# 1987 BDO World Darts Championship

The 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1987. John Lowe, the 1979 champion and four-time runner-up in the event, beat three-time defending champion Eric Bristow 6-4 in a repeat of the 1981 and 1985 finals. This marked something of a turning point in darts; Bristow had won the title for the three consecutive years prior to this. His defeat by Lowe was his first in the World Championship since 1983. Despite reaching the final of this event three more times (1989, 1990 and 1991) he would never again win the world title.

## Seeds

* Eric Bristow
* John Lowe
* Mike Gregory
* Bob Anderson
* Dave Whitcombe
* Jocky Wilson
* Cliff Lazarenko
* Keith Deller

## Prize money

The prize fund was £62,000.
    Champion: £14,000
    Runner-Up: £7,000
    Semi-finalists (2): £3,500
    Quarter-finalists (4): £2,900
    Last 16 (8): £1,400
    Last 32 (16): £700
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

## The results

| First round (best of 5 sets) | First round (best of 5 sets) | First round (best of 5 sets) | Second round (best of 5 sets) | Second round (best of 5 sets) | Second round (best of 5 sets) | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) | | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) | | Final (best of 11 sets) | Final (best of 11 sets) | Final (best of 11 sets) |
| 1 | Eric Bristow (88.80) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Payne (84.78) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Payne (84.78) | 0 | 1 | Eric Bristow (88.35) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rick Ney (84.99) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rick Ney (83.73) | 3 | | Rick Ney (84.99) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry O'Dea (81.18) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry O'Dea (81.18) | 1 | | | | 1 | Eric Bristow (96.30) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Lars Erik Karlsson (87.24) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Keith Deller (81.90) | 0 | | | | | | | | Lars Erik Karlsson (87.24) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Cairns (83.61) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Cairns (83.61) | 3 | | Brian Cairns (79.32) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lars Erik Karlsson (79.08) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Erik Karlsson (81.72) | 3 | | Lars Erik Karlsson (79.08) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter McDonald (78.72) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter McDonald (78.72) | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Eric Bristow (88.59) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans (82.23) | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Dave Whitcombe (79.74) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans (82.23) | 0 | | | | |
| | Bob Sinnaeve (83.43) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Sinnaeve (83.43) | 3 | | Bob Sinnaeve (88.41) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan Evans (93.06) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Evans (89.28) | 3 | | Alan Evans (93.06) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Farrell (84.45) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Farrell (84.45) | 2 | | | | | Alan Evans (84.51) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Bob Anderson (89.94) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Anderson (92.07) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Bob Anderson (89.94) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Locke (83.73) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Locke (83.73) | 0 | 4 | Bob Anderson (86.40) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paul Lim (80.55) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Lim (77.07) | 3 | | Paul Lim (80.55) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kexi Heinäharju (77.58) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kexi Heinäharju (77.58) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Eric Bristow (94.29) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (90.63) | 6 |
| 2 | John Lowe (89.64) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (90.63) | 6 |
| | Bobby George (88.17) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby George (88.17) | 1 | 2 | John Lowe (99.15) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Lee (90.93) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Lee (95.28) | 3 | | Dave Lee (90.93) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Kenny (93.90) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Kenny (93.90) | 0 | | | | 2 | John Lowe (95.70) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (83.91) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (90.15) | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (83.91) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Russell Stewart (89.07) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Russell Stewart (89.07) | 2 | 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (81.63) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tapani Uitos (90.27) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tapani Uitos (80.04) | 3 | | Tapani Uitos (90.27) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert MacKenzie (73.56) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert MacKenzie (73.56) | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (94.83) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jocky Wilson (92.85) | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Jocky Wilson (88.65) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jocky Wilson (92.85) | 0 | | | | |
| | Ceri Morgan (78.45) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ceri Morgan (78.45) | 0 | 6 | Jocky Wilson (83.64) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Frans Devooght (79.92) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frans Devooght (74.88) | 3 | | Frans Devooght (79.92) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Avtar Gill (70.77) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Avtar Gill (70.77) | 1 | | | | 6 | Jocky Wilson (82.56) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mike Gregory (88.38) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mike Gregory (89.55) | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Mike Gregory (88.38) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Leighton Rees (78.39) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leighton Rees (78.39) | 0 | 3 | Mike Gregory (94.50) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ritchie Gardner (86.43) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Gardner (82.08) | 3 | | Ritchie Gardner (86.43) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Glazier (77.76) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 1987 BDO World Youth Championship
### Seeds

* Mark Day
* Shaun Greatbatch
* Rowan Barry
* Harith Lim

#### Semi-finals (best of 3 sets)

* Mark Day 1–2 Harith Lim
* Rowan Barry 2–1 Shaun Greatbatch

#### Final (best of 5 sets)

* Harith Lim 2–3 Rowan Barry