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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.

Lakeside World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates5–13 January 2008
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green, Surrey
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)BDO
FormatSets
Finals:
best of 13 (men's)
best of 3 (women's)
Prize fund£258,000
Winner's share£85,000 (men's)
£6,000 (women's)
High checkoutMen's:
Scotland Robert Thornton (170)
Netherlands Co Stompé (170)
Women's:
Netherlands K. Krappen (116)
Champion(s)
Wales Mark Webster
Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova
«2007 2009»

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.[1] Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.[2]

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.[3]

Prize money edit

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 edit

Men[4]

  1.   Mark Webster
  2.   Gary Anderson
  3.   Scott Waites
  4.   Martin Adams
  5.   Tony O'Shea
  6.   Co Stompé
  7.   Ted Hankey
  8.   Gary Robson
  9.   Darryl Fitton
  10.   Martin Atkins
  11.   Brian Woods
  12.   John Walton
  13.   Shaun Greatbatch
  14.   Mario Robbe
  15.   Edwin Max
  16.   Niels de Ruiter

Women[5]

  1.   Francis Hoenselaar
  2.   Trina Gulliver
  3.   Karin Krappen
  4.   Anastasia Dobromyslova

Men's edit

  • 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) Second round (best of 7) Quarter-Finals (best of 9) Semi-Finals (best of 11) Final (best of 13)
               
1   Mark Webster (94.47) 3
  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 (76.80) 3
1   Mark Webster (92.67) 5
9   Darryl Fitton (93.18) 1
8   Gary Robson (80.43) 3
  Tony David (76.77) 1
8   Gary Robson (88.77) 0
9   Darryl Fitton (100.71) 4
9   Darryl Fitton (94.86) 3
  Davy Richardson (89.81) 1
1   Mark Webster (96.21) 6
4   Martin Adams (95.37) 4
5   Tony O'Shea (78.72) 3
  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 (89.28) 3
  Robert Thornton (92.25) 4
4   Martin Adams (89.88) 5
4   Martin Adams (90.54) 3
  Phill Nixon (77.61) 0
4   Martin Adams (89.19) 4
  Martin Phillips (83.61) 0
13   Shaun Greatbatch (87.03) 1
  Martin Phillips (91.41) 3
1   Mark Webster (92.07) 7
  Simon Whitlock (93.93) 5
2   Gary Anderson (88.56) 2
  Fabian Roosenbrand (84.33) 3
    Fabian Roosenbrand (82.86) 1
  Simon Whitlock (89.37) 4
15   Edwin Max (77.46) 0
  Simon Whitlock (86.40) 3
  Simon Whitlock (94.68) 5
7   Ted Hankey (86.73) 0
7   Ted Hankey (85.92) 3
  Steve West (82.53) 2
7   Ted Hankey (88.29) 4
  Andy Boulton (82.14) 1
10   Martin Atkins (85.80) 2
  Andy Boulton (82.56) 3
  Simon Whitlock (92.64) 6
11   Brian Woods (89.10) 3
6   Co Stompé (90.06) 3
  Carl Mercer (78.54) 1
6   Co Stompé (88.98) 2
11   Brian Woods (88.98) 4
11   Brian Woods (96.51) 3
  Paul Hanvidge (86.13) 0
11   Brian Woods (93.21) 5
3   Scott Waites (90.30) 3
3   Scott Waites (87.78) 3
  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 (85.05) 3

Statistics edit

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 edit

First Round – Best of 3 sets Semi-Finals – Best of 3 sets Final – Best of 3 sets
               
4   Anastasia Dobromyslova 78.30 3 3
  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 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
  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
  Julie Gore 68.01 0 3 0

Women's statistics edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Webster ousts reigning champion Adams". RTÉ Sport. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ Roughley, Gregg (13 January 2008). "Webster claims first world title in dramatic final". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ Moeran, Henry (14 January 2008). "Trina Gulliver loses title". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "2008 BDO World Championship Seeds". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2008 Womens World Championship Seeds". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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