1988 BDO World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:	Embassy World Darts Championship
Dates:	9–17 January 1988
Venue:	Lakeside Country Club
Location:	Frimley Green, Surrey^[1]
Country:	England
Organisation:	BDO
Format:	Sets Final  - best of 11
Prize Fund:	£71,600
Winners Share:	£16,000
Winner:	Bob Anderson^[2]
Prev:	1987
Next:	1989

The 1988 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1988. The tournament was won by the number 1 seed, Bob Anderson, who played to a high level throughout the week, averaging over 90 in all of his games and over 97 in all but one.

Seeds

1. Bob Anderson
2. John Lowe
3. Eric Bristow
4. Bob Sinnaeve
5. Mike Gregory
6. Jocky Wilson
7. Cliff Lazarenko
8. Dave Whitcombe

Prize money

The prize fund was £69,600.

Champion: £16,000

Runner-Up: £8,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £4,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,200

Last 16 (8): £1,600

Last 32 (16): £1,000

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

The results

Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World Championship of Darts . Learnaboutdarts.com . 2011-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218152148/http://www.learnaboutdarts.com/world-championship-of-darts.htm . 18 December 2010 . dead .
2. Web site: Ralph Hickok . History – World Darts Champions . HickokSports.com . 16 January 2010 . 2011-02-03 . https://archive.today/20121209090856/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/wdartschampions.shtml . 9 December 2012 . dead .