1983 BDO World Darts Championship

December 2021 January 2012 July 2025 1983 BDO World Darts Championship 1–8 January 1983 Jollees Cabaret Club Stoke-on-Trent BDO SetsFinal – best of 11 £33,050 £8,000 161 SCO Jocky Wilson ENG Keith Deller 1982 1984 thumb|160px|1983 BDO World Darts Champion - Keith Deller The 1983 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The 1983 Embassy World Darts Championship) was staged at the Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent from 1–8 January 1983. The tournament saw one of the World Darts Championship's biggest upsets, when Keith Deller defeated Eric Bristow, by 6 sets to 5 in the final, to become the youngest ever World Darts Champion and the first qualifier to win the World Championship.Powell Matt Suffolk darts legend Keith Deller shares impact of overnight stardom in new book https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21270933.suffolk-darts-legend-keith-deller-shares-impact-overnight-stardom-new-book/ eadt.co.uk 19 October 2021 21 April 2024 21 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240421130800/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21270933.suffolk-darts-legend-keith-deller-shares-impact-overnight-stardom-new-book/ live Deller also beat world number 3, John Lowe in the quarter-finals and defending champion and world number 2, Jocky Wilson in the semi-finals, making him the only player in history to defeat the world's top three ranked players in the World Championship. The final featured one of darts' most memorable moments, when Bristow was left on 121. Having hit single 17 and then treble 18, Bristow decided against hitting the bullseye. Instead he hit a single 18 to leave double 16, whilst Deller was on 138. Deller had already missed seven darts at a double to win the title in the ninth set, when leading 5-3 and Bristow believed his opponent would not check out the high finish. However, Deller hit treble 20, followed by treble 18 and finally finished on double 12 to win the title. To this day commentators often refer to 138 as the "Deller checkout" if a player is left with that score. Seeds ENG Eric Bristow ENG John Lowe SCO Jocky Wilson SWE Stefan Lord ENG Bobby George ENG Cliff Lazarenko USA Nicky Virachkul ENG Dave Whitcombe Prize money The prize fund was £32,300. Champion: £8,000 Runner-Up: £3,500 3rd Place: £500 Semi-Finalists (2): £1,750 Quarter-Finalists (4): £1,200 Last 16 (8): £700 Last 32 (16): £400 There was also a 9-Dart Checkout prize of £30,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £750. In the semi-final, Jocky Wilson missed double 18 for the 9-dart finish. The results Preliminary round A best of three sets preliminary round match took place between Alan Evans of Wales and Brent Bartholomew of New Zealand as they were tied on the rankings. Player Score Player WAL Alan Evans 2 – 1 Brent Bartholomew NZL Last 32 First round (best of 3 sets)1–2 January Second round (best of 5 sets)3–4 January Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)5–6 January Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)7 January Final (best of 11 sets)8 January 200 1 ENG Eric Bristow 85.68 2 SCO Peter Masson 81.30 1   ENG Dave Lee 85.32 2 CAN Tony Holyoake 75.57 1 8 ENG Dave Whitcombe 84.12 2 USA Andy Green 75.96 1   WAL Tony Ridler 75.27 2 DEN Finn Jensen 68.67 1 5 ENG Bobby George 73.62 0 ENG Tony Brown 74.67 2 ENG Alan Glazier 69.15 0   USA Jerry Umberger 74.64 2 4 SWE Stefan Lord 79.98 2 USA KC Mullaney 75.30 1 WAL Ceri Morgan 81.93 0   BEL Luc Marreel 82.68 2 2 ENG John Lowe 97.11 2 Q WAL Alan Evans 86.43 0 WAL Peter Locke 83.19 0   AUS Terry O'Dea 87.51 2 7 USA Nicky Virachkul 82.47 1 ENG Keith Deller 85.26 2   ENG Les Capewell 76.23 2 ENG Stuart Holden 76.26 1 6 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 89.07 2 WAL Leighton Rees 83.94 0 WAL Tony Skuse 69.06 0   PNG Paul Lim 70.95 2 3 SCO Jocky Wilson 76.44 2 NIR Steve Brennan 78.63 0 SCO Rab Smith 75.54 1   AUS Kevin White 79.17 2 1 ENG Eric Bristow 95.79 3 ENG Dave Lee 88.53 2 8 ENG Dave Whitcombe 86.01 3 WAL Tony Ridler 85.20 2   ENG Tony Brown 82.89 3 USA Jerry Umberger 81.00 0 4 SWE Stefan Lord 73.68 3 BEL Luc Marreel 72.45 0 2 ENG John Lowe 87.72 3 AUS Terry O'Dea 86.40 2   ENG Keith Deller 91.14 3 ENG Les Capewell 80.01 1 6 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 83.58 3 PNG Paul Lim 76.50 1 3 SCO Jocky Wilson 79.11 3 AUS Kevin White 79.98 0 1 ENG Eric Bristow 93.03 4 8 ENG Dave Whitcombe 87.36 3 ENG Tony Brown 83.19 4 4 SWE Stefan Lord 82.11 1 2 ENG John Lowe 87.30 3 ENG Keith Deller 86.55 4 6 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 81.39 2 3 SCO Jocky Wilson 86.13 4 1 ENG Eric Bristow 87.72 5 ENG Tony Brown 84.24 1 ENG Keith Deller 85.47 5 3 SCO Jocky Wilson 85.74 3 1 ENG Eric Bristow 93.81 5 ENG Keith Deller 90.06 6 Third-place match SCO Jocky Wilson 90.30 (3) 2–0 Tony Brown ENG 79.95 (Bristow) played the percentage shot. Living dangerous, Bristow – he's banking on Deller not doing this. But the shot's on for the title. Double 12 for the title..... I am telling ya, I'm telling ya, I've seen nothing like it in my life. Keith Deller of Ipswich, 23 years old, he had to qualify to get here. Bristow did a percentage shot, Deller did the business. He's now the World Champion! BBC commentator Sid Waddell describes the 138 finish that gave Keith Deller the 1983 World Title 35% 1 right References Category:BDO World Darts Championships BDO World Darts 1983 Bdo World Darts Championship, 1983 Bdo World Darts Championship, 1982 Category:1983 in English sport