1987 BDO World Darts Championship

The 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1987. John Lowe, the 1979 champion and four-time runner-up in the event, beat three-time defending champion Eric Bristow in a repeat of the 1981 and 1985 finals.

Embassy World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–17 January 1987
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green, Surrey[1]
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)BDO
FormatSets
Final – best of 11
Prize fund£60,300
Winner's share£14,000
High checkout161 Jocky Wilson
161 John Lowe
Champion(s)
John Lowe[2]
«1986 1988»

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

Prize money

The prize fund was £62,000.

Champion: £14,000
Runner-Up: £7,000
Semi-Finalists (2): £3,500
Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,900
Last 16 (8): £1,400
Last 32 (16): £700

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

The Results
First Round (best of 5 sets) Second Round (best of 5 sets) Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets) Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) Final (best of 11 sets)
               
1 Eric Bristow (88.80) 3
Tony Payne (84.78) 0
1 Eric Bristow (88.35) 3
Rick Ney (84.99) 0
  Rick Ney (83.73) 3
Terry O'Dea (81.18) 1
1 Eric Bristow (96.30) 4
Lars Erik Karlsson (87.24) 1
8 Keith Deller (81.90) 0
Brian Cairns (83.61) 3
  Brian Cairns (79.32) 2
Lars Erik Karlsson (79.08) 3
  Lars Erik Karlsson (81.72) 3
Peter McDonald (78.72) 1
1 Eric Bristow (88.59) 5
Alan Evans (82.23) 0
5 Dave Whitcombe (79.74) 2
Bob Sinnaeve (83.43) 3
  Bob Sinnaeve (88.41) 0
Alan Evans (93.06) 3
  Alan Evans (89.28) 3
Ray Farrell (84.45) 2
Alan Evans (84.51) 4
4 Bob Anderson (89.94) 3
4 Bob Anderson (92.07) 3
Peter Locke (83.73) 0
4 Bob Anderson (86.40) 3
Paul Lim (80.55) 1
  Paul Lim (77.07) 3
Kexi Heinäharju (77.58) 1
1 Eric Bristow (94.29) 4
2 John Lowe (90.63) 6
2 John Lowe (89.64) 3
Bobby George (88.17) 1
2 John Lowe (99.15) 3
Dave Lee (90.93) 1
  Dave Lee (95.28) 3
Kevin Kenny (93.90) 0
2 John Lowe (95.70) 4
7 Cliff Lazarenko (83.91) 0
7 Cliff Lazarenko (90.15) 3
Russell Stewart (89.07) 2
7 Cliff Lazarenko (81.63) 3
Tapani Uitos (90.27) 2
  Tapani Uitos (80.04) 3
Robert MacKenzie (73.56) 0
2 John Lowe (94.83) 5
6 Jocky Wilson (92.85) 0
6 Jocky Wilson (88.65) 3
Ceri Morgan (78.45) 0
6 Jocky Wilson (83.64) 3
Frans Devooght (79.92) 1
  Frans Devooght (74.88) 3
Avtar Gill (70.77) 1
6 Jocky Wilson (82.56) 4
3 Mike Gregory (88.38) 3
3 Mike Gregory (89.55) 3
Leighton Rees (78.39) 0
3 Mike Gregory (94.50) 3
Ritchie Gardner (86.43) 0
  Ritchie Gardner (82.08) 3
Alan Glazier (77.76) 0

References
  1. "The World Championship of Darts". Learnaboutdarts.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. Ralph Hickok (16 January 2010). "History - World Darts Champions". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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