Butlins Grand Masters Explained

Tournament Name:	Butlins Grand Masters ^[1]
Location:	Birmingham^[2]
Country:	Great Britain
Establishment:	1977
Organisation:	BDO *Former Major* (10 editions)
Format:	Sets
Final Year:	1986
Final Champion:	Eric Bristow

The Butlins Grand Masters^[3] ^[4] was a former Major darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation and televised by ATV/Central between 1977 and 1986. The event was sponsored by the holiday and leisure company Butlins.

Butlins Grand Masters finals

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Prize money			Sponsor	Venue
Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Total	Champion	Runner-up	Sponsor	Venue
1977^[5]	John Lowe	5-4	Eric Bristow	?	?	?	Butlins	King's Cabaret Theatre, Birmingham^[6]
1978^[7]	Leighton Rees	beat	John Lowe	?	?	?
1979^[8]	Bobby George	beat	Bill Lennard	?	?	?
1980	Bobby George	beat	Leighton Rees	?	?	?
1981	Eric Bristow	beat	John Lowe	?	?	?
1982	Eric Bristow	beat		?	?	?
1983^[9]	Eric Bristow	5-1	Jocky Wilson	?	£3,000	?
1984^[10]	Mike Gregory	5-3	Bob Anderson	£14,100	£4,000	?
1985^[11]	Eric Bristow	5-3	Terry O'Dea	?	?	?
1986	Eric Bristow	5–3	Bob Sinnaeve	?	?	?

Tournament records

Most wins 5: Eric Bristow.^[12]
Most Finals 6: Eric Bristow.^[13]
Most Semi Finals 7: Eric Bristow.^[14]
Most Quarter Finals 7: Eric Bristow.^[15]
Most Appearances 7: Eric Bristow.^[16]
Best winning average (99.27): Jocky Wilson v's Eric Bristow, Final, 1983.
Youngest Winner age 24: Eric Bristow.^[17]
Oldest Winner age 38: Leighton Rees.^[18]

External links

Notes and References

Book: Bristow. Eric. Eric bristow the autobiography. 2008. Century. London. 9781409063162. 60.
Book: Bristow. Eric. Eric bristow the autobiography. 2008. Century. London. 9781409063162. 60.
News: Waddell. Sid. Jocky Wilson obituary. The Guardian. 25 March 2012 . The Guardian Newspaper. 19 May 2016.
Web site: Shocks Galore in Butlins Grand Masters. butlinsmemories.com. Butlins Holiday Magazine p20 and p21, 1985.
Web site: 1977 Butlins Grand Masters Results. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: Schocks Galore in Butlins Grand Masters - Butlins Memories.
Web site: 1978 Butlins Grand Masters Player Prize Money. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: 1979 Butlins Grand Masters Player Prize Money. dartsdatabse.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: 1983 Butlins Grand Masters Results. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: 1984 Butlins Grand Masters Results. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: 1985 Butlins Grand Masters Results. dartsdatabse.co.uk. Darts Database. 6 August 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.
Web site: Butlins Grand Masters Records. dartsdatabase.co.uk. Darts Database. 14 September 2016.