# 1998 BDO World Darts Championship

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

There were eight seeds for the tournament.
* Raymond van Barneveld
* Ronnie Baxter
* Roland Scholten
* Martin Adams
* Mervyn King
* Sean Palfrey
* Marshall James
* 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.

## Results

Players in bold denote match winners.
| First Round (best of 5 sets) | First Round (best of 5 sets) | First Round (best of 5 sets) | Second Round (best of 5 sets) | Second Round (best of 5 sets) | Second Round (best of 5 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets) | | Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) | Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) | Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) | | Final (best of 11 sets) | Final (best of 11 sets) | Final (best of 11 sets) |
| 1 | Raymond van Barneveld (85.86) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Marshall (83.40) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Marshall (83.40) | 1 | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld (91.95) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Fordham (91.95) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Fordham (89.61) | 3 | | Andy Fordham (91.95) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins (81.72) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins (81.72) | 1 | | | | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld (95.46) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Steve Beaton (93.60) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Les Wallace (91.35) | 3 | | | | | | | | Steve Beaton (93.60) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith (80.04) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith (80.04) | 2 | 8 | Les Wallace (87.93) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Beaton (91.17) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton (88.62) | 3 | | Steve Beaton (91.17) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams (90.15) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams (90.15) | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld (97.08) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Colin Monk (93.12) | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Mervyn King (95.46) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Colin Monk (93.12) | 3 | | | |
| | Matt Clark (93.42) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark (93.42) | 0 | 5 | Mervyn King (92.58) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ted Hankey (92.37) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ted Hankey (101.55) | 3 | | Ted Hankey (92.37) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Weening (89.10) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Weening (89.10) | 0 | | | | | Ted Hankey (91.26) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Colin Monk (92.10) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martin Adams (90.93) | 2 | | | | | | | | Colin Monk (92.10) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Widdows (90.24) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Widdows (90.24) | 3 | | Robbie Widdows (91.08) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Colin Monk (91.38) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Monk (87.60) | 3 | | Colin Monk (91.38) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Davies (83.43) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Davies (83.43) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld (93.96) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Richie Burnett (97.14) | 5 |
| 2 | Ronnie Baxter (85.17) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Richie Burnett (97.14) | 5 |
| | Peter Johnstone (85.95) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Johnstone (85.95) | 3 | | Peter Johnstone (88.44) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chris Mason (88.17) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Mason (88.32) | 3 | | Chris Mason (88.17) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Wylie (82.77) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Wylie (82.77) | 1 | | | | | Peter Johnstone (86.40) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Richie Burnett (92.16) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marshall James (88.98) | 1 | | | | | | | | Richie Burnett (92.16) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Richie Burnett (93.63) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richie Burnett (93.63) | 3 | | Richie Burnett (96.72) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kevin Painter (95.25) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Painter (98.88) | 3 | | Kevin Painter (95.25) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Clarys (89.37) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Clarys (89.37) | 1 | | | | | | | | | Richie Burnett (93.57) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roland Scholten (84.51) | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Sean Palfrey (87.87) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roland Scholten (84.51) | 1 | | | |
| | Peter Hinkley (80.85) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hinkley (80.85) | 1 | 6 | Sean Palfrey (84.24) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bobby George (82.08) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby George (87.60) | 3 | | Bobby George (82.08) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Braulio Roncero (81.69) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Braulio Roncero (81.69) | 1 | | | | 6 | Sean Palfrey (88.56) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Roland Scholten (90.51) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roland Scholten (82.77) | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Roland Scholten (90.51) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé (81.72) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé (81.72) | 2 | 3 | Roland Scholten (91.47) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Roger Carter (89.31) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Carter (89.88) | 3 | | Roger Carter (89.31) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Taylor (84.30) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |