2004 BDO World Darts Championship
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The 2004 Lakeside World Darts Championship was the first World Darts Championship held after Imperial Tobacco were forced to withdraw their sponsorship. UK government legislation had banned tobacco companies from attaching their brands to sporting events from 2003.
The tournament had been previously known as the Embassy World Championship for 26 years since its inception in 1978. Bob Potter, owner of the Lakeside Country Club which hosts the event, stepped in to become the new title sponsor of the event. The prize fund for 2004 matched the previous year, with the exception of the non-qualifiers payments which were removed.
The championship was staged between January 3 and January 11. Andy Fordham became a new name on the trophy after defeating defending champion, Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-final and Mervyn King in the final. Fordham hit the highest 3-dart average in the final (97.08) since the PDC/BDO split in 1993 - although Phil Taylor and Eric Bristow had each surpassed that figure twice in their previous BDO title wins.
[edit] Prize Money
Total Prize fund was £201,000 (plus a £51,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)
- Champion £50,000
- Runner-up £25,000
- Semi-finalists £11,000
- Quarter-finalists £6,000
- 2nd round losers £4,250
- 1st round losers £2,750
- Highest checkout £2,000
[edit] The Results
| First Round | Second Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 5 sets | Best of 5 sets | Best of 9 sets | Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||
 Paul Hogan 83.10 |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Bob Taylor 77.43 |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hogan 89.79 |
1 | |||||||||||||
 Raymond van Barneveld 98.64 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld 91.65 |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Peter Hunt 82.08 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld 103.80 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Walton 92.76 |
1 | |||||||||||||
 Robert Wagner 86.58 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Co Stompe 84.27 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Wagner 86.16 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| John Walton 86.07 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| John Walton 86.19 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Eccles 82.38 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham 97.68 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld 97.71 |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham 92.04 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Derbyshire 85.17 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham 93.75 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony West 89.28 |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony West 92.31 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Mick Reed 86.34 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham 93.57 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Darryl Fitton 93.84 |
4 | |||||||||||||
| James Wade 82.11 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Shaun Greatbatch80.88 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Darryl Fitton 95.64 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| James Wade 88.56 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Darryl Fitton 85.47 |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Tony David 82.26 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Steven Bunting79.68 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Vincent van der Voort 81.69 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey 92.22 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Bunting 81.36 |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey 91.98 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk 85.50 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 94.92 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey 93.51 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Robson 87.27 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Coote86.10 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 96.33 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Robson 93.48 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 88.29 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson 85.47 |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King 93.48 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 90.60 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Duke 78.63 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Albertino Essers 77.25 |
1 | |||||||||||||
 Richie Davies 96.66 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Duke 96.84 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Davies 91.95 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Adams 91.59 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King 92.98 |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Davies 97.05 |
4 | |||||||||||||
 Jarkko Kormula 86.28 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hanvidge 84.30 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King 89.49 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Jarrko Kormula 87.42 |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King 87.42 |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Rick Hofstra 79.08 |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 11 sets) Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, 11 January 2004 | ||
| Andy Fordham 97.08 |
6-3 | Mervyn King 91.02 |
| Scores to fill | Scores to fill | |
| Andy Fordham wins the 2004 Lakeside World Darts Championship |
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