2008 BDO World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:Lakeside World Darts Championship
Dates:5 - 13 January 2008
Venue:Lakeside Country Club
Location:Frimley Green, Surrey
Country:England, United Kingdom
Organisation:BDO
Format:Sets
Finals:
best of 13 (men's)
best of 3 (women's)
Prize Fund:£258,000
Winners Share:£85,000 (men's)
£6,000 (women's)
High Checkout:Men's:
Robert Thornton (170)
Co Stompé (170)
Women's:
K. Krappen (116)
Winner: Mark Webster
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Prev:2007
Next:2009

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

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

Men[4]

  1. Mark Webster
  2. Gary Anderson
  3. Scott Waites
  4. Martin Adams
  5. Tony O'Shea
  6. Co Stompé
  7. Ted Hankey
  8. Gary Robson
  9. Darryl Fitton
  10. Martin Atkins
  11. Brian Woods
  12. John Walton
  13. Shaun Greatbatch
  14. Mario Robbe
  15. Edwin Max
  16. Niels de Ruiter

Women[5]

  1. Francis Hoenselaar
  2. Trina Gulliver
  3. Karin Krappen
  4. Anastasia Dobromyslova

Men's

Statistics

PlayerPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh Checkout3-dart Average
Mark Webster525128567188983914192.28
Ian Jones113 6111811311885.29
Niels de Ruiter11371127704074.04
Glenn Moody24518196117112180.87
Darryl Fitton386352283381615695.43
Davy Richardson113411271116789.91
Gary Robson23512163719213584.16
Tony David11341025206876.77
Tony O'Shea25619246426716184.55
Steve Farmer123910279311481.78
John Walton1033 9151013685.26
Robert Thornton31174332153752017091.65
Shaun Greatbatch113410249112187.03
Martin Phillips23516165720416186.98
Martin Adams416106152184822012891.88
Phill Nixon10339185011277.61
Scott Waites3107393211845512188.58
Mike Veitch1135111611211683.82
Mario Robbe1139102410212078.51
Remco van Eijden2551825472498485.15
Brian Woods415116345148672113291.08
Paul Hanvidge1033916526183.43
Co Stompé25419184026517089.30
Carl Mercer1032913526978.54
Ted Hankey378312865401313886.96
Steve West123812191438182.53
Martin Atkins1231012341239685.80
Andy Boulton24617245120412782.37
Edwin Max10369197014977.46
Simon Whitlock523117957182823614592.14
Gary Anderson12310101423512088.56
Fabian Roosenbrand24615233628612483.65

Women's statistics

PlayerPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh Checkout3-dart Average
Anastasia Dobromyslova360184321619479.07
Dee Bateman102269204069.72
Francis Hoenselaar102166214053.19
Stephanie Smee22267214010165.36
Karin Krappen223811227211667.01
Rilana Erades112567414064.80
Trina Gulliver34316112715410375.02
Julie Gore1123815205268.01

Television coverage

The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.

Notes and References

  1. News: Webster ousts reigning champion Adams. RTÉ Sport. 12 January 2008. 4 February 2024.
  2. News: Roughley. Gregg. Webster claims first world title in dramatic final. The Guardian. 13 January 2008. 4 February 2024.
  3. News: Moeran. Henry. Trina Gulliver loses title. BBC. 14 January 2008. 4 February 2024.
  4. Web site: 2008 BDO World Championship Seeds. Darts Database. 4 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219083246/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventSeeding.aspx?EventKey=893. 19 December 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: 2008 Womens World Championship Seeds. Darts Database. 4 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160411190831/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventSeeding.aspx?EventKey=1195. 11 April 2016. dead.