2001 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2001 Embassy World Professional Darts Championships were held from 6–14 January 2001 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Ted Hankey the number 7 seed was the defending champion. He was the eventual runner-up, losing 6–2 in a one-sided final to John Walton.
In 2001, the first ever World Women's Darts championships were held at the Lakeside. In that event, matches were played as the best of three sets, best of five legs per set. Trina Gulliver became the first champion.
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