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About World Championship Men 1989

Champion
1989 BDO World Darts Championship Photographer: BDO Jocky Wilson
Total Prize Pool £85,800
Champion
£20,000
Runner-up
£10,000
Semi finalists
£5,000
Quarter finalists
£2,600
Last 16
£1,900
Last 32
£1,200
High finish
£1,000

The 1989 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 12th World Professional Championships, and was staged at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, England for the fourth successive year.

Following the 1988 Winmau World Masters ITV pulled all their coverage of darts and the BBC decided to withdraw their coverage of the 1988 British Professional Championship, meaning that this World Championship was the only televised darts tournament in 1989. The World Championship would remain the only annual televised event for the next four years.

In an attempt to improve the image of the game (which contributed to the loss of television coverage and sponsors), the BDO decided that players would no longer be allowed to drink alcohol during matches - allowing just water on the stage.

The tournament itself saw old rivals Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow meet in the final after Wilson had beaten defending champion Bob Anderson and Bristow had seen off John Lowe in the semi-finals. Seven of the eight top seeds made it to the quarterfinals with only seventh seed Russell Stewart not getting to that hurdle. Wilson raced into a five sets to nil lead, but Bristow took the next four sets to set up a tense finish - until, after missing several double attempts, Wilson finally took the title 6-4.

Competitors Of World Championship Men 1989

Callers Of World Championship Men 1989

Martin Fitzmaurice

Bruce Spendley

Freddie Williams

World Championship Men 1989

Lakeside Country Club in
Frimley Green, ENG
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Sponsor:
Embassy BDO
Participants:
32
Prize Pool:
£85,800
Start Date:
6 Jan 1989
End Date:
14 Jan 1989

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