1983 BDO World Darts Championship 1983 BDO World Darts Championship The 1983 Embassy World Darts Championship was staged at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent from 1–8 January 1983. The tournament saw one of the World Darts Championship's biggest upsets, when Keith Deller defeated Eric Bristow, by 6 sets to 5 in the final, to become the youngest ever World Darts Champion and the first qualifier to win the World Championship. Deller also beat world number 3, John Lowe in the quarter-finals and defending champion and world number 2, Jocky Wilson in the semi-finals, making him the only player in history to defeat the world's top
2017 World Series of Darts Finals 2017 World Series of Darts Finals The 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the third staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 3–5 November 2017. It featured a field of 24 players. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the last year's final, and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final. The top eight players from the seven World Series events of 2017 are seeded for this tournament