Other BDO tournaments

The British Darts Organisation organize hundreds of darts tournaments each year. In addition to their major titles, known as the BDO Grand Slam (Lakeside World Professional Championship, Topic International Darts League, Bavaria World Darts Trophy, Winmau World Masters) they also stage many Open events around Britain and Europe - with the World Darts Federation also staging events across the rest of the world.

Exisiting events

British Open

The British Open is one of the longest-running darts events, having started just a few months after the first ever Winmau World Masters. The tournament used to be televised by the BBC from its inception, but it ceased to cover the event after 1983. It was often held between Christmas and New Year - the 1975 Championship was actually played in late 1974. The tradition was maintained until near the millennium, when the organisers moved the tournament back to September/October.

Belgian Open

England Open

cottish Open

The Scottish Open was first held in 1983 when Australia's Russell Stewart took the title, but it only survived for one year [http://www.scottishdarts.com/scottish_open_past_winners.htm] . The tournament returned in 1995 and in 2008 Garry Thompson became the 14th different winner in the 14 years its been staged.

Welsh Open

=Denmark Open= : 1974 Bill Geary Eng beat : 1975 Alf Jeffries Wal beat Martin Humphrey Eng: 1976 Martin Humphrey Eng beat Cyril Hayes Eng: 1977 Stefan Lord Swe beat Ernie Hall Eng: 1978 John Lowe Eng beat Charlie Eliix Eng: 1979 John Lowe Eng beat Bobby George Eng: 1980 Eric Bristow Eng beat John Lowe Eng: 1981 Cliff Lazarenko Eng beat : 1982 John Lowe Eng beat Tapani Uitos Fin: 1983 Cliff Lazarenko Eng beat : 1984 Eric Bristow Eng beat : 1985 John Lowe Eng beat : 1986 Bob Anderson Eng beat Mike Gregory Eng: 1987 John Lowe Eng beat Mike Gregory Eng: 1988 Dave Askew Eng beat Cliff Lazarenko Eng: 1989 Eric Bristow Eng beat Kevin Burrows Eng: 1990 Phil Taylor Eng beat Dave Whitcombe Eng: 1991 Rod Harrington Eng beat Phil Taylor Eng: 1992 Rod Harrington Eng beat Kevin Painter Eng: 1993 Steve Beaton Eng beat Ronnie Baxter Eng: 1994 Richie Burnett Wal beat Kevin Painter Eng: 1995 Colin Monk Eng beat Martin Adams Eng: 1996 Ronnie Baxter Eng beat Leo Laurens Bel: 1997 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Ronnie Baxter Eng: 1998 Rod Harrington Eng beat Peter Manley Eng: 1999 Peter Johnstone Sco beat Denis Ovens Eng: 2000 Martin Adams Eng beat Colin Monk Eng: 2001 Wayne Mardle Eng beat Jarkko Komula Fin: 2002 Vincent van der Voort Ned beat Gary Robson Eng: 2003 Ted Hankey Eng beat Tony Eccles Eng: 2004 Gary Anderson Sco beat : 2005 Shaun Greatbatch Eng beat Tony Eccles Eng: 2006 Vincent van der Voort Ned beat Per Laursen Den: 2007 Steve West Eng beat James Wilson Eng

=French Open= : 1989 Dave Askew Eng beat Jean-Luc Leclerq Fra: 1990 Stefan Eeckelaert Bel beat Marc de Vuyst Bel: 1991 Rod Harrington Eng beat Steve Brown Ned: 1992 Leo Laurens Bel beat Rod Harrington Eng: 1993 Rod Harrington Eng beat Bill Burksfield Eng: 1994 Vijay Kumar Eng beat Bill Burksfield Eng: 1995 Pascal Rabau Bel beat Steve Beaton Eng: 1996 Mervyn King Eng beat Leo Laurens Bel: 1997 Peter Evison Eng beat : 1998 Peter Manley Eng beat Pascal Rabau Bel: 1999 Peter Evison Eng beat Glenn Brooksbank Fra: 2000 Olivier Spreutels Bel beat Tanguy Borra Bel: 2001 Chris Van Den Bergh Bel beat Rocco Maes Bel: 2002 Martin Adams Eng beat Mensur Suljovic Oos: 2003 Tony David Aus beat Bill Davis USA: 2004 : 2005 : 2006 Ron Meulenkamp Ned beat Jordy Terburg Ned: 2007 Dennis te Kloese Ned beat Mark Wensink Ned

