1982 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fifth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. For the fourth successive year, the tournament was staged at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent.
| 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 9–16 January 1982 | ||
| Venue | Jollees Cabaret Club | ||
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets Final – best of 9 | ||
| Prize fund | £28,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £6,500 | ||
| High checkout | 161 Jocky Wilson Bobby George | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Jocky Wilson | |||
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The event saw Scotland's first World Darts Champion, when Jocky Wilson defeated John Lowe in the final. Wilson was making his first final appearance while Lowe was contesting in his fourth final in five years. Wilson would win the match 5-3 and claim the £6,500 first prize.
The tournament's reigning champion Eric Bristow suffered a shock first round exit to Northern Ireland's Steve Brennan, who then defeated Dave Whitcombe to reach the quarter-finals, losing to Stefan Lord.
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