BDO World Darts Championship
| BDO World Darts Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue |
Lakeside (1986–) Jollees (1979–1985) Heart of the Midlands (1978) |
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Established | 1978 (40th edition) |
| Organisation(s) | BDO category Major / WDF category Major |
| Format | Sets |
| Prize fund | £300,000 (2016) |
| Month(s) Played | January |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Glen Durrant (men's) Lisa Ashton (women's) Justin van Tergouw (youth) |
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The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It began in 1978, and was, alongside the World Darts Federation's World Cup of Darts, one of two world championship tournaments until 1993. Since 1994, following a dispute with the BDO and the subsequent fallout, a breakaway group (originally known as the World Darts Council, and now known as the Professional Darts Corporation) stages its own annual PDC World Championship, generally before the BDO version in late December and early January of each year.
The BDO version was first held at the Heart of the Midlands Nightclub in the English city of Nottingham. The following year it moved to the Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke, where it stayed until 1985. From 1986, it has been held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.
In 1983, a 23-year-old qualifier from Ipswich, Keith Deller, beat the world's top 3 players including Eric Bristow in a memorable final to produce one of the greatest upsets in the sport's history.
In 1990 American player Paul Lim hit the tournament's only ever perfect 9-dart finish in the second round against Irishman Jack McKenna to win a bonus of £52,000 which was more than the eventual champion Phil Taylor received.
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