=German Open= : 1986 Bernd Hebecker Ger beat Franky Valle Bel: 1990 Kai Pfeiffer Ger beat Harry Robinson Eng: 1991 Bruno Raes Bel beat Steve Brown Ned: 1992 Peter Evison Eng beat Leo Laurens Bel: 1993 Peter Evison Eng beat Rod Harington Eng: 1994 Per Skau Den beat Sean Palfrey Wal: 1995 Ronnie Baxter Eng beat Les Wallace Sco: 1996 Colin Monk Eng beat Andy Fordham Eng: 1997 Pascal Lefevre Bel beat Eric Clarys Bel: 1998 Alan Warriner Eng beat Robbie Widdows Eng: 1999 Steve Coote Eng beat Garry Spedding Eng: 2000 Shayne Burgess Eng beat Dave Askew Eng: 2001 Martin Adams Eng beat Peter Manley Eng: 2002 Ted Hankey Eng beat Tony Eccles Eng: 2003 Ted Hankey Eng beat André Brantjes Ned: 2004 Gary Anderson Sco beat Tony O'Shea Eng: 2005 Paul Hanvidge Sco beat Arjan Moen Ned: 2006 Gary Anderson Sco beat Martin Adams Eng: 2007 Martin Adams Eng beat John Walton Eng: 2008 Gary Anderson Sco beat Robert Thornton Sco

=Finnish Open= The Finnish Open will have a unique place in darts history as it was the last tournament in which all darts players were eligible to play in before a notorious split in the game which occurred during 1992/93. The 1993 Finnish Open (won by Alan Warriner) in May was the last "unified" tournament before the BDO and WDC (now PDC) separated. : 1981 Kexi Heinäharju Fin beat Risto Nurmela Fin: 1982 not held: 1983 Tapani Uitos Fin beat Aimo Kuusio Fin: 1984 Mike Gregory Eng beat Colin Baker Eng: 1985 Dave Whitcombe Eng beat Cliff Lazarenko Eng: 1986 Jocky Wilson Sco beat Mike Gregory Eng: 1987 Mike Gregory Eng beat Bob Anderson Eng: 1988 Peter Evison Eng beat Bob Anderson Eng: 1989 Steve Gittins Eng beat Jann Hoffman Den: 1990 Phil Taylor Eng beat Alan Warriner Eng: 1991 Per Skau Den beat Jann Hoffman Den: 1992 John Lowe Eng beat Jann Hoffman Den: 1993 Alan Warriner Eng beat Roland Scholten Ned: 1994 Andy Fordham Eng beat Raymond Barneveld Ned: 1995 Raymond Barneveld Ned beat Peter Hinckley Aus: 1996 Martin Adams Eng beat Matt Clark Eng: 1997 Mervyn King Eng beat Ronnie Baxter Eng: 1998 Ronnie Baxter Eng beat Andy Jenkins Eng: 1999 Paul Williams Eng beat Erik Clarys Bel: 2000 Mervyn King Eng beat Marko Pusa Fin: 2001 Bob Taylor Sco beat Matt Clark Eng: 2002 Martin Adams Eng beat Jarkko Komula Fin: 2003 Co Stompe Ned beat Martin Atkins Eng: 2004 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Mika Forss Fin: 2005 Marko Pusa Fin beat Mervyn King Eng: 2006 Martin Atkins Eng beat Jelle Klaasen Ned:2007 Dietmar Burger Aut beat Sami Sanssi Fin:2008 Steve West Eng beat Robert Wagner Nor

=Northern Ireland Open= : 2003 Gary Anderson Sco beat Darryl Fitton Eng: 2004 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Paul Hogan Eng: 2005 Michael van Gerwen Ned beat Tony Eccles Eng: 2006 Mark Webster Wal beat Darryl Fitton Eng: 2007 Gary Anderson Sco beat Darryl Fitton Eng

=Norway Open= : 1991 Peter Evison Eng beat Stefan Nagy Swe: 1992 Peter Evison Eng beat Magnus Caris Swe: 1993 Bob Taylor Sco beat Leo Laurens Bel: 1994 Mike Gregory Eng beat Stefan Eeckelaert Bel: 1995 Andy Fordham Eng beat Andy Jenkins Eng: 1996 Colin Monk Eng beat Mervyn King Eng: 1997 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Martin Adams Eng: 1998 Sean Palfrey Wal beat Ronnie Baxter Eng: 1999 Andy Hayfield Eng beat Raymond van Barneveld Ned: 2000 Andy Fordham Eng beat Bob Taylor Sco: 2001 Marko Pusa Fin beat Kevin Painter Eng: 2002 Andy Smith Eng beat Gary Robson Eng: 2003 Jarkko Komula Fin beat James Wade Eng: 2004 Ted Hankey Eng beat Tony Eccles Eng: 2005 Michael van Gerwen Ned beat Tony Martin Eng: 2006 Tony Eccles Eng beat Martin Adams Eng: 2007 Tony Eccles Eng beat Hans Blijs Ned:2008 Willy van de Wiel Ned beat Paul Hanvidge Sco

