Mike Gregory
Paulton is home to one of the true legends of the modern game, Mike Gregory. Whilst playing in this and other local leagues, Mike became a household name with countless TV appearances and many major wins throughout a 15 + year career as a professional darts player.
Mike has been a loyal member of the Somerset County darts team for many years and still plays Superleague for Radstock, itself mainly made up from players from the Paulton League.
In recent years Mike has also been playing for the Dolphin Inn here in the Paulton League.
Over time we will be cataloguing Mike's achievements on this page with photos and video from Mike's own archives!
Exhibitions:
Mike is available for exhibitions, personal appearances, presentations and Q&A's. Mike will provide a stage set and the superb Paul Starr as MC if necessary. Contact us by email to find out more or call 01761417462.
Mike will also come along to host and run his famous 'Mike Gregory Darts Quiz Night' which is a great night of Darts competitions in the style of famous TV shows. Email for more details!
Press cuttings/Lakeside Final reaction.
See the two sub-pages (in the menu on the left) for some press cuttings featuring Mike as well as some exlusive photos taken hours after the Lakeside Final back in Paulton in the Winterfield Inn!
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The News of the World Individual Darts Championships |
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Winner: 1987 & 1988 |
| The 'News of the World' was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947 until its demise in 1990. It was the tournament that all players wanted to win. Unusually it was played at the 8ft distance and the very short format of best of 3 legs. Qualifiers started in local pubs with various regional rounds culminating in the TV spectacular. No player won it more than twice. Mike did so with back to back victories playing out of the Stones Cross Hotel in Midsomer Norton in the Paulton League | |
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Embassy World Professional Championships |
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Runner Up: 1992 Semi Finalist: 1990 Qtr Finals: 1995, 1993, 1989, 1987, 1984 |
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The 1992 when Mike got to the final he took part in what was quite simply one of the best matches ever seen in the history of darts. Phil Taylor describes it as his greatest ever match. In the deciding set Mike had 6 darts to win the title before losing in the sudden death final leg - the first time it had ever happened. Mike qualified for Lakeside 13 times in a row (when eligible). He reached the Quarter finals or better an incredible 7 times and it was only his fellow greats of the game like Jocky Wilson, Eric Bristow and Bobby George who could knock him out. |
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Complete List of Major Finals (WIP)
Tournament |
Opponent |
Year |
Result |
| Embassy World Championships | Phil Taylor | 1992 | R/UP |
| British Open | Eric Bristow | 1981 | R/UP |
| British Open | John Lowe | 1991 | Winner |
| Winmau World Masters | Eric Bristow | 1981 | R/UP |
| Winmau World Masters | Denns Priestley | 1992 | R/UP |
| News of the World | Peter Evison | 1987 | Winner |
| News of the World | Kevin Spoilek | 1988 | Winner |
| Unipart British Professional | John Lowe | 1984 | Winner |
| Lada UK Masters (WDC) | Dennis Priestley | 1992 | Winner |
| Lada UK Masters (WDC) | Bob Anderson | 1993 | Winner |
| MFI World Matchplay | Jocky Wilson | 1986 | Winner |
| Butlins Grand Masters | Bob Anderson | 1984 | Winner |
| British Matchplay | Keith Deller | 1984 | Winner |
| Dry Blackthorn Masters | Eric Bristow | 1984 | R/UP |
| Dry Blackthorn Masters | Mick Manning | 1985 | Winner |
| Australian Grand Masters | Horrie Sedan | 1986 | Winner |
| Australian Grand Masters | Brian Bingham | 1992 | Winner |
| Unipart European Masters | Peter Manley | 1995 | Winner |
| Europe Cup (singles) | Trevor Nurse | 1988 | Winner |
| Finland Open | Colin Baker | 1984 | Winner |
| Finland Open | Jocky Wilson | 1986 | R/UP |
| Finland Open | unkown | 1987 | Winner |
| Sweden Open | Bob Anderson | 1986 | R/UP |
| Sweden Open | Eric Bristow | 1989 | Winner |
| Sweden Open | Dennis Priestley | 1992 | Winner |
| Belgium Open | Stefan Ecklehart | 1994 | Winner |
| Belgium Open | Pascal Rabou | 1995 | Winner |
| Belgium Open | Raymond V Barneveld | 1996 | R/UP |
| Canadian Open | Bob Anderson | 1991 | Winner |
| Denmark Open | John Lowe | 1985 | R/UP |
| Denmark Open | Bob Anderson | 1986 | R/UP |
| Norway Open | Stefan Ecklehart | 1994 | Winner |
| Switzerland Open | Andy Fordham | 1995 | Winner |
| Scotland Open | Dave Richardson Page | 2003 | R/UP |
| Australian Golbourne Open | Horrie Sedan | 1986 | Winner |
| North American Open | Alan Warriner | 1992 | Winner |
| American Legrand Grand Prix | Alan Warriner | 1992 | Winner |
| Embassy Gold Cup Singles | Chris Whiting | 1991 | R/UP |
| Embassy Gold Cup Singles | Francis Lynch | 1994 | Winner |
| Schwepps Classic | Brian Cairns | 1984 | Winner |
| Britvic Classic | George Ewart | 1983 | Winner |
| Winners Matches | Eric Bristow | 1983 | Winner |
| Autumn Gold | Dave Whitcombe | 1985 | R/UP |
| Antwerpe Open | unkown | 1985 | Winner |
| Hong Kong Super Dart Challenge | Cliff Lazarenko | 1986 | WInner |
| Double Diamond Masters | Keith Deller | 1983 | R/UP |
| And last but not least Mike holds TV's 'Bullseye Bronze Bully' record of 380 points in 9 darts! and he is the only player to win it twice! | |||
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