1988 BDO World Darts Championship

The prize fund was £69,600.

Champion: £16,000

Runner-Up: £8,000

Semi-Finalists (2): £4,000

Quarter-Finalists (4): £2,200

Last 16 (8): £1,600

Last 32 (16): £1,000

There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000.

	First Round (best of 5 sets)					Second Round (best of 5 sets)					Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets)					Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets)					Final (best of 11 sets)
	1	Bob Anderson (97.38)	3
		Bert Vlaardingerbroek (87.30)	1
						1	Bob Anderson (97.20)	3
							Russell Stewart (87.96)	0
		Russell Stewart (86.43)	3
		Johnny Deley (77.16)	1
											1	Bob Anderson (98.43)	4
												Peter Evison (94.29)	0
	8	Dave Whitcombe (83.76)	1
		Peter Evison (85.11)	3
							Peter Evison (83.40)	3
							Fred McMullan (83.67)	0
		Fred McMullan (83.31)	3
		Tapani Uitos (75.90)	0
																1	Bob Anderson (97.62)	5
																	Rick Ney (85.05)	0
	5	Mike Gregory (83.85)	0
		Chris Johns (85.50)	3
							Chris Johns (86.49)	1
							Rick Ney (89.52)	3
		Rick Ney (86.82)	3
		Magnus Caris (83.46)	1
												Rick Ney (85.80)	4
												Dennis Hickling (84.03)	1
	4	Bob Sinnaeve (82.41)	3
		Horrie Seden (84.27)	2
						4	Bob Sinnaeve (86.25)	0
							Dennis Hickling (85.83)	3
		Dennis Hickling (82.77)	3
		Robert MacKenzie (81.51)	2
																					1	Bob Anderson (92.70)	6
																					2	John Lowe (92.07)	4
	2	John Lowe (93.48)	3
		Keith Deller (80.07)	1
						2	John Lowe (80.70)	3
							Paul Lim (81.84)	1
		Paul Lim (88.53)	3
		Stefan Lord (79.83)	0
											2	John Lowe (93.90)	4
												Paul Reynolds (89.61)	3
	7	Cliff Lazarenko (85.92)	3
		Tony Payne (86.76)	1
						7	Cliff Lazarenko (84.48)	2
							Paul Reynolds (86.85)	3
		Paul Reynolds (90.78)	3
		Lars Erik Karlsson (81.24)	0
																2	John Lowe (89.73)	5
																3	Eric Bristow (90.03)	2
	6	Jocky Wilson (89.13)	3
		Terry O'Dea (85.89)	1
						6	Jocky Wilson (90.06)	3
							Alan Evans (84.15)	2
		Alan Evans (88.89)	3
		Danny MacInnis (75.93)	0
											6	Jocky Wilson (86.97)	2
											3	Eric Bristow (88.80)	4
	3	Eric Bristow (87.12)	3
		Ray Farrell (84.06)	2
						3	Eric Bristow (87.99)	3
							Ritchie Gardner (84.12)	0
		Ritchie Gardner (82.08)	3
		Arnie Bunn (82.17)	0

Malcolm Davies of Wales who broke his hand was replaced by Terry O'Dea of Australia in the first round