[1] Two of the three events were won by Mike Gregory, who later caused controversy by leaving the WDC and re-joining the BDO.

[2] The reduction in sponsorship, prizemoney and television exposure meant that players who had turned professional during the boom years were no longer able to make a living from darts.

The WDC began organising their own events, and the first of these was the Lada UK Masters, to be held in Norwich's Talk of the Town and broadcast on regional Anglia Television.

15 WDC players, comprising most of the world's top players (John Lowe, Rod Harrington, Alan Warriner, Peter Evison, Bob Anderson, Cliff Lazarenko, Ritchie Gardner, Kevin Spiolek, Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestley, Jamie Harvey, Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson, Keith Deller and Mike Gregory), participated along with qualifier Paul Hartshorn.

The 1993 event was also won by Gregory, who caused controversy weeks later when he announced that he was leaving the WDC and returning to the BDO.