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Since 1994, following a dispute with darts' lead governing body, the British Darts Organisation , a rival breakaway authority (the PDC - Professional Darts Corporation) has staged its own "world" championship each year at Purfleet's Circus Tavern, Essex. By 2004 England's Phil Taylor had won all but two of these "rebel" titles. The other victors were fellow Englishman Dennis Priestley and Canadian John Part .

Previous Winners

British Darts Organisation - Lakeside World Darts Championship (formerly "The Embassy")

1978, Leighton Rees, ( Wales)

1979, John Lowe, ( EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England)

19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, Eric BristowEric Bristow (born Hackney, London, 27th April 1957) is a British darts player whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport. Bristow won his first world championship in 1980, defeating fellow Londoner Bobby George,, (England)

1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D, Eric Bristow, (England)

1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du, Jocky Wilson , ( ScotlandScotland or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland took part in a p)

1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu, Keith Deller , (England)

1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, Eric Bristow, (England)

1985, Eric Bristow, (England)

1986, Eric Bristow, (England)

1987, John Lowe, (England)

1988, Bob Anderson, (England)

1989, Jocky Wilson,(Scotland)

1990, Phil Taylor, (England)

1991, Dennis Priestley , (England)

1992, Phil Taylor, (England)

1993, John Lowe, (England)

1994, John Part , ( Canada)

1995, Richie Burnett , (Wales)

1996, Steve Beaton , (England)

1997, Les Wallace , (Scotland)

1998, Raymond van Barneveld , ( Netherlands)

1999, Raymond van Barneveld, (Netherlands)

2000, Ted Hankey, (England)

2001, John Walton, (England)

2002, Tony David , (Australia)

2003, Raymond van Barneveld, (Netherlands)

2004, Andy Fordham, (England)

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1994, Dennis Priestley , England

1995, Phil Taylor, England

1996, Phil Taylor, England

1997, Phil Taylor, England

1998, Phil Taylor, England

1999, Phil Taylor, England

2000, Phil Taylor, England

2001, Phil Taylor, England

2002, Phil Taylor, England

2003, John Part , Canada

2004, Phil Taylor, England