MFI_World_Matchplay

MFI World Matchplay

MFI World Matchplay

Darts tournament

For the current PDC major tournament, see World Matchplay (darts).

The MFI World Matchplay championship was a major darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation.

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The tournament only lasted for five years but is historic in darts as it featured the first ever televised nine-dart finish on 13 October 1984 when John Lowe won £102,000 for the perfect game of darts against Keith Deller. Lowe went on to win the title that year.

MFI World Matchplay finals

The complete list of final results:[1]

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Finalists

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Nine-dart finish

John Lowe threw the first ever televised nine-dart finish on 13 October 1984 against Keith Deller. As well as for being the first, it stands out for the rarity of the final visit combination.

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Media coverage

The tournament was broadcast on ITV and originally came from The Fulcrum Centre, Slough, before moving to Festival Hall, Basildon.[2] The tournament ceased after the 1988 tournament due to ITV announcing that they were pulling out of darts coverage altogether.

Sponsors

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References

  1. [1]
    "MFI World Matchplay Winners". DartsDatabase. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Darts Results - MFI World Matchplay - Darts Mad". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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