# 2015 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2015 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 38th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 30th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting did not defend his title, as he switched to the rival PDC organisation at the start of the season. Scott Mitchell beat Martin Adams 7–6 in the final for his first world title.
For the first time since 1992 no player from the Netherlands reached the last 16.

## Format and qualifiers
### Men's

| Top 16 James Wilson (first round) Alan Norris (second round) Martin Adams (runner-up) Scott Mitchell (winner) Martin Phillips (first round) Scott Waites (second round) Glen Durrant (semi-final) Wesley Harms (first round) Gary Robson (second round) Jamie Hughes (second round) Ross Montgomery (quarter-final) Jeffrey de Graaf (first round) Remco van Eijden (first round) Rick Hofstra (first round) Darryl Fitton (quarter-final) Robbie Green (quarter-final) | 17-28 in BDO Rankings Madars Razma (second round) Jan Dekker (first round) Darius Labanauskas (first round) Geert De Vos (second round) Pip Blackwell (first round) Tony O'Shea (first round) Paul Jennings (first round) Sam Hewson (first round) Paul Coughlin (preliminary round) Sam Head (preliminary round) Brian Dawson (quarter-final) Michel van der Horst (first round) | Hull qualifiers Rhys Hayden (preliminary round) Daniel Larsson (first round) Cedric Waegemans (first round) Jeff Smith (semi-final) WDF regional qualifiers Eddy Sims (preliminary round) Peter Sajwani (second round) David Cameron (preliminary round) Karel Sedláček (first round) Mike Day (preliminary round) Jim Widmayer (second round) Willem Mandigers (preliminary round) Seigo Asada (preliminary round) |

### Women's

The televised stages feature 16 players. The top 8 players in the BDO rankings over the 2013/14 season are seeded for the tournament.

### Youth

For the first time a youth tournament was played. The final stages at Lakeside though just consisted of a best of five sets final between Harry Ward and Colin Roelofs. Over 64 players have played down to the final in October 2014. Roelofs won the title, 3–0 in sets.

## Prize money

The total prize money was £339,000. Additionally there was a £52,000 prize for a nine dart finish.
| Position | Men | Women | Youth |
| Champion | £100,000 | £12,000 | £5,000 |
| Runner-up | £35,000 | £5,000 | £2,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £15,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| Quarter-finalists: | £6,500 | £1,000 | £250 |
| Last 16 | £4,500 | £500 | n/a |
| 1st round losers | £3,250 | n/a | n/a |
| Preliminary round losers | £2,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Highest Checkout | £5,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | £300,000 | £29,000 | £10,000 |

## Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players in the Men's World Championship, the total number including Preliminary round.
Number of players by country$^*$ :
| | ENG | NED | LAT | USA | AUS | BEL | CAN | CZE | NZL | SCO | LIT | WAL | SWE | JPN | Total |
| Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarters | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Round 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Prelim. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
$^*$ In darts, as in many other sports, some non-sovereign sub-national entities of the United Kingdom are treated as separate countries for sport governance purposes.

## Draw

The draw was held on 12 October 2014.

### Men
#### Preliminary round

To be played from 3–5 January. All matches are the best of 5 sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 73.62 | Peter Sajwani (Q) | 3–0 | Sam Head | 69.48 |
| 82.44 | David Cameron (Q) | 2–3 | Michel van der Horst | 82.08 |
| 71.97 | Eddy Sims (Q) | 1–3 | Cedric Waegemans (Q) | 75.39 |
| 75.36 | Seigo Asada (Q) | 1–3 | Brian Dawson | 84.90 |
| 82.74 | Karel Sedláček (Q) | 3–2 | Paul Coughlin | 75.72 |
| 84.51 | Mike Day (Q) | 0–3 | Jeff Smith (Q) | 86.10 |
| 76.14 | Jim Widmayer (Q) | 3–2 | Rhys Hayden (Q) | 71.28 |
| 80.04 | Willem Mandigers (Q) | 1–3 | Daniel Larsson (Q) | 80.67 |

