BDO Gold Cup
Year Champion ( average in final ) Score Runner-Up ( average in final ) Total Prize Money
1978 John Lowe ? - ? Colin Baker ?
1979 John Lowe ? - ? Tony Ridler ?
1980 Eric Bristow ? - ? John Lowe ?
1981 Tony Skuse ? - ? John Corfe ?
1982 John Lowe 2-0 Ritchie Gardner ?
1983 Bob Anderson beat Paul Reynolds ?
1984 Cliff Lazarenko ? - ? Dave Whitcombe ?
1985 Dave Lee ? - ? Peter Evison ?
1986 Bob Anderson beat Robert MacKenzie ?
1987 David Harrold ? - ? Alan Warriner ?
1988 Chris Whiting beat Mike Gregory ?
1989 Chris Johns 2-0 Robbie Widdows ?
1990 Rod Harrington 2-1 Bob Anderson ?
1991 Dennis Priestley 2-0 Steve Beaton ?
1992 Dennis Priestley 2-0 Scott Coleman ?
1993 Shayne Burgess 2-0 Stewart Rattray ?
1994 Mike Gregory 3-2 Fran Lynch ?
1995 Mervyn King 2-0 Richie Burnett ?
1996 Paul Whitworth 2-0 Al Hedman ?
1997 Sean Palfrey 2-1 Mervyn King ?
List of winners -- Men 's
The BDO Gold Cup began in 1978 and was held in Stoke. It was broadcast on BBC until 1982, with the 1983 tournament blacked out due to a technician's strike. It was then broadcast in 2008 on Setanta Sports in the UK, After a brief stint on the short-lived channel Wire TV (94-95). The event is currently staged at the Magna Centre, Rotherham, England.