Country Great Britain Organisation(s) BDO Major (8 editions) Final Year 1988 | Established 1981 Format Sets | |
Venue Fiesta Club Stockton-on-Tees (1981), Gaskins Plus One club Middlesbrough (1982), Coatham Bowl Redcar (1983-88) | ||
The Unipart British Professional Championship was a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and televised by the BBC between 1981 and 1988. After the 1988 championships, the BBC withdrew their coverage of the event and it left UK terrestrial television with only one televised tournament - the World Championships. The game was at an all-time low and players eventually went on to set up the World Darts Council in an attempt to bring back sponsors and television.
Jocky Wilson won the title a record four times - John Lowe also reached four finals but lost them all.
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