=Swedish Open= : 1969 Barry Twomlow Eng beat Paul Gosling Eng: 1970 Tom Barrett Eng beat Barry Twomlow Eng: 1971 Tom Barrett Eng beat Peter Paulsen Swe: 1972 Brian Netherton Eng beat Ingemar Björling Swe: 1973 Kim Brown Eng beat Gunnar Moberg Swe: 1974 Peter Chapman Eng beat Kim Brown Eng: 1975 Bill Perry Eng beat Derek White Eng: 1976 Bill Lennard Eng beat Tom Bäfverfeldt Swe: 1977 Bill Perry Eng beat Stefan Lord Swe: 1978 Alan Glazier Eng beat Gary Lawrence Eng: 1979 Eric Bristow Eng beat Nicky Virachkul USA: 1980 Tony Sontag Eng beat Gordon Watson Eng: 1981 Eric Bristow Eng beat Stefan Lord Swe: 1982 Eric Bristow Eng beat Jocky Wilson Sco: 1983 - - : 1984 Björn Enqvist Swe beat Gunnar Tåhlin Swe: 1985 Dave Whitcombe Eng beat Cliff Lazarenko Eng: 1986 Bob Anderson Eng beat Mike Gregory Eng: 1987 Dave Whitcombe Eng beat Bob Anderson Eng: 1988 Steve Gittins Eng beat Dave Whitcombe Eng: 1989 Mike Gregory Eng beat Eric Bristow Eng: 1990 Dave Whitcombe Eng beat Peter Evison Eng: 1991 Rod Harrington Eng beat Stefan Lord Swe: 1992 Mike Gregory Eng beat Dennis Priestley Eng: 1993 Per Skau Den beat Jann Hoffman Den: 1994 Eric Burden Wal beat Magnus Cari Swe: 1995 Wayne Weening Aus beat Steve Beaton Eng: 1996 Roland Scholten Ned beat Andy Jenkins Eng: 1997 Ritchie Davies Wal beat Roland Scholten Ned: 1998 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Peter Manley Eng: 1999 Eric Clarys Bel beat Raymond van Barneveld Ned: 2000 Kevin Painter Eng beat Steve Beaton Eng: 2001 Stefan Nagy Swe beat Matt Clark Eng: 2002 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Darryl Fitton Eng: 2003 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Ted Hankey Eng: 2004 Shaun Greatbatch Eng beat Tony Martin Eng: 2005 Tony Eccles Eng beat Mareno Michels Ned: 2006 Tony Eccles Eng beat Remco van Eijden Ned: 2007 Shaun Greatbatch Eng beat Dave Prins Eng

=Swiss Open= : 1984 Stefan Paracka Sui beat René Müller Sui: 1985 Willy Logie Bel beat Colin Rice Ger: 1986 Frans Devooght Bel beat Jean-Pierre Samyn Bel: 1987 Peter Evison Eng beat Don Dillon Eng: 1988 Simon Duke Eng beat Dave Askew Eng: 1989 Andy Waugh Eng beat Kevin Burrows Eng: 1990 Steve Brown USA beat Hennie Morton SA: 1991 Steve Brown USA beat Rod Harrington Eng: 1992 Didi Schutsch Ger beat Bert Vlaardingerbroek Ned: 1993 Per Skau Den beat Leo Laurens Bel: 1994 Andy Fordham Eng beat Colin Monk Eng: 1995 Mike Gregory Eng beat Andy Fordham Eng: 1996 Martin Adams Eng beat Andy Jenkins Eng: 1997 Ronnie Baxter Eng beat Sean Palfrey Wal: 1998 Rod Harrington Eng beat Andy Smith Eng: 1999 Martin Adams Eng beat Kevin Painter Eng: 2000 Raymond van Barneveld Ned beat Nick Gedney Eng: 2001 Andy Jenkins Eng beat Peter Manley Eng: 2002 James Wade Eng beat Colin Monk Eng: 2003 Tony O'Shea Eng beat Tony West Eng: 2004 Tony West Eng beat Raymond van Barneveld Ned: 2005 Mervyn King Eng beat Martin Atkins Eng: 2006 Gary Anderson Sco beat Michael van Gerwen Ned: 2007 Co Stompe Ned beat Edwin Max Ned: 2008 Joey ten Berge Ned beat Dave Prins Eng

Discontinued events

British Professional Championship

The Unipart British Professional Championship was a tournament 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.

