1998 BDO World Darts Championship


The 1998 BDO World Darts Championship was held from 3-11 January 1998 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.
It saw Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld, the number one seed, win the first of four BDO world titles, avenging his defeat by Richie Burnett in the [1995 British Darts Organisation|BDO World Darts Championship|1995] final by beating him in a decider which went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first top seed to win the world title since his future rival Phil Taylor in 1992, and the second champion from outside the United Kingdom after John Part in 1994.
Defending champion Les Wallace lost in the second round to 1996 champion Steve Beaton.

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the tournament.
  1. Raymond van Barneveld
  2. Ronnie Baxter
  3. Roland Scholten
  4. Martin Adams
  5. Mervyn King
  6. Sean Palfrey
  7. Marshall James
  8. Les Wallace

Prize money

The prize money was £160,400.
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.