1978 BDO World Darts Championship

[The Cat]

Im sure Conrad Daniels took Bristow out first round one year.

I knew Conrad's brother Jack

He beat Bristow 6:3 the year before with a 78.17 ave (Bristow averaged 72.69)

I think Bristow may have been number one seed that year (1978), but the loss to Daniels dropped him one place to 2nd seed for the '79 championships. (i could be totally wrong of course)

The seedings for 1978 were:

1) Bristow
2) Lowe
3) Rees
4) Smith
5) Evans
6) Lord
7) Virachkul
8) Brown

[Martin Adams Beard]

Jim McQuillan is still throwing in the local league.

[Al Capone]

Jim McQuillan is still throwing in the local league.

Wow! Is he still playing to a decent standard?

[spaceman70]

Shall we merge this thread with the 1978 one then someone can start a 1979 one?

[Al Capone]

Prize Fund for the 1979 World Championships
Winner £4,500
Runner-up £2,000
3rd Placed £1,500
4th Placed £1,000
Quarter finalists £500
2nd round losers £300
1st round losers £200

(Cue jokes about BDO prize money)

[GtotheF]

Jim McQuillan is still throwing in the local league.

Wow! Is he still playing to a decent standard?

Wonder how many lads he plays are aware he has played in a World Champs.

Would be interested to know how he is playing now - must be a decent age?

[Al Capone]

Shall we merge this thread with the 1978 one then someone can start a 1979 one?

I thought this was the 1979 one?

[The Cat]

Should probably merge these with the ones in the nostalgia section.

[spaceman70]

Should probably merge these with the ones in the nostalgia section.

We will give each year some airtime on the main page, then merge them with the ones you have created in the nostalgia section and store them there. If that's ok Cat?

[Martin Adams Beard]

Jim McQuillan is still throwing in the local league.

Wow! Is he still playing to a decent standard?

Wonder how many lads he plays are aware he has played in a World Champs.

Would be interested to know how he is playing now - must be a decent age?

Jim is in his 70s now and he still is throwing good enough. He is with a team in 2nd division.

[Martin Adams Beard]

Here is Jim at last years awards night

[The Cat]

Should probably merge these with the ones in the nostalgia section.

We will give each year some airtime on the main page, then merge them with the ones you have created in the nostalgia section and store them there. If that's ok Cat?

Fine by me bud:)

[fandarts]

Here is Jim at last years awards night

is he giving a w anker sign to someone?

[Ginge]

Here is Jim at last years awards night

is he giving a w anker sign to someone?

Either that or he is w anking off a very tall imaginary man

[spaceman70]

Here is Jim at last years awards night

is he giving a w anker sign to someone?

Either that or he is w anking off a very tall imaginary man

You are a sick human being, but you can count and that's good enough for me.

[Ginge]

Here is Jim at last years awards night

is he giving a w anker sign to someone?

Either that or he is w anking off a very tall imaginary man

You are a sick human being, but you can count and that's good enough for me.

Debatable

[Hungry Coyote]

1st Round
Rab Smith (Sco) 2 Conrad Daniels (USA) 1
Doug McCarthy (Eng) 2 Charlie Ellix (Eng) 1
Alan Glazier (Eng) 2 Andy Green (USA) 1
Ceri Morgan (Wal) 2 Barry Atkinson (Aus) 1
Terry O'Dea (Aus) 2 Cliff Lazarenko (Eng) 0
Jim McQuillan (Eir) 2 Murray Smith (Nz) 0
Ronnie Davies (Wal) 2 Tony Sontag 0

Now there's a starter I thought Ronnie Davies was from the N East ???

I think you're correct there Wayne.

[Hungry Coyote]

Seeds entered at the 2nd round stage.

John Lowe (Eng) 2 Doug Mcarthy (Eng) 0
Jocky Wilson (Sco) 2 Jim McQuillian (Eir) 1
Nicky Virachkul (USA) 1 Alan Glazier 2
Tony Brown (Eng) 2 Ceri Morgan (Wal) 0
Leighton Rees (Wal) 2 Tony Clark (Wal) 1
Stefan Lord (Swe) 1 Rab Smith (Sco) 2
Alan Evans (Wal) 2 Ronnie Davies (Wal) 0
Eric Bristow (Eng) 2 Terry O'Dea (Aus) 0

Tony Clarke! Now there was a character if ever there was one!!

[GtotheF]

Seeds entered at the 2nd round stage.

John Lowe (Eng) 2 Doug Mcarthy (Eng) 0
Jocky Wilson (Sco) 2 Jim McQuillian (Eir) 1
Nicky Virachkul (USA) 1 Alan Glazier 2
Tony Brown (Eng) 2 Ceri Morgan (Wal) 0
Leighton Rees (Wal) 2 Tony Clark (Wal) 1
Stefan Lord (Swe) 1 Rab Smith (Sco) 2
Alan Evans (Wal) 2 Ronnie Davies (Wal) 0
Eric Bristow (Eng) 2 Terry O'Dea (Aus) 0

Tony Clarke! Now there was a character if ever there was one!!

Was he a bit of a lad?

[Hungry Coyote]

Depends on what you mean by 'bit of lad'. He was certainly fun to be around and didn't take himself too seriously. He was a fine player. And at the time, along with Gwynedd's Owen Thomas, one of the best from North Wales. I can't pretend that I knew him that well. And because he was a Clwyd lad I only really saw him at big tournaments etc. He would have been extremely young playing in that 78 WC though. Unless I've made a huge mistake and am mixing him up with someone else. But I don't think there are too many top players from Wales by the name of Tony Clarke. Come to think of it was it Ridler that lost to Leighton and not Clarke?