Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–14 January 2001 | ||
Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
Format |
Sets Finals: best of 11 (men's) |
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Prize fund | £189,000 | ||
Winners share | £46,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 Steve Coote | ||
Champion(s) | |||
John Walton | |||
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Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–14 January 2001 | ||
Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
Format |
Sets Finals: best of 3 (women's) |
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Prize fund | £8,000 | ||
Winners share | £4,000 | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Trina Gulliver | |||
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The 2001 Embassy World Professional Darts Championships were held from 6–14 January 2001 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Ted Hankey the number 7 seed was the defending champion. He was the eventual runner-up, losing 6–2 in a one-sided final to John Walton.
Men
The prize money was £189,400 for the men's event.
There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £2,000 per event.
In 2001, the first ever World Women's Darts championships were held at the Lakeside. In that event, matches were played as the best of three sets, best of five legs per set. Trina Gulliver became the first champion.
Women
The prize money was £8,000 for the women's event.
Women's bracket