1995 BDO World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:Embassy World Darts Championship
Dates:1–8 January 1995
Venue:Lakeside Country Club
Location:Frimley Green, Surrey
Country:England, United Kingdom
Organisation:BDO
Format:Sets
Final  - best of 11
Prize Fund:£143,000
Winners Share:£34,000
Winner: Richie Burnett
Prev:1994
Next:1996

The 1995 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1 to 8 January 1995 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Richie Burnett became the second Welshman to be crowned World Champion after the inaugural winner Leighton Rees. Burnett defeated Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 6 sets to 3 in the final. Defending champion John Part of Canada lost in the second round to qualifier Paul Williams.

This particular edition saw Peter Wright make his World Championship debut, where he would lose to Burnett in the first round. He eventually became world champion 25 years later by winning the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.

Seeds

  1. Steve Beaton
  2. Richie Burnett
  3. John Part
  4. Martin Adams
  5. Mike Gregory
  6. Andy Fordham
  7. Sean Palfrey
  8. Colin Monk

Prize money

The prize money was £138,200.

Champion: £34,000

Runner-Up: £17,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £8,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,000

Last 16 (8): £3,000

Last 32 (16): £1,950

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