# 2018 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2018 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 41st World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 33rd staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
Glen Durrant who was the defending men's champion, successfully retained his title, beating Mark McGeeney 7–6 in the final after the match went to a tie break. Durrant became the fifth player to defend a world title following his first win, after Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson. McGeeney became the second man, following Mike Gregory in 1992, to lose a world final having had darts at double to win.
Lisa Ashton who was the defending women's champion, also retained her title with a 3–1 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova.
Durrant recorded the tournament's first 100+ match average since 2014 in his quarter-final victory over Jim Williams.
All four men's quarter-finals went to a deciding set, the first time this had happened since the format was changed so that the quarters were played to best of nine sets. The previous year this happened was 1991, when the quarter-finals were best of seven sets.
Michael Unterbuchner became the first German player to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship, but was beaten 6–4 by Mark McGeeney.

## Men's
### Format and qualifiers

* ↑ James Hurrell withdrew from the tournament due to ill health. He was replaced in the draw by the next highest ranked player not qualified, which was Richie Edwards of Wales.
* ↑ Krzysztof Ratajski, who qualified for the preliminary round as the 2017 World Masters champion, declined his invitation in order to attempt to qualify for the rival 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. Gary Robson, the highest ranked non-qualifier, was invited as a replacement.

### Draw bracket
#### Preliminary round

All matches are best of 5 sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 84.72 | (Alt) Gary Robson | 3 – 0 | Pengiran Mohamed (Q) | 70.35 |
| 81.57 | (Q) Justin Thompson | 3 – 2 | Chris Gilliland (Q) | 80.13 |
| 94.89 | (WC) Danny Noppert | 3 – 0 | Joe Chaney (Q) | 76.08 |
| 76.19 | (Q) Ümit Uygunsözlü | 2 – 3 | Chris Harris (Q) | 75.22 |
| 77.42 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 0 – 3 | Dennis Nilsson (Q) | 92.56 |
| 84.67 | (Q) Chris Landman | 0 – 3 | Derk Telnekes (Q) | 87.16 |
| 77.30 | (Q) David Cameron | 2 – 3 | Michael Unterbuchner (Q) | 84.77 |
| 80.38 | (Q) Craig Caldwell | 0 – 3 | Daniel Day (Q) | 86.24 |

