1998 BDO World Darts Championship

1998 BDO World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	3–11 January 1998
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Final – best of 11
Prize fund	£166,000
Winner's share	£40,000
High checkout	164 Andy Fordham
Champion(s)
Raymond van Barneveld
«1997 1999»

The 1998 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1998 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship) was held from 3–11 January 1998 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.

It saw Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld, the number one seed, win the first of four BDO world titles (and five overall), avenging his defeat by Richie Burnett in the 1995 final by beating him in a decider which went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first top seed to win the world title since his future rival Phil Taylor in 1992, and the second champion from outside the United Kingdom after John Part in 1994.

Defending champion Les Wallace lost in the second round to 1996 champion Steve Beaton.

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the tournament.

1. Raymond van Barneveld
2. Ronnie Baxter
3. Roland Scholten
4. Martin Adams
5. Mervyn King
6. Sean Palfrey
7. Marshall James
8. Les Wallace

Prize money

The prize money was £160,400.

Champion: £40,000

Runner-Up: £20,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £9,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,600

Last 16 (8): £3,500

Last 32 (16): £2,250

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

	First Round (best of 5 sets)					Second Round (best of 5 sets)					Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets)					Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets)					Final (best of 11 sets)
	1	Raymond van Barneveld (85.86)	3
		Michael Marshall (83.40)	1
						1	Raymond van Barneveld (91.95)	3
							Andy Fordham (91.95)	2
		Andy Fordham (89.61)	3
		Andy Jenkins (81.72)	1
											1	Raymond van Barneveld (95.46)	5
												Steve Beaton (93.60)	0
	8	Les Wallace (91.35)	3
		Andy Smith (80.04)	2
						8	Les Wallace (87.93)	2
							Steve Beaton (91.17)	3
		Steve Beaton (88.62)	3
		Paul Williams (90.15)	1
																1	Raymond van Barneveld (97.08)	5
																	Colin Monk (93.12)	3
	5	Mervyn King (95.46)	3
		Matt Clark (93.42)	0
						5	Mervyn King (92.58)	0
							Ted Hankey (92.37)	3
		Ted Hankey (101.55)	3
		Wayne Weening (89.10)	0
												Ted Hankey (91.26)	2
												Colin Monk (92.10)	5
	4	Martin Adams (90.93)	2
		Robbie Widdows (90.24)	3
							Robbie Widdows (91.08)	2
							Colin Monk (91.38)	3
		Colin Monk (87.60)	3
		Ritchie Davies (83.43)	1
																					1	Raymond van Barneveld (93.96)	6
																						Richie Burnett (97.14)	5
	2	Ronnie Baxter (85.17)	2
		Peter Johnstone (85.95)	3
							Peter Johnstone (88.44)	3
							Chris Mason (88.17)	0
		Chris Mason (88.32)	3
		Geoff Wylie (82.77)	1
												Peter Johnstone (86.40)	2
												Richie Burnett (92.16)	5
	7	Marshall James (88.98)	1
		Richie Burnett (93.63)	3
							Richie Burnett (96.72)	3
							Kevin Painter (95.25)	1
		Kevin Painter (98.88)	3
		Erik Clarys (89.37)	1
																	Richie Burnett (93.57)	5
																3	Roland Scholten (84.51)	1
	6	Sean Palfrey (87.87)	3
		Peter Hinkley (80.85)	1
						6	Sean Palfrey (84.24)	3
							Bobby George (82.08)	2
		Bobby George (87.60)	3
		Braulio Roncero (81.69)	1
											6	Sean Palfrey (88.56)	4
											3	Roland Scholten (90.51)	5
	3	Roland Scholten (82.77)	3
		Co Stompé (81.72)	2
						3	Roland Scholten (91.47)	3
							Roger Carter (89.31)	1
		Roger Carter (89.88)	3
		Bob Taylor (84.30)	1