#### Last 32

| First Round (best of 5 sets) 3–6 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 3–6 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 3–6 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 7–8 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 7–8 January | Second Round (best of 7 sets) 7–8 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 9 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 9 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 9 January | | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 10 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 10 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 10 January | | Final (best of 13 sets) 11 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 11 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 11 January |
| 1 | James Wilson 87.90 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Sajwani 85.62 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Sajwani 85.62 | 3 | Q | Peter Sajwani 84.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Robbie Green 98.22 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Robbie Green 91.65 | 3 | 16 | Robbie Green 98.22 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darius Labanauskas 88.71 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darius Labanauskas 88.71 | 1 | | | | 16 | Robbie Green 90.69 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | Jeff Smith 90.96 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wesley Harms 89.16 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | Jeff Smith 90.96 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jeff Smith 89.92 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jeff Smith 89.92 | 3 | Q | Jeff Smith 91.23 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Gary Robson 87.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Gary Robson 82.95 | 3 | 9 | Gary Robson 87.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cedric Waegemans 72.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cedric Waegemans 72.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | Q | Jeff Smith 86.88 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Scott Mitchell 93.27 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Martin Phillips 83.31 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Scott Mitchell 93.27 | 6 | | | | |
| | Madars Razma 86.70 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madars Razma 86.70 | 3 | | Madars Razma 83.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brian Dawson 85.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jeffrey de Graaf 73.89 | 0 | | Brian Dawson 85.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Dawson 85.35 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Dawson 85.35 | 3 | | | | | Brian Dawson 91.92 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Scott Mitchell 96.00 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Scott Mitchell 92.55 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Scott Mitchell 96.00 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony O'Shea 91.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony O'Shea 91.02 | 2 | 4 | Scott Mitchell 93.12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Geert De Vos 88.86 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Remco van Eijden 83.85 | 1 | | Geert De Vos 88.86 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geert De Vos 93.21 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geert De Vos 93.21 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Scott Mitchell 92.61 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 92.55 | 6 |
| 2 | Alan Norris 87.36 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 92.55 | 6 |
| Q | Daniel Larsson 87.24 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Daniel Larsson 87.24 | 2 | 2 | Alan Norris 95.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Darryl Fitton 94.32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Darryl Fitton 88.05 | 3 | 15 | Darryl Fitton 94.32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Jennings 81.06 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Jennings 81.06 | 0 | | | | 15 | Darryl Fitton 90.75 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Glen Durrant 95.55 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Glen Durrant 96.21 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Glen Durrant 95.55 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karel Sedláček 99.57 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karel Sedláček 99.57 | 1 | 7 | Glen Durrant 98.05 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jamie Hughes 90.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jamie Hughes 86.70 | 3 | 10 | Jamie Hughes 90.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michel van der Horst 83.64 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michel van der Horst 83.64 | 1 | | | | | | | | 7 | Glen Durrant 99.87 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 97.92 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Scott Waites 90.45 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 97.92 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sam Hewson 80.43 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sam Hewson 80.43 | 2 | 6 | Scott Waites 94.08 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ross Montgomery 97.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ross Montgomery 89.64 | 3 | 11 | Ross Montgomery 97.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pip Blackwell 92.70 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pip Blackwell 92.70 | 1 | | | | 11 | Ross Montgomery 86.94 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 93.84 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Martin Adams 94.11 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Martin Adams 93.84 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Dekker 92.31 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Dekker 92.31 | 1 | 3 | Martin Adams 89.37 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Q | Jim Widmayer 78.51 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rick Hofstra 81.54 | 1 | Q | Jim Widmayer 78.51 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jim Widmayer 82.47 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women

In a repeat of last year's final Lisa Ashton beat Deta Hedman in the first round. She defended her title by winning the final 3–1 over Fallon Sherrock and became the tournament's oldest winner with 44 years of age. Also in the final, Fallon Sherrock set a competition record by throwing six 180s in a match and 13 180s in the tournament.
| First Round (best of 3 sets) 3–7 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 3–7 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 3–7 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 3–7 January | First Round (best of 3 sets) 3–7 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 8 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 8 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 8 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 8 January | Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) 8 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 January | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January | Final (best of 5 sets) 10 January |
| 1 | Deta Hedman 72.51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Ashton 81.72 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Lisa Ashton 90.18 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Trina Gulliver 66.30 | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Trina Gulliver 56.58 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anneke Kuijten 48.63 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Lisa Ashton 87.30 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lorraine Winstanley 67.11 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Sharon Prins 71.37 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Sharon Prins 72.66 | 3 | 3 | | | Sharon Prins 68.49 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rachel Brooks 76.95 | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Rachel Brooks 65.88 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Casey Gallagher 72.15 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lisa Ashton 83.22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 72.42 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Fallon Sherrock 83.76 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | Irina Armstrong 74.97 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 75.87 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zoe Jones 61.50 | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Zoe Jones 69.60 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sarah Brent 51.72 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 80.46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Aileen de Graaf 70.68 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Fallon Sherrock 84.75 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Paula Jacklin 58.95 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Aileen de Graaf 73.68 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fallon Sherrock 75.60 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Fallon Sherrock 75.84 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Maria Mason 71.94 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Media coverage

Following exclusive coverage on the BBC in 2014, BBC & BT Sport will share broadcasting duties of the 2015 edition for the first time ever. The BBC had previously shared coverage of the tournament with ESPN from 2012 to 2013. The BBC have exclusive live coverage of every afternoon session, the first men's semi final and the women's final, while BT have exclusive coverage of every evening session and the second men's semi final, with both broadcasters sharing coverage of the final. In addition, the BBC will broadcast late night highlights.
The BBC live coverage will be hosted by Colin Murray alongside Bobby George; Rob Walker will be the roving reporter and also host the late night highlights show. Ray Stubbs will return to the Lakeside to host for BT Sport, having previously hosted BBC coverage between 2001 and 2009 and ESPN coverage between 2012 and 2013, with Ted Hankey alongside him, while Helen Skelton has been confirmed as the BT Sport roving reporter. Commentary will be provided by Tony Green, Vassos Alexander, John Rawling, Jim Proudfoot and George Riley.