2009 BDO World Darts Championship The tournament was again covered by the BBC in the UK. Coverage was presented by Ray Stubbs, with analysis from Bobby George and commentary from David Croft, Bobby George, Tony Green, and Ted Hankey. The tournament was also shown on SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe. 2009 BDO World Darts Championship The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in the 2008 final against Simon Whitlock, but he was eliminated 4–0 by
Mark Salmon (darts player) Mark Salmon (darts player) Mark Salmon (born 23 February 1963 in Pontypridd) is a former Welsh professional darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation events. Salmon was inspired to play darts by Leighton Rees, the very first World Champion and plays with flights bearing Leighton's face in his honour. Salmon played in the 1996 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round 3-0 to Roland Scholten. Just a month later, Salmon won the Scottish Open, beating fellow Welshman Sean Palfrey in the final. Salmon though never progressed further in the BDO and in 2005 he began playing