The Butlins Grand Masters was a former Major darts tournament organised by the

British Darts Organisation The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, and dissolved in 2020 under the stewardship of Des Jacklin. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and ...

and televised by

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/ Central between 1977 and 1986. The event was sponsored by the holiday and leisure company

Butlins Butlin's is a chain of large Seaside resort, seaside resorts in the United Kingdom, incorporated as Butlins Skyline Limited. Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families. Between 1936 and 1 ...

Butlins Grand Masters finals

Tournament records

* Most wins 5:

Eric Bristow Eric John Bristow (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "the Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player and one of the most recognisable and successful players of the 1980s. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Fed ...

. * Most Finals 6:

. * Most Semi Finals 7: Eric Bristow. * Most Quarter Finals 7: Eric Bristow. * Most Appearances 7: Eric Bristow. * Best winning average (99.27):

Jocky Wilson John Thomas "Jocky" Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player. After turning professional in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, ...

v's

, Final, 1983. * Youngest Winner age 24: Eric Bristow. * Oldest Winner age 38:

Leighton Rees Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship, and was a former World No. 1 pla ...

References

External links

Dartsdatabase: Butlins Grand Masters resultsMastercaller Butlins Grand Masters
1977 establishments in the United Kingdom 1986 disestablishments in the United Kingdom British Darts Organisation tournaments Darts tournaments National championships in the United Kingdom Darts in the United Kingdom {{darts-competition-stub