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2008 BDO World Darts Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2008 BDO 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: |
| SCO Robert Thornton (170) | |
| NED Co Stompé (170) | |
| Women's: | |
| NED K. Krappen (116) | |
| winner | WAL Mark Webster |
| RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova | |
| prev | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
Finals: best of 13 (men's) best of 3 (women's) £6,000 (women's) SCO Robert Thornton (170) NED Co Stompé (170) Women's: NED K. Krappen (116) RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova The 2008 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as 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. Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.
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.
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
- WAL Mark Webster
- SCO Gary Anderson
- ENG Scott Waites
- ENG Martin Adams
- ENG Tony O'Shea
- NED Co Stompé
- ENG Ted Hankey
- ENG Gary Robson
- ENG Darryl Fitton
- ENG Martin Atkins
- ENG Brian Woods
- ENG John Walton
- ENG Shaun Greatbatch
- NED Mario Robbe
- NED Edwin Max
- NED Niels de Ruiter
Women
- NED Francis Hoenselaar
- ENG Trina Gulliver
- NED Karin Krappen
- RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova
Men's
- Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=WAL Mark Webster (94.47) | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Ian Jones (85.29) | RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=16 | RD1-team03=NED Niels de Ruiter (74.04) | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG Glenn Moody (76.80) | RD1-score04=3
| RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Gary Robson (80.43) | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS Tony David (76.77) | RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team07=ENG Darryl Fitton (94.86) | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=ENG Davy Richardson (89.81) | RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Tony O'Shea (78.72) | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ENG Steve Farmer (81.78) | RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11=ENG John Walton (85.26) | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=SCO Robert Thornton (89.28) | RD1-score12=3
| RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Martin Adams (90.54) | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ENG Phill Nixon (77.61) | RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15=13 | RD1-team15=ENG Shaun Greatbatch (87.03) | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=WAL Martin Phillips (91.41) | RD1-score16=3
| RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=SCO Gary Anderson (88.56) | RD1-score17=2 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=NED Fabian Roosenbrand (84.33) | RD1-score18=3
| RD1-seed19=15 | RD1-team19=NED Edwin Max (77.46) | RD1-score19=0 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=AUS Simon Whitlock (86.40) | RD1-score20=3
| RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Ted Hankey (85.92) | RD1-score21=3 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=ENG Steve West (82.53) | RD1-score22=2
| RD1-seed23=10 | RD1-team23=ENG Martin Atkins (85.80) | RD1-score23=2 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Andy Boulton (82.56) | RD1-score24=3
| RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=NED Co Stompé (90.06) | RD1-score25=3 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=CAN Carl Mercer (78.54) | RD1-score26=1
| RD1-seed27=11 | RD1-team27=ENG Brian Woods (96.51) | RD1-score27=3 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=SCO Paul Hanvidge (86.13) | RD1-score28=0
| RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Scott Waites (87.78) | RD1-score29=3 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=SCO Mike Veitch (83.82) | RD1-score30=1
| RD1-seed31=14 | RD1-team31=NED Mario Robbe (78.51) | RD1-score31=1 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=NED Remco van Eijden (85.05) | RD1-score32=3
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=WAL Mark Webster (82.80) | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Glenn Moody (80.13) | RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team03=ENG Gary Robson (88.77) | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=ENG Darryl Fitton (100.71) | RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=ENG Tony O'Shea (89.58) | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=SCO Robert Thornton (91.92) | RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Martin Adams (89.19) | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=WAL Martin Phillips (83.61) | RD2-score08=0
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=NED Fabian Roosenbrand (82.86) | RD2-score09=1 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=AUS Simon Whitlock (89.37) | RD2-score10=4
| RD2-seed11=7 | RD2-team11=ENG Ted Hankey (88.29) | RD2-score11=4 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=ENG Andy Boulton (82.14) | RD2-score12=1
| RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=NED Co Stompé (88.98) | RD2-score13=2 | RD2-seed14=11 | RD2-team14=ENG Brian Woods (88.98) | RD2-score14=4
| RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Scott Waites (87.06) | RD2-score15=4 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=NED Remco van Eijden (85.23) | RD2-score16=2
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=WAL Mark Webster (92.67) | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=ENG Darryl Fitton (93.18) | RD3-score02=1
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=SCO Robert Thornton (92.25) | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Martin Adams (89.88) | RD3-score04=5
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=AUS Simon Whitlock (94.68) | RD3-score05=5 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=ENG Ted Hankey (86.73) | RD3-score06=0
| RD3-seed07=11 | RD3-team07=ENG Brian Woods (93.21) | RD3-score07=5 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG Scott Waites (90.30) | RD3-score08=3
