1986 BDO World Darts Championship

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The 1986 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 9th World Professional Championships. The tournament was held between January 4 and January 11. The championship moved to a new venue, the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey having been held at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent for the previous 7 years. The Lakeside became the third venue in the history of the World Championships.

Eric Bristow completed a hat-trick of titles - bringing his overall tally to 5 World Championships. This was to be his last world title. He appeared in four more finals, however was defeated by John Lowe, Jocky Wilson, Phil Taylor and Dennis Priestley.

This was Whitcombe's second and last final. Again he was comfortably seen off by Bristow, by 6-0

[edit] Prize Money

Total Prize fund rose by £9,200 to £52,500 (plus a £51,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)

• Champion £12,000
• Runner-up £6,000
• Semi-finalists £3,000
• Quarter-finalists £1,700
• 2nd round losers £1,200
• 1st round losers £650
• Non-qualifiers £175
• Highest checkout £1,000

[edit] The Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 5 sets				Best of 5 sets				Best of 7 sets				Best of 9 sets
	Malcolm Davies	3
	Russell Stewart	1
					Eric Bristow	3
					Malcolm Davies	0
	Eric Bristow	3
	Alan Evans	1
									Eric Bristow	4
									Peter Locke	0
	Peter Locke	3
	Bill Steinke	0
					Peter Locke	3
					Paul Lim	0
	Paul Lim	3
	Steve Brennan	1
													Eric Bristow	5
													Alan Glazier	3
	Alan Glazier	3
	Bob Sinnaeve	1
					Alan Glazier	3
					Keith Deller	1
	Keith Deller	3
	Mike Gregory	0
									Alan Glazier	4
									Terry O'Dea	3
	Terry O'Dea	3
	Richie Gardner	1
					Terry O'Dea	3
					Dave Lee	0
	Dave Lee	3
	Cliff Lazarenko	2
	Fred McMullan	3
	Willie Mands	1
					John Lowe	3
					Fred McMullan	1
	John Lowe	3
	Robert MacKenzie	1
									Bob Anderson	4
									John Lowe	3
	Kari Saukkonen	3
	Willy Logie	1
					Bob Anderson	3
					Kari Saukkonen	0
	Bob Anderson	3
	Bobby George	0
													Dave Whitcombe	5
													Bob Anderson	4
	Vic Hubbard	3
	Tony Payne	1
					Jocky Wilson	3
					Vic Hubbard	0
	Jocky Wilson	3
	Stefan Lord	0
									Dave Whitcombe	4
									Jocky Wilson	2
	Ceri Morgan	3
	Dan Valletto	0
					Dave Whitcombe	3
					Ceri Morgan	2
	Dave Whitcombe	3
	Arto Lintunen	1

Final (Best of 11 sets) Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, 11 January 1986).
Eric Bristow	6-0	Dave Whitcombe
Scores to fill		Scores to fill
Eric Bristow wins the 1986 Embassy World Darts Championship

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