# 1997 BDO World Darts Championship

The 1997 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 4–12 January 1997 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It was won by Les Wallace, who became the second Scotsman to become World Darts Champion after Jocky Wilson won it twice in 1982 and 1989. Wallace defeated Wales' Marshall James 6–3 in the final. Wallace also became the first left-handed player to win either version of the World Darts Championship. It was also the second time in four years that two unseeded players had reached the Embassy final, and remains the most recent occasion that this has occurred.

## Seeds

* Martin Adams
* Roland Scholten
* Raymond van Barneveld
* Richie Burnett
* Steve Beaton
* Colin Monk
* Ronnie Baxter
* Andy Fordham

## Prize money

The prize money was £152,400.
    Champion: £38,000
    Runner-Up: £19,000
    Semi-Finalists (2): £8,700
    Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,400
    Last 16 (8): £3,350
    Last 32 (16): £2,100
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 | Martin Adams (97.05) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Carter (94.50) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Carter (94.50) | 3 | | Roger Carter (85.62) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | John Part (86.79) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Part (87.54) | 3 | | John Part (86.79) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Brown (81.06) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Brown (81.06) | 1 | | | | | Roger Carter (86.61) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Marshall James (90.36) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andy Fordham (87.45) | 3 | | | | | | | Marshall James (90.36) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark (89.88) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark (89.88) | 2 | 8 | Andy Fordham (87.45) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marshall James (89.91) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall James (82.17) | 3 | | Marshall James (89.91) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Burksfield (73.47) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Burksfield (73.47) | 1 | | | | | | | | Marshall James (89.88) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Steve Beaton (85.17) | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Steve Beaton (86.47) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Steve Beaton (85.17) | 4 | | | |
| | Carl Mercer (76.25) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carl Mercer (76.25) | 0 | 5 | Steve Beaton (92.52) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Geoff Wylie (81.60) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Wylie (92.64) | 3 | | Geoff Wylie (81.60) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith (87.93) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith (87.93) | 2 | | | | 5 | Steve Beaton (91.17) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Leo Laurens (88.47) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richie Burnett (91.23) | 3 | | | | | | | Leo Laurens (88.47) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hinkley (79.23) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hinkley (79.23) | 1 | 4 | Richie Burnett (88.95) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Leo Laurens (92.46) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Laurens (85.71) | 3 | | Leo Laurens (92.46) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Davies (83.43) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Davies (83.43) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Marshall James (92.01) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (92.19) | 6 |
| 2 | Roland Scholten (88.44) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (92.19) | 6 |
| | Mike Gregory (87.60) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Gregory (87.60) | 2 | 2 | Roland Scholten (88.62) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bobby George (83.10) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby George (84.00) | 3 | | Bobby George (83.10) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Brooks (82.95) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Brooks (82.95) | 1 | | | | 2 | Roland Scholten (92.46) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mervyn King (91.77) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ronnie Baxter (85.86) | 3 | | | | | | | Mervyn King (91.77) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins (88.89) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins (88.89) | 0 | 7 | Ronnie Baxter (93.15) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mervyn King (96.78) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King (91.50) | 3 | | Mervyn King (96.78) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Hunt (87.57) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Hunt (87.57) | 1 | | | | | | | | Mervyn King (96.84) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (94.02) | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Colin Monk (88.53) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Les Wallace (94.02) | 5 | | | |
| | Chris Hornby (72.81) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Hornby (72.81) | 0 | 6 | Colin Monk (85.68) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paul Williams (86.01) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams (83.16) | 3 | | Paul Williams (86.01) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Clarys (81.99) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Clarys (81.99) | 2 | | | | | Paul Williams (95.34) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Les Wallace (96.78) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raymond van Barneveld (85.86) | 3 | | | | | | | Les Wallace (96.78) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Sean Palfrey (77.88) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sean Palfrey (77.88) | 0 | 3 | Raymond van Barneveld (95.31) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Les Wallace (94.23) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Wallace (99.45) | 3 | | Les Wallace (94.23) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Taylor (92.43) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |