About World Championship Men 1987

Champion
1987 BDO World Darts Championship Photographer: BDO John Lowe
Total Prize Pool £59,400
Champion
£14,000
Runner-up
£7,000
Semi finalists
£3,500
Quarter finalists
£2,000
Last 16
£1,400
Last 32
£700
High finish
£1,000

The 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship would prove to be John Lowe’s second world title. He beat Eric Bristow in the final with a 6-4 scoreline. It was the third and last Lowe versus Bristow final at the World Championships and the first time ‘Old Stoneface’ would win it. The tournaments final featured the numbers one and two in the world, which was only for the second time in the history of the World Championship this had happened.

On his way to the finale Lowe defeated Bobby George, Dave Lee, Cliff Lazarenko and Jocky Wilson only loosing one set in the process. Bristow also only lost one set in his journey to the final in wins over Tony Payne, Rick Ney, Lars Erik Karlsson and Alan Evans, proving that these two players were the best in darts this year.

World Championship Men 1987

Lakeside Country Club in
Frimley Green, ENG
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Sponsor:
Embassy BDO
Participants:
32
Prize Pool:
£59,400
Start Date:
10 Jan 1987
End Date:
18 Jan 1987

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