Summary

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  • First round (best of 5 sets)

  • Neil Duff receives bye after Vincent van der Voort withdraws with injury

  • Taking place at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet

Live Reporting

  1. Who should I look out for?

    Defending champion John Henderson has a first-round bye but faces a tough opening match when he takes on Chris Mason, who defeated Mark Dudbridge 3-1 on Thursday night. John Henderson won the title on his debut defeating Colin McGarry 5-0 in the 2024 final.

    The fourth staging of the championship features 28 players battling for a record £50,000 top prize.

    John HendersonGetty Images

    John Henderson's best finish at the PDC World Championship was a place in the last 16 in 2018

  2. World Seniors Darts Championship draw

    First round

    Mark Dudbridge 1-3 Chris Mason

    Derek Coulson 3-1 Mervyn King

    Tony O'Shea 3-2 Lisa Ashton

    Kevin Edwards 2-3 Mike Huntley

    Richard Rowlands 0-3 Graham Usher

    Neil Duff v Vincent van der Voort (bye)

    Kevin Painter 2-3 Richie Burnett

    Colin McGarry 2-3 Steve Beaton

    Paul Hogan 3-1 Simon Whitlock

    Martin Adams 0-3 Darryl Fitton

    Jim McEwan 2-3 John Part

    Ross Montgomery 3-0 Trina Gulliver

    Second Round

    John Henderson v Chris Mason

    Derek Coulson v Tony O'Shea

    Leonard Gates v Mike Huntley

    Graham Usher v Neil Duff

    Richie Howson v Richie Burnett

    Steve Beaton v Paul Hogan

    Robert Thornton v Darryl Fitton

    John Part v Ross Montgomery

  3. How can I watch?

    BBC iPlayer

    The World Seniors Darts Championship returns this week and you can watch the action live across BBC Sport.

    Our coverage of the event at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet begins on Wednesday, 19 February and runs to the final on Saturday, 22 February.

    There will be live coverage of two sessions a day on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app, with selected coverage also on the Red Button.

    BBC Coverage

    Thursday, 20 February

    13:00-17:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

    19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

    Friday, 21 February

    13:00-17:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

    19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

    Saturday, 22 February

    13:00-17:00 - iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

    19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

  4. How to get into darts

    BBC Sport

    Darts champion delivers treble maths masterclass

    Darts has a reputation as being slightly less vigorous exercise then some of its cousins.

    That may well be true, but in terms of meeting new people, finding a hobby and perfecting a difficult craft, it's as good a sport as any!

    The traditional route into darts has long been through your local pub, but an era of increased professionalism has opened up paths into the sport outside of the pub.

    Darts' increasing popularity as a spectator sport mean that few will be unfamiliar with the concept: two people take it in turns to throw darts at a board, scoring by landing them in sections awarding 1-20 points, with doubles and trebles available for each.

    The British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation are the two main governing bodies, and both offer their own routes into the sport.

    Alternatively you can find local opportunities in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland through their local governing bodies.