1982 BDO World Darts Championship

Embassy World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	9–16 January 1982
Venue	Jollees Cabaret Club
Location	Stoke-on-Trent[1]
Country	England
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Final – best of 9
Prize fund	£28,000
Winners share	£6,500
Champion(s)
Jocky Wilson[2]
«1981 1983»

The 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fifth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. For the fourth successive year the tournament was staged at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent.

The event saw Scotland's first World Darts Champion, when Jocky Wilson defeated John Lowe in the final. Wilson was making his first final appearance while Lowe was contesting in his fourth final in five years. Wilson would win the match 5-3 and claim the £6,500 first prize.

The tournament's reigning champion Eric Bristow suffered a shock first round exit to Northern Ireland's Steve Brennan, who then defeated Dave Whitcombe to reach the quarter finals, losing to Stefan Lord.

Seeds

1. Eric Bristow
2. John Lowe
3. Cliff Lazarenko
4. Jocky Wilson
5. Tony Brown
6. Bobby George
7. Leighton Rees
8. Stefan Lord

Prize money

The prize fund was £27,400.

Champion: £6,500

Runner-Up: £3,000

3rd Place: £500

Semi-Finalists (2): £1,500

Quarter-Finalists (4): £1,000

Last 16 (8): £600

Last 32 (16): £350

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £600.

The results

	First round				Second round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals
	Best of 3 sets				Best of 3 sets				Best of 7 sets				Best of 7 sets
	Dave Whitcombe	2
	Paul Lim	0
					Dave Whitcombe	0
					Steve Brennan	2
	Steve Brennan	2
	Eric Bristow	0
									Steve Brennan	0
									Stefan Lord	4
	Luc Marreel	2
	Alistair Forrester	1
					Luc Marreel	1
					Stefan Lord	2
	Stefan Lord	2
	Les Capewell	0
													Stefan Lord	0
													Jocky Wilson	4
	David Miller	2
	Gordon Allpress	1
					David Miller	2
					Tony Brown	0
	Tony Brown	2
	John Kramer	0
									David Miller	0
									Jocky Wilson	4
	Alan Evans	2
	Bob Sinnaeve	1
					Alan Evans	1
					Jocky Wilson	2
	Jocky Wilson	2
	Rab Smith	0
	Doug McCarthy	2
	Jerry Umberger	0
					Doug McCarthy	1
					Bobby George	2
	Bobby George	2
	Alan Glazier	1
									Bobby George	4
									Nicky Virachkul	1
	Nicky Virachkul	2
	Ray Kippari	0
					Nicky Virachkul	2
					Cliff Lazarenko	0
	Cliff Lazarenko	2
	Finn Jensen	0
													Bobby George	1
													John Lowe	4
	Terry O'Dea	2
	Kevin White	0
					Terry O'Dea	2
					Angus Ross	0
	Angus Ross	2
	Leighton Rees	0
									Terry O'Dea	1
									John Lowe	4
	Joe Dodd	2
	Tim Brown	1
					Joe Dodd	0
					John Lowe	2
	John Lowe	2
	Bill Lennard	0

Final (Best of 9 sets) Saturday 16 January
Jocky Wilson	5-3	John Lowe
Highest Checkout:		Highest Checkout:
Jocky Wilson wins the 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship

THIRD PLACE MATCH (Best of 3 sets)

Stefan Lord beat Bobby George 2-1

References