The 1987 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1987. John Lowe, the 1979 champion and four-time runner-up in the event, beat (by a scoreline of 6-4) three-time defending champion Eric Bristow in a repeat of the 1981 and 1985 finals. This marked something of a turning point in darts; Bristow had won the title for the three consecutive years prior to this. His defeat by Lowe was his first in the World Championship since 1983. Despite reaching the final of this event three more times (1989, 1990 and 1991) he would never again win the world title.
Seeds
Eric Bristow
John Lowe
Mike Gregory
Bob Anderson
Dave Whitcombe
Jocky Wilson
Cliff Lazarenko
Keith Deller
Prize money
The prize fund was £62,000.
Champion: £14,000
Runner-Up: £7,000
Semi-finalists (2): £3,500
Quarter-finalists (4): £2,900
Last 16 (8): £1,400
Last 32 (16): £700
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.
The results
1987 BDO World Youth Championship
Seeds
Mark Day
Shaun Greatbatch
Rowan Barry
Harith Lim
Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) Mark Day 1–2 Harith Lim Rowan Barry 2–1 Shaun Greatbatch
Final (best of 5 sets) Harith Lim 2–3 Rowan Barry