The 1988 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The 1988 Embassy World Darts Championship) was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey between 9 and 17 January 1988. The tournament was won by the number 1 seed, Bob Anderson, who played to a high level throughout the week, averaging over 90 in all of his games and over 97 in all but one.
Seeds Bob Anderson John Lowe Eric Bristow Bob Sinnaeve Mike Gregory Jocky Wilson Cliff Lazarenko Dave Whitcombe
Prize money The prize fund was £69,600.
Champion: £16,000 Runner-Up: £8,000 Semi-Finalists (2): £4,000 Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,200 Last 16 (8): £1,600 Last 32 (16): £1,000
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.
The results
Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round
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