British Professional Championship
| British Professional Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Fiesta Club Stockton-on-Tees (1981), Gaskins Plus One club Middlesbrough (1982), Coatham Bowl Redcar (1983-88) |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Established | 1981 |
| Organisation(s) | BDO Major (8 editions) |
| Format | Sets |
| Final Year | 1988 |
| Final champion(s) | |
 Jocky Wilson |
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The Unipart British Professional Championship [1] was a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and televised by the BBC between 1981 and 1988. After the 1988 championships, the BBC withdrew their coverage of the event and it left UK terrestrial television with only one televised tournament - the World Championships. The game was at an all-time low and players eventually went on to set up the World Darts Council in an attempt to bring back sponsors and television.
Jocky Wilson won the title a record four times - John Lowe also reached four finals but lost them all.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Total Prize Money |
Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Jocky Wilson |
6-5 |  John Lowe |
? | ? | ? |
| 1982 | Eric Bristow |
7-3 | John Lowe |
£26,000 | £7,000 | £3,500 |
| 1983 | Jocky Wilson |
7-2 | Dave Whitcombe |
? | ? | ? |
| 1984 | Mike Gregory |
7-4 | John Lowe |
£29,600 | £4,000 | £2,000 |
| 1985 | Eric Bristow |
7-4 | John Lowe |
£34,000 | £9,000 | £4,500 |
| 1986 | Jocky Wilson |
7-6 | Dave Whitcombe |
£35,800 | £10,000 | £4,500 |
| 1987 | Keith Deller |
7-5 |  Leighton Rees |
£38,200 | £10,000 | £5,000 |
| 1988 | Jocky Wilson |
7-2 | Ray Battye |
£39,700 | £11,000 | £5,500 |
References
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