1989 BDO World Darts Championship several double attempts, Wilson finally took the title 6-4. The prize fund was £84,800. There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000. 1989 BDO World Darts Championship The 1989 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 12th World Professional Championships, and was staged at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, England for the fourth successive year. The tournament was organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Following the 1988 Winmau World Masters ITV pulled all their coverage of darts and the BBC decided to withdraw their coverage of the 1988
2009 BDO World Darts Championship place from 3–11 January 2009 and for the 24th time, the tournament took place at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green. 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. 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. The televised stages featured 8 players. The 2009 World Championship featured