Split in darts 2004. Former BDO stalwarts John Part and van Barneveld have won the PDC World Championship having previously won the BDO version. In addition, reigning BDO World Champion Mark Webster defeated PDC World Champion John Part 10–2 in legs in the second round of the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts. BDO player Scott Waites won the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts. Waites is the only BDO player to reach the final of the event. On 21 October 2009, Barry Hearn made a bid of £1 million to purchase the BDO. It was the first time that a formal offer had been
Mark Robinson (darts player) Nottinghamshire Open by beating Neil Birkin in the final. Robinson quit the PDC in 2015. Mark Robinson (darts player) Mark W. Robinson (born 7 November 1963 in Derby) is a former English professional darts player who played in the Professional Darts Corporation events. Robinson played in his first professional tournament in BDO 1997 which was the News of the World Championship & PDC World Pairs, he was beat in his first match by Colin Fowler 2-1 and his Team England Dean Allsop. The next time he played in a professional tournament was 2002 when he played in the World Grand