1987 BDO World Darts Championship

Embassy World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	9–17 January 1987
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey[1]
Country	England
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Final – best of 11
Prize fund	£60,300
Winners share	£14,000
High checkout	Jocky Wilson John Lowe (161)
Champion(s)
John Lowe[2]
«1986 1988»

The 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1987.

Seeds

1. Eric Bristow
2. John Lowe
3. Mike Gregory
4. Bob Anderson
5. Dave Whitcombe
6. Jocky Wilson
7. Cliff Lazarenko
8. Keith Deller

Prize money

The prize fund was £62,000.

Champion: £14,000

Runner-Up: £7,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £3,500

Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,900

Last 16 (8): £1,400

Last 32 (16): £700

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

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
	Rick Ney (83.73)	3
	Terry O'Dea (81.18)	1
					Rick Ney (84.99)	0
					Eric Bristow (88.35)	3
	Eric Bristow (88.80)	3
	Tony Payne (84.78)	0
									Eric Bristow (96.30)	4
									Lars Erik Karlsson (87.24)	1
	Lars Erik Karlsson (81.72)	3
	Peter McDonald (78.72)	1
					Lars Erik Karlsson (79.08)	3
					Brian Cairns (79.32)	2
	Brian Cairns (83.61)	3
	Keith Deller (81.90)	0
													Eric Bristow (88.59)	5
													Alan Evans (82.23)	0
	Alan Evans (89.28)	3
	Ray Farrell (84.45)	2
					Alan Evans (93.06)	3
					Bob Sinnaeve (88.41)	0
	Bob Sinnaeve (83.43)	3
	Dave Whitcombe (79.74)	2
									Alan Evans (84.51)	4
									Bob Anderson (89.94)	3
	Bob Anderson (92.07)	3
	Peter Locke (83.73)	0
					Bob Anderson (86.40)	3
					Paul Lim (80.55)	1
	Paul Lim (77.07)	3
	Kexi Heinäharju (77.58)	1
	Dave Lee (95.28)	3
	Kevin Kenny (93.90)	0
					Dave Lee (90.93)	1
					John Lowe (99.15)	3
	John Lowe (89.64)	3
	Bobby George (88.17)	1
									John Lowe (95.70)	4
									Cliff Lazarenko (83.91)	0
	Tapani Uitos (80.04)	3
	Robert MacKenzie (73.56)	0
					Tapani Uitos (90.27)	2
					Cliff Lazarenko (81.63)	3
	Cliff Lazarenko (90.15)	3
	Russell Stewart (89.07)	2
													John Lowe (94.83)	5
													Jocky Wilson (92.85)	0
	Frans Devooght (74.88)	3
	Avtar Gill (70.77)	1
					Frans Devooght (79.92)	1
					Jocky Wilson (83.64)	3
	Jocky Wilson (88.65)	3
	Ceri Morgan (78.45)	0
									Jocky Wilson (82.56)	4
									Mike Gregory (88.38)	3
	Richie Gardner (78.75)	3
	Alan Glazier (77.76)	0
					Richie Gardner (86.43)	0
					Mike Gregory (94.50)	3
	Mike Gregory (89.55)	3
	Leighton Rees (78.39)	0

Final (Best of 11 sets) Saturday 17 January
(94.29) Eric Bristow	4-6	John Lowe (90.63)
Highest Checkout:	3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3	Highest Checkout:
John Lowe wins the 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship

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