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=WAL Mark Webster (96.21) | RD4-score01=6 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=ENG Martin Adams (95.37) | RD4-score02=4
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=AUS Simon Whitlock (92.64) | RD4-score03=6 | RD4-seed04=11 | RD4-team04=ENG Brian Woods (89.10) | RD4-score04=3
| RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=WAL Mark Webster (92.07) | RD5-score01=7 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=AUS Simon Whitlock (93.93) | RD5-score02=5
Statistics
| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALMark Webster | 5 | 25 | 12 | 85 | 67 | 188 | 98 | 39 | 141 | 92.28 |
| ENGIan Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 118 | 85.29 |
| NEDNiels de Ruiter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 74.04 |
| ENGGlenn Moody | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 121 | 80.87 |
| ENGDarryl Fitton | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 83 | 38 | 16 | 156 | 95.43 |
| ENGDavy Richardson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 89.91 |
| ENG Gary Robson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 135 | 84.16 |
| AUS Tony David | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 76.77 |
| ENG Tony O'Shea | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 64 | 26 | 7 | 161 | 84.55 |
| ENGSteve Farmer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 114 | 81.78 |
| ENGJohn Walton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 85.26 |
| SCORobert Thornton | 3 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 153 | 75 | 20 | 170 | 91.65 |
| ENGShaun Greatbatch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 87.03 |
| WALMartin Phillips | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 161 | 86.98 |
| ENGMartin Adams | 4 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 184 | 82 | 20 | 128 | 91.88 |
| ENGPhill Nixon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 77.61 |
| ENGScott Waites | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 118 | 45 | 5 | 121 | 88.58 |
| SCOMike Veitch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 116 | 83.82 |
| NEDMario Robbe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 120 | 78.51 |
| NEDRemco van Eijden | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 84 | 85.15 |
| ENGBrian Woods | 4 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 45 | 148 | 67 | 21 | 132 | 91.08 |
| SCOPaul Hanvidge | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 83.43 |
| NEDCo Stompé | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 170 | 89.30 |
| CANCarl Mercer | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 78.54 |
| ENGTed Hankey | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 40 | 13 | 138 | 86.96 |
| ENGSteve West | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 81 | 82.53 |
| ENGMartin Atkins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 96 | 85.80 |
| ENGAndy Boulton | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 127 | 82.37 |
| NEDEdwin Max | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 77.46 |
| AUSSimon Whitlock | 5 | 23 | 11 | 79 | 57 | 182 | 82 | 36 | 145 | 92.14 |
| SCOGary Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 120 | 88.56 |
| NEDFabian Roosenbrand | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 124 | 83.65 |
Women's Championship
| team-width=210
| RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 78.30 | RD1-score1-1= 3 | RD1-score1-2= 3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= ENG Dee Bateman 69.72 | RD1-score2-1= 2 | RD1-score2-2= 0 | RD1-seed3= 1 | RD1-team3= NED Francis Hoenselaar 53.19 | RD1-score3-1= 1 | RD1-score3-2= 0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= ENG Stephanie Smee 63.21 | RD1-score4-1= 3 | RD1-score4-2= 3 | RD1-seed5= 3 | RD1-team5= NED Karin Krappen 66.48 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= NED Rilana Erades 64.80 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score6-3=0 | RD1-seed7= 2 | RD1-team7= ENG Trina Gulliver 78.33 | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score7-3=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= WAL Julie Gore 68.01 | RD1-score8-1=0 | RD1-score8-2=3 | RD1-score8-3=0 | RD2-seed1= 4 | RD2-team1= RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 77.07 | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= ENG Stephanie Smee 68.49 | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3= NED Karin Krappen 67.86 | RD2-score3-1=1 | RD2-score3-2=1 | RD2-seed4= 2 | RD2-team4= ENG Trina Gulliver 73.62 | RD2-score4-1=3 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1= RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 81.54 | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score1-2=3 | RD3-seed2= 2 | RD3-team2= ENG Trina Gulliver 71.64 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=0
Women's statistics
| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSAnastasia Dobromyslova | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 94 | 79.07 |
| ENGDee Bateman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 69.72 |
| NEDFrancis Hoenselaar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 53.19 |
| ENGStephanie Smee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 65.36 |
| NEDKarin Krappen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 116 | 67.01 |
| NEDRilana Erades | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 64.80 |
| ENGTrina Gulliver | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 103 | 75.02 |
| WALJulie Gore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 68.01 |
Television coverage
The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.
References
References
- (12 January 2008). "Webster ousts reigning champion Adams". [[RTÉ Sport]].
- Roughley, Gregg. (13 January 2008). "Webster claims first world title in dramatic final". [[The Guardian]].
- Moeran, Henry. (14 January 2008). "Trina Gulliver loses title". [[BBC]].
- "2008 BDO World Championship Seeds". Darts Database.
- "2008 Womens World Championship Seeds". Darts Database.
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