1998 BDO World Darts Championship

December 2014 May 2026 1998 BDO World Darts Championship 3–11 January 1998 Lakeside Country Club Frimley Green, Surrey England, United Kingdom BDO SetsFinal – best of 11 £166,000 £40,000 164 ENG Andy Fordham NED Raymond van Barneveld 1997 1999 The 1998 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1998 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship) was held from 3–11 January 1998 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It saw Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld, the number one seed, win the first of four BDO world titles (and five overall), avenging his defeat by Richie Burnett in the 1995 final by beating him in a decider which went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first top seed to win the world title since his future rival Phil Taylor in 1992, and the second champion from outside the United Kingdom after John Part in 1994. Defending champion Les Wallace lost in the second round to 1996 champion Steve Beaton. Seeds There were eight seeds for the tournament.World Championship Men 1998 https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/world-championship-men/1998 Mastercaller 4 February 2024 NED Raymond van Barneveld ENG Ronnie Baxter NED Roland Scholten ENG Martin Adams ENG Mervyn King WAL Sean Palfrey WAL Marshall James SCO Les Wallace Prize money The prize money was £160,400.1998 BDO World Championship Player Prize Money http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=22 Darts Database 4 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231100301/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=22 31 December 2013 dead Champion: £40,000 Runner-Up: £20,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £9,000 Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,600 Last 16 (8): £3,500 Last 32 (16): £2,250 There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600. Results Players in bold denote match winners.Results of World Championship Men 1998 https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/world-championship-men/1998/results Mastercaller 4 February 2024World Championship Men 1998 – Bracket https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/world-championship-men/1998/bracket Mastercaller 4 February 2024 First Round (best of 5 sets) Second Round (best of 5 sets) Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets) Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) Final (best of 11 sets) 200 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (85.86) 3 ENG Michael Marshall (83.40) 1   ENG Andy Fordham (89.61) 3 ENG Andy Jenkins (81.72) 1 8 SCO Les Wallace (91.35) 3 ENG Andy Smith (80.04) 2   ENG Steve Beaton (88.62) 3 ENG Paul Williams (90.15) 1 5 ENG Mervyn King (95.46) 3 ENG Matt Clark (93.42) 0   ENG Ted Hankey (101.55) 3 AUS Wayne Weening (89.10) 0 4 ENG Martin Adams (90.93) 2 ENG Robbie Widdows (90.24) 3   ENG Colin Monk (87.60) 3 WAL Ritchie Davies (83.43) 1 2 ENG Ronnie Baxter (85.17) 2 SCO Peter Johnstone (85.95) 3   ENG Chris Mason (88.32) 3 NIR Geoff Wylie (82.77) 1 7 WAL Marshall James (88.98) 1 WAL Richie Burnett (93.63) 3   ENG Kevin Painter (98.88) 3 BEL Erik Clarys (89.37) 1 6 WAL Sean Palfrey (87.87) 3 AUS Peter Hinkley (80.85) 1   ENG Bobby George (87.60) 3 ESP Braulio Roncero (81.69) 1 3 NED Roland Scholten (82.77) 3 NED Co Stompé (81.72) 2   USA Roger Carter (89.88) 3 SCO Bob Taylor (84.30) 1 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (91.95) 3 ENG Andy Fordham (91.95) 2 8 SCO Les Wallace (87.93) 2 ENG Steve Beaton (91.17) 3 5 ENG Mervyn King (92.58) 0 ENG Ted Hankey (92.37) 3   ENG Robbie Widdows (91.08) 2 ENG Colin Monk (91.38) 3   SCO Peter Johnstone (88.44) 3 ENG Chris Mason (88.17) 0   WAL Richie Burnett (96.72) 3 ENG Kevin Painter (95.25) 1 6 WAL Sean Palfrey (84.24) 3 ENG Bobby George (82.08) 2 3 NED Roland Scholten (91.47) 3 USA Roger Carter (89.31) 1 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (95.46) 5 ENG Steve Beaton (93.60) 0   ENG Ted Hankey (91.26) 2 ENG Colin Monk (92.10) 5   SCO Peter Johnstone (86.40) 2 WAL Richie Burnett (92.16) 5 6 WAL Sean Palfrey (88.56) 4 3 NED Roland Scholten (90.51) 5 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (97.08) 5 ENG Colin Monk (93.12) 3 WAL Richie Burnett (93.57) 5 3 NED Roland Scholten (84.51) 1 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (93.96) 6 WAL Richie Burnett (97.14) 5 References Category:BDO World Darts Championships Category:1990s in Surrey BDO World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championship Category:Sport in Surrey Category:Frimley Green