The 2006 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was held from 7 to 15 January 2006 at the Lakeside Country Club in

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. Defending champion

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

was aiming to win a fifth BDO world title, equalling the record set by

Eric Bristow Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...

. However, he was beaten 7–5 in the final by Dutch qualifier

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the ...

; the final was the first and only World Darts Championship final to not feature a British player. Klaasen became the youngest World Champion at age 21 and became the first qualifier to win the World Championship since

Keith Deller Keith Kelvin Deller (born 24 December 1959) is an English former professional darts player best known for winning the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship and Unipart British Professional Championship in 1987. He was the first qualifier ever to ...

in 1983, who became the youngest World Champion himself, aged 23. This would eventually be Van Barneveld's last appearance at the Lakeside as he would switch to the rival

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the next month.

Seeds

Men # Mervyn King #

Martin Adams Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridgesh ...

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname T ...

Tony Eccles Tony Eccles (born 8 January 1970) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Viper, he played in both the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He reached the quarter-finals of the BD ...

Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date h ...

# John Walton #

Ted Hankey Edward Hankey (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional darts player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "The Count", he won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2000, was runner-up in 2001, and won the title for a second time ...

Changes

The 2006 championship was the last to be staged under the eight seeds format. For the 2007 event the number of seeded players for the men's championship was increased to 16. 2006 would also see a new format for the tournament with second round matches extended to the best of seven sets, as had been requested by numerous players down the years. The semi-finals were also extended to best of 11 sets and the final a best of 13 set affair.

Prize money

The prize money was £209,000 for the men's event and £11,000 for the women's event. :Men's Champion: £60,000 :Runner-Up: £25,000 :Semi-Finalists (2): £11,000 :Quarter-Finalists (4): £6,000 :Last 16 (8): £4,250 :Last 32 (16): £2,750 There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £2,000 per event. Source:

Results

Men's

* Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break.

The 2006 Lakeside Woman World Professional Darts Championship

In the women's tournament,

Trina Gulliver Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...

continued her domination of the women's game by winning her sixth successive title, defeating

Francis Hoenselaar Francisca ("Francis") Hoenselaar (born 15 January 1965 in Rotterdam, South Holland) is a retired Dutch professional darts player from the Netherlands. She was nicknamed ''The Dutch Crown''. A leading player in the women's game, Hoenselaar was ...

2–0. It was the third successive year that Gulliver and Hoenselaar had met in the final and the fourth time in five years.

Seeds

Women #

Karin Krappen Karin Krappen (born 10 December 1973) is a former Dutch darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Darts Trophy and the Women's World Masters. She was nicknamed Dolphin. Career Krappen made her World Championship debut in 2003, ...

# Claire Bywaters

Prize money

£11,000 for the women's event. :Women's Champion: £6,000 :Runner-Up: £2,000 :Semi-Finalists (2): £1,000 :Quarter-Finalists (4): £500

Women

References

External links

2006 Lakeside World Championship tournament brochure
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