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1986 BDO World Darts Championship

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Dates
  
4–11 January 1986

Location
  
Frimley Green, Surrey

Organisation(s)
  
BDO

Venue
  
Lakeside Country Club

Country
  
England

Format
  
Sets Final – best of 11

The 1986 Embassy World Darts Championship was held between 4–11 January 1986. For the first time, the tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, having been held at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent for the previous seven years. The Lakeside became the third venue in the history of the World Championship.

Contents

Eric Bristow completed a hat-trick of World titles to bring his overall tally to five. He would appear in four more finals - but this was to be his last World title.

Prize money

Total Prize fund rose by £9,500 to £52,500 (plus a £51,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)

  • Champion £12,000
  • Runner-up £6,000
  • Semi-finalists £3,000
  • Quarter-finalists £1,700
  • 2nd round losers £1,200
  • 1st round losers £650
  • Non-qualifiers £175
  • Highest checkout £1,000

    • Seeds

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

    References

    1986 BDO World Darts Championship Wikipedia
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