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
Rob Cross (darts player) Rob Cross (darts player) Robert Cross (born 21 September 1990) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion, following his victory over Phil Taylor in 2018. Cross won the World Championship on his debut, having turned professional just 11 months prior to the event. He is currently ranked No 2 on the PDC world rankings. In October 2015, Cross attempted to qualify for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, where he was knocked out in the last 64 by Tony Martin. He also competed in the