1998 PDC World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:1998 Skol World Darts Championship
Dates:29 December 1997 –
4 January 1998
Venue:Circus Tavern
Location:Purfleet
Organisation:PDC
Format:Sets
Final – best of 11
Prize Fund:£72,500
Winners Share:£20,000
High Checkout:170
Winner:
Prev:1997
Next:1999

The 1998 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 29 December 1997 and 4 January 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. Skol, who sponsored the inaugural event in 1994 returned as title sponsors – which they were to fulfil for the next five years.[1]

Following an out-of-court settlement (Tomlin Order) on 30 June 1997, the World Darts Council (WDC) agreed to change its name to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the tournament was thus the PDC World Darts Championship.

John Part, who won the first Embassy/BDO World Championship after the 1992–93 "split" had joined the PDC but failed to qualify beyond the group stage. Peter Manley had emerged as a rising talent in the PDC and was seeded 7th for the championship. He lost a close quarter-final to eventual finalist, Dennis Priestley. Priestley lost his third successive final to Phil Taylor – this defeat being the most convincing 6 sets to 0. Rod Harrington was the only player who managed to take any sets from the Power during his 2–5 semi-final defeat. This was the last year the PDC used the group stage in the championship.

Phil Taylor became the most successful player in World Championship history – winning his 6th title (4 in the PDC and 2 in the BDO), eclipsing Eric Bristow who won five titles during the 1980s. It was also Taylor's fourth title in a row.

Seeds

  1. Phil Taylor
  2. Dennis Priestley
  3. Alan Warriner
  4. Peter Evison
  5. Rod Harrington
  6. Keith Deller
  7. Peter Manley
  8. Bob Anderson[2]

Prize money

The prize fund was £72,500.[3]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £72,500)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-Upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Third placealign=center (1)align=center £5,000
Fourth placealign=center (1)align=center £4,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,000
Group stagealign=center (16)align=center £1,500
Highest finish bonusalign=center (1)align=center £1,500

Results

Group stage

Group A

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1 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
2 2 1 1 3 4 –1 2
3 2 0 2 1 6 –5 0

29 December–1 January

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83.05 (1) Phil Taylor 3 – 0 Kevin Spiolek 66.99
81.98 Dennis Smith 3 – 1 Kevin Spiolek 81.21
96.96 (1) Phil Taylor 3 – 0 Dennis Smith 80.88

Group B

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1 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
2 2 1 1 3 4 -1 2
3 Gerald Verrier 2 0 2 1 6 –5 0

29 December–1 January

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0 – 3 Shayne Burgess 84.40
83.92 (8) Bob Anderson 3 – 1 Gerald Verrier 76.31
87.03 Shayne Burgess 3 – 0 Gerald Verrier 80.07

Group C

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1 2 2 0 6 2 +4 4
2 2 1 1 5 3 +2 2
3 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0

29 December–1 January

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89.61 (5) Rod Harrington 3 – 2 Jamie Harvey 88.31
89.47 Jamie Harvey 3 – 0 John Ferrell 77.55
81.79 (5) Rod Harrington 3 – 0 John Ferrell 78.62

Group D

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1 2 2 0 6 2 +4 4
2 2 1 1 5 4 +1 2
3 2 0 2 1 6 −5 0

29 December–1 January

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85.61 (4) Peter Evison 3 – 2 John Part 85.31
74.82 Paul Lim 1 – 3 John Part 81.43
82.97 (4) Peter Evison 3 – 0 Paul Lim 84.29

Group E

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1 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
2 Steve Raw 2 1 1 3 3 0 2
3 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0

29 December–1 January

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96.87 (2) Dennis Priestley 3 – 0 Steve Raw 82.01
0 – 3 Steve Raw 86.53
85.82 (2) Dennis Priestley 3 – 0 Eric Bristow 81.53

Group F

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1 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
2 2 1 1 3 3 0 2
3 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0

29 December–1 January

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91.36 (7) Peter Manley 3 – 0 Gary Mawson 86.57
0 – 3 Gary Mawson 76.83
90.88 (7) Peter Manley 3 – 0 John Lowe 79.63

Group G

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1 2 1 1 5 4 +1 2
2 2 1 1 4 3 +1 2
3 Mick Manning 2 1 1 3 5 −2 2

29 December–1 January

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2 – 3 Mick Manning 79.18
85.13 (6) Keith Deller 3 – 1 Graeme Stoddart 81.66
69.58 Mick Manning 0 – 3 Graeme Stoddart 79.69

Group H

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1 Harry Robinson 2 1 1 5 3 +2 2
2 2 1 1 4 5 −1 2
3 2 1 1 3 4 –1 2

29 December–1 January

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0 – 3 Harry Robinson 83.66
81.31 (3) Alan Warriner 3 – 1 Steve Brown 78.93
82.86 Steve Brown 3 – 2 Harry Robinson 76.00

Knockout stages

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Four countries were represented in the World Championship, no more than in the previous championship.


ENG
USA
CAN
SCO		Total
Final2 0 0 0 2
Semis4 0 0 0 4
Quarters8 0 0 0 8
Group Stages17 5 1 1 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 PDC World Championship Results . DartsDatabase.co.uk . 16 January 2018 .
  2. Web site: 1998 PDC World Championship Seeds . DartsDatabase.co.uk . 16 January 2018 .
  3. Web site: 1998 PDC World Championship Player Prize Money . DartsDatabase.co.uk . 16 January 2018 .

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