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

  John Lowe

293

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Leighton Rees

285

  Third

  Alan Glazier

269

  Fourth

  Tony Brown

267

  Round the Board on Doubles

  George Simmons

 

  Shanghi

  Cliff Lazarenko

 

  Halve-It

  Leighton Rees

 
 

1977

  Champion

  Rab Smith

327

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Alan Glazier

308

  Third

  Charlie Ellis

295

  Fourth

  Tony Brown

292

  Round the Board on Doubles

  George Simmons

 

  Shanghi

  Alan Glazier

 

  Halve-It

  Ken Brown

 
 

1978

  Champion

  John Lowe

333

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Dave Whitcombe

312

  Third

  Alan Glazier

306

  Fourth

  Tony Brown

293

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Cliff Lazarenko

 

  Shanghi

  Dave Whitcombe

 

  Halve-It

  John Lowe

 
 

1979

  Champion

  John Lowe

330

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Eric Bristow

323

  Third

  Rab Smith

284

  Fourth

  Dave Whitcombe

281

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Bobby George

 

  Shanghi

  Eric Bristow

 

  Halve-It

  Mick Banyard

 
 

1980

  Champion

  John Lowe

317

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Eric Bristow

303

  Third

  Dave Whitcombe

299

  Fourth

  Brian Langworth

291

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Brian Langworth

 

  Shanghi

  Brian Langworth

 

  Halve-It

  Dave Whitcombe

 
 

1981

  Champion

  Eric Bristow

358

 

 

 

 

  Second

  John Lowe

324

  Third

  Jocky Wilson

312

  Fourth

  Dave Whitcombe

306

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Cliff Lazarenko

 

  Shanghi

  John Lowe

 

  Halve-It

  Eric Bristow

 
 

1982

  Champion

  John Lowe

365

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Jocky Wilson

335

  Third

  Eric Bristow

326

  Fourth

  Ritchie Gardner

323

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Brian Langworth

 

  Shanghi

  Steve Brennan

 

  Halve-It

  John Lowe

 
 

1983

  Champion

  John Lowe

362

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Keith Deller

336

  Third

  Dave Whitcombe

327

  Fourth

  Jocky Wilson

315

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Steve Brennan & Alan Glazier

 

  Shanghi

  John Lowe & Alan Glazier

 

  Halve-It

  Trevor Nurse

 
 

1984

  Champion

  John Lowe

354

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Jocky Wilson

339

  Third

  Steve Brennan

318

  Fourth

  Bob Anderson

317

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Ken Summers

 

  Shanghi

  John Lowe & Steve Brennan

 

  Halve-It

  Ritchie Gardner

 
 

1985

  Champion

  John Lowe

375

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ritchie Gardner

318

  Third

  Ken Summers

310

  Fourth

  Steve Brown

306

  Round the Board on Doubles

  John Lowe

 

  Shanghi

  Tony Littlewood

 

  Halve-It

  John Lowe

 
 

1986

  Champion

  John Lowe

347

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Rob Mackenzie

332

  Third

  Ritchie Gardner

299

  Fourth

  Steve Brown

298

  Round the Board on Doubles

  John Lowe

 

  Shanghi

  Rob Mackenzie

 

  Halve-It

  John Lowe

 
 

1987

  Champion

  John Lowe

350

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ritchie Gardner

321

  Third

  Reg Harding

315

  Fourth

  Steve Brown

301

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Paul Lim & Gene Raymond

 

  Shanghi

  Graham Scowcroft

 

  Halve-It

  Don Dillon

 
 

1988

  Champion

  Alan Warriner

367

 

 

 

 

  Second

  John Lowe

348

  Third

  Eric Bristow

335

  Fourth

  Paul Lim

324

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Alan Warriner

 

  Shanghi

  Reg Harding & Eric Bristow

 

Halve-It

  John Lowe

 
 

1989

  Champion

  Eric Bristow

372

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Bob Sinnaeve

314

  Third

  Peter Evison

312

  Fourth

  Graham Scowcroft

301

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Eric Bristow & Martin Hurley

 

  Shanghi

  Eric Bristow

 

  Halve-It

  Shayne Burgess

 
 

1990

  Champion

  Phil Taylor

378

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Alan Warriner

360

  Third

  Paul Reynolds

351

  Fourth

  Ritchie Gardner

322

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Paul Reynolds

 

  Shanghi

  Alan Warriner

 

  Halve-It

  Ronnie Baxter

 
 

