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WDF Lakeside World Championship
Tournament information
Dates2–10 April 2022
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green, Surrey
CountryEngland England
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatSets
Prize fund£300,000 (total)
Winner's share£50,000 (Men's)
£25,000 (Women's)
£5,000 (Boys)
£2,000 (Girls)
High checkout164
Netherlands Richard Veenstra
Wales Michael Warburton
Hungary Veronika Ihász
Champion(s)
Northern Ireland Neil Duff (men)
England Beau Greaves (women)
Netherlands Bradly Roes (boys)
England Eleanor Cairns (girls)
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The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2019. The titles were won by Neil Duff in the men's competition, and Beau Greaves in the women's.

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]

Neil Duff and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Northern Ireland and France respectively to reach the final of a World Darts Championship.

In his last 16 victory over Luke Littler, Richard Veenstra recorded the highest three dart average in the venue's history with 104.91.

In her second-round match, Veronika Ihász hit the biggest outshot for a female competitor in world championship history with a 164.

18-year-old Beau Greaves became the youngest ever winner of a senior world championship, defeating Kirsty Hutchinson 4–0 in the final. She also produced a record average of 92.02, which stands as the best in a final of the Women's World Championship, and the third-best in the history of the Women's World Championship.[2]

Position Prize money
Men[3] Women[4] Boys[5] Girls[6]
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 —
Quarter-finalist £6,500 £3,250 —
Last 16 £3,250 £2,000
Last 24 — £1,000
Last 32 £2,000 —
Last 48 £1,000
Event Totals £200,000 £87,500 £9,500 £3,000
Overall Total £300,000

Format and qualifiers

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Qualifying criteria are 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.[7][8]

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:[9]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d Ross Montgomery (#4 seed) and Mario Vandenbogaerde (Assen qualifier) 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 second round entrant, but was not seeded.[10]
  3. ^ a b c Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WDF excluded the Russian players Aleksei Kadochnikov and Roman Obukhov. They were replaced by John Scott (next highest in WDF rankings) and Landon Gardiner (previously withdrawn) respectively. Leonard Gates (WDF ranked 20) took Kadochnikov's seeding.[9]
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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][8] 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
  6. ^ 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[9]
  7. ^ 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 and number 41 Shaun McDonald. 37th ranked Ben Robb and number 39 Raymond Smith had already rejected their invitations[14]
Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
8 April 		Semi-finals
(best of 9 sets)
9 April 		Final
(best of 11 sets)
10 April
         
1  Brian Raman 89.10 2
9  Richard Veenstra 94.83 4
9  Richard Veenstra 89.30 2
5  Neil Duff 93.75 5
 Jim McEwan 89.09 3
5  Neil Duff 94.28 4
5  Neil Duff 87.73 6
2  Thibault Tricole 86.95 5
2  Thibault Tricole 89.33 4
7  Andy Baetens 92.97 3
2  Thibault Tricole 87.26 5
14  Cameron Menzies 87.39 4
14  Cameron Menzies 93.57 4
6  James Hurrell 88.77 0

Format and qualifiers

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Qualifying criteria are 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.[7][8]

The top eight 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:[9]

  1. ^ a b Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WDF excluded the Russian players Anastasia Dobromyslova and Elena Shulgina. They were replaced by Fallon Sherrock (previously withdrawn) and Jo Clements (next highest in WDF rankings) respectively.[15][9]
  2. ^ a b Fallon Sherrock withdrew from the tournament in March 2022 and was replaced by Priscilla Steenbergen. Sherrock's seeded place was taken by Corrine Hammond (WDF #9)[16]
  3. ^ New Zealand region number 1 ranked Wendy Harper declined her invitation. Her place was taken by second ranked Desi Mercer[9]
First round
(best of 3 sets)
2–3 April 		Second round
(best of 3 sets)
4–7 April 		Quarter-finals
(best of 3 sets)
8 April 		Semi-finals
(best of 5 sets)
9 April 		Final
(best of 7 sets)
10 April
1  Deta Hedman 65.42 0
 Lorraine Hyde 66.84 0 Q  Tori Kewish 76.42 2
Q  Tori Kewish 68.75 2 Q  Tori Kewish 62.80 1
8  Lorraine Winstanley 64.95 2
8  Lorraine Winstanley 76.23 2
 Vicky Pruim 62.00 2  Vicky Pruim 68.11 0
Q  Desi Mercer 59.14 0 8  Lorraine Winstanley 72.44 0
5  Beau Greaves 84.06 3
4  Aileen de Graaf 76.48 2
   Laura Turner 68.89 0  Mikuru Suzuki 69.90 1
 Mikuru Suzuki 74.35 2 4  Aileen de Graaf 76.38 0
5  Beau Greaves 85.84 2
5  Beau Greaves 78.01 2
 Paula Murphy 53.98 0 Q  Veronika Ihász 73.90 1
Q  Veronika Ihász 71.57 2 5  Beau Greaves 92.05 4
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 72.52 0
2  Corrine Hammond 74.40 1
 Paula Jacklin 68.66 0 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 75.30 2
Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 85.89 2 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 89.21 2
7  Maria O'Brien 75.14 0
7  Maria O'Brien 70.98 2
 Amanda Harwood 66.62 1 Q  Marjolein Noijens 61.51 1
Q  Marjolein Noijens 64.96 2 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 76.32 2
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 76.13 3
3  Anca Zijlstra 64.04 0
 Priscilla Steenbergen 56.77 2  Priscilla Steenbergen 70.57 2
Q  Darlene Van Sleeuwen 53.05 1  Priscilla Steenbergen 63.10 1
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 70.67 2
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 68.83 2
   Suzanne Smith 68.36 1  Jo Clements 67.91 0
 Jo Clements 66.87 2

