The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey. Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster. Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final. Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Gulliver had won all of the previous seven titles. Prize money The prize fund for the 2008 event is £310,000 Men's Champion: £85,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-Finalists: £11,000 x 2 Quarter-Finalists: £6,000 x 4 Second Round: £4,250 x 8 First Round: £3,000 x 16 Women's Champion: £6,000 Runner-Up £2,000 Semi-Finalists: £1,000 x 2 Quarter-Finalists: £500 x 4 Nine dart finish: £52,000 (Men & Women) Highest Checkout: £3,000 (Men & Women) Seeds Men Mark Webster Gary Anderson Scott Waites Martin Adams Tony O'Shea Co Stompé Ted Hankey Gary Robson Darryl Fitton Martin Atkins Brian Woods John Walton Shaun Greatbatch Mario Robbe Edwin Max Niels de Ruiter Women Francis Hoenselaar Trina Gulliver Karin Krappen Anastasia Dobromyslova 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 Statistics Women's Championship Women's statistics Television coverage The tournament was covered by the BBC in the UK, SBS6 in the Netherlands and Eurosport across continental Europe. BDO World Darts Championships BDO World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championships BDO World Darts Championships Sport in Surrey Frimley Green