Final Results [ [http://www.teessidesoftware.no-ip.com/DartsDatabase/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=402 British Professional winners] dartsdatabase] :1981 Jocky Wilson 6-5 John Lowe:1982 Eric Bristow 7-3 John Lowe:1983 Jocky Wilson 7-2 Dave Whitcombe:1984 Mike Gregory 7-4 John Lowe:1985 Eric Bristow 7-4 John Lowe:1986 Jocky Wilson 7-2 Dave Whitcombe:1987 Keith Deller 7-5 Leighton Rees:1988 Jocky Wilson 7-2 Ray Battye (Prize fund £39,700 Winner £11,000 runner-up £5,500)

British Gold Cup

The British Gold Cup began in 1978 and was held in Stoke. It was broadcast on BBC until 1982, with the 1983 tournament blacked out due to a technician's strike.:1978 John Lowe beat Colin Baker:1979 John Lowe beat Tony Ridler:1980 Eric Bristow beat John Lowe:1981 Tony Skuse:1982 John Lowe:1983 Bob Anderson beat Paul Reynolds

British Matchplay

The British Matchplay ran from 1976 to 1983 with a brief rivival in 1986. The tournament was broadcast on ITV network television in 1978, but usually broadcast regionally including Anglia Television in 1977 and ATV 1986.:1976 Eric Bristow:1977 Jim Beardmore:1978 Keith White :1979 Tony Bowers:1980 Tony Robinson :1981 Rab Scott :1982 Dave Lee:1983 Eric Bristow beat Keith Deller :1986 Terry O'Dea beat Lionel Sams

Bullseye Darts Championship

Not to be confused with the long-running game show Bullseye, this was a BBC2 tournament which ran for three years during the peak of darts boom period at the turn of the eighties. Jocky Wilson was twice the winner. :1979 Tony Sontag beat Tim Stedman 6-1:1980 Jocky Wilson beat Eric Bristow 6-5:1981 Jocky Wilson beat John Lowe 6-5

Butlins Grand Masters

ATV broadcast the Butlins Grand Masters between 1977 and 1983. Matches were played over the best of nine legs. The tournament was held at a pub in Birmingham. Bobby George was twice the winner and Eric Bristow won a hat-trick of titles. [ [http://lists.topica.com/lists/superstarsofdarts/read/message.html?sort=&mid=811015059] ] [ [http://www.dartsmad.com/dartabase/darts_rollofhonour.aspx] ] :1977 John Lowe (bt Eric Bristow):1978 Leighton Rees (bt John Lowe):1979 Bobby George (bt Bill Lennard):1980 Bobby George (bt Leighton Rees):1981 Eric Bristow (bt John Lowe):1982 Eric Bristow (bt Cliff Lazarenko):1983 Eric Bristow (bt Jocky Wilson)

World Matchplay

The MFI World Matchplay championship was short-lived but historic in darts as it featured the first ever televised nine dart finish on October 13, 1984 when John Lowe won £102,000 for the perfect game of darts against Keith Deller. Lowe went on to win the title that year. The tournament was broadcast on ITV and came from The Fulcrum Centre, Slough. ITV ceased coverage after the 1987 championships, and also pulled coverage of the World Masters in 1988 leaving the BBC as the only broadcaster of darts.

The PDC introduced a new version of the World Matchplay in 1994 "(see main article Stan James World Matchplay)"

The complete list of final results: Dubious|July 2008|date=July 2008 [ [http://www.dartsmad.com/dartabase/darts_rollofhonour.aspx?compcode=MATCHPLAY World Matchplay roll of honour including previous version] dartsmad.com] :1984 John Lowe beat Cliff Lazarenko 5-3 (sets) :1985 Eric Bristow beat Bob Anderson 5-4:1986 Mike Gregory beat Jocky Wilson 5-1 :1987 Bob Anderson beat John Lowe 5-1 :1988 Eric Bristow beat Bob Sinnaeve 5-1

External links

* [http://www.tdv.to/arch_wdf.html WDF tournament archives] Dutch site
* [http://pluto.spaceports.com/~mot/darts/tournament.htm#britprof Major tournament winners] (including discontinued events)
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/search.php?category=Titles&needle=darts&page=0 BFI Database] List of archives for darts on television
* [http://idpa.co.uk/england-open.html IDPA website] list current years winners, runner-up, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists