2014 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2014 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 37th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 29th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
| Lakeside World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–12 January 2014 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets Finals: best of 13 (men's) best of 5 (women's) | ||
| Prize fund | £300,000 (men) £29,000 (women) | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 (men) £12,000 (women) | ||
| High checkout | 164 Robbie Green | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Stephen Bunting (men) Lisa Ashton (women) | |||
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Scott Waites was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the first time in the 2013 championship, but he was defeated 0–3 in the first round by eventual runner-up Alan Norris, who in turn lost to first seed Stephen Bunting in the final. The defending women's champion was Anastasia Dobromyslova, who won her third title in 2013. She lost to the eventual champion Lisa Ashton in the semi-finals.
This tournament saw the biggest field ever for a BDO World Championship. 56 players – 40 men, up from 32 in 2013, and 16 women – up from 8 in 2013 – competed for the world titles.
Players from around the globe competed to reach the BBC televised finals, which ran from 4–12 January 2014.