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1998 PDC World Darts Championship

Field	Value
tournament_name	1998 PDC World Darts Championship
dates	29 December 1997 –
4 January 1998
venue	Circus Tavern
location	Purfleet
country
organisation	PDC
format	Sets
Final – best of 11
prize_fund	£72,500
winners_share	£20,000
high_checkout	170
winner	****
prev	1997
next	1999

4 January 1998 Final – best of 11 The 1998 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as 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.

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 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

ENG Phil Taylor
ENG Dennis Priestley
ENG Alan Warriner
ENG Peter Evison
ENG Rod Harrington
ENG Keith Deller
ENG Peter Manley
ENG Bob Anderson

Prize money

The prize fund was £72,500.

Position (num. of players)	Prize money
(Total: £72,500)
Winner	(1)
Runner-Up	(1)
Third place	(1)
Fourth place	(1)
Quarter-finalists	(4)
Group stage	(16)
Highest finish bonus	(1)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (1) Phil Taylor	2	2	0	6	0	+6	4
2	ENG Dennis Smith	2	1	1	3	4	–1	2
3	ENG Kevin Spiolek	2	0	2	1	6	–5	0

29 December–1 January

96.96 (1) Phil Taylor ENG	3 – 0	ENG Dennis Smith 80.88

Group B

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG Shayne Burgess	2	2	0	6	0	+6	4
2	ENG (8) Bob Anderson	2	1	1	3	4	-1	2
3	USA Gerald Verrier	2	0	2	1	6	–5	0

29 December–1 January

87.03 Shayne Burgess ENG	3 – 0	USA Gerald Verrier 80.07

Group C

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (5) Rod Harrington	2	2	0	6	2	+4	4
2	SCO Jamie Harvey	2	1	1	5	3	+2	2
3	ENG John Ferrell	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

29 December–1 January

81.79 (5) Rod Harrington ENG	3 – 0	ENG John Ferrell 78.62

Group D

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (4) Peter Evison	2	2	0	6	2	+4	4
2	CAN John Part	2	1	1	5	4	+1	2
3	USA Paul Lim	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

29 December–1 January

82.97 (4) Peter Evison ENG	3 – 0	USA Paul Lim 84.29

Group E

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (2) Dennis Priestley	2	2	0	6	0	+6	4
2	ENG Steve Raw	2	1	1	3	3	0	2
3	ENG Eric Bristow	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

29 December–1 January

85.82 (2) Dennis Priestley ENG	3 – 0	ENG Eric Bristow 81.53

Group F

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (7) Peter Manley	2	2	0	6	0	+6	4
2	USA Gary Mawson	2	1	1	3	3	0	2
3	ENG John Lowe	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

29 December–1 January

90.88 (7) Peter Manley ENG	3 – 0	ENG John Lowe 79.63

Group G

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG (6) Keith Deller	2	1	1	5	4	+1	2
2	ENG Graeme Stoddart	2	1	1	4	3	+1	2
3	ENG Mick Manning	2	1	1	3	5	−2	2

29 December–1 January

69.58 Mick Manning ENG	0 – 3	ENG Graeme Stoddart 79.69

Group H

Pos	Player	P	W	L	SF	SA	+/-	Pts
1	ENG Harry Robinson	2	1	1	5	3	+2	2
2	USA Steve Brown	2	1	1	4	5	−1	2
3	ENG (3) Alan Warriner	2	1	1	3	4	–1	2

29 December–1 January

82.86 Steve Brown USA	3 – 2	ENG 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
ENG	USA
USA	CAN
CAN	SCO
SCO	Total	Final	Semis	Quarters	Group Stages
2	0	0	0	2
4	0	0	0	4
8	0	0	0	8
18	4	1	1	24

References

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