#### Last 32

| First Round (best of 5 sets) 6–9 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 6–9 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 6–9 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 10–11 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 10–11 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 10–11 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 12 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 12 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 12 January | | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 13 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 13 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 13 January | | Final (best of 13 sets) 14 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 14 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 14 January |
| 1 | Glen Durrant 95.29 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Gary Robson 86.31 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Gary Robson 86.31 | 0 | 1 | Glen Durrant 99.43 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Darryl Fitton 93.37 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Darryl Fitton 85.51 | 3 | 16 | Darryl Fitton 93.37 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Justin Thompson 81.09 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Justin Thompson 81.09 | 2 | | | | 1 | Glen Durrant 100.92 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Jim Williams 92.02 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cameron Menzies 84.66 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | Jim Williams 92.02 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Conan Whitehead 91.86 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conan Whitehead 91.86 | 3 | | Conan Whitehead 90.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Jim Williams 90.18 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jim Williams 81.27 | 3 | 9 | Jim Williams 90.18 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Nilsson 82.42 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Nilsson 82.42 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Glen Durrant 96.61 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Scott Waites 94.14 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Ross Montgomery 90.72 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Scott Waites 94.14 | 2 | | | | |
| | Scott Waites 88.89 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Waites 88.89 | 3 | | Scott Waites 93.21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Dean Reynolds 94.53 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dean Reynolds 81.50 | 3 | 12 | Dean Reynolds 94.53 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chris Harris 76.62 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chris Harris 76.62 | 1 | | | | | Scott Waites 92.77 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Andy Baetens 91.86 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Scott Mitchell 98.70 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | Andy Baetens 91.86 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Darius Labanauskas 99.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darius Labanauskas 99.08 | 2 | 4 | Scott Mitchell 96.39 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Andy Baetens 94.55 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Andy Baetens 86.73 | 3 | 13 | Andy Baetens 94.55 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Baker 85.75 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Baker 85.75 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Glen Durrant 93.97 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark McGeeney 86.31 | 6 |
| 2 | Mark McGeeney 86.19 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark McGeeney 86.31 | 6 |
| | Martin Adams 82.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Adams 82.08 | 2 | 2 | Mark McGeeney 92.13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | WC | Danny Noppert 89.48 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Richie Edwards 71.51 | 0 | WC | Danny Noppert 89.48 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Danny Noppert 88.92 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Danny Noppert 88.92 | 3 | | | | 2 | Mark McGeeney 91.47 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wayne Warren 92.67 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wesley Harms 90.56 | 1 | | | | | | | | Wayne Warren 92.67 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Warren 95.07 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Warren 95.07 | 3 | | Wayne Warren 88.62 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Willem Mandigers 87.03 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Willem Mandigers 89.58 | 3 | 10 | Willem Mandigers 87.03 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Kenny 83.37 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Kenny 83.37 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark McGeeney 88.84 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | Michael Unterbuchner 88.33 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Geert De Vos 87.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Michael Unterbuchner 88.33 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Derk Telnekes 81.73 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Derk Telnekes 81.73 | 1 | 6 | Geert De Vos 77.37 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Richard Veenstra 90.85 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richard Veenstra 91.88 | 3 | 11 | Richard Veenstra 90.85 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle McKinstry 87.99 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle McKinstry 87.99 | 2 | | | | 11 | Richard Veenstra 89.66 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | Michael Unterbuchner 89.65 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jamie Hughes 87.14 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | Michael Unterbuchner 89.65 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Unterbuchner 89.30 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Unterbuchner 89.30 | 3 | Q | Michael Unterbuchner 88.88 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Martin Phillips 83.17 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Martin Phillips 83.23 | 3 | 14 | Martin Phillips 83.17 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Daniel Day 79.30 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's
### Draw Bracket

| First Round (best of 3 sets) 6–10 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 6–10 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 6–10 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 6–10 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 6–10 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 11 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 11 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 11 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 11 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 12 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 12 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 12 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 12 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 13 January |
| 1 | Deta Hedman 66.96 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rachna David 62.70 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Deta Hedman 78.15 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sharon Prins 71.48 | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Sharon Prins 73.90 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria O'Brien 70.86 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Deta Hedman 82.32 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lisa Ashton 77.76 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Lisa Ashton 83.14 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Rhian Griffiths 67.11 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | Lisa Ashton 73.26 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Corrine Hammond 71.69 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | Fallon Sherrock 75.15 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fallon Sherrock 70.68 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Lisa Ashton 89.80 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Aileen de Graaf 72.73 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 81.83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Paula Jacklin 62.23 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Aileen de Graaf 71.84 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Trina Gulliver 80.62 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Trina Gulliver 77.62 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Vicky Pruim 72.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 7 | Trina Gulliver 76.73 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lorraine Winstanley 80.01 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 84.78 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Tricia Wright 74.83 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | Lorraine Winstanley 67.89 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 82.73 | 3 | 3 | | 6 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 85.08 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anca Zijlstra 75.29 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Youth

For the fourth consecutive year, a youth final was played on the Lakeside stage during the Championships. In September 2017, the Youth tournament was played down to the final two. The final took place on 11 January, and was contested between 17 year old defending champion Justin van Tergouw from the Netherlands and 15 year old Killian Heffernan from Ireland. The format was first to three sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 93.04 | Justin van Tergouw | 3 – 1 | Killian Heffernan | 82.29 |

## Representation from different countries

This tables shows the number of players by country (men and women) in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. Fifteen countries were represented in the World Championship at men competition and seven at the women. Overall seventeen countries competed at the World Championship.

### Men

| | ENG | NED | WAL | BEL | NIR | SCO | AUS | BRU | CAN | GER | LTU | NZL | SWE | TUR | USA | Total |
| Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-final | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Round 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Prelim. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |

### Women

| | ENG | NED | AUS | NOR | RUS | SWE | WAL | Total |
| Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-final | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |