1998 BDO World Darts Championship
| Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–11 January 1998 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format |
Sets Final – best of 11 | ||
| Prize fund | £166,000 | ||
| Winners share | £40,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Raymond van Barneveld | |||
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The 1998 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 3–11 January 1998 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.
It saw Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld, the number one seed, win the first of four BDO world titles (and five overall), avenging his defeat by Richie Burnett in the 1995 final by beating him in a thrilling decider which went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first top seed to win the Embassy world title since his future rival Phil Taylor in 1992, and the second champion from outside the United Kingdom after John Part in 1994.
Defending champion Les Wallace lost in the second round to 1996 champion Steve Beaton.
Seeds
- Raymond van Barneveld
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Ronnie Baxter - Roland Scholten
- Martin Adams
- Mervyn King
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Sean Palfrey - Marshall James
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Les Wallace
Prize money
The prize money was £160,400.
- Champion: £40,000
- Runner-Up: £20,000
- Semi-Finalists (2): £9,000
- Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,600
- Last 16 (8): £3,500
- Last 32 (16): £2,250
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.
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 | |||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (89.61) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Jenkins (81.72) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Fordham (91.95) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (91.95) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (87.48) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Marshall (83.40) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (95.46) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton (93.60) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton (88.62) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Williams (90.15) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton (91.17) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (87.93) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (91.35) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith (80.04) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld (97.08) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (93.12) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey (101.55) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Weening (89.10) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey (92.37) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King (92.58) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Mervyn King (95.46) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Clark (93.42) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Hankey (91.26) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (92.10) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (87.60) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Davies (87.51) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Monk (91.38) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Widdows (91.08) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Widdows (90.24) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Adams (90.93) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (88.32) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Geoff Wylie (82.77) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Mason (88.17) |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Johnstone (88.44) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Johnstone (85.95) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Baxter (85.17) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Johnstone (86.40) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett (92.16) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter (98.88) |
3 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Eric Clarys (89.37) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter (95.25) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett (96.72) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett (93.63) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall James (88.98) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett (93.57) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (84.51) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Bobby George (87.60) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Braulio Roncero (81.69) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Bobby George (82.08) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Sean Palfrey (84.24) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Sean Palfrey (87.87) |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Peter Hinkley (80.85) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Sean Palfrey (88.56) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (90.51) |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Roger Carter (89.88) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Taylor (84.30) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Roger Carter (89.31) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (91.47) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Roland Scholten (82.77) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Co Stompé (81.72) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 11 sets) Sunday 11 January
Referees: George Noble, Martin Fitzmaurice | ||
| (93.96) Raymond van Barneveld |
6-5 | Richie Burnett (97.14) |
| Highest Checkout: | 3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 4-2 [1] | Highest Checkout: |
| Raymond van Barneveld wins the 1998 Embassy World Darts Championship | ||
References
- ↑ Set scores Superstars of darts
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