1998 PDC World Darts Championship

October 2017 October 2017 1998 PDC World Darts Championship 29 December 1997 – 4 January 1998 Circus Tavern Purfleet PDC SetsFinal – best of 11 £72,500 £20,000 170 Peter Evison Phil Taylor 1997 1999 The 1998 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1998 Skol World Darts Championship) was held between 29 December 1997 and 4 January 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. Skol, who sponsored the inaugural event in 1994 returned as title sponsors – which they were to fulfil for the next five years.1998 PDC World Championship Results DartsDatabase.co.uk 16 January 2018 http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=240 Following an out-of-court settlement (Tomlin Order) on 30 June 1997, the World Darts Council (WDC) agreed to change its name to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the tournament was thus the PDC World Darts Championship. John Part, who won the first BDO World Championship after the 1992–93 "split" had joined the PDC but failed to qualify beyond the group stage. Peter Manley had emerged as a rising talent in the PDC and was seeded 7th for the championship. He lost a close quarter-final to eventual finalist, Dennis Priestley. Priestley lost his third successive final to Phil Taylor – this defeat being the most convincing 6 sets to 0. Rod Harrington was the only player who managed to take any sets from the Power during his 2–5 semi-final defeat. This was the last year the PDC used the group stage in the championship. Phil Taylor became the most successful player in World Championship history – winning his 6th title (4 in the PDC and 2 in the BDO), eclipsing Eric Bristow who won five titles during the 1980s. It was also Taylor's fourth title in a row. Seeds ENG Phil Taylor ENG Dennis Priestley ENG Alan Warriner ENG Peter Evison ENG Rod Harrington ENG Keith Deller ENG Peter Manley ENG Bob Anderson1998 PDC World Championship Seeds DartsDatabase.co.uk 16 January 2018 http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventSeeding.aspx?EventKey=240 Prize money The prize fund was £72,500.1998 PDC World Championship Player Prize Money DartsDatabase.co.uk 16 January 2018 http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=240 Position (num. of players) Prize money(Total: £72,500)Winner (1) £20,000Runner-Up (1) £10,000Third place (1) £5,000Fourth place (1) £4,000Quarter-finalists (4) £2,000Group stage (16) £1,500Highest finish bonus (1) £1,500 Results Group stage Group A PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (1) Phil Taylor 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 ENG Dennis Smith 2 1 1 3 4 –1 23 ENG Kevin Spiolek 2 0 2 1 6 –5 0 29 December–1 January 83.05 (1) Phil Taylor ENG3 – 0 ENG Kevin Spiolek 66.99 81.98 Dennis Smith ENG3 – 1 ENG Kevin Spiolek 81.21 96.96 (1) Phil Taylor ENG3 – 0 ENG Dennis Smith 80.88 Group B PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG Shayne Burgess 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 ENG (8) Bob Anderson 2 1 1 3 4 -1 23 USA Gerald Verrier 2 0 2 1 6 –5 0 29 December–1 January 79.60 (8) Bob Anderson ENG0 – 3 ENG Shayne Burgess 84.40 83.92 (8) Bob Anderson ENG3 – 1 USA Gerald Verrier 76.31 87.03 Shayne Burgess ENG3 – 0 USA Gerald Verrier 80.07 Group C PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (5) Rod Harrington 2 2 0 6 2 +4 42 SCO Jamie Harvey 2 1 1 5 3 +2 23 ENG John Ferrell 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0 29 December–1 January 89.61 (5) Rod Harrington ENG3 – 2 SCO Jamie Harvey 88.31 89.47 Jamie Harvey SCO3 – 0 ENG John Ferrell 77.55 81.79 (5) Rod Harrington ENG3 – 0 ENG John Ferrell 78.62 Group D PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (4) Peter Evison 2 2 0 6 2 +4 42 CAN John Part 2 1 1 5 4 +1 23 USA Paul Lim 2 0 2 1 6 −5 0 29 December–1 January 85.61 (4) Peter Evison ENG3 – 2 CAN John Part 85.31 74.82 Paul Lim USA1 – 3 CAN John Part 81.43 82.97 (4) Peter Evison ENG3 – 0 USA Paul Lim 84.29 Group E PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (2) Dennis Priestley 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 ENG Steve Raw 2 1 1 3 3 0 23 ENG Eric Bristow 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0 29 December–1 January 96.87 (2) Dennis Priestley ENG3 – 0 ENG Steve Raw 82.01 78.74 Eric Bristow ENG0 – 3 ENG Steve Raw 86.53 85.82 (2) Dennis Priestley ENG3 – 0 ENG Eric Bristow 81.53 Group F PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (7) Peter Manley 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 USA Gary Mawson 2 1 1 3 3 0 23 ENG John Lowe 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0 29 December–1 January 91.36 (7) Peter Manley ENG3 – 0 USA Gary Mawson 86.57 67.38 John Lowe ENG0 – 3 USA Gary Mawson 76.83 90.88 (7) Peter Manley ENG3 – 0 ENG John Lowe 79.63 Group G PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (6) Keith Deller 2 1 1 5 4 +1 22 ENG Graeme Stoddart 2 1 1 4 3 +1 23 ENG Mick Manning 2 1 1 3 5 −2 2 29 December–1 January 77.82 (6) Keith Deller ENG2 – 3 ENG Mick Manning 79.18 85.13 (6) Keith Deller ENG3 – 1 ENG Graeme Stoddart 81.66 69.58 Mick Manning ENG0 – 3 ENG Graeme Stoddart 79.69 Group H PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG Harry Robinson 2 1 1 5 3 +2 22 USA Steve Brown 2 1 1 4 5 −1 23 ENG (3) Alan Warriner 2 1 1 3 4 –1 2 29 December–1 January 85.28 (3) Alan Warriner ENG0 – 3 ENG Harry Robinson 83.66 81.31 (3) Alan Warriner ENG3 – 1 USA Steve Brown 78.93 82.86 Steve Brown USA3 – 2 ENG Harry Robinson 76.00 Knockout stages Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)2 January Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)3 January Final (best of 11 sets)4 January Third-place play-off (best of 7 sets) 20 200px A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 101.85 4 B1 ENG Shayne Burgess 85.42 0 C1 ENG Rod Harrington (5) 94.54 4 D1 ENG Peter Evison (4) 84.34 0 E1 ENG Dennis Priestley (2) 88.10 4 F1 ENG Peter Manley (7) 88.91 3 G1 ENG Keith Deller (6) 79.22 4 H1 ENG Harry Robinson 81.09 1 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 103.08 5 C1 ENG Rod Harrington (5) 98.01 2 E1 ENG Dennis Priestley (2) 87.14 5 G1 ENG Keith Deller (6) 79.36 1 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 103.99 6 E1 ENG Dennis Priestley (2) 90.75 0 C1 ENG Rod Harrington (5) 90.00 4 G1 ENG Keith Deller (6) 81.69 1 Representation from different countries This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Four countries were represented in the World Championship, no more than in the previous championship. ENG ENG USA USA CAN CAN SCO SCO Total Final 2 0 0 0 2 Semis 4 0 0 0 4 Quarters 8 0 0 0 8 Group Stages 18 4 1 1 24 References Category:PDC World Darts Championships Category:1990s in Essex PDC World Darts Championship PDC World Darts Championship 1998 PDC World Darts Championship PDC World Darts Championship PDC World Darts Championship Category:Purfleet Category:Sport in Essex Category:1997 in English sport