Simon Whitlock quarter-finals. He then beat Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to the number one seed Mark Webster 7–5. He was the first Australian to reach the final since Tony David won the tournament in 2002. Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 12 seed and reached the second round by beating Mark Barilli, but lost to Darryl Fitton. After many weeks of speculation, Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009. He began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments. He qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic but
2016 BDO World Darts Championship win her 10th world championship title after defeating Deta Hedman 3-2 in the final. On 27 November 2015, Hull qualifier Vladimir Andersen was removed from the field after being suspended by the Danish Darts Union and was replaced by Sam Hewson, the player next in line according to the rankings. All matches are the best of 5 sets. The televised stages feature 16 players. The top 8 players in the BDO rankings over the 2014/15 season are seeded for the tournament. Top 8 Other qualifiers Hull qualifiers Trina Gulliver won her tenth world title, while Deta Hedman lost her third