Finder Darts Masters
| Finder Masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Zuiderduin Hotel |
| Location | Egmond aan Zee |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Established | 1995 |
| Organisation(s) | WDF/BDO |
| Format |
Legs (round robin) Sets (knock out) |
| Month(s) Played | December |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Danny Noppert (men's) Aileen de Graaf (women's) Jarred Cole (youth) |
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The Finder Darts Masters is a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation.
The tournament was previously known as the Zuiderduin Masters from 2007 to 2014, as the Leendesk Masters in 2005, as the Doeland Grand Masters from 2001 to 2004, as the European Grand Masters in 2000, and as the Dutch Grand Masters in 1995 and 1996. It is held in December and is traditionally the last BDO event held before the annual World Championship. The tournament was an unranked event until 2008, when it was installed as a ranking event, along with the World Championships and the World Masters, following the cancellation of the World Darts Trophy and the International Darts League.
The competition began in 1995, known as the Dutch Grand Masters with Raymond van Barneveld and Francis Hoenselaar winning their first major tournament. The tournament ceased between 1997 and 1999.
Following a growth in popularity in darts in the Netherlands because of the great success of players such as Raymond van Barneveld the event returned in 2000. It returned as the "European Grand Masters" in 2000.
The tournament became the "Doeland Grand Masters" from 2001 to 2004.
In 2005 the tournament was named the "Leendesk Masters".
The 2006 Masters was postponed, and was to be held in March 2007, reverting to its original title "Dutch Grand Masters".
The event was later cancelled, due to lack of sponsorship, but was revived later that year when the tournament venue, the Hotel Zuidenduin, stepped in to sponsor the tournament signing a five-year contract until 2012, and it was branded the Zuiderduin Masters. Following sponsorship from the Hotel Zuiderduin, a women's competition was added in 2008 and after a demonstration tournament for juniors in 2010, a juniors competition was added in 2011. A new three-year contract was agreed in 2011 for it to remain the Zuiderduin Masters up to 2014.
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