2006 BDO World Darts Championship 2006 BDO World Darts Championship The 2006 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was held from 7 to 15 January 2006 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld was aiming to win a fifth BDO world title, equalling the record set by Eric Bristow. However, he was beaten 7–5 in the final by Dutch qualifier Jelle Klaasen; the final was the first and only World Darts Championship final to not feature a British player. Klaasen became the youngest World Champion at age 21 and became the first qualifier to win the World Championship since
Lee Evans (darts player) the third time this year at the 10th Players Championship with wins over Dave Ladley, Vincent van der Voort and Mervyn King, but was whitewashed 6–0 by Dave Chisnall. Evans was a bricklayer and roofer before he quit in 2015 to concentrate on his darts career. Lee Evans (darts player) Lee Evans (born 18 October 1988) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. Evans failed to get a PDC Tour Card for 2015 after he could not get past the last 64 on any of the four days of Q School, but he did qualify