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
2019 BDO World Darts Championship 2019 BDO World Darts Championship The 2019 BDO World Professional Darts Championship will be the 42nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 34th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Glen Durrant is the two-time defending men's champion after beating Mark McGeeney 7–6 in the last year's final. Lisa Ashton is also the two-time defending women's champion after winning her fourth world title with a 3–1 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova in 2018. Three-time champion Martin Adams will miss the event for the first time since his debut appearance in 1994. 1–16 in BDO Rankings"Seeded