Dates 1–7 January 1996 Location Frimley Green, Surrey | Venue Lakeside Country Club Organisation(s) BDO | |
Country England, United Kingdom Format Sets
Final – best of 11 | ||
The 1996 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1–7 January 1996 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey and was won by the number six seed Steve Beaton. Beaton, who suffered a first round loss in the previous two World Championships as the number one seed, defeated Co Stompé, 1994 champion John Part, and future champions Martin Adams and Andy Fordham before beating defending champion Richie Burnett 6-3 in sets in the final.
Contents
Seeds
- Richie Burnett
- Andy Fordham
- Martin Adams
- Mike Gregory
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Steve Beaton
- Colin Monk
- Kevin Painter
Prize money
The prize money was £145,200.
Champion: £36,000 Runner-Up: £18,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £8,400 Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,200 Last 16 (8): £3,200 Last 32 (16): £2,000There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.
References
1996 BDO World Darts Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA