1990 BDO World Darts Championship
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| Embassy World Darts Championship | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–13 January 1990 |
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club |
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey[1] |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BDO |
| Format | Sets Final – best of 11 |
| Prize fund | £153,200 |
| Winners share | £24,000 |
| Nine dart finish |  Paul Lim (£52,000 – included in prize fund)Round 2 vs  Jack McKenna |
| High checkout | 170 Peter EvisonRound 1 vs Jack McKenna Phil TaylorFinal vs Eric Bristow |
| Champion(s) | |
| Phil Taylor[2] |
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The 1990 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey from 5–13 January 1990. It saw Phil Taylor win the first of fifteen world titles, beating his mentor Eric Bristow 6-1 in sets. Taylor beat Russell Stewart, Dennis Hickling, Ronnie Sharp and Cliff Lazarenko en route to the final. Defending champion Jocky Wilson fell at the quarter-final stage, losing to Mike Gregory. The event also saw America's Paul Lim hit the first nine dart finish at the World Championship in his second round match with Ireland's Jack McKenna, receiving £52,000 for his efforts.[3]
[edit] Seeds
Eric Bristow- Bob Anderson
- John Lowe
- Mike Gregory
Jocky Wilson
Russell Stewart- Peter Evison
Brian Cairns
[edit] The results
| First Round | Second Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 5 sets | Best of 5 sets | Best of 7 sets | Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||
| Steve Gittins (87.60) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Wayne Weening (80.61) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Gittins (85.47) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Bristow (87.87) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Bristow (91.71) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Leighton Rees (86.13) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Bristow (95.25) |
4 | |||||||||||||
 Magnus Caris (89.67) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Magnus Caris (93.00) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Antero Rantala (70.41) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Magnus Caris (82.32) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Cairns (80.25) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Cairns (86.28) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Mike Veitch (76.11) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Bristow (88.38) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (90.27) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Whiting (85.26) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Whitcombe (84.84) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Whiting (88.38) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Jocky Wilson (89.46) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Jocky Wilson (81.81) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Mitchell Crooks (81.90) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Jocky Wilson (89.19) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (90.63) |
4 | |||||||||||||
 Leo Laurens (87.93) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Bob Sinnaeve (86.94) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Leo Laurens (84.87) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (89.40) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (89.46) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Warriner (87.81) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Lazarenko (73.86) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Bert Vlaardingerbroek (73.26) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Lazarenko (90.42) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Jann Hoffmann (79.98) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson (86.34) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Jann Hoffmann (86.10) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Lazarenko (81.75) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Lim (77.73) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Lim (83.55) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Battye (80.19) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Lim (80.97) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Jack McKenna (78.66) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Evison (78.06) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Jack McKenna (79.62) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Lazarenko (85.41) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor (100.80) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Denis Hickling (76.29) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Payne (74.34) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Denis Hickling (73.53) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor (86.67) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Russell Stewart (86.31) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor (88.62) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor (94.23) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Sharp (86.79) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Sharp (77.46) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Jensen (72.21) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Sharp (94.11) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| John Lowe (89.13) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| John Lowe (84.72) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Albert Anstey (83.19) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 11 sets) Saturday January 13th | ||
| (93.00) Eric Bristow |
1-6 | Phil Taylor (97.47) |
| Highest Checkout: 121 | 1-3, 3-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 2-3, 1-3 | Highest Checkout: 170 |
| Phil Taylor wins the 1990 Embassy World Darts Championship |
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[edit] References
- ^ "The World Championship of Darts". Learnaboutdarts.com. http://www.learnaboutdarts.com/world-championship-of-darts.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Ralph Hickok (2010-01-16). "History - World Darts Champions". HickokSports.com. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/wdartschampions.shtml. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Phil Taylor V Eric Bristow 1990 Embassy Darts Final Leg". Wn.com. http://wn.com/Phil_Taylor_v_Eric_Bristow__1990_Embassy_Darts__Final_Leg. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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