Dates 6–14 January 2001 Location Frimley Green, Surrey | Venue Lakeside Country Club Organisation(s) BDO | |
Country England, United Kingdom Format Sets
Finals:
best of 11 (men's) | ||
The 2001 Embassy World Professional Darts Championships were held from 6–14 January 2001 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Ted Hankey the number 7 seed was the defending champion. He was the eventual runner-up, losing 6–2 in a one-sided final to John Walton.
Contents
Seeds
Men
- Mervyn King
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Andy Fordham
- Ronnie Baxter
- Co Stompé
- Kevin Painter
- Ted Hankey
- Colin Monk
Prize money
The prize money was £189,400 for the men's event.
Men's Champion: £48,000 Runner-Up: £24,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £10,500 Quarter-Finalists (4): £5,500 Last 16 (8): £4,000 Last 32 (16): £2,650There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £2,000 per event.
World Women's Darts championships
In 2001, the first ever World Women's Darts championships were held at the Lakeside. In that event, matches were played as the best of three sets, best of five legs per set. Trina Gulliver became the first champion.
Seeds
Women
- Trina Gulliver
- Francis Hoenselaar
Prize money
The prize money was £8,000 for the women's event.
Women's Champion: £4,000 Runner-Up: £2,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £1,000Women
Women's bracket
References
2001 BDO World Darts Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA