Italian Grand Masters

The Italian Grand Masters is a darts tournament held in Pieve di Cento, Italy, currently sanctioned by the World Darts Federation. It was established in 2009, being the most important darts tournament held in Italy. It was jointly held with the Italian Open the same weekend.

Italian Grand Masters
Tournament information
VenueGrand Hotel Bologna
LocationPieve di Cento
Country Italy
Established2009 (Italian Grand Masters)
2018 (Italian Open)
Organisation(s)WDF Silver and Bronze category
FormatLegs
Prize fund€12,370
Month(s) PlayedNovember
Current champion(s)
Richard Veenstra (men's grand master)
Chris Landman (men's open)
Maria O'Brien (women's grand master)
Maria O'Brien (women's open)

List of winners

Men's
Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2009 Cyril Blot n/a beat Marco Apollonio n/a €1,610 €500 €250 Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2010 Franco Bertini n/a 5 – 2 Luca Catallo n/a €2,000 €750 €430
2011 Max Hopp n/a 6 – 5 Luca Catallo n/a €2,000 €750 €430
2012 Mer-Cabril Allarce n/a 6 – 2 Trevor Perry n/a €2,050 €750 €400
2013 Martin Barratt n/a 6 – 4 Luca Catallo n/a €2,050 €750 €400
2014 Matthew Medhurst n/a 6 – 3 Marco Apollonio n/a €2,400 €800 €400
2015 Norbert Attard n/a 6 – 3 Godfrey Abela n/a €2,400 €800 €400
2016 Wesley Harms n/a 6 – 1 Martin Adams n/a €4,800 €1,600 €800
2017 Wesley Harms (2) n/a 6 – 1 Michael Unterbuchner n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2018 Wesley Harms (3) n/a 6 – 4 Mario Vandenbogaerde n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2019 Ross Montgomery n/a 6 – 3 Wesley Harms n/a €8,500 €2,500 €1,200
2021 [1] Richard Veenstra 87.48 5 – 3 James Hurrell n/a €5,600 €1,600 €800

Women's
Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2010 Laura Ariani n/a 4 – 2 Giada Ciofi n/a n/a n/a n/a Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2011 Giada Ciofi n/a 5 – 0 Barbara Osti n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012 Barbara Osti n/a 5 – 1 Veleda Gaiga n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013 Samantha Piccolo n/a 5 – 2 Giovanna Novelli n/a n/a n/a n/a
2014 Annette Lord n/a 5 – 3 Giada Ciofi n/a n/a n/a n/a
2015 Giada Ciofi (2) n/a 5 – 4 Talita Biagetti n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 Aileen de Graaf n/a 5 – 4 Trina Gulliver n/a n/a n/a n/a
2017 Deta Hedman n/a 5 – 2 Aileen de Graaf n/a n/a n/a n/a
2018 Aileen de Graaf (2) n/a 5 – 0 Paula Jacklin n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 Laura Turner n/a 5 – 3 Aileen de Graaf n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 [2] Maria O'Brien 65.88 5 – 1 Priscilla Steenbergen n/a €2,400 €800 €400

Italian Open

Men's
Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2018 Martin Adams n/a 6 – 5  Ricardo Perez n/a €3,600 €1,000 €500 Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2019 Tony Martin n/a 6 – 2 Thibault Tricole n/a €3,650 €1,250 €600
2021 [3] Chris Landman 84.33 5 – 2 Richard Veenstra n/a €3,080 €1,000 €500

Women's
Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2018 Aileen de Graaf n/a 5 – 1 Paula Jacklin n/a n/a n/a n/a Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2019 Aileen de Graaf (2) n/a 5 – 3 Laura Turner n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 [4] Maria O'Brien n/a 4 – 3 Aileen de Graaf n/a €1,290 €500 €250

References
  1. @InsidetheWDF (27 November 2021). "VEENSTRA WINS THE GRAND MASTERS!Richard Veenstra reels off three legs on the spin to beat James Hurrell 5-3 and w…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. @InsidetheWDF (27 November 2021). "O'BRIEN WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND MASTERS!Maria O'Brien defeats Priscilla Steenbergen 5-1 to win the Italian Grand M…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. @InsidetheWDF (28 November 2021). "LANDMAN WINS THE ITALIAN OPEN!Chris Landman enjoys the perfect preparation for his Ally Pally debut, defeating co…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Uitslagen van Italian Open Women 2021 - Mastercaller.nl".


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