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| 1994 Skol World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28 December 1993 – 2 January 1994 | ||
| Venue | Circus Tavern | ||
| Location | Purfleet | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC (WDC) | ||
| Format | Sets Final – best of 11 | ||
| Prize fund | £64,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £16,000 | ||
| High checkout | 160 Dennis Priestley | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Dennis Priestley | |||
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The 1994 Skol World Darts Championship was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts. After the 1993 Embassy World Championships, several players decided it was time to part company with the British Darts Organisation (who had always organised the World Championship) and form their own organisation. The new organisation was known as the World Darts Council (WDC). The WDC would later become the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
The WDC decided to introduce their own separate World Championship, with the inaugural tournament being staged before the BDO version. The 1994 Championship started on 28 December 1993, and finished on 2 January 1994.[1] This started a tradition for the WDC/PDC World Championship to kick off before the new calendar year begins. The tournament was staged at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex.
Dennis Priestley became the first WDC World Darts Champion, winning the final 6–1 against Phil Taylor to add to his 6–0 whitewash victory over Eric Bristow in the 1991 World Championship.[2] 1994 was the last time that Phil Taylor would fail to win the World Championship until 2003.
- ^ Massarik, Jack (29 December 1993). "Darts: Darts elite look to Circus in split world - Jack Massarik reports from Purfleet on the best and worst of the breakaway championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Priestley collects WDC title". The Times. 3 January 1994. Retrieved 5 January 2024.