BDO World Darts Championship
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The BDO World Darts Championship began in 1978, when it was held at the Heart of the Midlands Nightclub, Nottingham. The following year it moved to the Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke, where it stayed until 1985. Since then it has been held at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green, Surrey. The event has been organised by the British Darts Organisation, darts' governing body.
The tournament has been broadcast by BBC Television every year since its inception. Between 1988 and 2001, the Championship was the only tournament shown on terrestrial television in the UK. International coverage of the event has increased in recent years. Dutch television station SBS6 has broadcast the event since 1998, as Dutch players have become more prominent in the world game.
There have been some of darts greatest moments at the BDO World Championship. In 1983, a 22 year-old qualifier from Ipswich, Keith Deller beat the world's top 3 players including Eric Bristow in a memorable final to produce one the greatest upsets in the sport's history.
In 1990, American player, Paul Lim hit the tournament's only ever perfect 9-dart finish in the second round against Irishman, Jack McKenna to win a bonus of £50,000 which was more than the eventual champion.
The finals of 1992 and 1998 both went right down to a final leg decider, having reached 5 sets all and 5 legs all. Phil Taylor defeated Mike Gregory in 1992 and Raymond van Barneveld beat Richie Burnett in 1998. These two matches are often mentioned in a discussion of greatest matches of all time.
Since 1994, following a dispute with the BDO, a rival breakaway group was formed (the Professional Darts Corporation) and has staged its own PDC World Championship each year at Purfleet's Circus Tavern, Essex.
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[edit] Sponsors
- 1978 to 2003 Embassy (Worldwide Promotions, Imperial Tobacco)
- 2004 to present Lakeside Country Club
[edit] Venues
- 1978 Heart of the Midlands Club, Nottingham
- 1979-1985 Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke-on-Trent
- 1986-present Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey
[edit] Final Results and statistics
| Year | Champion (average in final)[1] | Score | Runner-Up (average in final) | Total Prize Money |
Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Leighton Rees (92.40) |
11-7 legs |  John Lowe (89.40) |
£10,500 | £3,000 | £1,700 |
| 1979 | John Lowe (87.42) |
5-0 sets | Leighton Rees (76.62) |
£15,000 | £4,500 | £2,000 |
| 1980 | Eric Bristow (88.10) |
5-3 | Bobby George (86.49) |
£15,000 | £4,500 | £2,000 |
| 1981 | Eric Bristow (86.10) |
5-3 | John Lowe (81.00) |
£23,300 | £5,500 | £2,500 |
| 1982 |  Jocky Wilson (88.10) |
5-3 | John Lowe (84.30) |
£28,000 | £6,500 | £3,000 |
| 1983 | Keith Deller (90.00) |
6-5 | Eric Bristow (93.90) |
£33,050 | £8,000 | £3,500 |
| 1984 | Eric Bristow (97.50) |
7-1 | Dave Whitcombe (90.60) |
£38,500 | £9,000 | £4,000 |
| 1985 | Eric Bristow (97.50) |
6-2 | John Lowe (93.12) |
£43,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 |
| 1986 | Eric Bristow (94.47) |
6-0 | Dave Whitcombe (90.45) |
£52,500 | £12,000 | £6,000 |
| 1987 | John Lowe (90.63) |
6-4 | Eric Bristow (94.29) |
£60,300 | £14,000 | £7,000 |
| 1988 | Bob Anderson (92.70) |
6-4 | John Lowe (92.07) |
£71,600 | £16,000 | £8,000 |
| 1989 | Jocky Wilson (94.32) |
6-4 | Eric Bristow (90.66) |
£86,900 | £20,000 | £10,000 |
| 1990 | Phil Taylor (97.47) |
6-0 | Eric Bristow (93.00) |
£153,200 [2] | £24,000 | £12,000 |
| 1991 | Dennis Priestley (92.57) |
6-0 | Eric Bristow (84.15) |
£110,500 | £26,000 | £13,000 |
| 1992 | Phil Taylor (97.59) |
6-5 | Mike Gregory (94.41) |
£119,500 | £28,000 | £14,000 |
| 1993 | John Lowe (83.97) |
6-3 | Alan Warriner (82.32) |
£128,500 | £30,000 | £15,000 |
| 1994 |  John Part (82.44) |
6-0 | Bobby George (80.31) |
£136,100 | £32,000 | £16,000 |
| 1995 | Richie Burnett (93.63) |
6-3 |  Raymond van Barneveld (91.23) |
£143,000 | £34,000 | £17,000 |
| 1996 | Steve Beaton (90.27) |
6-3 | Richie Burnett (88.05) |
£150,000 | £36,000 | £18,000 |
| 1997 | Les Wallace (92.19) |
6-3 | Marshall James (92.01) |
£158,000 | £38,000 | £19,000 |
| 1998 | Raymond van Barneveld (93.96) |
6-5 | Richie Burnett (97.14) |
£166,000 | £40,000 | £20,000 |
| 1999 | Raymond van Barneveld (94.65) |
6-5 | Ronnie Baxter (94.65) |
£174,000 | £42,000 | £21,000 |
| 2000 | Ted Hankey (92.40) |
6-0 | Ronnie Baxter (88.35) |
£182,000 | £44,000 | £22,000 |
| 2001 | John Walton (95.55) |
6-2 | Ted Hankey (94.86) |
£189,000 | £46,000 | £23,000 |
| 2002 |  Tony David (93.57) |
6-4 | Mervyn King (89.67) |
£197,000 | £48,000 | £24,000 |
| 2003 | Raymond van Barneveld (94.86) |
6-3 | Richie Davies (90.66) |
£205,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 |
| 2004 | Andy Fordham (97.08) |
6-3 | Mervyn King (91.02) |
£201,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 |
| 2005 | Raymond van Barneveld (96.78) |
6-2 | Martin Adams (91.35) |
£201,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 |
| 2006 | Jelle Klaasen (90.42) |
7-5 | Raymond van Barneveld (93.06) |
£263,000 [3] | £60,000 | £25,000 |
| 2007 | £278,000 | £70,000 | £30,000 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Each player's average score is based on the average for each 3-dart visit to the board (ie total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3). see WDF archive pages
- ^ Prize fund included £52,000 bonus for Paul Lim's 9-dart finish.
