It was the first BDO World Darts Championship not held at the Lakeside Country Club since 1985.

[1] Gabriel Pascaru and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Romania and France respectively to play in a World Darts Championship.

Three-time men's defending champion Glen Durrant was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2019.

Wayne Warren won his first world title with a 7–4 win over fellow Welshman Jim Williams in the final.

[5] A reduction from £359,000 to £150,000 was reported in the media but prize money aside from the winners was unconfirmed.