The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 31 December 1983 to 7 January 1984 at

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in Stoke-on-Trent.

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made up for his defeat against Keith Deller in the previous year's final by winning his third world title having dropped just one set in the entire tournament. He beat Finn Jensen,

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, Peter Locke and

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before defeating

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in the final by 7 sets to 1. Deller suffered a shock first-round defeat to 1978 semi-finalist

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, who eventually lost to Whitcombe in the quarter-finals. Whitcombe then came from 4–2 down to beat Jocky Wilson 6–5 in the semi-finals. In a famous moment at the end of the match, Wilson drunkenly fell down on the stage before congratulating Whitcombe.

Seeds

# Jocky Wilson #

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# Keith Deller # Stefan Lord #

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Prize money

The prize fund was £36,200. :Champion: £9,000 :Runner-Up: £4,000 :Semi-Finalists (2): £2,250 :Quarter-Finalists (4): £1,250 :Last 16 (8): £750 :Last 32 (16): £450 There was also a 9-Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £800.

The Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Bdo World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championships BDO World Darts 1984 Bdo World Darts Championship, 1984

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