Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld was aiming to win a fifth BDO world title, equalling the record set by Eric Bristow.

This would eventually be Van Barneveld's last appearance at the Lakeside as he would switch to the rival Professional Darts Corporation the next month.

For the 2007 event the number of seeded players for the men's championship was increased to 16.

2006 would also see a new format for the tournament with second round matches extended to the best of seven sets, as had been requested by numerous players down the years.

Source:[1][2] In the women's tournament, Trina Gulliver continued her domination of the women's game by winning her sixth successive title, defeating Francis Hoenselaar 2–0.