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
Tony Clark (darts player) Border Classic, beating Robbie Green in the semi finals before losing 6-0 to Wayne Jones. Clark attempt to qualify for the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic, but lost in the first round of both qualifiers. He then tried to qualify for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round and also suffered a first round exit in the 2008 World Masters. Tony Clark (darts player) Tony Clark (27 September 1955) is a Welsh professional retired darts player who played for the British Darts Organisation from the 1970s & 1980s. Clark played in the 1979 BDO World