2006 World Masters (darts)
| Winmau World Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13–15 October 2006 | ||
| Venue | Leisure World, Bridlington | ||
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format |
Sets (best of 3 legs) for men, Legs for women, boys and girls Finals: best of 13 (men's) |
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| Prize fund | £24,000 | ||
| Winners share | £15,000 (men's) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen (men) Francis Hoenselaar (women) Maarten Pape (boys) Kimberley Lewis (girls) |
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The 2006 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament held at Leisure World in Bridlington between October 13 and October 16, 2006. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Championship.
Seventeen-year-old, Michael van Gerwen, became the youngest winner in the 32-year history of the event when he defeated England captain, Martin Adams in the final.
Thursday October 12, 2006
Qualifying event for the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Championship was held.
Friday October 13, 2006
Players from 30 countries played on a multi-board system to qualify for the stage matches to be played on Saturday and Sunday. There were some major upsets in the qualifying round as only 4 seeded players managed to progress to the last 16. Five seeded players even failed to reach the final qualifying round (last 32) of the tournament. World Champion, Jelle Klaasen was amongst the big-named players who went out early.
Bobby George lost in the first qualifying round to Jim Widmeyer (USA). Former World Champion, Andy Fordham managed to progress through one qualifying round before losing to Benny Grace (Ire).
Saturday October 14, 2006
Kimberley Lewis Wales (Ave 63.06) beat Thea Kaaijk Netherlands (Ave 67.26) 4-2 (legs)
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