Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters

The Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters ^[1] was a darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation that started in 1983 and ended in 1989. The event was televised on ITV until 1988, when ITV dropped coverage of darts.^[2]

Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters
Tournament information
Country	Great Britain
Established	1983
Organisation(s)	BDO (7 editions)
Format	Sets
Final Year	1989
Final champion(s)
Bob Anderson

List of tournaments

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Total Prize Money	Champion	Runner-up
1983	John Lowe	2-0	Eric Bristow	£3,000	?	?
1984[3]	Eric Bristow	3-2	John Lowe	?	?	?
1985[4]	Eric Bristow	3–0	John Lowe	?	?	?
1986	John Lowe	3-2	Cliff Lazarenko	?	?	?
1987[5]	Eric Bristow	3-0	Mike Gregory	?	?	?
1988[6]	Mike Gregory	3-1	Mick Manning	?	?	?
1989	Bob Anderson	beat	John Lowe	?	?	?

Tournament records

• Most wins 3: Eric Bristow.
• Most Finals 5: John Lowe.
• Most Semi Finals 6: Eric Bristow, John Lowe.
• Most Quarter Finals 7: Eric Bristow, John Lowe.
• Most Appearances 7: Eric Bristow, John Lowe.
• Youngest Winner age 26: Eric Bristow.
• Oldest Winner age 41: Bob Anderson.