# 1996 BDO World Darts Championship

The 1996 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1–7 January 1996 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey and was won by the number six seed Steve Beaton. Beaton, who suffered a first round loss in the previous two World Championships as the number one seed, defeated Co Stompé, 1994 champion John Part, and future champions Martin Adams and Andy Fordham before beating defending champion Richie Burnett 6–3 in sets in the final.

## Seeds

* Richie Burnett
* Andy Fordham
* Martin Adams
* Mike Gregory
* Raymond van Barneveld
* Steve Beaton
* Colin Monk
* Kevin Painter

## Prize money

The prize money was £145,200.
    Champion: £36,000
    Runner-Up: £18,000
    Semi-Finalists (2): £8,400
    Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,200
    Last 16 (8): £3,200
    Last 32 (16): £2,000
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.

## The results

| 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 7 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 7 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 | Richie Burnett (93.75) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Weening (85.38) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Weening (85.38) | 0 | 1 | Richie Burnett (87.99) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Roland Scholten (81.12) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Scholten (83.79) | 3 | | Roland Scholten (81.12) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Salmon (78.84) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Salmon (78.84) | 0 | | | | 1 | Richie Burnett (90.69) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter (92.88) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kevin Painter (83.97) | 2 | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter (92.88) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter (85.56) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter (85.56) | 3 | | Ronnie Baxter (95.97) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan Brown (86.55) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Brown (84.90) | 3 | | Alan Brown (86.55) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Krockel (82.20) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Krockel (82.20) | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Richie Burnett (90.66) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (87.81) | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Raymond van Barneveld (94.23) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (87.81) | 2 | | | | |
| | Leo Laurens (86.10) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Laurens (86.10) | 0 | 5 | Raymond van Barneveld (92.16) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Matt Clark (95.04) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark (86.85) | 3 | | Matt Clark (95.04) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hogan (87.21) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hogan (87.21) | 2 | | | | | Matt Clark (86.01) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Les Wallace (88.29) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mike Gregory (86.73) | 0 | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (88.29) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Wallace (95.46) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Wallace (95.46) | 3 | | Les Wallace (96.93) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ian Brand (89.70) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Brand (92.40) | 3 | | Ian Brand (89.70) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Taylor (70.89) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Taylor (70.89) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Richie Burnett (88.05) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steve Beaton (90.27) | 6 |
| 2 | Andy Fordham (88.74) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steve Beaton (90.27) | 6 |
| | Chris Mason (79.74) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Mason (79.74) | 0 | 2 | Andy Fordham (89.01) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Jenkins (89.25) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins (79.23) | 3 | | Andy Jenkins (89.25) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruno Raes (72.99) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruno Raes (72.99) | 0 | | | | 2 | Andy Fordham (88.44) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Colin Monk (81.84) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Colin Monk (79.11) | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Colin Monk (81.84) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Gaile (77.61) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Gaile (77.61) | 0 | 7 | Colin Monk (79.98) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Per Skau (79.68) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Per Skau (92.97) | 3 | | Per Skau (79.68) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Burden (85.50) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Burden (85.50) | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | Andy Fordham (93.87) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steve Beaton (92.52) | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Steve Beaton (95.10) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Steve Beaton (92.52) | 5 | | | | |
| | Co Stompé (90.78) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé (90.78) | 0 | 6 | Steve Beaton (97.44) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | John Part (89.19) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Part (84.90) | 3 | | John Part (89.19) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams (86.31) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams (86.31) | 2 | | | | 6 | Steve Beaton (99.48) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams (97.98) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Martin Adams (93.57) | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams (97.98) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster (88.26) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster (88.26) | 1 | 3 | Martin Adams (87.03) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Geoff Wylie (82.56) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Wylie (89.28) | 3 | | Geoff Wylie (82.56) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Carter (85.86) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |