About World Championship Men 2000

Champion
2000 BDO World Darts Championship Photographer: BDO Ted Hankey
Total Prize Pool £177,000
Champion
£44,000
Runner-up
£22,000
Semi finalists
£9,700
Quarter finalists
£4,900
Last 16
£3,750
Last 32
£2,500
High finish
£2,000

Raymond van Barneveld's ambition of three consecutive BDO World titles was shattered on the first afternoon of the 2000 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship. Chris Mason had a 100+ average in beating the Dutchman 3 sets to 1. Mason would go on to reach the semi final, which would be a historical one against Ted Hankey.

Ted Hankey was in imperious form throughout the tournament, reaching the quarterfinals without dropping a set. In the semi final he was 4-2 down and had to battle back against Chris Mason to win 5-4. He then took just 46 minutes to beat Ronnie Baxter 6-0 in the final - finishing off with a maximum 170 checkout.

Hankey also hit a record 48 180s in the tournament, including 22 against Mason. In what could have been a disastrous World Championship from a Dutch point of view, Co Stompé rose to the occasion. He beat Andy Smith, Steve Coote and Mervyn King to reach the semi-finals, his best ever result in any World Darts Championship.

World Championship Men 2000

Lakeside Country Club in
Frimley Green, ENG
Organizer:
World Darts Federation
Sponsor:
Embassy BDO
Participants:
32
Prize Pool:
£177,000
Start Date:
8 Jan 2000
End Date:
16 Jan 2000
07 days
13 hours
59 minutes
45 seconds
Lakeside Country Club in
Frimley Green, ENG
29 Nov - 8 Dec Date
£158,000 Prize
Andy Baetens Reigning Champion