1991

  Champion

  Phil Taylor

400

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ronnie Baxter

356

  Third

  Peter Evison

343

  Fourth

  John Lowe

341

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Peter Evison

 

  Shanghi

  Phil Taylor

 

  Halve-It

  Ritchie Gardner

 
 

1992

  Champion

  Dennis Priestley

387

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Alan Warriner

342

  Third

  Kevin Spiolek

329

  Fourth

  Ritchie Gardner

323

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Dennis Priestley

 

  Shanghi

  Andy Fordham & Per Skau

 

  Halve-It

  Rod Harrington

 
 

1993

  Champion

  Steve Beaton

413

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Andy Fordham

398

  Third

  Martin Adams

396

  Fourth

  Ronnie Baxter

359

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Steve Beaton

 

  Shanghi

  Kevin Painter

 

  Halve-It

  Steve Beaton

 
 

1994

  Champion

  Martin Adams

397

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Les Wallace

388

  Third

  Andy Fordham

382

  Fourth

  Colin Monk

379

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Steve Beaton

 

  Shanghi

  Andy Fordham

 

  Halve-It

  Colin Monk

 
 

1995

  Champion

  Richie Burnett

450

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Steve Beaton

416

  Third

  Les Wallace

411

  Fourth

  Ronnie Baxter

393

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Richie Burnett

 

  Shanghi

  Richie Burnett

 

  Halve-It

  Martin Adams

 
 

1996

  Champion

  Martin Adams

420

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ronnie Baxter

403

  Third

  Colin Monk

400

  Fourth

  Thor H Johansen

391

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Andy Jenkins

 

  Shanghi

  Thor H Johansen

 

  Halve-It

  Colin Monk

 
 

1997

  Champion

  Ronnie Baxter

456

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Mervyn King

426

  Third

  Martin Adams

426

  Fourth

  Andy Fordham

400

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Martin Adams

 

  Shanghi

  Andy Fordham

 

  Halve-It

  Ronnie Baxter

 
 

1998

  Champion

  Andy Fordham

432

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ronnie Baxter

422

  Third

  John  Walton

409

  Fourth

  Wayne Mardle

404

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Colin Monk

 

  Shanghi

  Andy Fordham

 

  Halve-It

  Ronnie Baxter

 
 

1999

  Champion

  Martin Adams

460

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Colin Monk

412

  Third

  John  Walton

410

  Fourth

  Wayne Mardle

406

  Round the Board on Doubles

  John  Walton

 

  Shanghi

  Martin Adams

 

  Halve-It

  John  Walton

 
 

2000

  Champion

  Martin Adams

425

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Peter Manley

417

  Third

  Ronnie Baxter

415

  Fourth

  Steve Beaton

409

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Ronnie Baxter

 

  Shanghi

  Martin Adams

 

  Halve-It

  Ronnie Baxter

 
 

2001

  Champion

  Martin Adams

432

 

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Ronnie Baxter

425

  Third

  Chris Mason

421

  Fourth

  John  Walton

417

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Jarkko Komula

 

  Shanghi

  Colin Monk & Phil Nixon

 

  Halve-It

  Martin Adams

 
 

2002

  Champion

  John Walton

445

 

 

 

 

 

  Second

  Martin Adams

444

  Third

  Andy Fordham

423

  Fourth

  Robert Wagner

397

  Round the Board on Doubles

  Martin Adams / Robert Wagner

 

  Shanghi

  Andy Fordham

 

  Halve-It

  Jarkko Komula

 
 
2003

  Champion

 Andy Fordham    437
 

  Second

 Ted Hankey    418
 

  Third

 Martin Adams    417
 

  Fourth

 John Walton    416
 

  Round the Board on Doubles

 Andy Fordham / Martin Adams  
 

  Shanghi

 Jarkko Komula  
 

  Halve-It

 Vijay Kumar  
 
2004

  Champion

 Martin Adams    489
 

  Second

 Ted Hankey    424
 

  Third

 Simon Whitlock    411
 

  Fourth

 John Walton    409
 

  Round the Board on Doubles

 Marko Kantele  
 

  Shanghi

 Martin Adams  
 

  Halve-It

 Phil Nixon  

 

The British Pentathlon Records

 

Most Points: 489 in 2004 by Martin Adams (England)

Shanghai: 80 Points in 2003 by Andy Fordham (England)

Round the Board on Doubles: 31 Darts in 1996 by Andy Jenkins (England)

Half It: 614 Points by John Lowe (England)

Best 2 legs: 25 Points by Ronnie Baxter (England) and Martin Adams (England)