Any footage with the dear, late Crafty Cockney in it is to be cherished. Here, he proves that form may be temporary, but class is permanent. Eric Bristow made darts what it is today, and it was a terrible shame that dartitis robbed him of the opportunity to shine in the PDC. What a great human being he was.
John Lowe is last man standing, RIP to Bruce Spendley, Dave Lanning, Eric Bristow and Sid Waddell, and John can still do the business - a real living legend
@@kingjewles6481 There is, but in this video Sid and Dave are commentating, Bruce is the scorer and Eric is playing, only one left now is John Lowe. Hopefully JL and the other old school players you mention are around for a good while yet….
John was playing way faster than usual and it affected him, never seen him so erratic. As for Brissy he played well (for his standard then, as this was actully 18 years since dartitis kicked in). You can see here he had the onset of that weird flick. He always closed his hand before release, however his drawback from about here (04) onwards got shorter and shorter till the flick was immediate. Cost him 95% of his accuracy
I don't know anything about darts but I picked up on that. Seemed rushed and tense compared to Eric. Don't know how often he plays, maybe its age or just something in his life stressing him out at the time. Who knows. Absolute beast for his age here though. Eagle eyes and surgeon steady hands.
Basically, Lowe had lost that slight pause he used to have when sighting the target after bringing the dart back to his chin. He was bringing his arm back and letting it go straight away, that's why he lost his accuracy.
That's a silly statement. Bristow was no angel on the stage in his heyday. He was horrible to play against. That's no way a criticism of Sir Eric but your comment is pure and utter tosh.
Interesting to see this. At that time, Eric appears to have been in control of his dartitis and was throwing quite well whereas John has lost that slight pause he had after bringing the dart back to his chin, and that ruined his accuracy. Later on, Eric's dartitis would return so badly that he completely changed the way he threw his darts - he was awful after that. He got so bad that Lowe mostly beat him in veteran's tournaments and exhibitions thereafter.
He did when it was working. Here it's pretty much okay but when he had dartitis, the famous pause he took before releasing the dart became a huge issue.
John was always my favourite but Eric was the pantomime villain you still liked as helped make the game what it is today. Doesn’t seem to be the same characters they had in the 80’s that made you want to watch darts
In their primes they would definitely be competitive with the best PDC has to offer. Bristow averaged regularly over 90 points per round in the 80's with boards that had thick round wires (thus smaller trebles/doubles) and caused lots of bounce outs. Bristow even had a 103 avg. against Jocky Wilson in the 1983 WDF World Cup final. And John Lowe was playing high quality darts well into the 2000's. Almost managed to beat Phil Taylor in the 2002 World Matchplay semifinals by losing only 17-15.
hessunator people forget that modern boards have roughly 14% larger scoring area than the boards back in the 80’s. A 90 average on those boards would be much higher on today’s boards.
Your not wrong Rick & I was thinking same thing recently. I came up with this though darts were more exciting back then, player could go up score a 120, next throw 57 it was all nail bite stuff. A 180 brought the house down and a high check out was amazing. Players now methodical and its not same, though admire there skill but from a viewer stand point you wont get that excitement back.
Don't talk out of your backside!! They weren't playing on boards with cheese wire back then, the doubles and trebles were smaller, the thicker wire gave more bounce outs. So shut up.
Any footage with the dear, late Crafty Cockney in it is to be cherished. Here, he proves that form may be temporary, but class is permanent. Eric Bristow made darts what it is today, and it was a terrible shame that dartitis robbed him of the opportunity to shine in the PDC. What a great human being he was.
John Lowe is last man standing, RIP to Bruce Spendley, Dave Lanning, Eric Bristow and Sid Waddell, and John can still do the business - a real living legend
I didn't know Dave Lanning passed. RIP. A great commentator. Not just at darts but also at Boxing and Snooker.
I get what you mean but we still have bob Anderson Keith deller Phil Taylor
@@kingjewles6481 There is, but in this video Sid and Dave are commentating, Bruce is the scorer and Eric is playing, only one left now is John Lowe. Hopefully JL and the other old school players you mention are around for a good while yet….
@@CaptainpubwatchI understand now.
Don't forget Jocky Wilson
John was playing way faster than usual and it affected him, never seen him so erratic. As for Brissy he played well (for his standard then, as this was actully 18 years since dartitis kicked in). You can see here he had the onset of that weird flick. He always closed his hand before release, however his drawback from about here (04) onwards got shorter and shorter till the flick was immediate. Cost him 95% of his accuracy
Excellent analysis.
That weird flick is very pronounced in his 2012 exhibition match against phil taylor which is on youtube.
I don't know anything about darts but I picked up on that. Seemed rushed and tense compared to Eric. Don't know how often he plays, maybe its age or just something in his life stressing him out at the time. Who knows. Absolute beast for his age here though. Eagle eyes and surgeon steady hands.
Basically, Lowe had lost that slight pause he used to have when sighting the target after bringing the dart back to his chin. He was bringing his arm back and letting it go straight away, that's why he lost his accuracy.
R.I.P ERIC BRISTOW what a legend dart player he was
Rip eric bristow
It was a Heart Attack???
rip mr. crafty cockney eric bristow you are the true legends and never be forgotten.
