2015 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2015 BDO World Darts Championship was the 38th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 30th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting did not defend his title, as he switched to the rival PDC organisation at the start of the season. Scott Mitchell beat Martin Adams 7–6 in the final for his first world title.
For the first time since 1992 no player from the Netherlands reached the last 16.
Format and qualifiers
Women's
The televised stages feature 16 players. The top 8 players in the BDO rankings over the 2013/14 season are seeded for the tournament.Top 8
- Deta Hedman
- Anastasia Dobromyslova
- Aileen de Graaf
- Lorraine Winstanley
- Rachel Brooks
- Fallon Sherrock
- Zoe Jones
- Trina Gulliver
- Lisa Ashton
- Sharon Prins
- Irina Armstrong
- Casey Gallagher
- Anneke Kuijten
- Paula Jacklin
- Maria Mason
- Sarah Brent
Youth
For the first time a youth tournament was played. The final stages at Lakeside though just consisted of a best of five sets final between Harry Ward and Colin Roelofs. Over 64 players have played down to the final in October 2014. Roelofs won the title, 3–0 in sets.Prize money
The total prize money was £339,000. Additionally there was a £52,000 prize for a nine dart finish.| Position | Men | Women | Youth |
| Champion | £100,000 | £12,000 | £5,000 |
| Runner-up | £35,000 | £5,000 | £2,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £15,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| Quarter-finalists: | £6,500 | £1,000 | £250 |
| Last 16 | £4,500 | £500 | n/a |
| 1st round losers | £3,250 | n/a | n/a |
| Preliminary round losers | £2,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Highest Checkout | £5,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | £300,000 | £29,000 | £10,000 |
Representation from different countries
This table shows the number of players in the Men's World Championship, the total number including Preliminary round. DrawThe draw was held on 12 October 2014.MenPreliminary roundTo be played from 3–5 January. All matches are the best of 5 sets.
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