British Professional Championship

British Professional Championship
Tournament information
VenueFiesta Club Stockton-on-Tees (1981), Gaskins Plus One club Middlesbrough (1982), Coatham Bowl Redcar (1983–88)
CountryUnited KingdomGreat Britain
Established1981
Organisation(s)BDO Major (8 editions)
FormatSets
Final Year1988
Final champion(s)
Scotland Jocky Wilson

The Unipart British Professional Championship [1] was a darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation 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.

  1. ^ Waddell, Sid (10 November 2009). Bellies and Bullseyes: The Outrageous True Story of Darts. Random House, 2009. ISBN 9781407030449. Retrieved 10 February 2016.