1999 BDO World Darts Championship

The 1999 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 2–10 January 1999 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.

Embassy World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	2–10 January 1999
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Final – best of 11
Prize fund	£174,000
Winner's share	£42,000
High checkout	164 Erik Clarys
Champion(s)
Raymond van Barneveld
«1998 2000»

Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld retained his title with victory over Ronnie Baxter in another thrilling final which, like the previous year's decider against Richie Burnett, went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first player to retain the Embassy World Championship since Eric Bristow won it in three consecutive years in 1984, 1985 and 1986.

The standout match of this championship, however, was the quarter-final between Chris Mason and Martin Adams. Adams looked well set for victory when he led 4–1 in sets, but he missed nine darts for the match, and this opened the door for Mason to stage a huge comeback, forcing a final-set tiebreak. Finally, Adams missed a double one which would have forced a sudden-death leg, and Mason hit it to secure a remarkable win. This match also saw no fewer than 29 180s - 16 for Adams and 13 for Mason.[1]

Seeds

1. Raymond van Barneveld
2. Ronnie Baxter
3. Colin Monk
4. Graham Hunt
5. Ritchie Davies
6. Mervyn King
7. Roland Scholten
8. Steve Duke

Prize money

The prize money was £148,400.

Champion: £42,000

Runner-Up: £21,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £9,400

Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,750

Last 16 (8): £3,600

Last 32 (16): £2,350

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £2,000.

The Results

	First Round (best of 5 sets)					Second Round (best of 5 sets)					Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets)					Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets)					Final (best of 11 sets)
	1	Raymond van Barneveld (95.88)	3
		Sean Palfrey (92.01)	0
						1	Raymond van Barneveld (91.95)	3
							Les Wallace (88.74)	2
		Les Wallace (92.07)	3
		Danny Cunningham (92.43)	0
											1	Raymond van Barneveld (98.76)	5
												Steve Duke (88.20)	1
	8	Steve Duke (85.95)	3
		Steve Beaton (83.37)	0
						8	Steve Duke (87.72)	3
							Marshall James (86.91)	1
		Marshall James (90.42)	3
		Peter Johnstone (85.17)	2
																1	Raymond van Barneveld (94.71)	5
																	Chris Mason (90.39)	2
	5	Ritchie Davies (90.75)	1
		Chris Mason (90.12)	3
							Chris Mason (91.98)	3
							Ted Hankey (89.85)	1
		Ted Hankey (100.38)	3
		Roger Carter (90.03)	1
												Chris Mason (94.41)	5
												Martin Adams (95.61)	4
	4	Graham Hunt (86.13)	3
		Andy Jenkins (86.22)	1
						4	Graham Hunt (86.28)	1
							Martin Adams (100.62)	3
		Martin Adams (92.70)	3
		Mike Gregory (90.27)	1
																					1	Raymond van Barneveld (94.35)	6
																					2	Ronnie Baxter (94.65)	5
	2	Ronnie Baxter (92.67)	3
		Richie Burnett (90.69)	0
						2	Ronnie Baxter (99.24)	3
							Kevin Painter (87.39)	0
		Kevin Painter (97.83)	3
		Robbie Widdows (99.45)	0
											2	Ronnie Baxter (93.81)	5
											7	Roland Scholten (86.07)	2
	7	Roland Scholten (88.11)	3
		John Walton (87.87)	0
						7	Roland Scholten (90.33)	3
							Co Stompé (88.29)	2
		Co Stompé (96.09)	3
		Davy Richardson (89.64)	0
																2	Ronnie Baxter (95.61)	5
																	Andy Fordham (88.89)	1
	6	Mervyn King (94.98)	2
		Andy Fordham (96.36)	3
							Andy Fordham (98.46)	3
							Paul Williams (87.00)	0
		Paul Williams (90.51)	3
		Matt Clark (88.71)	2
												Andy Fordham (87.93)	5
												Colin Monk (86.94)	3
	3	Colin Monk (84.09)	3
		Paul Hogan (83.58)	2
						3	Colin Monk (84.18)	3
							Tony Littleton (84.09)	0
		Tony Littleton (82.29)	3
		Erik Clarys (81.84)	2

References

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/specials/world_darts_championship_2002/1706853.stm