Dates 9–17 January 1988 Organisation(s) BDO | Country England | |
Format SetsFinal – best of 11 | ||
The 1988 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1988. The tournament was won by the number 1 seed, Bob Anderson, who played to a high level throughout the week.
Contents
Seeds
- Bob Anderson
- John Lowe
- Eric Bristow
- Bob Sinnaeve
- Mike Gregory
- Jocky Wilson
- Cliff Lazarenko
- Dave Whitcombe
Prize money
The prize fund was £85,600.
Champion: £16,000Runner-Up: £8,000Semi-Finalists (2): £4,000Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,200Last 16 (8): £1,600Last 32 (16): £1,000There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.
The Results
Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round
References
1988 BDO World Darts Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA