# 2008 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster. Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.
Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Gulliver had won all of the previous seven titles.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the 2008 event is £258,000
    Men's Champion: £85,000
    Runner-up: £30,000
    Semi-Finalists: £11,000 x 2
    Quarter-Finalists: £6,000 x 4
    Second Round: £4,250 x 8
    First Round: £3,000 x 16
    Women's Champion: £6,000
    Runner-Up £2,000
    Semi-Finalists: £1,000 x 2
    Quarter-Finalists: £500 x 4
    Nine dart finish: £52,000 (Men & Women)
    Highest Checkout: £3,000 (Men & Women)

## Seeds

Men
* Mark Webster
* Gary Anderson
* Scott Waites
* Martin Adams
* Tony O'Shea
* Co Stompé
* Ted Hankey
* Gary Robson
* Darryl Fitton
* Martin Atkins
* Brian Woods
* John Walton
* Shaun Greatbatch
* Mario Robbe
* Edwin Max
* Niels de Ruiter
Women
* Francis Hoenselaar
* Trina Gulliver
* Karin Krappen
* Anastasia Dobromyslova

## Men's

* Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break
| First Round (best of 5 sets) | First Round (best of 5 sets) | First Round (best of 5 sets) | Second round (best of 7) | Second round (best of 7) | Second round (best of 7) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9) | | Semi-Finals (best of 11) | Semi-Finals (best of 11) | Semi-Finals (best of 11) | | Final (best of 13) | Final (best of 13) | Final (best of 13) |
| 1 | Mark Webster (94.47) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Jones (85.29) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Jones (85.29) | 1 | 1 | Mark Webster (82.80) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Glenn Moody (80.13) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Niels de Ruiter (74.04) | 1 | | Glenn Moody (80.13) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Moody (76.80) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Moody (76.80) | 3 | | | | 1 | Mark Webster (92.67) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Darryl Fitton (93.18) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gary Robson (80.43) | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Darryl Fitton (93.18) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Tony David (76.77) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony David (76.77) | 1 | 8 | Gary Robson (88.77) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Darryl Fitton (100.71) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Darryl Fitton (94.86) | 3 | 9 | Darryl Fitton (100.71) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davy Richardson (89.81) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davy Richardson (89.81) | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Webster (96.21) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Martin Adams (95.37) | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Tony O'Shea (78.72) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Martin Adams (95.37) | 4 | | | |
| | Steve Farmer (81.78) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Farmer (81.78) | 2 | 5 | Tony O'Shea (89.58) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Thornton (91.92) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | John Walton (85.26) | 0 | | Robert Thornton (91.92) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Thornton (89.28) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Thornton (89.28) | 3 | | | | | Robert Thornton (92.25) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Martin Adams (89.88) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martin Adams (90.54) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Martin Adams (89.88) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Phill Nixon (77.61) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phill Nixon (77.61) | 0 | 4 | Martin Adams (89.19) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin Phillips (83.61) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Shaun Greatbatch (87.03) | 1 | | Martin Phillips (83.61) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Phillips (91.41) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Phillips (91.41) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Webster (92.07) | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Whitlock (93.93) | 5 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson (88.56) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Whitlock (93.93) | 5 |
| | Fabian Roosenbrand (84.33) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabian Roosenbrand (84.33) | 3 | | Fabian Roosenbrand (82.86) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Simon Whitlock (89.37) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Edwin Max (77.46) | 0 | | Simon Whitlock (89.37) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Whitlock (86.40) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Whitlock (86.40) | 3 | | | | | Simon Whitlock (94.68) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Ted Hankey (86.73) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ted Hankey (85.92) | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Ted Hankey (86.73) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West (82.53) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West (82.53) | 2 | 7 | Ted Hankey (88.29) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Boulton (82.14) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Martin Atkins (85.80) | 2 | | Andy Boulton (82.14) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Boulton (82.56) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Boulton (82.56) | 3 | | | | | | | | | Simon Whitlock (92.64) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Brian Woods (89.10) | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Co Stompé (90.06) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Brian Woods (89.10) | 3 | | | |
| | Carl Mercer (78.54) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carl Mercer (78.54) | 1 | 6 | Co Stompé (88.98) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Brian Woods (88.98) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Brian Woods (96.51) | 3 | 11 | Brian Woods (88.98) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hanvidge (86.13) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hanvidge (86.13) | 0 | | | | 11 | Brian Woods (93.21) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Scott Waites (90.30) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Scott Waites (87.78) | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Scott Waites (90.30) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Veitch (83.82) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Veitch (83.82) | 1 | 3 | Scott Waites (87.06) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Remco van Eijden (85.23) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mario Robbe (78.51) | 1 | | Remco van Eijden (85.23) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Remco van Eijden (85.05) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
| Mark Webster | 5 | 25 | 12 | 85 | 67 | 188 | 98 | 39 | 141 | 92.28 |
| Ian Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 118 | 85.29 |
| Niels de Ruiter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 74.04 |
| Glenn Moody | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 121 | 80.87 |
| Darryl Fitton | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 83 | 38 | 16 | 156 | 95.43 |
| Davy Richardson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 89.91 |
| Gary Robson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 135 | 84.16 |
| Tony David | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 76.77 |
| Tony O'Shea | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 64 | 26 | 7 | 161 | 84.55 |
| Steve Farmer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 114 | 81.78 |
| John Walton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 85.26 |
| Robert Thornton | 3 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 153 | 75 | 20 | 170 | 91.65 |
| Shaun Greatbatch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 87.03 |
| Martin Phillips | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 161 | 86.98 |
| Martin Adams | 4 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 184 | 82 | 20 | 128 | 91.88 |
| Phill Nixon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 77.61 |
| Scott Waites | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 118 | 45 | 5 | 121 | 88.58 |
| Mike Veitch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 116 | 83.82 |
| Mario Robbe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 120 | 78.51 |
| Remco van Eijden | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 84 | 85.15 |
| Brian Woods | 4 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 45 | 148 | 67 | 21 | 132 | 91.08 |
| Paul Hanvidge | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 83.43 |
| Co Stompé | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 170 | 89.30 |
| Carl Mercer | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 78.54 |
| Ted Hankey | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 40 | 13 | 138 | 86.96 |
| Steve West | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 81 | 82.53 |
| Martin Atkins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 96 | 85.80 |
| Andy Boulton | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 127 | 82.37 |
| Edwin Max | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 77.46 |
| Simon Whitlock | 5 | 23 | 11 | 79 | 57 | 182 | 82 | 36 | 145 | 92.14 |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 120 | 88.56 |
| Fabian Roosenbrand | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 124 | 83.65 |

