2009 BDO World Darts Championship

The televised stages featured 32 players. The top 16 players in the WDF/BDO rankings over the 2007–08 season were seeded for the tournament.[1] They were joined by 16 other players who had either been invited by right (10 of the sixteen in this method), a standby player (Stephen Bunting) with 5 other qualifiers determined at the International Playoffs, which were held on 4 December 2008 in Bridlington.

The televised stages featured 8 players.

• All matches best of three sets, best of five legs.

	Quarter-finals 3–4 January							Semi-finals 8 January							Final 9 January
	4	Karin Krappen 68.50	3	1	3
		Anne Kirk 67.31	2	3	1
								4	Karin Krappen 64.40	1	1
								1	Trina Gulliver 78.29	3	3
	1	Trina Gulliver 83.31	3	3
		Lisa Ashton 75.87	1	0
															1	Trina Gulliver 75.19	2	3	0
															2	Francis Hoenselaar 77.39	3	0	3
	3	Julie Gore 66.34	3	0	2
		Rilana Erades 67.67	1	3	3
									Rilana Erades 65.57	1	1
								2	Francis Hoenselaar 72.96	3	3
	2	Francis Hoenselaar 76.65	3	3
		Carla Molema 71.19	1	1

• The first six games of the first round

Gary Anderson 3–2 Robert Wagner (2-3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–0, 3–0)

Simon Whitlock 3–0 Mark Barilli (3-2, 3–0, 3–0)

Eddy Sims 2–3 Robert Hughes (3-2, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 1–3)

Tony O'Shea 3–0 Daniel Larsson (3-1, 3–0, 3–2)

Darryl Fitton 3–0 Mark Salmon (3-0, 3–0, 3–0)

Edwin Max 3–2 Krzysztof Ratajski (3-2, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–0)

• The first two quarter-finals

Trina Gulliver 2–0 Lisa Ashton (3-1, 3–0)

Karin Krappen 2–1 Anne Kirk (3-2, 1–3, 3–1)

The opening match of the 2009 world championships was between top seed Gary Anderson and Norway's Robert Wagner. Anderson won the match 3–2. Simon Whitlock, last year's runner-up, beat Mark Barilli 3–0. Tony O'Shea defeated Sweden's Daniel Larsson 3–0, while Darryl Fitton, the 5th seed, beat Mark Salmon 3–0 without dropping a leg. There were 3–2 wins for Edwin Max and Robert Hughes as well.

• Six more first round matches

Mark Webster 3–0 Willy van de Wiel (3-1, 3–0, 3–0)

Scott Waites 3–0 Ross Smith (3-0, 3–0, 3–1)

John Walton 3–0 Shaun Greatbatch (3-0, 3–1, 3–0)

Steve West 0–3 Alan Norris (1-3, 0–3, 0–3)

Ted Hankey 3–0 Brian Woods (3-0, 3–2, 3–0)

Gary Robson 3–1 Stephen Bunting (3-1, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1)

• The two remaining quarter-finals

Francis Hoenselaar 2–0 Carla Molema (3-1, 3–1)

Julie Gore 1–2 Rilana Erades (3-1, 0–3, 2–3)

The opening match saw Mark Webster begin the defence of his title and he beat Holland's Willy van de Wiel. 2008 Masters runner-up Scott Waites also won against Ross Smith 3–0. 2000 champion Ted Hankey and 2001 champion John Walton both had 3–0 wins over former semi-finalists Brian Woods and Shaun Greatbatch respectively. Greatbatch was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in June 2008.[3] He received a guard of honour and a standing ovation after his match. Former World Darts Trophy champion Gary Robson overcame Stephen Bunting 3–1 in a match where he averaged 98. England's Alan Norris beat number 13 seed Steve West 3–0.

• The four remaining first round matches

Martin Atkins 3–2 Joey ten Berge (3-1, 0–3, 3–0, 0–3, 3–0)

Martin Adams 3–2 Dave Chisnall (3-1, 2–3, 3–0, 0–3, 5–3)

Ross Montgomery 3–1 Martin Phillips (3-0, 2–3, 3–0, 3–1)

Garry Thompson 1–3 Daryl Gurney (1-3, 3–1, 1–3, 0–3)

Day three saw reigning Masters champion Martin Adams begin his 16th World Championship campaign. Adams beat Dave Chisnall 3–2 in a tiebreak. Martin Atkins also progressed by beating Joey ten Berge 3–2. Ross Montgomery saw off Martin Phillips 3–1 whilst debutant Daryl Gurney saw off number 14 seed and fellow debutant Garry Thompson 3–1.

