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2008 BDO World Darts Championship


FieldValue
tournament_name2008 BDO World Darts Championship
dates5–13 January 2008
venueLakeside Country Club
locationFrimley Green, Surrey
countryEngland, United Kingdom
organisationBDO
formatSets
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_checkoutMen's:
SCO Robert Thornton (170)
NED Co Stompé (170)
Women's:
NED K. Krappen (116)
winnerWAL Mark Webster
RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova
prev2007
next2009

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

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

Women

  1. NED Francis Hoenselaar
  2. ENG Trina Gulliver
  3. NED Karin Krappen
  4. 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

PlayerPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh Checkout3-dart Average
WALMark Webster525128567188983914192.28
ENGIan Jones1136111811311885.29
NEDNiels de Ruiter11371127704074.04
ENGGlenn Moody24518196117112180.87
ENGDarryl Fitton386352283381615695.43
ENGDavy Richardson113411271116789.91
ENG Gary Robson23512163719213584.16
AUS Tony David11341025206876.77
ENG Tony O'Shea25619246426716184.55
ENGSteve Farmer123910279311481.78
ENGJohn Walton10339151013685.26
SCORobert Thornton31174332153752017091.65
ENGShaun Greatbatch113410249112187.03
WALMartin Phillips23516165720416186.98
ENGMartin Adams416106152184822012891.88
ENGPhill Nixon10339185011277.61
ENGScott Waites3107393211845512188.58
SCOMike Veitch1135111611211683.82
NEDMario Robbe1139102410212078.51
NEDRemco van Eijden2551825472498485.15
ENGBrian Woods415116345148672113291.08
SCOPaul Hanvidge1033916526183.43
NEDCo Stompé25419184026517089.30
CANCarl Mercer1032913526978.54
ENGTed Hankey378312865401313886.96
ENGSteve West123812191438182.53
ENGMartin Atkins1231012341239685.80
ENGAndy Boulton24617245120412782.37
NEDEdwin Max10369197014977.46
AUSSimon Whitlock523117957182823614592.14
SCOGary Anderson12310101423512088.56
NEDFabian Roosenbrand24615233628612483.65

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

PlayerPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh Checkout3-dart Average
RUSAnastasia Dobromyslova360184321619479.07
ENGDee Bateman102269204069.72
NEDFrancis Hoenselaar102166214053.19
ENGStephanie Smee22267214010165.36
NEDKarin Krappen223811227211667.01
NEDRilana Erades112567414064.80
ENGTrina Gulliver34316112715410375.02
WALJulie Gore1123815205268.01

Television coverage

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

References

References

  1. (12 January 2008). "Webster ousts reigning champion Adams". [[RTÉ Sport]].
  2. Roughley, Gregg. (13 January 2008). "Webster claims first world title in dramatic final". [[The Guardian]].
  3. Moeran, Henry. (14 January 2008). "Trina Gulliver loses title". [[BBC]].
  4. "2008 BDO World Championship Seeds". Darts Database.
  5. "2008 Womens World Championship Seeds". Darts Database.
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