| Embassy World Darts Championship | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 2-10 January 1999 |
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club |
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BDO |
| Format | Sets Final – best of 11 |
| Prize fund | £174,000 |
| Winners share | £42,000 |
| High checkout | Erik Clarys (164) |
| Champion(s) | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | |
The 1999 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 2–10 January 1999 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.
Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld retained his title with victory over Ronnie Baxter in another thrilling final which, like the previous year's decider against Richie Burnett, went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first player to retain the Embassy World Championship since Eric Bristow won it in three consecutive years in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
The standout match of this championship, however, was the quarter-final between Chris Mason and Martin Adams. Adams looked well set for victory when he led 4-1 in sets, but he was to miss no fewer than nine darts for the match, and this opened the door for Mason to stage a huge comeback, forcing a final-set tiebreak. Finally, Adams missed a double one which would have forced a sudden-death leg, and Mason hit it to secure a remarkable win. This match also saw no fewer than 29 180s - 16 for Adams and 13 for Mason.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 5 sets | Best of 5 sets | Best of 9 sets | Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||
| Les Wallace (92.07) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Cunningham (92.43) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (88.74) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (98.55) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (95.88) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sean Palfrey (92.01) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (98.76) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Duke (88.20) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall James (90.42) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Johnstone (85.17) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall James (86.91) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Duke (87.72) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Duke (85.95) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton (83.37) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (94.71) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (90.39) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey (100.38) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Roger Carter (90.03) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey (89.85) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (91.98) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (90.12) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Davies (90.75) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (94.41) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Adams (95.61) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Adams (92.70) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (90.27) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Adams (100.62) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Hunt (86.28) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Hunt (86.13) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Jenkins (86.22) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter (97.83) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Widdows (99.45) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter (87.39) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Baxter (99.24) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Baxter (92.67) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett (90.69) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Baxter (93.81) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (86.07) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Co Stompé (96.09) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Davy Richardson (89.64) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Co Stompé (88.29) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (90.33) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (88.11) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Walton (87.87) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Baxter (95.61) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (88.89) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Williams (90.51) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Clark (88.71) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Williams (87.00) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (98.46) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (96.36) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King (94.98) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (87.93) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (86.94) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Littlejohn (82.29) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Erik Clarys (81.84) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Littlejohn (84.09) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (84.18) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (84.09) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hogan (83.58) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 11 sets) Sunday January 10th
Referees: Steve Nicholas, George Noble |
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| (94.35) Raymond van Barneveld | 6-5 | Ronnie Baxter (94.65) |
| Highest Checkout: 96 | 1-3, 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1, 0-3, 0-3, 3-0, 4-2 [2] | Highest Checkout: 122 |
| Raymond van Barneveld wins the 1999 Embassy World Darts Championship | ||
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