2008 BDO World Darts Championship
| Lakeside World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5–13 January 2008 | ||
| 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) |
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| Prize fund | £310,000 | ||
| Winners share | £85,000 (men's) £6,000 (women's) |
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| High checkout | Men's: Robert Thornton (170) Co Stompé (170)Women's: K. Krappen (116) |
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| Champion(s) | |||
 Mark Webster Anastasia Dobromyslova
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The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster. Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.
Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Trina had won all of the previous seven titles.
The prize fund for the 2008 event is £310,000
Men
Women
The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe.
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