1997 BDO World Darts Championship
| Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–12 January 1997 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets Final – best of 11 | ||
| Prize fund | £158,000 | ||
| Winners share | £38,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Les Wallace | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Les Wallace[1] | |||
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The 1997 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 4–12 January 1997 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It was won by Les Wallace, who became the second Scotsman to become World Darts Champion after Jocky Wilson won it twice in 1982 and 1989. Wallace defeated Wales' Marshall James 6-3 in the final. Wallace also became the first left-handed player to win either version of the World Darts Championship. It was also the second time in four years that two unseeded players had reached the Embassy final, and remains the most recent occasion that this has occurred.
Contents
1 Seeds
2 Prize money
3 The Results
4 References
Seeds
Martin Adams
Roland Scholten
Raymond van Barneveld
Richie Burnett
Steve Beaton
Colin Monk
Ronnie Baxter
Andy Fordham
Prize money
The prize money was £152,400.
Champion: £38,000- Runner-Up: £19,000
- Semi-Finalists (2): £8,700
- Quarter-Finalists (4): £4,400
- Last 16 (8): £3,350
- Last 32 (16): £2,100
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,600.
The Results
First Round (best of 5 sets) | Second Round (best of 5 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets) | Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) | Final (best of 11 sets) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Martin Adams (97.05) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Roger Carter (94.50) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Roger Carter (85.62) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 John Part (86.79) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | John Part (87.54) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Brown (81.06) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Roger Carter (86.61) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Marshall James (90.36) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Fordham (87.45) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Clark (89.88) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Fordham (87.45) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall James (89.94) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Marshall James (82.17) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Burksfield (73.47) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall James (89.88) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Steve Beaton (85.17) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Steve Beaton (86.47) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Michael Thynne (76.25) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Steve Beaton (92.52) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Geoff wylie (81.60) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Geoff Wylie (92.64) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Smith (87.93) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Steve Beaton (91.17) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Leo Laurens (88.47) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richie Burnett (91.23) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Hinkley (79.23) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richie Burnett (88.95) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leo Laurens (92.46) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Leo Laurens (85.71) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ritchie Davies (83.43) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Marshall James (92.01) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (92.19) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Roland Scholten (88.44) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Gregory (87.60) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roland Scholten (88.62) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby George (83.10) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Bobby George (84.00) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mick Brooks (82.95) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roland Scholten (92.46) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mervyn King (91.77) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ronnie Baxter (85.86) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Jenkins (88.89) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ronnie Baxter (93.15) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mervyn King (96.78) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Mervyn King (91.50) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Hunt (87.57) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Mervyn King (96.84) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (94.02) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colin Monk (88.53) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Hornby (72.81) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colin Monk (85.68) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Williams (86.01) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Paul Williams (83.16) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erik Clarys (81.99) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Paul Williams (95.34) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (96.78) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Raymond van Barneveld (85.86) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean Palfrey (77.88) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Raymond van Barneveld (95.31) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace (94.23) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Les Wallace (99.45) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Taylor (92.43) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
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