The 2024 WDF World Championship takes place at Lakeside, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here.
The third staging of the WDF World Championship, in association with Kwiff, will take place from November 29 to December 8 at the iconic Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green.
A total of 48 men, 24 women, eight boys and four girls will compete for the respective titles and an overall prize fund of £257,000.
Andy Baetens claimed the men’s title in 2023 but is unable to defend his crown after obtaining a PDC Tour Card in January, while Beau Greaves is bidding to make it a hat-trick of women’s world titles.
The men’s field includes top seed Danny Porter of Australia, 2022 champion Neil Duff and former PDC Tour Card holders Matthew Edgar, Brian Raman, Carl Wilkinson and Kai Fan Leung.
Paul Lim, who hit the first, and to date only, televised nine-darter at Lakeside back in 1990, returns to the historic stage at the age of 70, while the likes of Jimmy van Schie, Gary Stone and Moreno Blom are also vying for glory.
Greaves, 20, heads the women’s field alongside four-time champion Lisa Ashton and former finalists Kristy Hutchinson and Aileen De Graaf.
Third seed Rhian O’Sullivan, fourth seed Deta Hedman and New Zealand’s Nicole Regnaud are also among the line-up.
The tournament will be streamed live on YouTube, while the final two days are to be shown on Blaze TV in the UK.
WDF World Championship 2024 Schedule
Friday November 29
Men’s First Round
7pm-10pm
Brian Raman 2-1 Corne Groeneveld
Scott Walters 2-0 Craig Brown
Francois Schweyen 2-0 Michael Cassar
Carl Wilkinson 2-0 Jacob Taylor
Saturday November 30
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R1 – Jordan Brooks 1-2 Jun Matsuda
Women’s R1 – Anca Zijlstra 0-2 Jitka Cisarova
Men’s R1 – Mark Barilli 0-2 Shane McGuirk
Women’s R1 – Wendy Harper 2-0 Greta Tekauer
Men’s R1 – Patrik Kovacs 0-2 Bjorn Lejon
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R1 – Matthew Edgar 0-2 Jarno Bottenberg
Women’s R1 – Amanda Loch 0-2 Kirsi Viinikainen
Men’s R2 – Danny Porter 0-3 Francois Schweyen
Women’s R1 – Kirsty Hutchinson 2-1 Veronika Ihasz
Men’s R2 – Martyn Turner 1-3 Brian Raman
Sunday December 1
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R1 – Sybren Gijbels 2-1 Kevin Luke
Women’s R1 – Lorraine Hyde 1-2 Mayumi Ouchi
Men’s R1 – James Beeton 2-1 Bradley Kirk
Women’s R1 – Paula Murphy 2-0 Paula Jacklin
Men’s R2 – Edwin Torbjornsson 0-3 Shane McGuirk
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R1 – Aaron Turner 2-0 Jeff Springer Jr
Women’s R1 – Lisa Ashton 1-2 Sophie McKinlay
Men’s R2 – Cliff Prior 3-1 Scott Walters
Women’s R2 – Nicole Regnaud 2-0 Wendy Harper
Men’s R1 – Mike Gillet 2-0 Ky Smith
Monday December 2
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R1 – Dennis Nilsson 2-0 Howard Jones
Women’s R1 – Lerena Rietbergen 2-0 Maud Jansson
Men’s R1 – Laszlo Kadar 1-2 Hannes Schnier
Men’s R1 – Darren Johnson 1-2 Reece Colley
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R1 – Moreno Blom 0-2 Paul Lim
Women’s R2 – Deta Hedman 2-1 Kirsty Hutchinson
Men’s R2 – Brandon Weening 3-1 Jun Matsuda
Men’s R2 – Peter Machin 3-0 Mike Gillet
Tuesday December 3
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R2 – Benjamin Pratnemer 0-3 Carl Wilkinson
Women’s R2 – Desi Mercer 0-2 Jitka Cisarova
Men’s R2 – Thomas Junghans 3-2 James Beeton
Men’s R2 – Ryan Hogarth 1-3 Jarno Bottenberg
