Dates 5–13 January 2008 | Organisation(s) BDO | |
Country England, United Kingdom Format SetsFinals:best of 13 (men's)best of 3 (women's) | ||
The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
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Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster. Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.
Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Trina had won all of the previous seven titles.
Prize money
The prize fund for the 2008 event is £310,000
Men's Champion: £85,000Runner-up: £30,000Semi-Finalists: £11,000 x 2Quarter-Finalists: £ 6,000 x 4Second Round: £ 4,250 x 8First Round: £ 3,000 x 16Women's Champion: £ 6,000Runner-Up £ 2,000Semi-Finalists: £ 1,000 x 2Quarter-Finalists: £ 500 x 4Nine dart finish: £52,000 (Men & Women)Highest Checkout: £ 3,000 (Men & Women)Seeds
Men
- Mark Webster
- Gary Anderson
- Scott Waites
- Martin Adams
- Tony O'Shea
- Co Stompé
- Ted Hankey
- Gary Robson
- Darryl Fitton
- Martin Atkins
- Brian Woods
- John Walton
- Shaun Greatbatch
- Mario Robbe
- Edwin Max
- Niels de Ruiter
Women
Men's
Women's Championship
Television coverage
The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.