2009 BDO World Darts Championship

Lakeside World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	3–11 January 2009
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets Finals: best of 13 (men's) best of 3 (women's)
Prize fund	£320,000
Winners share	£95,000 (men's) £6,000 (women's)
High checkout	Men's: Martin Adams (161) Ted Hankey (161) Women's: Trina Gulliver (125)
Champion(s)
Ted Hankey Francis Hoenselaar
«2008 2010»

The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in last year's final against Simon Whitlock, but he was eliminated convincingly 4–0 by John Walton in the second round. The title was eventually won by 2000 champion Ted Hankey, who won 7–6 against Tony O'Shea, in a match which lasted just under two and a half hours. The defending women's champion, Anastasia Dobromyslova, was due to defend her championship, having beaten seven-time champion Trina Gulliver in the 2008 final, but on 7 December 2008 she resigned from the BDO/WDF setup after her defeat in the Winmau World Masters to Francis Hoenselaar. It later emerged that she had accepted the 70th and last place into the rival PDC World Championship, replacing an Indian qualifier. This meant that for the first time, the defending women's champion would not be returning to defend her title. Hoenselaar, a five-time runner-up, finally won her first world title by beating Gulliver – the player that had beaten her each time – by two sets to one. The event took place from 3–11 January 2009 and for the 24th time, the tournament took place at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green.

Format and qualifiers

Men's

The televised stages featured 32 players. The top 16 players in the WDF/BDO rankings over the 2007–08 season were seeded for the tournament.^[1] They were joined by 16 other players who had either been invited by right (10 of the sixteen in this method), a standby player (Stephen Bunting) with 5 other qualifiers determined at the International Playoffs, which were held on 4 December 2008 in Bridlington.

Top 16 Gary Anderson Mark Webster Martin Adams Scott Waites Darryl Fitton Gary Robson Ted Hankey Edwin Max Tony O'Shea Ross Montgomery Martin Atkins Simon Whitlock Steve West Garry Thompson John Walton Eddy Sims

Other qualifiers Mark Barilli Joey ten Berge Shaun Greatbatch Robert Hughes Alan Norris Martin Phillips Mark Salmon Robert Wagner Willy van de Wiel Brian Woods

Bridlington qualifiers Dave Chisnall Daryl Gurney Daniel Larsson Krzysztof Ratajski Ross Smith Standby player Stephen Bunting

Women's

The televised stages featured 8 players.

Top 4 Trina Gulliver Francis Hoenselaar Julie Gore Karin Krappen

Standby player Rilana Erades Replacement Carla Molema

Bridlington qualifiers Lisa Ashton Anne Kirk

Prize Money

The 2009 World Championship featured a prize fund of £320,000 - a rise of £10,000 on the previous year.^[2] The only monetary change was that the Men's Champion received £95,000 instead of £85,000 as received by Mark Webster at the 2008 championship.

Men's Champion: £95,000 (up from £85,000)

Runner-up: £30,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £11,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £6,000

Second Round (8): £4,250

First Round (16): £3,000

Women's Champion: £6,000

Runner-up: £2,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £1,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £500

Nine dart finish: £52,000

Highest checkout: £3,000

Men's

• Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break

	First Round (best of 5 sets)					Second round (best of 7)					Quarter-Finals (best of 9)					Semi-Finals (best of 11)					Final (best of 13)
	1	Gary Anderson (95.15)	3
		Robert Wagner (88.33)	2
						1	Gary Anderson (94.88)	4
							Robert Hughes (87.63)	2
	16	Eddy Sims (79.78)	2
		Robert Hughes (82.21)	3
											1	Gary Anderson (89.49)	3
											9	Tony O'Shea (87.12)	5
	8	Edwin Max (78.86)	3
		Krzysztof Ratajski (81.17)	2
						8	Edwin Max (87.83)	0
						9	Tony O'Shea (91.87)	4
	9	Tony O'Shea (91.18)	3
		Daniel Larsson (81.23)	0
																9	Tony O'Shea (93.32)	6
																5	Darryl Fitton (92.42)	4
	5	Darryl Fitton (79.11)	3
		Mark Salmon (65.46)	0
						5	Darryl Fitton (97.95)	4
						12	Simon Whitlock (92.24)	2
	12	Simon Whitlock (94.94)	3
		Mark Barilli (77.24)	0
											5	Darryl Fitton (92.48)	5
											4	Scott Waites (90.48)	4
	4	Scott Waites (86.57)	3
		Ross Smith (67.61)	0
						4	Scott Waites (95.71)	4
							Alan Norris (89.30)	0
	13	Steve West (84.24)	0
		Alan Norris (88.09)	3
																					9	Tony O'Shea (90.54)	6
																					7	Ted Hankey (91.47)	7
	2	Mark Webster (88.51)	3
		Willy van de Wiel (73.73)	0
						2	Mark Webster (90.10)	0
						15	John Walton (92.38)	4
	15	John Walton (84.32)	3
		Shaun Greatbatch (71.28)	0
											15	John Walton (87.52)	1
											7	Ted Hankey (88.47)	5
	7	Ted Hankey (91.91)	3
		Brian Woods (84.00)	0
						7	Ted Hankey (91.48)	4
						10	Ross Montgomery (89.38)	1
	10	Ross Montgomery (89.92)	3
		Martin Phillips (82.05)	1
																7	Ted Hankey (95.88)	6
																3	Martin Adams (94.53)	4
	6	Gary Robson (98.36)	3
		Stephen Bunting (91.48)	1
						6	Gary Robson (89.26)	4
						11	Martin Atkins (84.55)	1
	11	Martin Atkins (87.11)	3
		Joey ten Berge (82.63)	2
											6	Gary Robson (91.91)	4
											3	Martin Adams (92.12)	5
	3	Martin Adams (92.52)	3
		Dave Chisnall (89.26)	2
						3	Martin Adams (91.51)	4
							Daryl Gurney (88.74)	2
	14	Garry Thompson (82.88)	1
		Daryl Gurney (86.49)	3

