THE BRITISH PENTATHLON

THE BRITISH PENTATHLON The British Pentathlon is another tournament which has nothing at all to do with the WDF. It was invented, or should I say constructed by the Chairman of the Kent Darts Organisation Mr. Dennis Hawkins, who is much better known to the darting fraternity as "Sam". This tournament form has been duplicated all over the World, and many countries now have their own Pentathlons, often as a National Championship Event. It is the supreme test of skill and stamina, and certainly deserves its place among the "classic" events in Darts. Roll of Honour Year Points 1976 Champion 293 Second Leighton Rees 285 Third Alan Glazier 269 Fourth Tony Brown 267 George Simmons Cliff Lazarenko Leighton Rees 1977 Champion Rab Smith 327 Second Alan Glazier 308 Third Charlie Ellis 295 Fourth Tony Brown 292 George Simmons Alan Glazier Ken Brown 1978 Champion 333 Second Dave Whitcombe 312 Third Alan Glazier 306 Fourth Tony Brown 293 Cliff Lazarenko Dave Whitcombe 1979 Champion 330 Second Eric Bristow 323 Third Rab Smith 284 Fourth Dave Whitcombe 281

Bobby George Eric Bristow Mick Banyard 1980 Champion 317 Second Eric Bristow 303 Third Dave Whitcombe 299 Fourth Brian Langworth 291 Brian Langworth Brian Langworth Dave Whitcombe 1981 Champion Eric Bristow 358 Second 324 Third Jocky Wilson 312 Fourth Dave Whitcombe 306 Cliff Lazarenko Eric Bristow 1982 Champion 365 Second Jocky Wilson 335 Third Eric Bristow 326 Fourth Ritchie Gardner 323 Brian Langworth Steve Brennan 1983 Champion 362 Second Keith Deller 336 Third Dave Whitcombe 327 Fourth Jocky Wilson 315 Steve Brennan & Alan Glazier & Alan Glazier Trevor Nurse 1984 Champion 354

Second Jocky Wilson 339 Third Steve Brennan 318 Fourth Bob Anderson 317 Ken Summers & Steve Brennan Ritchie Gardner 1985 Champion 375 Second Ritchie Gardner 318 Third Ken Summers 310 Fourth Steve Brown 306 Tony Littlewood 1986 Champion 347 Second Rob Mackenzie 332 Third Ritchie Gardner 299 Fourth Steve Brown 298 Rob Mackenzie 1987 Champion 350 Second Ritchie Gardner 321 Third Reg Harding 315 Fourth Steve Brown 301 Paul Lim & Gene Raymond Graham Scowcroft Don Dillon 1988 Champion Alan Warriner 367 Second 348 Third Eric Bristow 335 Fourth Paul Lim 324 Alan Warriner

Reg Harding & Eric Bristow 1989 Champion Eric Bristow 372 Second Bob Sinnaeve 314 Third Peter Evison 312 Fourth Graham Scowcroft 301 Eric Bristow & Martin Hurley Eric Bristow Shayne Burgess 1990 Champion Phil Taylor 378 Second Alan Warriner 360 Third Paul Reynolds 351 Fourth Ritchie Gardner 322 Paul Reynolds Alan Warriner 1991 Champion Phil Taylor 400 Second 356 Third Peter Evison 343 Fourth 341 Peter Evison Phil Taylor Ritchie Gardner 1992 Champion Dennis Priestley 387 Second Alan Warriner 342 Third Kevin Spiolek 329 Fourth Ritchie Gardner 323 Dennis Priestley Andy Fordham & Per Skau Rod Harrington

1993 Champion Steve Beaton 413 Second Andy Fordham 398 Third 396 Fourth 359 Steve Beaton Kevin Painter Steve Beaton 1994 Champion 397 Second Les Wallace 388 Third Andy Fordham 382 Fourth Colin Monk 379 Steve Beaton Andy Fordham Colin Monk 1995 Champion Richie Burnett 450 Second Steve Beaton 416 Third Les Wallace 411 Fourth 393 Richie Burnett Richie Burnett 1996 Champion 420 Second 403 Third Colin Monk 400 Fourth Thor H Johansen 391 Andy Jenkins Thor H Johansen Colin Monk 1997 Champion 456 Second Mervyn King 426 Third 426

Fourth Andy Fordham 400 Andy Fordham 1998 Champion Andy Fordham 432 Second 422 Third John Walton 409 Fourth Wayne Mardle 404 Colin Monk Andy Fordham 1999 Champion 460 Second Colin Monk 412 Third John Walton 410 Fourth Wayne Mardle 406 John Walton John Walton 2000 Champion 425 Second Peter Manley 417 Third 415 Fourth Steve Beaton 409 2001 Champion 432 Second 425 Third Chris Mason 421 Fourth John Walton 417 Jarkko Komula Colin Monk & Phill Nixon

2002 Champion John Walton 445 Second 444 Third Andy Fordham 423 Fourth Robert Wagner 397 & Robert Wagner Andy Fordham Jarkko Komula 2003 Champion Andy Fordham 437 Second Ted Hankey 418 Third 417 Fourth John Walton 416 Andy Fordham & Jarkko Komula Vijay Kumar 2004 Champion 489 Second Ted Hankey 424 Third Simon Whitlock 411 Fourth John Walton 409 Marko Kantele Phil Nixon 2005 Champion Tony Eccles 395 Second Ulf Ceder 387 Third Andy Fordham 378 Fourth Co Stompe 374 Pascal Rabau Pascal Rabau Ulf Ceder 2006 Champion John Walton 418

Second Tony Eccles 400 Third Phill Nixon 381 Fourth Steve Farmer 376 Robert Wagner Tony Eccles Jim Withers 2007 Champion Co Stompe 398 Second Marko Kantele 396 Third Phill Nixon 373 Fourth Paul Dawkins 355 Phil Wanstall Co Stompe & Dirk Hespeels Paul Dawkins The British Pentathlon Records Most Points: 489 in 2004 by (England) Shanghai: 80 Points in 2003 by Andy Fordham (England) : 31 Darts in 1996 by Andy Jenkins (England) Half It: 614 Points in 1985 by (England) Best 2 legs: 25 Points by (England) and (England)