Dates 1–8 January 1995 Location Frimley Green, Surrey | Venue Lakeside Country Club Organisation(s) BDO | |
Country England, United Kingdom Format Sets
Final – best of 11 | ||
The 1995 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1–8 January 1995 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Richie Burnett became the second Welshman to be crowned World Champion after the inaugural winner Leighton Rees. Burnett defeated Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 6 sets to 3 in the final. Defending champion John Part of Canada lost in the second round to qualifier Paul Williams.
Contents
Seeds
- Steve Beaton
- Richie Burnett
- John Part
- Martin Adams
- Mike Gregory
- Andy Fordham
- Sean Palfrey
- Colin Monk
Prize money
The prize money was £138,200.
Champion: £34,000 Runner-Up: £17,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £8,000 Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,000 Last 16 (8): £3,000 Last 32 (16): £1,950There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.
References
1995 BDO World Darts Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA