About World Championship Men 1982

Champion
1982 BDO World Darts Championship Photographer: BDO Jocky Wilson
Total Prize Pool £28,000
Champion
£6,500
Runner-up
£3,000
3d place
£2,000
4d place
£1,500
Quarter finalists
£1,000
Last 16
£600
Last 32
£350
High finish
£600

The 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship 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 quarterfinals, losing to Stefan Lord. Another former champion also lost in the first round, Scotland’s Angus Ross defeated Wales’ Leighton Rees.

Callers Of World Championship Men 1982

World Championship Men 1982

Jollees Cabaret Club in
Stoke-on-Trent, ENG
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Sponsor:
Embassy BDO
Participants:
32
Prize Pool:
£28,000
Start Date:
9 Jan 1982
End Date:
16 Jan 1982
08 days
23 hours
24 minutes
55 seconds
Lakeside Country Club in
Frimley Green, ENG
29 Nov - 8 Dec Date
Andy Baetens Reigning Champion