World Professional Darts Championship
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The World Professional Darts Championship is the traditional highlight of the darts calendar. It has been held every year since 1978, when it was held at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub, Nottingham. The following year it moved to the Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke, where it stayed until 1985. Since then it has been held at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green, Surrey. The event has been organised by the British Darts Organisation.
Since 1994, following a dispute with the BDO, a rival breakaway group was formed (the Professional Darts Corporation) and has staged its own World Championship each year at Purfleet's Circus Tavern, Essex. The PDC event switches to Alexandra Palace from 2008.
[edit] Winners
- 1978,
Leighton Rees - 1979,
John Lowe - 1980, Eric Bristow
- 1981, Eric Bristow
- 1982,
Jocky Wilson - 1983, Keith Deller
- 1984, Eric Bristow
- 1985, Eric Bristow
- 1986, Eric Bristow
- 1987, John Lowe
- 1988, Bob Anderson
- 1989, Jocky Wilson
- 1990, Phil Taylor
- 1991, Dennis Priestley
- 1992, Phil Taylor
- 1993, John Lowe
| British Darts Organisation current sponsors Lakeside see main article BDO World Championship
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Professional Darts Corporation current sponsors Ladbrokes see main article PDC World Championship |
| World Darts Championship |
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| World Professional Darts Championship |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| BDO World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| PDC World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1978 to present |
