| 2002 Embassy World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5–13 January 2002 | ||
| 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 | £197,000 (men's) £8,300 (women's) | ||
| Winner's share | £48,000 (men's) £4,000 (women's) | ||
| High checkout | 170  Mervyn King (ENG) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Tony David (AUS) (men's) Trina Gulliver (ENG) (women's) | |||
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The 2002 BDO World Darts Championship (officially the 2002 Embassy World Darts Championship) was a professional darts tournament held from 5 to 13 January 2002 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England. It was the 25th staging of the competition since the 1978 edition and the 17th time it took place at the Lakeside Country Club. The tournament was the first of 12 British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments in 2002 and a women's world championship was held for the second time. The host broadcaster was the BBC and the competition was sponsored by the cigarette company Embassy.
Tony David defeated Mervyn King six sets to four in the final. He was the first Australian to win the BDO world championship and the first non-European to do so since John Part. David defeated Ritchie Davies, Marko Pusa, Bob Taylor and the England captain Martin Adams en route to the final. King achieved a 170 checkout, the highest of the competition, in the third leg of the third set of his second round match against Mensur Suljović. The women's tournament was won by Trina Gulliver for the second consecutive year, defeating Mandy Solomons, Vicky Pruim and Francis Hoenselaar en route to victory.