Richard North (darts player) pro tour ranking. He won his first round match against Mark Webster 2–0 in sets, holding his opponent to just one leg, to set up a second-round tilt with Simon Whitlock. His form in 2017 saw him qualify for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship as the highest-ranked player on the ProTour Order of Merit, but he was drawn against 5-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld, and the Dutchman despatched North 3–0. Richard North (darts player) Richard David North (born 23 April 1990) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. A former bricklayer, North
1983 BDO World Darts Championship the title. To this day commentators often refer to 138 as the "Deller checkout" if a player is left with that score. The prize fund was £32,300. There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £750. 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