1991 BDO World Darts Championship

Seeds

1. ENG Phil Taylor
2. ENG Peter Evison
3. ENG Eric Bristow
4. ENG Alan Warriner
5. ENG Bob Anderson
6. ENG Dave Whitcombe
7. SCO Jocky Wilson
8. SWE Magnus Caris

Prize money

The prize fund was £108,200.

:Champion: £26,000 :Runner-Up: £13,000 :Semi-Finalists (2): £6,500 :Quarter-Finalists (4): £3,250 :Last 16 (8): £2,400 :Last 32 (16): £1,500

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,500.

The Results

| team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor (95.97)| | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=WAL Martin Phillips (89.37)| | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA Tony Payne (80.16)| | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=WAL Chris Johns (81.42)| | RD1-score04=1 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=SWE Magnus Caris (78.03)| | RD1-score05=0 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ENG Dennis Priestley (93.30)| | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=CAN Bob Sinnaeve (85.53)| | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=WAL Eric Burden (86.73)| | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Bob Anderson (78.12)| | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=WAL Sean Palfrey (77.31)| | RD1-score10=2 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=AUS Russell Stewart (84.87)| | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=NOR Knud Nilsen (75.93)| | RD1-score12=0 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Alan Warriner (96.84)| | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SIN Paul Lim (83.07)| | RD1-score14=0 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=AUS Keith Sullivan (83.82)| | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=0 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Peter Evison (91.02)| | RD1-score17=3 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG John Lowe (88.89)| | RD1-score18=2 | RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=ENG Kevin Kenny (88.65)| | RD1-score19=3 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=CAN Albert Anstey (83.46)| | RD1-score20=2 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=SCO Jocky Wilson (89.64)| | RD1-score21=3 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=ENG Richie Gardner (82.02)| | RD1-score22=2 | RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=ENG Ronnie Baxter (83.46)| | RD1-score23=3 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=BEL Bruno Raes (82.98)| | RD1-score24=1 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Dave Whitcombe (84.60)| | RD1-score25=3 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=DEN Per Skau (79.62)| | RD1-score26=1 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=ENG Cliff Lazarenko (82.41)| | RD1-score27=3 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=SCO Ronnie Sharp (82.62)| | RD1-score28=0 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Eric Bristow (90.54)| | RD1-score29=3 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=FIN Kexi Heinäharju (78.78)| | RD1-score30=0 | RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=ENG Mike Gregory (85.68)| | RD1-score31=3 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=SCO Bob Taylor (78.60)| | RD1-score32=2 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor (99.99)| | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA Tony Payne (86.22)| | RD2-score02=1 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ENG Dennis Priestley (95.34)| | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=CAN Bob Sinnaeve (83.91)| | RD2-score04=0 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=ENG Bob Anderson (88.08)| | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=AUS Russell Stewart (83.97)| | RD2-score06=2 | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Alan Warriner (84.60)| | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUS Keith Sullivan (82.74)| | RD2-score08=2 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG Peter Evison (85.65)| | RD2-score09=1 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=ENG Kevin Kenny (90.75)| | RD2-score10=3 | RD2-seed11=7 | RD2-team11=SCO Jocky Wilson (94.08)| | RD2-score11=3 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=ENG Ronnie Baxter (92.46)| | RD2-score12=1 | RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=ENG Dave Whitcombe (83.01)| | RD2-score13=3 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ENG Cliff Lazarenko (77.67)| | RD2-score14=1 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Eric Bristow (87.75)| | RD2-score15=3 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=ENG Mike Gregory (88.95)| | RD2-score16=0 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor (96.21)| | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=ENG Dennis Priestley (95.28)| | RD3-score02=4 | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=ENG Bob Anderson (90.93)| | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Alan Warriner (88.65)| | RD3-score04=3 | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=ENG Kevin Kenny (88.74)| | RD3-score05=4 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=SCO Jocky Wilson (86.52)| | RD3-score06=3 | RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=ENG Dave Whitcombe (86.43)| | RD3-score07=3 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG Eric Bristow (90.84)| | RD3-score08=4 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley (93.87)| | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=ENG Bob Anderson (90.06)| | RD4-score02=2 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=ENG Kevin Kenny (87.54)| | RD4-score03=2 | RD4-seed04=3 | RD4-team04=ENG Eric Bristow (94.98)| | RD4-score04=5 | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley (92.57)| | RD5-score01=6 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=ENG Eric Bristow (84.15) | RD5-score02=0

