2008 BDO World Darts Championship previous seven titles. The prize fund for the 2008 event is £310,000 Men Women The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe. 2008 BDO World Darts Championship The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey. Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster. Webster won the World
Fabian Roosenbrand upset as Anderson had been widely tipped to take the title following his victories at the 2007 International Darts League and 2007 World Darts Trophy - tournaments which had featured players from both the BDO and PDC. He lost 4-1 in the second round of the competition to Australian Simon Whitlock, who reached the final. Roosenbrand qualified for the BDO World Championship for the second time in 2012, but was defeated 3-1 by Ross Montgomery. Fabian Roosenbrand Fabian Roosenbrand (born 18 December 1988 in Almelo) is a Dutch professional darts player, who currently resides in Enschede. He is not a