# 1988 BDO World Darts Championship

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, averaging over 90 in all of his games and over 97 in all but one.

## Seeds

* Bob Anderson
* John Lowe
* Eric Bristow
* Bob Sinnaeve
* Mike Gregory
* Jocky Wilson
* Cliff Lazarenko
* Dave Whitcombe

## Prize money

The prize fund was £69,600.
    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 (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 | Bob Anderson (97.38) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bert Vlaardingerbroek (87.30) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bert Vlaardingerbroek (87.30) | 1 | 1 | Bob Anderson (97.20) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Russell Stewart (87.96) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Russell Stewart (86.43) | 3 | | Russell Stewart (87.96) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johnny Deley (77.16) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johnny Deley (77.16) | 1 | | | | 1 | Bob Anderson (98.43) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Peter Evison (94.29) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dave Whitcombe (83.76) | 1 | | | | | | | | Peter Evison (94.29) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Evison (85.11) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Evison (85.11) | 3 | | Peter Evison (83.40) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fred McMullan (83.67) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred McMullan (83.31) | 3 | | Fred McMullan (83.67) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tapani Uitos (75.90) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tapani Uitos (75.90) | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Bob Anderson (97.62) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Rick Ney (85.05) | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Mike Gregory (83.85) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Rick Ney (85.05) | 0 | | | | |
| | Chris Johns (85.50) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Johns (85.50) | 3 | | Chris Johns (86.49) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rick Ney (89.52) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rick Ney (86.82) | 3 | | Rick Ney (89.52) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Caris (83.46) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Caris (83.46) | 1 | | | | | Rick Ney (85.80) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Dennis Hickling (84.03) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Sinnaeve (82.41) | 3 | | | | | | | | Dennis Hickling (84.03) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Horrie Seden (84.27) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Horrie Seden (84.27) | 2 | 4 | Bob Sinnaeve (86.25) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dennis Hickling (85.83) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Hickling (82.77) | 3 | | Dennis Hickling (85.83) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert MacKenzie (81.51) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert MacKenzie (81.51) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bob Anderson (92.70) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (92.07) | 4 |
| 2 | John Lowe (93.48) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (92.07) | 4 |
| | Keith Deller (80.07) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Deller (80.07) | 1 | 2 | John Lowe (80.70) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paul Lim (81.84) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Lim (88.53) | 3 | | Paul Lim (81.84) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Lord (79.83) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Lord (79.83) | 0 | | | | 2 | John Lowe (93.90) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Paul Reynolds (89.61) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (85.92) | 3 | | | | | | | | Paul Reynolds (89.61) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Payne (86.76) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Payne (86.76) | 1 | 7 | Cliff Lazarenko (84.48) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paul Reynolds (86.85) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Reynolds (90.78) | 3 | | Paul Reynolds (86.85) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Erik Karlsson (81.24) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lars Erik Karlsson (81.24) | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | John Lowe (89.73) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Eric Bristow (90.03) | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Jocky Wilson (89.13) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Eric Bristow (90.03) | 2 | | | | |
| | Terry O'Dea (85.89) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry O'Dea (85.89) | 1 | 6 | Jocky Wilson (90.06) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan Evans (84.15) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Evans (88.89) | 3 | | Alan Evans (84.15) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny MacInnis (75.93) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny MacInnis (75.93) | 0 | | | | 6 | Jocky Wilson (86.97) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Eric Bristow (88.80) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Eric Bristow (87.12) | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Eric Bristow (88.80) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Farrell (84.06) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Farrell (84.06) | 2 | 3 | Eric Bristow (87.99) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ritchie Gardner (84.12) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Gardner (82.08) | 3 | | Ritchie Gardner (84.12) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arnie Bunn (82.17) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round