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R2 – Jimmy van Schie 3-0 Bjorn Lejon
Women’s R2 – Beau Greaves 2-0 Kirsi Viinikainen
Men’s R2 – Kai-Fan Leung 2-3 Paul Lim
Men’s R2 – Neil Duff 3-2 Reece Colley
Wednesday December 4
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R2 – Barry Copeland 3-0 Aaron Turner
Women’s R2 – Aletta Wajer 2-1 Paula Murphy
Men’s R2 – Liam Maendl-Lawrance 2-3 Sybren Gijbels
Men’s R2 – Jason Brandon 3-0 Hannes Schnier
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R2 – Gary Stone 3-2 Dennis Nilsson
Women’s R2 – Rhian O’Sullivan 0-2 Lerena Rietbergen
Men’s R3 – François Schweyen 3-2 Brian Raman
Men’s R3 – Brandon Weening 0-3 Shane McGuirk
Thursday December 5
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Men’s R3 – Carl Wilkinson 2-3 Thomas Junghans
Boys QF – Ralfs Laumanis 0-2 Lex Paeshuyse
Men’s R3 – Peter Machin 3-1 Cliff Prior
Women’s R2 – Aileen de Graaf 2-0 Mayumi Ouchi
Men’s R3 – Sybren Gijbels 0-3 Jason Brandon
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Men’s R3 – Neil Duff 3-2 Barry Copeland
Boys QF – Kendji Steinbach 1-2 Archie Self
Men’s R3 – Jimmy van Schie 1-3 Jarno Bottenberg
Women’s R2 – Irina Armstrong 1-2 Sophie McKinlay
Men’s R3 – Paul Lim 3-2 Gary Stone
Friday December 6
Quarter-Finals
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Boys’ – Balazs Szotak 0-2 Florian Preis
Women’s – Lerena Rietbergen 2-1 Aletta Wajer
Men’s – Francois Schweyen 4-0 Thomas Junghans
Women’s – Aileen de Graaf 0-2 Sophie McKinlay
Men’s – Shane McGuirk 4-0 Peter Machin
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Boys’ – Jenson Walker 2-0 Mason Teese
Women’s – Deta Hedman 2-0 Nicole Regnaud
Men’s – Neil Duff 3-4 Jason Brandon
Women’s – Beau Greaves 2-0 Jitka Cisarova
Men’s – Jarno Bottenberg 3-4 Paul Lim
Saturday December 7
Semi-Finals
Afternoon Session (2pm-5pm)
Girls’ – Paige Pauling 2-0 Jentl Fransen
Boys’ – Jenson Walker 2-1 Florian Preis
Women’s – Sophie McKinlay 3-1 Lerena Rietbergen
Men’s – Francois Schweyen 0-5 Shane McGuirk
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Girls’ – Sophie McKinlay 2-0 Aurora Fochesato
Boys’ – Archie Self 2-0 Lex Paeshuyse
Women’s – Beau Greaves 3-0 Deta Hedman
Men’s – Paul Lim 5-0 Jason Brandon
Sunday December 8
5pm-11pm
Girls’ Final – Paige Pauling 2-0 Sophie McKinlay
Boys’ Final – Jenson Walker 2-3 Archie Self
Women’s Final – Beau Greaves 4-1 Sophie McKinlay
Men’s Final – Shane McGuirk 6-3 Paul Lim
Format
Men
First Round – Best of three sets
Second Round – Best of five sets
Last 16 – Best of five sets
Quarter-Finals – Best of seven sets
Semi-Finals – Best of nine sets
Final – Best of 11 sets
Women
First Round – 3 sets
Second Round – 3 sets
Quarter-Finals – 3 sets
Semi-Finals – 5 sets
Final – 7 sets
Youth
Boys Semi-Finals – Best of three sets
Girls final – Best of three sets
Boys final – Best of five sets
WDF World Championship 2024 Prize Fund
Men
Winner: £50,000
Runner-up: £16,000
Semi-Final losers: £8,000
Quarter-Final losers: £5,000
Last 16 losers: £2,000
Last 32 losers: £1,250
First Round losers: £750
Women
Winner: £25,000
Runner-up: £8,000
Semi-Final losers: £4,000
Quarter-Final losers: £2,500
Last 16 losers: £1,000
First Round losers: £750
Boys
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £1,500
Semi-Final losers: £1,000
Quarter-Final losers: £500
Girls
Winner: £1,500
Runner-up: £1,000
Semi-Final losers: £500
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