2008 BDO World Darts Championship
| 2008 BDO World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5–13 January 2008 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets Finals: best of 13 (men's) best of 3 (women's) | ||
| Prize fund | £258,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £85,000 (men's) £6,000 (women's) | ||
| High checkout | Men's: Scotland Robert Thornton (170) Women's: | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Wales Mark Webster Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova | |||
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The 2008 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship) was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster.[1] Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.[2]
Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Gulliver had won all of the previous seven titles.[3]
Prize money
[edit | edit source]The prize fund for the 2008 event is £258,000
- Men's Champion: £85,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-Finalists: £11,000 x 2
- Quarter-Finalists: £6,000 x 4
- Second Round: £4,250 x 8
- First Round: £3,000 x 16
- Women's Champion: £6,000
- Runner-Up £2,000
- Semi-Finalists: £1,000 x 2
- Quarter-Finalists: £500 x 4
- Nine dart finish: £52,000 (Men & Women)
- Highest Checkout: £3,000 (Men & Women)
Seeds
[edit | edit source]Men[4]
- Wales Mark Webster
- Scotland Gary Anderson
- England Scott Waites
- England Martin Adams
- England Tony O'Shea
Co Stompé- England Ted Hankey
- England Gary Robson
- England Darryl Fitton
- England Martin Atkins
- England Brian Woods
- England John Walton
- England Shaun Greatbatch
Mario Robbe
Edwin Max
Niels de Ruiter
Women[5]
Men's
[edit | edit source]- Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WalesMark Webster | 5 | 25 | 12 | 85 | 67 | 188 | 98 | 39 | 141 | 92.28 |
| EnglandIan Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 118 | 85.29 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 74.04 | |
| EnglandGlenn Moody | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 121 | 80.87 |
| EnglandDarryl Fitton | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 83 | 38 | 16 | 156 | 95.43 |
| EnglandDavy Richardson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 89.91 |
| England Gary Robson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 135 | 84.16 |
| Australia Tony David | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 76.77 |
| England Tony O'Shea | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 64 | 26 | 7 | 161 | 84.55 |
| EnglandSteve Farmer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 114 | 81.78 |
| EnglandJohn Walton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 85.26 |
| ScotlandRobert Thornton | 3 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 153 | 75 | 20 | 170 | 91.65 |
| EnglandShaun Greatbatch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 87.03 |
| WalesMartin Phillips | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 161 | 86.98 |
| EnglandMartin Adams | 4 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 184 | 82 | 20 | 128 | 91.88 |
| EnglandPhill Nixon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 77.61 |
| EnglandScott Waites | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 118 | 45 | 5 | 121 | 88.58 |
| ScotlandMike Veitch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 116 | 83.82 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 120 | 78.51 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 84 | 85.15 | |
| EnglandBrian Woods | 4 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 45 | 148 | 67 | 21 | 132 | 91.08 |
| ScotlandPaul Hanvidge | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 83.43 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 170 | 89.30 | |
| CanadaCarl Mercer | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 78.54 |
| EnglandTed Hankey | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 40 | 13 | 138 | 86.96 |
| EnglandSteve West | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 81 | 82.53 |
| EnglandMartin Atkins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 96 | 85.80 |
| EnglandAndy Boulton | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 127 | 82.37 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 77.46 | |
| AustraliaSimon Whitlock | 5 | 23 | 11 | 79 | 57 | 182 | 82 | 36 | 145 | 92.14 |
| ScotlandGary Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 120 | 88.56 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 124 | 83.65 |
Women's Championship
[edit | edit source]| First Round – Best of 3 sets | Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets | Final – Best of 3 sets | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 78.30 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| England Dee Bateman 69.72 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 77.07 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| England Stephanie Smee 68.49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Stephanie Smee 63.21 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova 81.54 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Trina Gulliver 71.64 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Trina Gulliver 73.62 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Trina Gulliver 78.33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Julie Gore 68.01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's statistics
[edit | edit source]| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RussiaAnastasia Dobromyslova | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 94 | 79.07 |
| EnglandDee Bateman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 69.72 |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 53.19 | |
| EnglandStephanie Smee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 65.36 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 116 | 67.01 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 64.80 | |
| EnglandTrina Gulliver | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 103 | 75.02 |
| WalesJulie Gore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 68.01 |
Television coverage
[edit | edit source]The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.
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