Synopsis

The Tournament Friday 4 January - evening

There were three first round matches held on the first day of competition at the Lakeside. The opening match of the competition saw Tony Payne of the USA break his Lakeside duck by defeating Chris Johns of Wales 3-1 to advance to the second round. Payne had lost five consecutive years in the First Round. Then Phil Taylor, the number 1 seed began his defence of the World title with a 3-1 win over Martin Phillips of Wales. The reigning champion had a 95.97 average in advancing to a second round match against Tony Payne. In the final match of the day, Bob Sinnaeve defeated Eric Burden in a very tight game, by 3 sets to 2. There was just 1.2 points between the pair of them.

Saturday 5 January - afternoon In the first match of day two of the competition saw a big shock with the defeat of Magnus Caris the number 8 seed, knocked out 3-0 by Englishman Dennis Priestley, Dennis recording a 93.30 average in advancing to a match against Bob Sinnaeve. The second match saw Russell Stewart, Phil Taylor's first victim a year ago advance to the last 16 for the fourth time, the first time since 1989. Russ knocked out Knud Nilsen from Norway by 3-0 with 84.87 average. The final game of the afternoon saw very nearly the elimination of the number 5 seed, Bob Anderson for the second year running. He edged Sean Palfrey of Wales by 3 sets to 2 to go through to the second round.

Saturday 5 January - evening 3 more games on Saturday night. In the first, future champion Raymond van Barneveld from the Netherlands made his Lakeside debut, however 11 legs later it was all over. Keith Sullivan dropping just two legs in the battle of the debutants. The second match was a let down for Paul Lim; He had hit a nine dart finish in the 1990 championship and advanced to the quarter-finals before losing 4-0 to Cliff Lazarenko, however this year, faced with a tough first round match against Alan Warriner lost 3-0 and bowed out in the first round. The final game saw Kevin Kenny defeat Albert Anstey 3-2 with an 88.65 average. It was to be the start of a very memorable week for the 29-year-old unseeded Englishman making his second appearance at the Lakeside.

Sunday 6 January - afternoon Three games on the afternoon of the busiest day of the championship (7 matches in total). The first saw the most eagerly anticipated clash of the first round, Peter Evison (seeded 2) against twice champion John Lowe. The Game, a very tight affair, saw Evison edge through 3-2 with a 91.02 average. The first time, Lowe had been eliminated in the first round at the World Championships. The second game saw the champion from 2 years ago and ever popular Scot Jocky Wilson begin his campaign with a tense 3-2 win over Richie Gardner. Wilson who edged three matches in 1989 in the deciding set brought memories of his last 16 triumph over Alan Warriner.

Sunday 6 January - evening Four matches tonight, all of them being played in the bottom quarter of the draw. First match on was Ronnie Sharp against Cliff Lazarenko, who had both reached the quarter-finals in 1990 - Sharp taking sets off Taylor. This time, it wasn't a close contest, with Lazarenko entering Round 2 with an easy 3-0 whitewash. Dave Whitcombe, seeded 6 and a seed for the first time since 1989, defeated Per Skau of Denmark with a 3-1 win, as well as an 84.6 average. Skau would enjoy later success at the Lakeside. Mike Gregory, who had lost his seeding (no.4) which he held last year, but to reach the semis again he would need to defeat the man who knocked him out in the last 4 5-2, Eric Bristow. The 3rd Seed defeated Kexi Heinaharju 3-0 to book a slot in the Second Round.

References

References

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