- 1985 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1985 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 8th World Professional Championships. The tournament was held between
January 5 and12 January . It was the last time the tournament was held atJollees Cabaret Club in Stoke on Trent as the venue would close for good after the championship. The tournament organisers, theBritish Darts Organisation decided to move the event to theLakeside Country Club inFrimley Green ,Surrey from 1986.Eric Bristow won his 4th World Title, extending his own record for victories. It was also his second successive win.John Lowe suffered defeat in the final for the fourth time, failing to add to his only previous title - won in 1979.Keith Deller , champion two years previously, set a new record for becoming the first player to average over 100 with his 3 darts during a match at the World Championship. His average of 100.29 was not enough to win his quarter-final against John Lowe who averaged 97.83.Bristow almost matched this record in his semi-final victory over
Dave Whitcombe . Bristow fell just short of the magic ton, with an average of 99.66.Prize Money
Total Prize fund was £43,000 (plus a £51,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)
* Champion £10,000
* Runner-up £5,000
* Semi-finalists £2,500
* Quarter-finalists £1,500
* 2nd round losers £1,000
* 1st round losers £500
* Highest checkout £1,000The Results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|BelgiumWilly Logie |2|flagicon|CanadaBob Sinnaeve |1
|flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow |2|flagicon|EnglandKen Summers |1
|flagicon|EnglandAlan Glazier |2|flagicon|United StatesJerry Umberger |0
|flagicon|Northern IrelandSteve Brennan |2|flagicon|WalesCeri Morgan |1
|flagicon|England Bob Anderson|2|flagicon|FinlandArto Lintunen |1
|flagicon|EnglandDave Whitcombe |2|flagicon|CanadaAlex Mackinnon |0
|flagicon|AustraliaRussell Stewart |2|flagicon|WalesLeighton Rees |1
|flagicon|ScotlandJocky Wilson |2|flagicon|ScotlandPeter Masson |0
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Cosnett |2|flagicon|EnglandRab Scott |0
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Lowe |2|flagicon|AustraliaTerry O'Dea |1
|flagicon|EnglandKeith Deller |2|flagicon|United StatesNicky Virachkul |0
|flagicon|BelgiumLuc Marreel |2|flagicon|England Dave Lee|1
|flagicon|SwedenStefan Lord |2|flagicon|FinlandTapani Uitos |1
|flagicon|EnglandCliff Lazarenko |2|flagicon|SingaporePaul Lim |0
|flagicon|Northern IrelandFred McMullan |2|flagicon|WalesPeter Locke |0
|flagicon|EnglandBobby George |2|flagicon|England Mike Gregory|1
|flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow |3|flagicon|BelgiumWilly Logie |0
|flagicon|EnglandAlan Glazier |3|flagicon|Northern IrelandSteve Brennan |2
|flagicon|EnglandDave Whitcombe |3|flagicon|England Bob Anderson|1
|flagicon|ScotlandJocky Wilson |3|flagicon|AustraliaRussell Stewart |1
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Lowe |3|flagicon|EnglandJohn Cosnett |0
|flagicon|EnglandKeith Deller |3|flagicon|BelgiumLuc Marreel |0
|flagicon|EnglandCliff Lazarenko |3|flagicon|SwedenStefan Lord |0
|flagicon|Northern IrelandFred McMullan |3|flagicon|EnglandBobby George |1
|flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow |4|flagicon|EnglandAlan Glazier |0
|flagicon|EnglandDave Whitcombe |4|flagicon|ScotlandJocky Wilson |3
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Lowe |4|flagicon|EnglandKeith Deller |2
|flagicon|EnglandCliff Lazarenko |4|flagicon|Northern IrelandFred McMullan |0
|flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow |5|flagicon|EnglandDave Whitcombe |2
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Lowe |5|flagicon|EnglandCliff Lazarenko |3
("Best of 11 sets")Jollees Cabaret Club , Stoke on Trent,12 January 1985 ).
flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow
6-2John Lowe flagicon|England
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flagicon|EnglandEric Bristow wins the 1985 Embassy World Darts Championship
"Best of 3 sets"
"Best of 5 sets"
"Best of 7 sets"
"Best of 9 sets"External links
* [http://www.bdodarts.com Official BDO website]
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