1984 BDO World Darts Championship 1984 BDO World Darts Championship The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 31 December 1983 to 7 January 1984 at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent. Eric Bristow made up for his defeat against Keith Deller in the previous year's final by winning his third world title having dropped just one set in the entire tournament. He beat Finn Jensen, Rick Ney, Peter Locke and John Lowe before defeating Dave Whitcombe in the final by 7 sets to 1. Deller suffered a shock first-round defeat to 1978 semi-finalist Nicky Virachkul, who eventually lost to Whitcombe in the quarter-finals. Whitcombe
Alex Roy (darts player) Alex Roy (darts player) Alexander "Alex" Roy (born 4 September 1974 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname the Ace of Herts for his matches and was formerly with Dave Holland Management. Roy's entrance music is "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive, which was the former theme of professional wrestler Randy Orton. Roy even reenacts Orton's trademark pose to the song once he steps onto the oche. He made his first impression on the darts circuit at the 1998 Dutch Open by reaching the semi-finals.