Women's

• All matches best of three sets, best of five legs.

	Quarter-finals 3–4 January							Semi-finals 8 January							Final 9 January
	4	Karin Krappen 68.50	3	1	3
		Anne Kirk 67.31	2	3	1
								4	Karin Krappen 64.40	1	1
								1	Trina Gulliver 78.29	3	3
	1	Trina Gulliver 83.31	3	3
		Lisa Ashton 75.87	1	0
															1	Trina Gulliver 75.19	2	3	0
															2	Francis Hoenselaar 77.39	3	0	3
	3	Julie Gore 66.34	3	0	2
		Rilana Erades 67.67	1	3	3
									Rilana Erades 65.57	1	1
								2	Francis Hoenselaar 72.96	3	3
	2	Francis Hoenselaar 76.65	3	3
		Carla Molema 71.19	1	1

Statistics

Men's

Player	Played	Sets Won	Sets Lost	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Simon Whitlock	2	5	4	20	16	45	19	10	95	93.12
Martin Adams	4	16	14	69	60	188	106	25	161	92.83
Gary Robson	3	11	7	39	32	76	64	22	105	92.59
Gary Anderson	3	10	9	41	35	105	60	21	144	92.46
Darryl Fitton	4	16	12	65	51	148	72	32	124	92.29
Ted Hankey	5	24	11	91	62	200	116	42	161	92.20
Stephen Bunting	1	1	3	6	11	20	14	3	90	91.48
Scott Waites	3	11	5	38	29	86	50	18	130	91.12
Tony O'Shea	5	23	13	87	71	211	132	30	130	90.68
Ross Montgomery	2	4	5	19	17	44	33	4	156	89.61
Mark Webster	2	3	4	13	13	24	15	8	103	89.44
Dave Chisnall	1	2	3	10	13	21	14	8	96	89.26
Alan Norris	2	3	4	14	13	39	23	1	87	88.82
John Walton	3	8	5	29	20	65	25	11	126	88.36
Robert Wagner	1	2	3	6	12	22	13	2	96	88.33
Daryl Gurney	2	5	5	23	21	65	30	5	120	87.93
Martin Atkins	2	4	6	16	20	36	28	5	118	85.70
Robert Hughes	2	5	6	22	23	78	24	4	117	84.92
Steve West	1	0	3	1	9	14	5	0	8	84.24
Brian Woods	1	0	3	2	9	14	8	0	83	84.00
Garry Thompson	1	1	3	5	10	19	10	2	100	82.88
Joey ten Berge	1	2	3	7	9	18	10	3	121	82.63
Edwin Max	2	3	6	15	22	28	22	6	123	82.21
Martin Phillips	1	1	3	4	11	19	10	1	16	82.05
Daniel Larsson	1	0	3	3	9	14	7	1	52	81.23
Krzysztof Ratajski	1	2	3	10	12	26	11	3	127	81.17
Eddy Sims	1	2	3	8	13	31	15	2	64	79.78
Mark Barilli	1	0	3	2	9	11	4	0	77	77.24
Willy van de Wiel	1	0	3	1	9	14	3	1	36	73.73
Shaun Greatbatch	1	0	3	1	9	11	1	3	36	71.28
Ross Smith	1	0	3	1	9	8	1	0	9	67.61
Mark Salmon	1	0	3	0	9	10	0	0	—	65.46

