World Senior Darts Championship 2024 prize money: How much will the winner take home

The World Senior Darts Championship is upon us and will see some of the best players go head to head.

Whoever finds themselves victorious will also be taking a pretty penny home with them.

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World Senior Darts Championship 2024 prize money

The darts player who is crowned the winner of the 2024 World Senior Darts Championship will also be awarded tens of thousands of pounds.

The winner will receive a huge £30,000 while the runner-up will be given £13,000.

Overall, there is a total prize fund of £80,000 for the event.

The people who lose the semi-final games will get £4,500 as the losers of the quarterfinals are given £2,000.

The losers of the last 16 will get £1,000 each and the losers of the last 32 will get £750.

Here is the break-down:

• Last 32: £750
• Last 16: £1,000
• Quarter-final: £2,000
• Semi-final: £4,500
• Runner-up: £13,000
• Winner: £30,000

World Senior Darts Championship schedule

The World Seniors Darts Championship is scheduled from Thursday, February 15 to Sunday, February 18, 2024 at darts temple Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

The field of competitors consists of 32 players, including 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, John Part and defending champion Robert Thornton.

The schedule looks like this:

Thursday, February 15 – First round

(from 1pm)

• Scott Mitchell (11) – Matt Clark
• David Cameron (12) – Jim Long
• Trina Gulliver (9) – John Henderson
• Terry Jenkins (13) – Paul Hogan

(From 7pm)

• Lisa Ashton (6) – Mike Huntley
• Neil Duff (4) – Richard-Eirig Rowlands
• Glen Durrant (7) – Mark Dudbridge
• Kevin Painter (8) – Jim McEwan

Friday, February 16

(From 1pm)

• Martin Adams (5) – Deta Hedman
• Robert Thornton (1) – Martyn Turner
• Keith Deller (15) – Richie Burnett
• Tony O’Shea (16) – Andy Hamilton

(From 7pm)

• Leonard Gates (2) – Colin McGarry
• Darryl Fitton (14) – Chris Mason
• Phil Taylor (3) – Manfred Bilderl
• Richie Howson (10) – John Part

Saturday, February 17 – Second round

• Afternoon session from 1pm
• Evening session from 7pm

Sunday, February 18

• Afternoon session from 1pm – Quarterfinals
• Evening session from 7pm – Semifinals and Final

The competition will be available to watch from Thursday evening onwards on the BBC Red Button and also BBC iPlayer.

If you can’t access it that way, you can go online onto 247 TV where you can access a live stream for a fee.

For £4.99 fans can watch the entire tournament live.

A post on the official X, formally known as Twitter, page, said: “32 Players – 1 Prize.

“Only one can lift the @jenningsbetinfo World Seniors Darts Championship trophy on Sunday night!

“Will @TheThorn180 taste victory again? Will @LSoulger complete the Grand Slam? Will @PhilTaylor start his swansong year in style?”

On all days of play, there will be an afternoon session and an evening session.

Defending champion Robert Thornton will play on Friday afternoon where he will go up against Martyn Turner in the first round of the competition.