Format and qualifiers

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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.[7][8]

Qualifying criteria are 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
Semi-finals
(best of 3 sets)
9 April 		Final
(best of 5 sets)
10 April
      
 Luis Liptow 63.52 0
 Bradly Roes 67.88 2
 Bradly Roes 71.34 3
 Charlie Large 71.56 1
 Leighton Bennett 77.26 1
 Charlie Large 75.21 2

Format and qualifiers

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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.[7][8]

Qualifying criteria are 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

Assen Qualifier

  •  Wibke Riemann [21]

Lakeside Qualifier

  •  Eleanor Cairns [22]
Final
(best of 3 sets)
10 April
   
 Eleanor Cairns 52.45 2
 Wibke Riemann 52.22 0

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

# Player Round Average Result Score
1  Richard Veenstra R3 104.91 Won 3–0
2  Andy Baetens R3 102.79 Won 3–0
3  Jim McEwan R1 101.32 Won 2–0
4  Brian Raman R3 97.47 Won 3–0
5  Scott Marsh R3 96.20 Lost 0–3
6  Richard Veenstra (2) QF 94.83 Won 4–2
7  Wayne Warren R2 94.77 Won 3–2
8  Neil Duff QF 94.28 Won 4–3
9  Neil Duff (2) SF 93.75 Won 5–2
10  Cameron Menzies QF 93.57 Won 4–0
# Player Round Average Result Score
1  Beau Greaves F 92.05 Won 4–0
2  Rhian O'Sullivan QF 89.21 Won 2–0
3  Rhian O'Sullivan (2) R1 85.89 Won 2–0
4  Beau Greaves (2) QF 85.84 Won 2–0
5  Beau Greaves (3) SF 84.06 Won 3–0

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. A total of 18 nationalities were represented.

France
FRA 		Northern Ireland
NIR 		Scotland
SCO 		Netherlands
NED 		Belgium
BEL 		England
ENG 		Wales
WAL 		Canada
CAN 		United States
USA 		Australia
AUS 		Romania
ROU 		New Zealand
NZL 		Italy
ITA 		Poland
POL 		Sweden
SWE 		Total
Final 1 1 — 2
Semi-finals 1 1 1 1 — 4
Quarter-finals 1 1 2 1 2 1 — 8
Third round 1 1 2 1 2 6 2 — 16
Second round 1 1 2 2 3 15 2 2 2 1 1 — 32
First round — — 3 1 1 14 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 32
Total 1 1 4 2 3 20 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 48
England
ENG 		Wales
WAL 		Netherlands
NED 		Australia
AUS 		Japan
JPN 		Hungary
HUN 		Sweden
SWE 		New Zealand
NZL 		Scotland
SCO 		Canada
CAN 		United States
USA 		Total
Final 2 — 2
Semi-finals 3 1 — 4
Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 — 8
Second round 6 1 4 2 1 1 1 — 16
First round 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16
Total 10 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24
England
ENG 		Netherlands
NED 		Germany
GER 		Total
Final 1 1 — 2
Semi-finals 2 1 1 4
Total 2 1 1 4
England
ENG 		Germany
GER 		Total
Final 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2
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