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The Race to Lakeside - 8 Weeks to Go!

With just 8 weeks to go before the long awaited return to "the Home of World Darts", the Lakeside Country Club, 12 world ranked events are still to be played before the invitation list is finalised for the 2022 WDF World Championships. Following the completion of the season on Saturday 4th December, 44 men and 22 women will have qualified by right via the WDF world rankings tables, the eight regional rankings tables, or by virtue of winning one of the Platinum/Gold graded events. The Lakeside qualification competitions, including the WDF World Youth Championships will take place on Sunday 5th December in Assen, where a further 4 men, 2 women, 4 boys and 2 girls will win their places upon the Lakeside stage.
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October 2021 Review – Canada, USA, Hungary, Russia

In addition to the Gold-graded events in Denmark, England and Wales that saw six further players book their spots at the 2022 WDF World Championships, October’s packed schedule also included a further four senior ranking events across three regions, plus two Youth competitions in Russia. Andrew Sinclair recaps the action.
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Hutchinson and Menzies latest to seal Lakeside ‘Golden Tickets’ at Welsh Open

Cameron Menzies and Kirsty Hutchinson added their names to the list of automatic qualifiers for the 2022 WDF World Championships after winning the Men’s and Women’s Welsh Open in Prestatyn this past weekend. Thibault Tricole doubled his 2021 title tally in the Men’s Welsh Classic, while Beau Greaves found form to defend her title in the Women’s Classic. Andrew Sinclair recaps the action.
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Marsh and Sherrock seal Lakeside ‘Golden Tickets’ at 46th British Open

Organised by Tri-Nations Darts for the very first time, the 46th British Open took place in Bridlington this past weekend and provided the latest chance for two players to secure their ‘Golden Ticket’ for the 2022 WDF World Championships. When all was said and done, it was Scott Marsh and Fallon Sherrock who seized the opportunity to qualify directly for Lakeside. Earlier on, Scotland internationals Jim McEwan and Lorraine Hyde both won their maiden ranking titles in the Silver-graded British Classic. Andrew Sinclair recaps the action.
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2022 Lakeside World Championship Tickets

The World Darts Federation are delighted to confirm that all tickets for the Lakeside WDF World Championships will be available to purchase from Friday 22nd October at 11am. Whether you're looking to rebook your favourite seat, or to tick the Lakeside experience from your bucket list, now is your chance to join us at “the Home of World Darts” from Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th January 2022.
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Tricole and Zijlstra claim Lakeside ‘Golden tickets’ at 2021 Denmark Open

While we weren’t able to run the WDF World Cup in Denmark as planned this year, Esbjerg’s brilliant Blue Water Dokken venue still played host to the Gold-graded Denmark Open and Silver-graded Denmark Masters this past weekend. Saturday’s Open saw two more players, Thibault Tricole and Anca Zijlstra, book their places at Lakeside for the inaugural WDF World Championships in January 2022, while Sunday’s Masters produced a second title of the year for Deta Hedman and a first event win since 2019 for Dutch ace Richard Veenstra. Andrew Sinclair recaps the action.
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