2000 BDO World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:Embassy World Darts Championship
Dates:8 - 16 January 2000
Venue:Lakeside Country Club
Location:Frimley Green, Surrey
Country:England, United Kingdom
Organisation:BDO
Format:Sets
Final  - best of 11
Prize Fund:£182,000
Winners Share:£44,000
Winner: Ted Hankey
Prev:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey between 8–16 January 2000.

Ted Hankey was in imperious form throughout the tournament, reaching the quarter-finals without dropping a set and battling back from 4-2 down in the semi-finals against Chris Mason - who had earlier thwarted Raymond van Barneveld's ambitions of three consecutive BDO World titles - to win 5-4. He then took just 46 minutes to beat Ronnie Baxter 6-0 in the final - finishing off with a maximum 170 checkout.

Hankey also hit a record 48 180s in the tournament, including 22 against Mason.

Seeds

  1. Raymond van Barneveld
  2. Ronnie Baxter
  3. Mervyn King
  4. Robbie Widdows
  5. Ted Hankey
  6. Martin Adams
  7. Les Wallace
  8. Peter Johnstone

Prize money

The prize money was £175,000.

Champion: £44,000

Runner-Up: £22,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £9,700

Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,900

Last 16 (8): £3,750

Last 32 (16): £2,500

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £2,000.