One of the greatest who took maybe the greatest under his wings!!
Thanks to the PDC for uploading this match. Is it also possible to upload the final World Championship match Eric played against Steve Brown in 2000?
Hey Daniel, yes the last time he appeared in the PDC world championship was in 2000.
Brownie is on youtube ask him
Exact same scores with their first three darts as in 1987!!
These two players had class, both Legend's in the game. Unlike some players of today. One comes to mind Corey cadby
That's a silly statement. Bristow was no angel on the stage in his heyday. He was horrible to play against. That's no way a criticism of Sir Eric but your comment is pure and utter tosh.
Paul Walker Corey Cadby classy?! Dear God, if he's the classiest one in this sport, then this sport is finished.
Zaman Siddiqui, read his comment again
Nose Flute Sessions Apologies for that. Reacted too quickly.
Daryl gurney is a twat
Interesting to see this. At that time, Eric appears to have been in control of his dartitis and was throwing quite well whereas John has lost that slight pause he had after bringing the dart back to his chin, and that ruined his accuracy. Later on, Eric's dartitis would return so badly that he completely changed the way he threw his darts - he was awful after that. He got so bad that Lowe mostly beat him in veteran's tournaments and exhibitions thereafter.
That ref did the best “one hundred and eighhhty ” of all time
Eric had the best throw of any one my idol and always will be love him to bits
He did when it was working. Here it's pretty much okay but when he had dartitis, the famous pause he took before releasing the dart became a huge issue.
R. I. P Eric Bristow
Rest in piece Eric you was my favorite :(
when taking our throw, we need to hold our little pinkie high in respect !
John was always my favourite but Eric was the pantomime villain you still liked as helped make the game what it is today. Doesn’t seem to be the same characters they had in the 80’s that made you want to watch darts
Littler says hi
Classic 80’s rivalry two great players but completely different people, akin to Davis v Higgins (snooker)!
there's only one crafty cockney
RIP Eric
Love you Eric R.I.P
Eric is built like a top heavy fraction
RIP Eric bristow was a dart player
The best of his era
Fkng LEGENDS. Nuff Said!!!
Legends rip eric you cocky man 👏 👍
The original legends of darts
Legends
Lowe was my childhood hero and he played badly. Well done E.B. you made that game entertaining!
R.I.P
Two legends
RIP eric bristow
I miss Wor Sid ! Proper genius !
such a shame brissy got dartitus. He couldve been right in there with taylor for when the money started rolling in again.
Always had lot of time these 2
Sheer class. RIP
#SKYSPORTS BRISTOW SHOWDOWN LOWE 🏴 🇬🇧
God bless 😢
On the one hand it doesn't seem that long ago but on the other it's three years before luke littler was born
whats that screen @6:45 , noticed it watching Premiere league yesterday too, never seen it before (from north america)
he almost looks like larry bird lol
Bristows grip has changed since the 80s
Dartitis
This guy commentates pool as well?
Water wtf John. different days and era for us ole bar stewards
Guaranteed Bristow told him lose and they'll split the winnings 🤣🤣
Eric Bristow much better when the beer flowed freely.
looks good to me
How the hell can you concentrate with those two dolly birds next to the board
9/4 Bristow! WTF was that all about! R.I.P. Eric
Such a shame that Eric got dartitis and never recovered
Lowe 1/3f Bristow 9/4, lopsided betting....
Dartitis ruined bristows throw, such a shame
From a dart player to a family murderer
Since when did darts used to be pvp lol
It was the warm up game to the Taylor vs Fordham, where Fordham had a heart attack and it was abandoned
Lots of respect for the legends who made darts what it is today. But if we're being honest, they wouldn't stand a chance these days.
In their primes they would definitely be competitive with the best PDC has to offer.
Bristow averaged regularly over 90 points per round in the 80's with boards that had thick round wires (thus smaller trebles/doubles) and caused lots of bounce outs. Bristow even had a 103 avg. against Jocky Wilson in the 1983 WDF World Cup final. And John Lowe was playing high quality darts well into the 2000's. Almost managed to beat Phil Taylor in the 2002 World Matchplay semifinals by losing only 17-15.
hessunator people forget that modern boards have roughly 14% larger scoring area than the boards back in the 80’s. A 90 average on those boards would be much higher on today’s boards.
Your not wrong Rick & I was thinking same thing recently. I came up with this though darts were more exciting back then, player could go up score a 120, next throw 57 it was all nail bite stuff. A 180 brought the house down and a high check out was amazing. Players now methodical and its not same, though admire there skill but from a viewer stand point you wont get that excitement back.
Don't talk out of your backside!! They weren't playing on boards with cheese wire back then, the doubles and trebles were smaller, the thicker wire gave more bounce outs. So shut up.
A bit like saying George Best and Maradona wouldn't have cut it today.
Those stacked blondes stand there while they throw?
John lowe......Eyes of a Sniper,Hands of a Surgeon, body of Homer Simpson.
It says 2 years ago bollocks about 30 years ago or more
First
This geordie commentator is annoying as hell
I can beat these guys
I love Eric
Legends