For his World Championship win, Deller used 18-gram spring-loaded darts, later banned for tournament play but now legal again.

[3] Bristow had left himself 50 to stay in the match, but decided to throw for single 18 with his last dart to leave double 16 instead of a more difficult attempt at the bullseye.

[4] On 13 October 1984 he was on the wrong end of a piece of darting history when Lowe hit the first-ever televised nine-dart finish against him in the quarter-finals of the MFI World Matchplay.

[6] Deller has for many years been part of the Sky Sports broadcasting team acting as a "spotter" for the cameras.

[7] His knowledge of the players and scoring shots helps the director and camera operators to anticipate where the next dart will be thrown.

[citation needed] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours, having raised large sums of money for various charities, including over £500,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.