| Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–14 January 2001 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | British Darts Organisation | ||
| Format | Sets Finals: best of 11 (men's) best of 3 (women's) | ||
| Prize fund | £189,000 (men's) £8,300 (women's) | ||
| Winner's share | £46,000 (men's) £4,000 (women's) | ||
| High checkout | 167  Steve Coote (ENG) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| John Walton (ENG) (men's) Trina Gulliver (ENG) (women's) | |||
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The 2001 BDO World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament held from 6 to 14 January 2001 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It was the 24th staging of the competition since the 1978 event and the 16th time it took place at the Lakeside Country Club. The tournament was the first of 44 British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments in 2001. The host broadcaster was the BBC and the competition was sponsored by the cigarette company Embassy.
The 2000 Winmau World Masters winner John Walton defeated the reigning world champion Ted Hankey 6–2 in the final, becoming the 15th BDO world champion. He joined Eric Bristow and Raymond van Barneveld as the third player to follow their success in the Winmau World Masters with the world championship. Walton defeated Ritchie Davies, Mervyn King, Marko Pusa and Wayne Mardle en route to the final. Steve Coote achieved a 167 checkout, the highest of the competition, in his first round match against Mardle. A women's world championship was held for the first time. It was won by Trina Gulliver, whitewashing Crissy Howat 2–0 in the semi-final and defeating Mandy Solomons 2–1 in the final.