1960s until the end of his life, and he went to some Chelsea games on his own at Stamford Bridge in the early and mid 1970s. Eric shared his father's negative opinions of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Death Bristow died on 5 April 2018, after a heart attack while attending a Premier League Darts event at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Bristow had finished playing some VIPs at a promotional event and was walking back to his car, when he collapsed and was rushed to hospital. Bristow's death was announced during the match between Peter Wright and Daryl Gurney. The crowd paid tribute to Bristow. Speaking to BBC Radio Two, Bobby George said: "In the afternoon, I was doing a show at a pub opposite the Premier League (darts) building, and he just came in, said 'hello' and had a pint, then said 'see ya', I said 'see ya' because I was working... he went across the road, and two-and-a-half hours later, he was gone. World Championship results BDO 1978: 1st Round (lost to Conrad Daniels 3–6 legs) 1979: Quarter Finals (lost to Alan Evans 1–3 sets) 1980: Winner (beat Bobby George 5–3) 1981: Winner (beat John Lowe 5–3) 1982: 1st Round (lost to Steve Brennan 0–2) 1983: Runner Up (lost to Keith Deller 5–6) 1984: Winner (beat Dave Whitcombe 7–1) 1985: Winner (beat John Lowe 6–2) 1986: Winner (beat Dave Whitcombe 6–0) 1987: Runner Up (lost to John Lowe 4–6) 1988: Semi Finals (lost to John Lowe 2–5) 1989: Runner Up (lost to Jocky Wilson 4–6) 1990: Runner Up (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6) 1991: Runner Up (lost to Dennis Priestley 0–6) 1992: 2nd Round (lost to Martin Phillips 2–3) 1993: 2nd Round (lost to Bob Anderson 0–3) PDC 1994: Group Stage (lost to Rod Harrington 1–3 & beat Sean Downs 3–2) 1995: Group Stage (lost to Rod Harrington 0–3 & lost to Shayne Burgess 0–3) 1996: Group Stage (lost to Dennis Priestley 0–3 & beat Richie Gardner 3–2) 1997: Semi Finals (lost to Phil Taylor 4–5 & lost 3rd Place Match to Peter Evison 2–4) 1998: Group Stage (lost to Dennis Priestley 0–3 & lost to Steve Raw 0–3) 1999: 1st Round (lost to Peter Manley 0–3) 2000: 1st Round (lost to Steve Brown 2–3) Career finals BDO and WDF major finals: 31 (22 wins, 9 runners-up) WDF major finals: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-up) Independent major finals: