British Darts Organisation
Former governing body of darts in Great Britain
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| March 2023 | The 38 trophies and plaques of the defunct British Darts Organisation were put up for auction to pay off creditors. |
| 2021 | BDO Events first filed for liquidation, winding up their commercial business. |
| 2021 | The British Darts Organisation filed for liquidation, ending its 47-year tenure as the governing body for darts in the UK. |
| 2020 | BDO Events underwent liquidation, marking the initial financial collapse of the organization's commercial business. |
| September 2020 | The British Darts Organisation went into liquidation, effectively ending its operations after nearly five decades. |
| January 2020 | The World Darts Federation (WDF) assumes full responsibility for running the World Masters tournament. |
| January 2020 | The World Darts Federation (WDF) assumes full responsibility for running the former BDO World Championship tournament. |
| January 2020 | Wayne Warren won the BDO World Championship with a significantly reduced prize of £23,000, the lowest amount since 1989. |
| 2019 | The BDO World Championship is held for its 43rd and final year, moving from its long-time home at Lakeside Country Club to Indigo at The O2. |
| 2019 | World Masters tournament was severely disrupted, with seeded players protesting qualifying criteria changes and players finding themselves unregistered or unaware of new registration rules. |
| 2019 | Glen Durrant, three-time defending champion, joined the PDC after winning a tour card at Q School. |
| December 2019 | The World Darts Federation announces it will no longer recognize the BDO as the ruling body of darts in the UK, effectively ending the BDO's status as a governing body. |
| 2018 | BDO World Championships continued to be broadcast jointly by Channel 4 and BT Sport. |
| 2017 | BDO World Championships were broadcast jointly by Channel 4 and BT Sport. |
| 2016 | BBC ended its 38-year relationship with the BDO World Championships, opting not to renew their contract and instead focusing on PDC tournament coverage. |
| 2014 | BDO introduced the World Trophy as their newest major darts tournament, organized by BDO Events, their commercial arm. |
| January 2014 | Stephen Bunting became the first reigning BDO champion to join the PDC, just weeks after winning the Lakeside title. |
| 2013 | BDO Events Ltd was established as the commercial arm of the British Darts Organisation to manage its major tournaments and commercial interests. |
| 2011 | At the Annual General Meeting, nearly the entire Board of Directors of the British Darts Organisation was voted out of office, with only Vic Sexton retaining his seat. This followed widespread dissatisfaction among players and officials regarding the organization's stagnation in creating new televised events and gaining sponsors. |
| January 2010 | Martin Adams completes his record three consecutive World Masters titles, winning in 2010. |
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