The 1997 BDO World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1997 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship) was held from 4âÂÂ12 January 1997 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Scotland's Les Wallace defeated Wales' Marshall James 6âÂÂ3 in the final to win the title. He became the second Scotsman to become World Darts Champion after Jocky Wilson won it twice in 1982 and 1989. Wallace also became the first left-handed player to win either version of the World Darts Championship.
It was also the second time in four years that two unseeded players had reached the final, and remains the most recent occasion that this has occurred.
The prize money was ã152,400.
There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of ã52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of ã1,600.