 , RD1-score01=4 , RD1-seed02= , RD1-team02={{flagicon, ENG Paula Jacklin 62.87 , RD1-score02=1 , RD1-seed03=8 , RD1-team03={{flagicon, ENG

64.46 , RD1-score03=3 , RD1-seed04= , RD1-team04={{flagicon, NED Anca Zijlstra 68.45 , RD1-score04=4 , RD1-seed05=4 , RD1-team05={{flagicon, ENG

79.11 , RD1-score05=4 , RD1-seed06= , RD1-team06={{flagicon, AUS Corrine Hammond 56.79 , RD1-score06=0 , RD1-seed07=5 , RD1-team07={{flagicon, RUS

74.22 , RD1-score07=4 , RD1-seed08=Q , RD1-team08={{flagicon, WAL

64.77 , RD1-score08=0 , RD1-seed09=2 , RD1-team09={{flagicon, NED Aileen de Graaf 81.64 , RD1-score09=3 , RD1-seed10= , RD1-team10={{flagicon, ENG Maria O'Brien 79.06 , RD1-score10=4 , RD1-seed11=7 , RD1-team11={{flagicon, ENG

75.78 , RD1-score11=4 , RD1-seed12= , RD1-team12={{flagicon, WAL Rhian Griffiths 70.41 , RD1-score12=2 , RD1-seed13=3 , RD1-team13={{flagicon, ENG

66.62 , RD1-score13=3 , RD1-seed14=Q , RD1-team14={{flagicon, ENG

69.83 , RD1-score14=4 , RD1-seed15=6 , RD1-team15={{flagicon, NED

71.32 , RD1-score15=4 , RD1-seed16= , RD1-team16={{flagicon, ENG

Tricia Wright Tricia Wright (born 1 September 1958 in Epping) is a female former professional English darts player from Mitcham in Surrey. Her nickname is The Wright Stuff. Career Wright competed in the first PDC Women's World Championship final in 2010, ...

70.77 , RD1-score16=1 , RD2-seed01=1 , RD2-team01={{flagicon, ENG Lorraine Winstanley 79.11 , RD2-score01=4 , RD2-seed02= , RD2-team02={{flagicon, NED Anca Zijlstra 70.00 , RD2-score02=0 , RD2-seed03=4 , RD2-team03={{flagicon, ENG

74.03 , RD2-score03=2 , RD2-seed04=5 , RD2-team04={{flagicon, RUS

82.17 , RD2-score04=4 , RD2-seed05= , RD2-team05={{flagicon, ENG Maria O'Brien 74.50 , RD2-score05=3 , RD2-seed06=7 , RD2-team06={{flagicon, ENG

74.96 , RD2-score06=4 , RD2-seed07=Q , RD2-team07={{flagicon, ENG

68.31 , RD2-score07=4 , RD2-seed08=6 , RD2-team08={{flagicon, NED

61.74 , RD2-score08=0 , RD3-seed01=1 , RD3-team01={{flagicon, ENG Lorraine Winstanley 74.47 , RD3-score01=5 , RD3-seed02=5 , RD3-team02={{flagicon, RUS

81.04 , RD3-score02=4 , RD3-seed03=7 , RD3-team03={{flagicon, ENG

91.65 , RD3-score03=5 , RD3-seed04=Q , RD3-team04={{flagicon, ENG

76.85 , RD3-score04=0 , RD4-seed01=1 , RD4-team01={{flagicon, ENG Lorraine Winstanley 84.77 , RD4-score01=3 , RD4-seed02=7 , RD4-team02={{flagicon, ENG

94.22 , RD4-score02=6

References

BDO World Trophy

Sport in Preston