1975 World Masters (darts)

Professional darts tournament Phonogram World Masters 1 October West Centre Hotel Fulham England BDO Sets £2000 £1000 WAL Alan Evans 1974 1976 The 1975 Phonogram World Masters was the major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 1975. It took place from 1 October at the West Centre Hotel, Fulham. The tournament featured the best 60 players from around the world. 24 winners of major tournaments from the last year and an English qualifying round consisting of 36 players (2 from each county). The 36 County players played down to a last 8 before joining the 24 invitees to make the first round. The final was an all Welsh affair between Alan Evans and David "Rocky" Jones with Evans winning his only World Masters title. This tournament is notable for being the first major tournament entered by a then 18 year old Eric Bristow, who went on to dominate the game in the 1980s. Bristow failed to make the last 32 after losing in the England qualifiers earlier in the day. Prize money Total Prize fund was £2000 Champion £1000 and a HiFi Runner-up £500 Third £200 4th £100 Quarter finalists £50 Qualifiers International Qualifiers BEL Maurice Maenhout USA Nicky Virachkul DEN Preben Schultz DEN Erik Christensen GIB Joe Goldwin RSA 1928 George Cottle RSA 1928 Harry Ellis SWE Douglas Melander SWE Stefan Lord IRL Jack McKenna IRL Jim McQuillan WAL Garter Goodridge ENG William Greenhough SCO Neil Campbell-Adams SCO David Baille RSA 1928 Steve Rollings USA Conrad Daniels WAL Phil Obbard SCO Willie Scott ENG John Stanton SCO Eddie McArthur SCO John Ramsey AUS Kevin White AUS George Foster AUS John Kelly IRL Seamus O'Brien ENG Doug Priestner SCO Harry Heenan - 1974 World Master Runner-Up ENG Jack North - N.D.A.G.B. Champion WAL Alan Evans - British Open Champion WAL Leighton Rees - 1974The Indoor League Champion ENG Ron Church - Inter City Track Arrows ENG Derek White - 1974 News of The World Champion WAL David "Rocky" Jones - Unicorn Pairs Champion WAL Ray Phillips - Unicorn Pairs Champion ENG Cliff Inglis - 1974 World Master English Qualifiers ENGLee Griffith - Sussex ENGBrian Smart - Sussex ENGTerry Harrison - Cleveland ENGJack Brown - Cleveland ENGBarry Caldicott - Warwickshire ENGPaul Tunley - Warwickshire ENGDennis Kilbourne - Northants ENGWally Burton - Northants ENGCyril Hayes - West ENGAlf Jefferies - West ENGLionel Johns - Cornwall ENGRon Burley - Cornwall ENGEric Bristow - London ENGPeter Chapman - London ENGTony Johnson - Surrey ENGGeorge Lee - Surrey ENGLew Walker - Kent ENGIan Glennie - Kent ENGNobby Clark- Lancashire ENGBill Leonard - Lancashire ENGPeter Horrobin - Cheshire ENGGeorge Walsh - Cheshire ENGDes Stabb - Devon ENGGeorge Murphy - Devon ENGPeter Spurdle - Somerset ENGLes Cornall - Somerset ENGRoy Williams - Thames Valley ENGSam Sherwood - Thames Valley ENGRon Miller - Herts ENGMaurice Young - Herts ENGDennis Sharp - Bedfordshire ENGChris Garner - Bedfordshire ENGAlex Hancock - Staffordshire ENGBob Lightfood - Staffordshire IOMJohn Craine - Isle Of Man IOMDougy Caley - Isle of Man The results Knockout stage Quarter-finalsBest of 5 sets Semi-finalsBest of 5 sets FinalBest of 5 sets 200 WALAlan Evans 3 USA Nicky Virachkul 1 ENG Jack North 3 SCO David Baillie 2 ENG Bill Lennard 3 ENG Derek White 1 SWE Douglas Melander 0 WAL David Jones 3 WALAlan Evans 3 ENG Jack North 1 ENG Bill Lennard 2 WAL David Jones 3 WALAlan Evans 3 WAL David Jones 1 References All results and references taken from World Masters Programme. Category:World Masters (BDO era) World Masters World Masters (darts) Category:October 1975 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Fulham Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham