1986 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1986 Embassy World Darts Championship was held between 4-11 January 1986. For the first time, the tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, having been held at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent for the previous seven years. The Lakeside became the third venue in the history of the World Championship.
Eric Bristow completed a hat-trick of World titles to bring his overall tally to five. He would appear in four more finals - but this was to be his last World title.Total Prize fund rose by £9,500 to £52,500
- Champion £12,000
- Runner-up £6,000
- Semi-finalists £3,000
- Quarter-finalists £1,700
- 2nd round losers £1,200
- 1st round losers £650
- Non-qualifiers £175
- Highest checkout £1,000
Seeds
- Eric Bristow
- John Lowe
- Dave Whitcombe
- Cliff Lazarenko
- Keith Deller
- Jocky Wilson
- Bob Anderson
- Steve Brennan
Seeds
- Mark Day
- Sean Bell
- Lee Woodrow
- Rowan Barry
Results
