Venue Jollees Cabaret Club Country England | Organisation(s) BDO | |
Dates 31 December 1983 – 7 January 1984 Format SetsFinal – best of 13 | ||
The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 31 December 1983 to 7 January 1984 at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent.
Contents
Eric Bristow made up for his defeat against Keith Deller in the previous year's final by winning his third world title having dropped just one set in the entire tournament. He beat Finn Jensen, Rick Ney, Peter Locke and John Lowe before defeating Dave Whitcombe in the final by 7 sets to 1.
Deller suffered a shock first-round defeat to 1978 semi-finalist Nicky Virachkul, who eventually lost to Whitcombe in the quarter-finals. Whitcombe then came from 4–2 down to beat Jocky Wilson 6–5 in the semi-finals. In a famous moment at the end of the match, Wilson drunkenly fell down on the stage before congratulating Whitcombe.
Seeds
- Eric Bristow
- Jocky Wilson
- Dave Whitcombe
- Cliff Lazarenko
- John Lowe
- Keith Deller
- Stefan Lord
- Bobby George
Prize money
The prize fund was £36,200.
Champion: £9,000Runner-Up: £4,000Semi-Finalists (2): £2,250Quarter-Finalists (4): £1,250Last 16 (8): £750Last 32 (16): £450There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £800.