2022 WDF World Darts Championship
Lakeside World Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 2–10 April 2022 | ||
Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | WDF | ||
Format | Sets | ||
Prize fund | £300,000 (total) | ||
Winner's share | £50,000 (men's) £25,000 (women's) £5,000 (boys) £2,000 (girls) | ||
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The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship will be the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament will be held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2019.
The WDF made the decision to postpone the tournament by three months, due to growing concerns and potential government restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Prize money[]
Position | Prize money | ||||
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Men[2] | Women[3] | Boys[4] | Girls[5] | ||
Winner | £50,000 | £25,000 | £5,000 | £2,000 | |
Runner-up | £25,000 | £12,500 | £2,500 | £1,000 | |
Semi-finalist | £12,500 | £6,500 | £1,000 | N/A | |
Quarter-finalist | £6,500 | £3,250 | N/A | ||
Last 16 | £3,250 | £2,000 | |||
Last 24 | N/A | £1,000 | |||
Last 32 | £2,000 | N/A | |||
Last 48 | £1,000 | ||||
Event Totals | £200,000 | £87,500 | £9,500 | £3,000 | |
Overall Total | £300,000 |
Men's[]
Format and qualifiers[]
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
- 1) Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
- 2) Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
- 3) First and second ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
- 4) Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44
- 5) Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
- 6) Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers will start in the first round.[6][7]
The top 16 men in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:[8]
1–16 in WDF Rankings
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Platinum/Gold title winners Pre-qualified
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Regional Table Qualifiers
Pre-qualified
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WDF Rankings to 44 players
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Assen Qualifier Lakeside Qualifiers Alternates
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- ^ a b c d Jim Williams (WDF ranked 2, UK/Ireland ranked 2) and Chris Landman (WDF ranked 16) withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Aleksei Kadochnikov (WDF ranked 17) and Antony Allen (WDF ranked 18) replaced them as seeds, while their places in the tournament were filled by the next highest ranked unqualified players from the WDF rankings, Ian Jones and Jim McEwan
- ^ a b Ross Montgomery and Mario Vandenbogaerde withdrew after winning PDC tour cards in January 2022. They were replaced by Roman Obukhov and Donovan Lottering who had previously turned down their invitations. Aaron Turner (WDF ranked 19) replaced Montgomery as a seed.[9]
- ^ a b Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the WDF withdrew Aleksei Kadochnikov and Roman Obukhov and replaced them with Leonard Gates and Landon Gardiner respectively. Before that, Kadochnikov and Obukhov will compete as neutral competitors after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian sportspeople[10][8]
- ^ a b Australia region No.1 ranked Raymond Smith withdrew to play in 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. His place was offered to number 3 ranked Donovan Lottering, who also declined his invite, thus he was replaced by 4th ranked Justin Thompson
- ^ a b c Shawn Burt, Rory Hansen and Matt Campbell finished joint second in the Canada regional table. The WDF decided to invite all three players to the championships, a total of four from the table.[11][7] Campbell later withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. As players ranked below 4 in the regional tables could not be invited, he was replaced by the next highest ranked unqualified player from the WDF rankings, Dave Prins
- ^ a b New Zealand region number 1 ranked Ben Robb withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Second ranked player Warren Parry also declined his invitation. They were replaced by Haupai Puha and Landon Gardiner, ranked 3 and 4 in the New Zealand table respectively[8]
- ^ a b c d Having initially accepted invitations to compete, North Europe number 1 Roman Obukhov, Australia number 2 Jeremy Fagg and New Zealand number 4 Landon Gardiner withdrew. They were replaced by alternates based on the WDF world rankings: WDF number 38 Kevin Luke, number 40 Jordan Brooks, number 41 Shaun McDonald and Donovan Lottering. 37th ranked Ben Robb and number 39 Raymond Smith had already rejected their invitations[14]
Draw[]
First round (best of 3 sets) TBA |
Second round (best of 5 sets) TBA |
Third round (best of 5 sets) TBA |
Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) TBA |
Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) TBA |
Final (best of 11 sets) TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
John Scott | 1 | Brian Raman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Haines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Adams | 16 | Antony Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jarred Cole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Hazel | 8 | Luke Littler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haupai Puha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andreas Harrysson | 9 | Richard Veenstra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laszlo Kadar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Landon Gardiner | 4 | Aaron Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jim McEwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Graham | 13 | Michael Warburton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Prins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hogan | 5 | Neil Duff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Barilli | 12 | Nick Fullwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rory Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connor Scutt | 2 | Thibault Tricole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shawn Burt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Hine | 15 | Leonard Gates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Kevin Luke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Parletti | 7 | Andy Baetens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Shaun McDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Richardson | 10 | Scott Marsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Steyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Shewan | 3 | Wayne Warren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Jordan Brooks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Jones | 14 | Cameron Menzies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Desreumaux | 6 | James Hurrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Donovan Lottering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francesco Raschini | 11 | Jules van Dongen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan de Vreede |
Women's[]
Format and qualifiers[]
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
- 1) Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
- 2) Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
- 3) Top ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
- 4) Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22
- 5) One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
- 6) One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers will start in the first round.[6][7]
The top 8 women in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:[8]
1–8 in WDF Rankings |
Platinum/Gold title winners
Pre-qualified
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Regional Table Qualifiers
Pre-qualified
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WDF Rankings to 22 players
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Assen Qualifier
Lakeside Qualifier
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- ^ a b Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the WDF withdrew Dobromyslova and Shulgina and replaced them with Fallon Sherrock and Jo Clements respectively. Before that, Anastasia Dobromyslova and Elena Shulgina would have competed as neutral competitors after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian sportspeople.[15][10][8]
- ^ a b Fallon Sherrock has withdrawn and she replaced by Priscilla Steenbergen. Her seeded place was taken by Corrine Hammond.[16]
- ^ New Zealand region number 1 ranked Wendy Harper declined her invitation. Her place was taken by second ranked Desi Mercer[8]
Draw[]
First round (best of 3 sets) TBA |
Second round (best of 3 sets) TBA |
Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) TBA |
Semi-finals (best of 5 sets) TBA |
Final (best of 7 sets) TBA | |||||||||||||||||||
Lorraine Hyde | 1 | Deta Hedman | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tori Kewish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vicky Pruim | 8 | Lorraine Winstanley | |||||||||||||||||||||
Desi Mercer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Laura Turner | 4 | Aileen de Graaf | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mikuru Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paula Murphy | 5 | Beau Greaves | |||||||||||||||||||||
Veronika Ihász | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paula Jacklin | 2 | Corrine Hammond | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rhian O'Sullivan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amanda Harwood | 7 | Maria O'Brien | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marjolein Noijens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Priscilla Steenbergen | 3 | Anca Zijlstra | |||||||||||||||||||||
Darlene Van Sleeuwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Suzanne Smith | 6 | Kirsty Hutchinson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jo Clements |
Boys[]
Format and qualifiers[]
All boys that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournaments. The semi-finals and final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.[6][7]
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
- 1) Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
- 2) Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Assen Qualifiers Lakeside Qualifiers
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Draw[]
Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) TBA | Final (best of 5 sets) TBA | ||||||||
Leighton Bennett | |||||||||
Girls[]
Format and qualifiers[]
All girls that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournaments. Final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.[6][7]
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
- 1) One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
- 2) One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Draw[]
Final (best of 3 sets) TBA | ||||
Representation[]
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. A total of 19 nationalities were represented.
Men's[]
Women's[]
ENG |
NED |
AUS |
CAN |
HUN |
JPN |
NZL |
SCO |
SWE |
WAL |
USA |
Total | |
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Final | 2 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals | 4 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
Second round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||
First round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Boys[]
ENG |
GER |
NED |
Total | |
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Final | 1 | 2 | ||
Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Girls[]
ENG |
GER |
Total | |
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Final | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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