1988 BDO World Darts Championship

Embassy World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	9–17 January 1988
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey[1]
Country	England
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Final – best of 11
Prize fund	£71,600
Winners share	£16,000
High checkout	Alan Evans
Champion(s)
Bob Anderson[2]
«1987 1989»

The 1988 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1988. The tournament was won by the number 1 seed, Bob Anderson, who played to a high level throughout the week.

Seeds

1. Bob Anderson
2. John Lowe
3. Eric Bristow
4. Bob Sinnaeve
5. Mike Gregory
6. Jocky Wilson
7. Cliff Lazarenko
8. Dave Whitcombe

Prize money

The prize fund was £85,600.

Champion: £16,000

Runner-Up: £8,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £4,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,200

Last 16 (8): £1,600

Last 32 (16): £1,000

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

The results

	First round				Second round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals
	Best of 5 sets				Best of 5 sets				Best of 7 sets				Best of 9 sets
	Russell Stewart (86.43)	3
	Johnny Deley (77.16)	1
					Russell Stewart (87.96)	0
					Bob Anderson (97.20)	3
	Bob Anderson (97.38)	3
	Bert Vlaardingerbroek (87.30)	1
									Bob Anderson (98.43)	4
									Peter Evison (94.29)	0
	Fred McMullan (83.31)	3
	Tapani Uitos (75.90)	0
					Fred McMullan (83.67)	0
					Peter Evison (83.40)	3
	Peter Evison (85.11)	3
	Dave Whitcombe (83.76)	1
													Bob Anderson (97.62)	5
													Rick Ney (85.05)	0
	Rick Ney (86.82)	3
	Magnus Caris (83.46)	1
					Rick Ney (89.52)	3
					Chris Johns (86.49)	1
	Chris Johns (85.50)	3
	Mike Gregory (83.85)	0
									Rick Ney (85.80)	4
									Denis Hickling (84.03)	1
	Denis Hickling (82.77)	3
	Robert MacKenzie (81.51)	2
					Denis Hickling (85.83)	3
					Bob Sinnaeve (86.25)	0
	Bob Sinnaeve (82.41)	3
	Horrie Seden (84.27)	2
	Paul Lim (88.53)	3
	Stefan Lord (79.83)	0
					Paul Lim (81.84)	1
					John Lowe (80.70)	3
	John Lowe (93.48)	3
	Keith Deller (80.07)	1
									John Lowe (93.90)	4
									Paul Reynolds (89.61)	3
	Paul Reynolds (90.78)	3
	Lars Erik Karlsson (81.24)	0
					Paul Reynolds (86.85)	3
					Cliff Lazarenko (84.48)	2
	Cliff Lazarenko (85.92)	3
	Tony Payne (86.76)	1
													John Lowe (89.73)	5
													Eric Bristow (90.03)	2
	Alan Evans (88.89)	3
	Danny MacInnis (75.93)	0
					Alan Evans (84.15)	2
					Jocky Wilson (90.06)	3
	Jocky Wilson (89.13)	3
	Terry O'Dea (85.89)	1
									Jocky Wilson (86.97)	2
									Eric Bristow (88.80)	4
	Richie Gardner (82.08)	3
	Arne Bunn (82.17)	0
					Richie Gardner (84.12)	0
					Eric Bristow (87.99)	3
	Eric Bristow (87.12)	3
	Ray Farrell (84.06)	1

Final (Best of 11 sets) Sunday 17 January
(92.70) Bob Anderson	6-4	John Lowe (92.07)
Highest Checkout:	3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-0	Highest Checkout:
Bob Anderson wins the 1988 Embassy World Darts Championship

Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round

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