• The beginning of the second round

Tony O'Shea 4–0 Edwin Max (3-1, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0)

Simon Whitlock 2–4 Darryl Fitton (3-0, 0–3, 3–2, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3)

Robert Hughes 2–4 Gary Anderson (0-3, 3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 1–3, 1–3)

Alan Norris 0–4 Scott Waites (0-3, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3)

Day four saw the start of the second round. Tony O'Shea averaged 92 as he beat Holland's Edwin Max 4–0. Darryl Fitton averaged 98 beating the previous year's finalist Simon Whitlock 4–2 while Whitlock averaged 92. Top seed Gary Anderson made the quarter-finals beating Wales' Robert Hughes 4–2. World Masters runner-up Scott Waites reached the quarter-finals with a 4–0 win over Alan Norris.

• The conclusion of the second round

Daryl Gurney 2–4 Martin Adams (1-3, 2–3, 3–2, 3–2, 2–3, 2–3)

John Walton 4–0 Mark Webster (3-1, 3–2, 3–0, 3–1)

Ted Hankey 4–1 Ross Montgomery (3-2, 3–0, 1–3, 3–1, 3–2)

Martin Atkins 1–4 Gary Robson (1-3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–3)

Number three seed Martin Adams defeated Daryl Gurney 4–2. Adams had been 2–0 up before Gurney levelled the match at 2–2, but Adams edged each of the next two sets 3–2 to book his place in the quarters. 2001 World Champion John Walton knocked out the defending champion Mark Webster 4–0. Webster won four legs in the match. 2000 World Champion Ted Hankey saw off Scotland's Ross Montgomery 4–1 whilst number six seed Gary Robson saw off Martin Atkins 4–1.

• The quarter-finals in the top half of the draw

Gary Anderson 3–5 Tony O'Shea (2-3, 1–3, 2–3, 3–2, 0–3, 3–1, 3–2, 0–3)

Darryl Fitton 5–4 Scott Waites (3-2, 2–3, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 2–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1)

• The semi-finals

Karin Krappen 0–2 Trina Gulliver (1-3, 1–3)

Rilana Erades 0–2 Francis Hoenselaar (1-3, 1–3)

Tony O'Shea reached the semi-finals of the World Championships for the second time in his career as he beat the number one seed Gary Anderson 5–3. O'Shea went into a 4–1 lead before Anderson took the next two to make it 4–3. O'Shea took the next set for the win. Darryl Fitton came from 4–1 down to beat World Masters runner-up Scott Waites and set up a semi-final clash with fellow native of Stockport, O'Shea. In the women's championship, both Trina Gulliver and Francis Hoenselaar gained 2–0 wins to set up their sixth final against one another.

• The two remaining quarter-finals

John Walton 1–5 Ted Hankey (1-3, 1–3, 2–3, 0–3, 3–0, 1–3)

Gary Robson 4–5 Martin Adams (1-3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3)

• The final

Trina Gulliver 1–2 Francis Hoenselaar (2-3, 3–0, 0–3)

Former World Champion Ted Hankey saw off 2001 champion John Walton. Hankey beat Walton – who had only dropped five legs before the match – by five sets to one. Martin Adams gave up a 3–0 lead over Gary Robson, who made it 4–4, before the Masters champion won the final set 3–0 to complete a 5–4 win and set up a semi-final clash with Hankey. This meant that all four semi-finalists were 40 or older – the first time that this had ever occurred at a World Championship, in either organisation. (Hankey 40, Fitton 46, O'Shea 47 and Adams 52)

• The semi-finals

Tony O'Shea 6–4 Darryl Fitton (2-3, 3–1, 0–3, 3–2, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 1–3, 2–3, 3–2)

Ted Hankey 6–4 Martin Adams (0-3, 3–2, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 3–2, 1–3, 3–1)

• The final

Tony O'Shea 6–7 Ted Hankey (3-2, 1–3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–2, 1–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 3–2, 3–2, 1–3)