Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE Personal information Nickname The Crafty Cockney Born (1957-04-25) 25 April 1957 (age 57) Height 191 cm ( 6'3) Home town Leek, Staffordshire England Darts information Playing darts since 1971 Darts 22g Harrows Eric Bristow Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music Rabbit by Chas and Dave Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 1977-1993 PDC 1993-2007 (Founding Member) BDO majors - best performances World Ch'ship Winner: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 World Masters Winner: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984 PDC premier events - best performances World Ch'ship Semi Final: 1997 World Matchplay Last 32: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Other tournament wins Tournament Years British Gold Cup British Open British Pentathlon Denmark Open Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters Flowers Dartsathlon Golden Darts Championship Isle Of Man Challenge MFI World Pairs North American Open Pacific Masters PDC World Pairs Swedish Open Tokyo World Darts Grand Prix WDF World Cup Singles WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Pairs World Champion Super Challenge Best Old Major Results News of the World MFI World Matchplay British Professional Butlins Grand Masters British Matchplay 1980 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986 1981, 1989 1980, 1984, 1989 1984, 1985, 1987 1984 1979, 1980 1983 1987 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 1981, 1986 1995 1979, 1981, 1982 1988 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 1978, 1986 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 1984 1983, 1984 1985, 1988 1982, 1985 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 1982, 1983, 1986 Other achievements 1989 Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE 2005 Inducted (with John Lowe) as first members of PDC Hall of Fame Updated on 19 November 2006. Eric Bristow MBE ("The Crafty Cockney") (born 25 April 1957) is a former professional English darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 from 1980–81, 1983–85 and 1990, and won five World Championships and five World Masters titles. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport. In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation. He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and now works as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports' darts coverage.