## Women's Championship

| First Round – Best of 3 sets | First Round – Best of 3 sets | First Round – Best of 3 sets | First Round – Best of 3 sets | First Round – Best of 3 sets | Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets | Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets | Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets | Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets | Final – Best of 3 sets | Final – Best of 3 sets | Final – Best of 3 sets | Final – Best of 3 sets |
| 4 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 78.30 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dee Bateman 69.72 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dee Bateman 69.72 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 77.07 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephanie Smee 68.49 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1 | Francis Hoenselaar 53.19 | 1 | 0 | | | Stephanie Smee 68.49 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | Stephanie Smee 63.21 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Smee 63.21 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 81.54 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Trina Gulliver 71.64 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Karin Krappen 66.48 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Trina Gulliver 71.64 | 2 | 0 |
| | Rilana Erades 64.80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rilana Erades 64.80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Karin Krappen 67.86 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Trina Gulliver 73.62 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Trina Gulliver 78.33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Trina Gulliver 73.62 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Julie Gore 68.01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## Women's statistics

| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
| Anastasia Dobromyslova | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 94 | 79.07 |
| Dee Bateman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 69.72 |
| Francis Hoenselaar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 53.19 |
| Stephanie Smee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 65.36 |
| Karin Krappen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 116 | 67.01 |
| Rilana Erades | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 64.80 |
| Trina Gulliver | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 103 | 75.02 |
| Julie Gore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 68.01 |

## Television coverage

The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.