News of the World Darts Championship also the first year that separate competitions were held for men and women. The lack of televised darts coverage left some players frustrated by the lack of opportunity to make a living from darts, and in January 1992 they formed their own organisation to start up their own tournaments "(see main article: Professional Darts Corporation, and Split in darts)". The News of the World Championship made a one-year reappearance in the 1996/97 season, when Sky Sports and the News of the World resurrected the competition. In his autobiography, Phil Taylor says that his mentor, Eric Bristow always mocked him for
Mike Day (darts player) losing 3–0. Mike Day (darts player) Mike Day (born 31 July 1955 in Auckland) is a New Zealand darts player who currently playing in the British Darts Organisation events. He reached the First Round of the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship. In 2013 he won the Canterbury Open, he beat Tony Carmichael in the Final 5–4. He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Sam Head in the Preliminary round winning 3–0 before losing to Glen Durrant in the First Round 3–0. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Jeff Smith in the