Women's

Player	Played	Sets Won	Sets Lost	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Trina Gulliver	3	5	2	17	9	35	8	7	125	78.36
Lisa Ashton	1	0	2	1	6	8	3	1	24	75.87
Francis Hoenselaar	3	6	1	18	9	30	18	3	114	75.76
Carla Molema	1	0	2	2	6	9	4	0	60	71.19
Anne Kirk	1	1	2	6	7	15	4	0	52	67.31
Karin Krappen	2	2	3	9	12	21	6	0	80	67.06
Rilana Erades	2	2	3	9	11	22	7	1	58	66.86
Julie Gore	1	1	2	5	7	10	5	0	80	66.34

Tournament Review

Day One, Saturday 3 January

Men's

• The first six games of the first round

Gary Anderson 3–2 Robert Wagner (2-3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–0, 3–0)

Simon Whitlock 3–0 Mark Barilli (3-2, 3–0, 3–0)

Eddy Sims 2–3 Robert Hughes (3-2, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 1–3)

Tony O'Shea 3–0 Daniel Larsson (3-1, 3–0, 3–2)

Darryl Fitton 3–0 Mark Salmon (3-0, 3–0, 3–0)

Edwin Max 3–2 Krzysztof Ratajski (3-2, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–0)

Women's

• The first two quarter-finals

Trina Gulliver 2–0 Lisa Ashton (3-1, 3–0)

Karin Krappen 2–1 Anne Kirk (3-2, 1–3, 3–1)

The opening match of the 2009 world championships was between top seed and favourite Gary Anderson and Norway's Robert Wagner. A tight contest, Anderson known for his struggles at the world championship, managed to edge the match 3–2 and avenge his defeat to Wagner in the last 16 of the 2008 Winmau World Masters. Next up was Simon Whitlock, last year's runner-up, who put in a good performance in beating Mark Barilli 3–0. Tony O'Shea looked impressive in seeing off Sweden's Daniel Larsson 3–0, while Darryl Fitton, the 5th seed, eased past Mark Salmon 3–0 without dropping a leg though Fitton was far from his best. There were wins for Edwin Max and Robert Hughes as well.

Day Two, Sunday 4 January

Men's

• Six more first round matches

Mark Webster 3–0 Willy van de Wiel (3-1, 3–0, 3–0)

Scott Waites 3–0 Ross Smith (3-0, 3–0, 3–1)

John Walton 3–0 Shaun Greatbatch (3-0, 3–1, 3–0)

Steve West 0–3 Alan Norris (1-3, 0–3, 0–3)

Ted Hankey 3–0 Brian Woods (3-0, 3–2, 3–0)

Gary Robson 3–1 Stephen Bunting (3-1, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1)

Women's

• The two remaining quarter-finals

Francis Hoenselaar 2–0 Carla Molema (3-1, 3–1)

Julie Gore 1–2 Rilana Erades (3-1, 0–3, 2–3)

The opening match saw Mark Webster begin the defence of his title and he brushed aside Holland's Willy van de Wiel. 2008 Masters runner-up Scott Waites also impressed as he saw off a poor Ross Smith 3–0. 2000 champion Ted Hankey and 2001 champion John Walton both had 3–0 wins over former semi-finalists Brian Woods and Shaun Greatbatch respectively. Walton's match against Greatbatch was emotional as Greatbatch is fighting bone marrow cancer. Former World Darts Trophy champion Gary Robson laid down a marker as he overcame Stephen Bunting 3–1 in a high quality match where he averaged 98. Sweden's Alan Norris shocked number 13 seed Steve West, brother of former Masters champion Tony West 3–0.

Day Three, Monday 5 January

• The four remaining first round matches

Martin Atkins 3–2 Joey ten Berge (3-1, 0–3, 3–0, 0–3, 3–0)

Martin Adams 3–2 Dave Chisnall (3-1, 2–3, 3–0, 0–3, 5–3)

Ross Montgomery 3–1 Martin Phillips (3-0, 2–3, 3–0, 3–1)

Garry Thompson 1–3 Daryl Gurney (1-3, 3–1, 1–3, 0–3)

Day three saw reigning Masters champion Martin Adams begin his 16th World Championship campaign. Adams was nervy particularly over his doubles but beat Dave Chisnall 3–2 in a tiebreak. Martin Atkins also progressed by beating Joey ten Berge 3–2 in another tight contest. Ross Montgomery saw off Martin Phillips 3–1 whilst debutant Daryl Gurney saw off number 14 seed and fellow debutant Garry Thompson 3–1.

