The 2019 BDO World Professional Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship) was the 42nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 34th and final staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
Glen Durrant was the two-time defending men's champion after beating Mark McGeeney, 7–6 in the previous year's final.
Durrant successfully defended his title to become the first three times consecutive BDO Men's World Champion since Eric Bristow in 1986, and the first male player in history to win his first three world championship finals.
Lisa Ashton was the two-time defending women's champion, after winning her fourth world title, with a 3–1 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova in 2018, but was defeated in the first round by Mikuru Suzuki.
Suzuki went on to become the fifth BDO Women's World Champion, after defeating Lorraine Winstanley 3–0 in the final. In doing so, she hit the highest ever average in a Women's World Championship Final.
Three-time champion Martin Adams missed out on the event for the first time since his debut appearance in 1994.
Prize money Men's Position (num. of players)Prize moneyWinner(1)£100,000Runner-up(1)£35,000Semi-finalist(2)£15,000Quarter-finalist(4)£6,500Second round losers(8)£4,500First round losers(16)£3,250Preliminary round losers(8)£2,000Highest checkout£5,000Total£300,000 Women's Position (num. of players)Prize moneyWinner(1)£12,000Runner-up(1)£5,000Semi-finalist(2)£2,000Quarter-finalist(4)£1,000First round losers(8)£500Total£29,000
Men's
Format and qualifiers
1–16 in BDO rankingsSeeded in first round Mark McGeeney (second round) Glen Durrant (champion) Jim Williams (semi-finals) Wesley Harms (second round) Michael Unterbuchner (semi-finals) Scott Mitchell (quarter-finals) Gary Robson (first round) Richard Veenstra (second round) Scott Waites (runner-up) Chris Landman (first round) Dave Parletti (first round) Wayne Warren (second round) Willem Mandigers (quarter-finals) Daniel Day (first round) Ross Montgomery (first round) Martin Phillips (first round)
17–24 in BDO rankings First round
25–27 in BDO rankings Preliminary round
Winmau World MasterPreliminary round
Regional Table qualifiers Preliminary round Brian Løkken (preliminary round) Paul Hogan (first round) David Cameron (second round) Oliver Ferenc (first round) Mark McGrath (first round) Jim Widmayer (preliminary round) Roger Janssen (first round) Mal Cuming (preliminary round)
Playoff qualifiers Preliminary round Krzysztof Kciuk (second round) Nigel Heydon (first round) Ryan Hogarth (preliminary round) Andy Hamilton (preliminary round)
Draw bracket The draw was conducted on 22 November 2018.
Preliminary round All matches are the first to 3 sets. Player Score Player 86.27 (Q) Jim Widmayer 2–3 Nigel Heydon (Q) 88.60 88.09 (Q) Paul Hogan 3–1 Wes Newton 78.28 81.60 (Q) Mal Cuming 0–3 Justin Thompson 91.17 77.17 (Q) Brian Løkken 1–3 Krzysztof Kciuk (Q) 79.37 82.43 (Q) Roger Janssen 3–0 Wouter Vaes 78.68 81.00 (Q) Mark McGrath 3–0 Adam Smith-Neale (WC) 66.54 86.13 (Q) David Cameron 3–0 Andy Hamilton (Q) 83.53 82.47 (Q) Oliver Ferenc 3–1 Ryan Hogarth (Q) 81.17
Last 32
Women's
Format and qualifiers
1–8 in BDO rankings Seeded Lorraine Winstanley (runner-up) Lisa Ashton (first round) Deta Hedman (first round) Anastasia Dobromyslova (semi-finals) Aileen de Graaf (quarter-finals) Fallon Sherrock (quarter-finals) Sharon Prins (quarter-finals) Trina Gulliver (quarter-finals)
9–14 in BDO rankings First round
Playoff qualifiersFirst round Karolina Podgórska (first round) Mikuru Suzuki (winner)
Draw The draw was conducted on 22 November 2018.
Youth Player Score Player 86.65 3–0 76.56
TV coverage Eurosport and Quest began a three-year deal to cover the event.
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