1989 BDO World Darts Championship
Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–14 January 1989 | ||
Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
Location | Frimley Green, Surrey[1] | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
Format | Sets Final – best of 11 | ||
Prize fund | £86,900 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
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The 1989 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 12th World Professional Championships, and was staged at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, England for the fourth successive year. The tournament was organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO).
Following the 1988 Winmau World Masters ITV pulled all their coverage of darts and the BBC decided to withdraw their coverage of the 1988 British Professional Championship, meaning that this World Championship was the only televised darts tournament in 1989.[3] The World Championship would remain the only annual televised event for the next four years.
In an attempt to improve the image of the game (which contributed to the loss of television coverage and sponsors), the BDO decided that players would no longer be allowed to drink alcohol during matches - allowing just water on the stage.
The tournament itself saw old rivals Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow meet in the final after Wilson had beaten defending champion Bob Anderson and Bristow had seen off John Lowe in the semi-finals. Wilson raced into a five sets to nil lead, but Bristow took the next four sets to set up a tense finish - until, after missing several double attempts, Wilson finally took the title 6–4.
Seeds
[edit]Bob Anderson
John Lowe
Eric Bristow
Mike Gregory
Jocky Wilson
Peter Evison
Russell Stewart
Dave Whitcombe
Prize money
[edit]The prize fund was £84,800.
- Champion: £20,000
- Runner-Up: £10,000
- Semi-Finalists (2): £5,000
- Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,600
- Last 16 (8): £1,900
- Last 32 (16): £1,200
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.
The results
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References
[edit]- ^ "The World Championship of Darts". Learnaboutdarts.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Ralph Hickok (16 January 2010). "History - World Darts Champions". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "BDO Darts". Talkdarts.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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