News of the World Championship

The News of the World Championship was a major professional darts tournament held by the British Darts Organisation, which began in 1971. It ran for exactly thirty years, before being discontinued in 2001.

It is noted for being the only major tournament in the history of professional darts to use a 301 scoring format, as opposed to the standard 501 scoring format used in modern day competition. The first winner was Englishman Bill Lennard, who beat Welshman Alan Evans 10-6 in the final. The final champion was Ted Hankey, who beat Martin Adams 10-7 in the final.