- ^ The promoters began to include the £52,000 bonus for a 9-dart finish as part of the prize fund for publicity and promotional announcements, despite it not being won. The prize fund was actually £10,000 higher than the previous year.
[edit] Averages
Since the breakaway of the PDC players, there has been much debate about the relative merits of the players within each organisation. The debate often focuses on the three-dart averages of players in matches. The averages don't necessarily reflect the quality of the players, but the figures are often analysed.
Since the BDO Championship started in 1978, there have been 17 occasions where a player has achieved a three-dart average in excess of 100 during a match. Keith Deller was the first player to achieve an average of 100, in the quarter-final of 1985 against John Lowe. Surprisingly he lost the match. It wasn't until Phil Taylor's semi-final of 1990 that another player managed a 100 average. Raymond van Barneveld has achieved the feat 7 times.
- 103.83 Raymond Barneveld (2004, Quarter-Final) v John Walton
- 102.63 Dennis Priestley (1993, 1st Round) v Jocky Wilson
- 101.67 Mervyn King (2002, Quarter-Final) v Raymond Barneveld
- 101.55 Ted Hankey (1998, 1st Round) v Wayne Weening
- 101.40 Marko Pusa (2001, 2nd Round) v Jez Porter
- 101.28 Martin Adams (2002, Quarter-Final) v Wayne Jones
- 101.10 Raymond Barneveld (2002, Quarter-Final) v Mervyn King (lost match)
- 100.92 Raymond Barneveld (2005, 2nd Round) v Mike Veitch
- 100.92 Raymond Barneveld (2006, 2nd Round) v Mike Veitch
- 100.83 Raymond Barneveld (2003, Quarter-Final) v Eric Clarys
- 100.83 Raymond Barneveld (2002, 1st Round) v Bobby George
- 100.80 Phil Taylor (1990, Semi-Final) v Cliff Lazarenko
- 100.71 Raymond Barneveld (2002, 2nd Round) v Eric Clarys
- 100.62 Martin Adams (1999, 2nd Round) v Graham Hunt
- 100.62 John Walton (2001, 1st Round) v Ritchie Davies
- 100.38 Ted Hankey (1999, 1st Round) v Roger Carter
- 100.29 Keith Deller (1985, Quarter-Final) v John Lowe (lost match)
- 100.02 Chris Mason (2000, 1st Round) v Raymond Barneveld
[edit] Women's Championship
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-Up (average in final) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Trina Gulliver (83.97) |
2-1 (sets) | Mandy Solomons (79.11) |
| 2002 | Trina Gulliver (84.36) |
2-1 (sets) | Francis Hoenselaar (82.95) |
| 2003 | Trina Gulliver (84.93) |
2-0 (sets) | Anne Kirk (70.20) |
| 2004 | Trina Gulliver (87.03) |
2-0 (sets) | Francis Hoenselaar (85.44) |
| 2005 | Trina Gulliver (79.68) |
2-0 (sets) | Francis Hoenselaar (73.89) |
| 2006 | Trina Gulliver (73.80) |
2-0 (sets) | Francis Hoenselaar (70.26) |
[edit] 2007 Championship
see main article: 2007 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2007 Lakeside World Championship will be the 30th Championship and will be held between January 6, 2007 and January 14, 2007 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
Despite an increase in the number of seeded players to 16, defending champion Jelle Klaasen will be unseeded and faces fellow Dutchman, Co Stompe in the first round.
| World Darts Championship |
|---|
| World Professional Darts Championship |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| BDO World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| PDC World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1978 to present |