Day Four, Tuesday 6 January

• The beginning of the second round

Tony O'Shea 4–0 Edwin Max (3-1, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0)

Simon Whitlock 2–4 Darryl Fitton (3-0, 0–3, 3–2, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3)

Robert Hughes 2–4 Gary Anderson (0-3, 3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 1–3, 1–3)

Alan Norris 0–4 Scott Waites (0-3, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3)

Day four saw the start of the second round. Tony O'Shea averaged 92 as he destroyed Holland's Edwin Max 4–0. Darryl Fitton laid down a marker as he averaged 98 by beating the previous year's finalist Simon Whitlock 4–2 in a high quality contest in which Whitlock averaged 92. Top seed Gary Anderson overcame his usual early exits by making the quarter-finals beating Wales' Robert Hughes 4–2. World Masters runner-up Scott Waites eased through to the quarter-finals with a 4–0 win over Alan Norris.

Day Five, Wednesday 7 January

• The conclusion of the second round

Daryl Gurney 2–4 Martin Adams (1-3, 2–3, 3–2, 3–2, 2–3, 2–3)

John Walton 4–0 Mark Webster (3-1, 3–2, 3–0, 3–1)

Ted Hankey 4–1 Ross Montgomery (3-2, 3–0, 1–3, 3–1, 3–2)

Martin Atkins 1–4 Gary Robson (1-3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–3)

Daryl Gurney gave the number three seed Martin Adams a real scare before the World Masters champion came through 4–2. Adams had been 2–0 up before Gurney levelled the match at 2–2, but Adams edged each of the next 2 sets 3–2 to book his place in the quarters. The shock of the week followed as 2001 World Champion John Walton knocked out the defending champion Mark Webster 4–0. Walton played brilliantly whislt the Welshman was well below par, winning only 4 legs in the match and seeing his reign as World Champion end. 2000 World Champion Ted Hankey saw off Scotland's Ross Montgomery 4–1 whilst number six seed Gary Robson saw off Martin Atkins 4–1.

Day Six, Thursday 8 January

Men's

• The quarter-finals in the top half of the draw

Gary Anderson 3–5 Tony O'Shea (2-3, 1–3, 2–3, 3–2, 0–3, 3–1, 3–2, 0–3)

Darryl Fitton 5–4 Scott Waites (3-2, 2–3, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 2–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1)

Women's

• The semi-finals

Karin Krappen 0–2 Trina Gulliver (1-3, 1–3)

Rilana Erades 0–2 Francis Hoenselaar (1-3, 1–3)

Tony O'Shea reached the semi-finals of the World Championships for the second time in his career as he upset the number one seed and title favourite Gary Anderson 5–3. O'Shea played sensationally in the opening 5 sets, racing into a 4–1 lead before nerves set in and Anderson took the next two to make it 4–3. O'Shea regained his composure to take the next set for the win. Darryl Fitton came from 4–1 down to beat World Masters runner-up Scott Waites and set up a semi-final clash with one of his best friends and fellow native of Stockport, O'Shea. In the women's championship, both Trina Gulliver and Francis Hoenselaar gained 2–0 wins to set up their sixth final against one another.

Day Seven, Friday 9 January

Men's

• The two remaining quarter-finals

John Walton 1–5 Ted Hankey (1-3, 1–3, 2–3, 0–3, 3–0, 1–3)

Gary Robson 4–5 Martin Adams (1-3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3)

Women's

• The final

Trina Gulliver 1–2 Francis Hoenselaar (2-3, 3–0, 0–3)

Former World Champion Ted Hankey saw off 2001 champion John Walton with a magnificent display. Hankey beat Walton – who had only dropped five legs before the match – by five sets to one. Martin Adams gave up a 3–0 lead over Gary Robson, who made it 4–4, before the Masters champion won the final set 3–0 to complete a 5–4 win and set up a semi-final clash with Hankey. This meant that all four semi-finalists were 40 or older – the first time that this had ever occurred at a World Championship, in either organisation. (Hankey 40, Fitton 46, O'Shea 47 and Adams 52)

Day Eight, Saturday 10 January

• The semi-finals

Tony O'Shea 6–4 Darryl Fitton (2-3, 3–1, 0–3, 3–2, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 1–3, 2–3, 3–2)

Ted Hankey 6–4 Martin Adams (0-3, 3–2, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 3–2, 1–3, 3–1)

Day Nine, Sunday 11 January

• The final

Tony O'Shea 6–7 Ted Hankey (3-2, 1–3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–2, 1–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 3–2, 3–2, 1–3)

Television coverage

The tournament was again covered by the BBC in the UK. Coverage was presented by Ray Stubbs, with analysis from Bobby George and commentary from David Croft, Bobby George, Tony Green, and Ted Hankey. The tournament was also shown on SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.

References

1. "WDF men's rankings". British Darts Organisation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
2. "Record £320,000 at stake in 2009 championships". Lakeside Country Club. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

External links

• The official site of the Lakeside BDO World Professional Darts Championship