1 9 9 9 ▁Emb ass y ▁World ▁Professional ▁D arts ▁Championship ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁ 2 – 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁at ▁the ▁L akes ide ▁Country ▁Club ▁in ▁Fr im ley ▁Green , ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁Def ending ▁champion ▁Raymond ▁van ▁Bar ne vel d ▁retained ▁his ▁title ▁with ▁victory ▁over ▁Ron nie ▁B ax ter ▁in ▁another ▁thr illing ▁final ▁which , ▁like ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁dec ider ▁against ▁Rich ie ▁Burn ett , ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁set ▁and ▁a ▁tie break . ▁ ▁Bar ne vel d ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁World ▁Championship ▁since ▁Eric ▁Br ist ow ▁won ▁it ▁in ▁three ▁consecutive ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁stand out ▁match ▁of ▁this ▁championship , ▁however , ▁was ▁the ▁quarter - final ▁between ▁Chris ▁Mason ▁and ▁Martin ▁Adams . ▁Adams ▁looked ▁well ▁set ▁for ▁victory ▁when ▁he ▁led ▁ 4 – 1 ▁in ▁sets , ▁but ▁he ▁missed ▁nine ▁d arts ▁for ▁the ▁match , ▁and ▁this ▁opened ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁Mason ▁to ▁stage ▁a ▁huge ▁com eb ack , ▁forcing ▁a ▁final - set ▁tie break . ▁Finally , ▁Adams ▁missed ▁a ▁double ▁one ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁forced ▁a ▁sudden - de ath ▁leg , ▁and ▁Mason ▁hit ▁it ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁remarkable ▁win . ▁This ▁match ▁also ▁saw ▁no ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 9 ▁ 1