1979 BDO World Darts Championship

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The 1979 Embassy World Darts Championship was the second World Professional Championships. Having been held the previous year at the Heart of the Midlands Club in Nottingham, the event moved to Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent where it was to remain until 1985.

The tournament was held between February 2 and February 9 and had been expanded from 16 players to 24. The eight seeded players each received a bye into the second round. The format also changed from a straight matchplay (legs) to sets. Each set was the best of 5 legs.

Defending champion, Leighton Rees of Wales again progressed to the final where he met John Lowe in a repeat of the inaugural championship. This time, Lowe was the top seed and came out on top in the final by 5 sets to 0.

[edit] Prize Money

Total Prize fund was £15,000 (plus a £12,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)

  • Champion £4,500
  • Runner-up £2,000
  • Third Place £1,500
  • Fourth Place £1,000
  • Quarter finalists £500
  • 2nd round losers £300
  • 1st round losers £200

[edit] The Results

First Round Second Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
Best of 3 sets Best of 3 sets Best of 5 sets Best of 5 sets
                           
           
 England John Lowe  
 Starts in Round 2    
 England John Lowe  2
   England Doug McCarthy  0  
 England Doug McCarthy  2
 England Charlie Ellix  1  
 England John Lowe  3
   Scotland Jocky Wilson  1  
 Scotland Jocky Wilson  
 Starts in Round 2    
 Scotland Jocky Wilson  2
   Ireland Jim McQuillan  1  
 Ireland Jim McQuillan  2
 New Zealand Murray Smith  0  
 England John Lowe  3
   England Tony Brown  2
 USA Nicky Virachkul  
 Starts in Round 2    
 England Alan Glazier  2
   USA Nicky Virachkul  1  
 England Alan Glazier  2
 USA Andy Green  1  
 England Bobby George  3
   England Alan Glazier  2  
 England Tony Brown  
 Starts in Round 2    
 England Tony Brown  2
   Wales Ceri Morgan  0  
 Wales Ceri Morgan  2
 Australia Barry Atkinson  1  
           
 Wales Leighton Rees  
 Starts in Round 2    
 Wales Leighton Rees  2
   Wales Tony Clark  1  
 Wales Tony Clark  2
 England Bill Lennard  0  
 Wales Leighton Rees  3
   Scotland Rab Smith  0  
 Sweden Stefan Lord  
 Starts in Round 2    
 Scotland Rab Smith  2
   Sweden Stefan Lord  1  
 Scotland Rab Smith  2
 USA Conrad Daniels  1  
 Wales Leighton Rees  3
   Wales Alan Evans  1
 Wales Alan Evans  
 Starts in Round 2    
 Wales Alan Evans  2
   Wales Ronnie Davies  0  
 Wales Ronnie Davies  2
 England Tony Sontag  0  
 Wales Alan Evans  3
   England Eric Bristow  1  
 England Eric Bristow  
 Starts in Round 2    
 England Eric Bristow  2
   Australia Terry O'Dea  0  
 Australia Terry O'Dea  2
 England Cliff Lazarenko  0  
Final (Best of 9 sets) Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke-on-Trent, 9 February 1979).
England John Lowe 5-0 Leighton Rees Wales
Scores to fill Scores to fill
England John Lowe wins the 1979 Embassy World Darts Championship


THIRD PLACE MATCH (Best of 3 sets)

Match didn't take place due to illness of Alan Evans so Tony Brown takes the third spot.



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