1994 WDC World Darts Championship
The 1994 Skol World Darts Championships was, Essex discharged on December 26, 1993 to January 2, 1994 in Circus Tavern in Purfleet English. After the BDO World Darts Championships 1991 16 players decided to leave the British Darts Organisation, which fought out since 1978 World Championships in darts, and to found their own association. Finally, Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestley, Rod Harrington, Alan Warriner, Peter Evison, Richie Gardner, Jocky Wilson, Eric Bristow, Keith Deller, John Lowe, Bob Anderson, Cliff Lazarenko, Kevin Spiolek, Jamie Harvey, Mike Gregory and Chris Johns United in January 1992 to the World darts Council ( WDC ), which in the summer of 1997, renamed itself in Professional Darts Corporation ( PDC).
The first WDC World Cup started six days before the start of the BDO World Darts Championships in 1994 and was broadcast by Sky Sports. The prize money totaled 64,000 pounds. Mike Gregory and Chris Johns had in the meantime returned to the BDO and replaced by Graeme Stoddart and Kevin Burrows. The field was increased by seven American and one Irish players to a total of 24 participants.
The participants were divided into eight groups of three players. The first match of a group challenged the players A and B, held the second match, the loser of Match 1 and Player C and the third match between the winner of Match 1 and Player C. The group winners moved into the quarter-finals, where the tournament was continued in the knockout system. The final was won by the Englishman Dennis Priestley against his compatriot Phil Taylor 6-1.
- 2.1 quarterfinals
- 2.2 Semi-finals
- 2.3 Match for 3rd place
- 2.4 final