The 1990 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in

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from 5–13 January 1990. It saw then-unknown Phil Taylor win the first of sixteen world titles, beating his mentor

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6-1 in sets in the final, with Taylor playing in his first ever World Championship at the age of 29. Taylor beat

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, Ronnie Sharp and

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en route to the final. Defending champion

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fell at the quarter-final stage, losing to

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. The event also saw

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hit the first

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at the World Championship in his second round match with

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, receiving £52,000 for his efforts. It was the only nine-dart finish ever thrown in the BDO World Championship.

Seeds

# Bob Anderson #

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Prize money

The prize fund was £100,000. :Champion: £24,000 :Runner-Up: £12,000 :Semi-Finalists (2): £6,000 :Quarter-Finalists (4): £3,000 :Last 16 (8): £2,200 :Last 32 (16): £1,400 There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

The Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1990 Bdo World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championships Bdo World Darts Championship, 1990 BDO World Darts Championships