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Overview
Results
Bracket
Final
Sat 10 Feb
John Lowe
86.13
5
0
Leighton Rees
77.61
3rd place
Sat 10 Feb
Tony Brown
W
O
Alan Evans
Semi-finals
Fri 9 Feb
John Lowe
81.36
3
2
Tony Brown
78.36
Fri 9 Feb
Leighton Rees
76.95
3
1
Alan Evans
79.59
Quarter-finals
Wed 7 Feb
John Lowe
83.46
3
1
Jocky Wilson
78.09
Thu 8 Feb
Tony Brown
84.57
3
2
Alan Glazier
86.58
Thu 8 Feb
Alan Evans
82.26
3
2
Eric Bristow-MBE
71.34
Thu 8 Feb
Leighton Rees
83.16
3
0
Rab Smith
74.52
Last 16
Tue 6 Feb
John Lowe
88.83
2
0
Doug McCarthy
71.73
Tue 6 Feb
Jocky Wilson
72.18
2
1
Jim McQuillan
73.26
Wed 7 Feb
Alan Glazier
85.20
2
1
Nicky Virachkul
86.61
Tue 6 Feb
Tony Brown
81.24
2
0
Ceri Morgan
71.58
Mon 5 Feb
Alan Evans
79.74
2
0
Ronnie Davis
82.35
Wed 7 Feb
Eric Bristow-MBE
81.45
2
0
Terry O'Dea
65.40
Mon 5 Feb
Rab Smith
73.29
2
1
Stefan Lord
79.47
Mon 5 Feb
Leighton Rees
76.89
2
1
Tony Clark
77.79
Last 24
Sun 4 Feb
Doug McCarthy
68.64
2
1
Charlie Ellix
69.21
Sun 4 Feb
Jim McQuillan
71.58
2
0
Murray Smith
68.70
Sun 4 Feb
Alan Glazier
77.43
2
1
Andy Green
70.32
Sun 4 Feb
Ceri Morgan
78.63
2
1
Barry Atkinson
76.74
Sat 3 Feb
Ronnie Davis
87.39
2
0
Tony Sontag
82.20
Sat 3 Feb
Terry O'Dea
79.89
2
0
Cliff Lazarenko
78.48
Sat 3 Feb
Rab Smith
74.64
2
1
Conrad Daniels
72.03
Sat 3 Feb
Tony Clark
76.32
2
0
Bill Lennard
74.61
World Championship 1979
Jollees Cabaret Club in
Stoke-on-Trent, ENG
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Sponsor:
Embassy BDO
Participants:
24
Prize Pool:
£13,750
Start Date:
3 Feb 1979
End Date:
10 Feb 1979
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