1982 BDO World Darts Championship

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.

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
Winner's share	£6,500
High checkout	161 Jocky Wilson 161 Bobby George
Champion(s)
Jocky Wilson[2]
«1981 1983»

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 (best of 3 sets)					Second Round (best of 3 sets)					Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets)					Semi-Finals (best of 7 sets)					Final (best of 9 sets)
	1	Eric Bristow 75	0
		Steve Brennan 78.3	2
							Steve Brennan 92.1	2
							Dave Whitcombe 95.4	0
		Dave Whitcombe 83.7	2
		Paul Lim 78.9	0
												Steve Brennan 80.7	0
											8	Stefan Lord 81.3	4
	8	Stefan Lord 81.3	2
		Les Capewell 80.1	0
						8	Stefan Lord 76.5	2
							Luc Marreel 74.7	1
		Luc Marreel 74.1	2
		Alistair Forrester 76.5	1
																8	Stefan Lord 81.6	0
																4	Jocky Wilson 89.4	4
	5	Tony Brown 81.3	2
		John Kramer 73.8	0
						5	Tony Brown 71.1	0
							Dave Miller 77.1	2
		Dave Miller 80.7	2
		Gordon Allpress 78.9	1
												Dave Miller 78.3	0
											4	Jocky Wilson 77.7	4
	4	Jocky Wilson 90.9	2
		Rab Smith 78.9	0
						4	Jocky Wilson 83.1	2
							Alan Evans 82.7	1
		Alan Evans 81.3	2
		Bob Sinnaeve 81	1
																					4	Jocky Wilson 89.7	5
																					2	John Lowe 84.3	3
	2	John Lowe 82.2	2
		Bill Lennard 70.5	0
						2	John Lowe 88.2	2
							Joe Dodd 81.9	0
		Joe Dodd 78	2
		Tim Brown 76.5	1
											2	John Lowe 90.9	4
												Terry O'Dea 84.9	1
	7	Leighton Rees 81	0
		Angus Ross 81.9	2
							Angus Ross 83.7	0
							Terry O'Dea 81.9	2
		Terry O'Dea 93	2
		Kevin White 84	0
																2	John Lowe 85.5	4
																6	Bobby George 79.2	1
	6	Bobby George 80.4	2
		Alan Glazier 75.6	1
						6	Bobby George 77.4	2
							Doug McCarthy 75.6	1
		Doug McCarthy 69.9	2
		Jerry Umberger 69	0
											6	Bobby George 80.1	4
												Nicky Virachkul 78.6	1
	3	Cliff Lazarenko 63.2	2
		Finn Jensen 56.4	0
						3	Cliff Lazarenko 78	0
							Nicky Virachkul 85.5	2
		Nicky Virachkul 69	2
		Ray Kippari 67.2	0

Third Place Match

• Stefan Lord 2–1 Bobby George

References

1. "The World Championship of Darts". Learnaboutdarts.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
2. Ralph Hickok (16 January 2010). "History - World Darts Champions". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2011.