Former WDF World No.1 Brian Raman kicked off the 2024 WDF Lakeside World Championships on Friday, November 29th with a victory over Dutch debutant Corne Groeneveld.
Across 18 sessions and 10 days of darting drama, 84 players will grace the iconic Lakeside stage as we crown the latest WDF World Champions across the Girls’, Boys’, Women’s and Men’s competitions..
Quarter-Final action in the Boys tournament begins on Thursday, with the semi-final lineups for all four World Championships being confirmed on a bumper Friday.
Saturday, 7th December, the first of two days broadcast live and uninterrupted on BLAZE, will be ‘Semi-Final Saturday’, with the finalists in the Girls’, Boys’, Women’s and Men’s tournaments being determined ahead of four World Champions being crowned on Sunday, 8th December.
2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Schedule
Friday 29th November
7pm
Men’s R1 - Brian Raman (BEL) 2-1 Corne Groeneveld (NED)
Men’s R1 - Scott Walters (ENG) 2-0 Craig Brown (NZL)
Men’s R1 - Francois Schweyen (BEL) 2-0 Michael Cassar (AUS)
Men’s R1 - Carl Wilkinson (ENG) 2-0 Jacob Taylor (CAN)
Saturday 30th November
1pm
Men’s R1 - Jordan Brooks (ENG) 1-2 Jun Matsuda (JPN)
Women’s R1 - Anca Zijlstra (NED) 0-2 Jitka Cisarova (CZE)
Men’s R1 - Mark Barilli (SCO) 0-2 Shane McGuirk (IRE)
Women’s R1 - Wendy Harper (NZL) 2-0 Greta Tekauer (HUN)
Men’s R1 - Patrik Kovacs (HUN) 0-2 Bjorn Lejon (SWE)
7pm
Men’s R1 - Matthew Edgar (ENG) 0-2 Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
Women’s R1 - Amanda Loch (AUS) 0-2 Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN)
Men’s R2 - #1 Danny Porter (AUS) 0-3 Francois Schweyen (BEL)
Women’s R1 - Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG) 2-1 Veronika Ihasz (HUN)
Men’s R2 - #16 Martyn Turner (ENG) 1-3 Brian Raman (BEL)
Sunday 1st December
1pm
Men’s R1 - Sybren Gijbels (BEL) 2-1 Kevin Luke (USA)
Women’s R1 - Lorraine Hyde (SCO) 1-2 Mayumi Ouchi (JPN)
Men’s R1 - James Beeton (ENG) 2-1 Bradley Kirk (ENG)
Women’s R1 - Paula Murphy (USA) 2-0vPaula Jacklin (ENG)
Men’s R2 - #13 Edwin Torbjornsson (SWE) 0-3 Shane McGuirk (IRE)
7pm
Men’s R1 - Aaron Turner (ENG) 2-0Jeff Springer Jr (USA)
Women’s R1 - Lisa Ashton (ENG) 1-2 Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s R2 - #12 Cliff Prior (ENG) 3-1 Scott Walters (ENG)
Women’s R2 - #5 Nicole Regnaud (NZL) 2-0 Wendy Harper (NZL)
Men’s R1 - Mike Gillet (WAL) 2-0 Ky Smith (AUS)
Monday 2nd December
1pm
Men’s R1 - Dennis Nilsson (SWE) 2-0 Howard Jones (AUS)
Women’s R1 - Lerena Rietbergen (NED) 2-0 Maud Jansson (SWE)
Men’s R1 - Laszlo Kadar (ROM) 1-2 Hannes Schnier (AUT)
Men’s R1 - Darren Johnson (ENG) 1-2 Reece Colley (ENG)
7pm
Men’s R1 - Moreno Blom (NED) 0-2 Paul Lim (SGP)
Women’s R2 - #4 Deta Hedman (ENG) 2-1 Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG)
Men’s R2 - #4 Brandon Weening (AUS) 3-1 Jun Matsuda (JPN)
Men’s R2 - #5 Peter Machin (AUS) 3-1 Mike Gillet (WAL)
Tuesday 3rd December
1pm
Men’s R2 - #8 Benjamin Pratnemer (SLO) 0-3 Carl Wilkinson (ENG)
Women’s R2 - #8 Desi Mercer (NZL) 0-2 Jitka Cisarova (CZE)
Men’s R2 - #9 Thomas Junghans (SWI) 3-2 James Beeton (ENG)
Men’s R2 - #15 Ryan Hogarth (SCO) 1-3 Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
7pm
Men’s R2 - #2 Jimmy van Schie (NED) 3-0 Bjorn Lejon (SWE)
Women’s R2 - #1 Beau Greaves (ENG) 2-0 Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN)
Men’s R2 - #7 Kai-Fan Leung (HKG) 2-3 Paul Lim (SGP)
Men’s R2 - #3 Neil Duff (NIR) 3-2 Reece Colley (ENG)
Wednesday 4th December
1pm
Men’s R2 - #14 Barry Copeland (NIR) 3-0 Aaron Turner (ENG)
Women’s R2 - #6 Aletta Wajer (NED) 2-1 Paula Murphy (USA)
Men’s R2 - #6 Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) 2-3 Sybren Gijbels (BEL)
Men’s R2 - #11 Jason Brandon (USA) 3-0 Hannes Schnier (AUT)
7pm
Men’s R2 - #10 Gary Stone (SCO) 3-2 Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
Women’s R2 - #3 Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) 0-2 Lerena Rietbergen (NED)
Men’s R3 - Francois Schweyen (BEL) 3-2 Brian Raman (BEL)
Men’s R3 - Brandon Weening (AUS) 0-3 Shane McGuirk (IRE)
Thursday 5th December
1pm
Men’s R3 - Carl Wilkinson (ENG) 2-3 Thomas Junghans (SWI)
Boys QF - #3 Ralfs Laumanis (LAT) 0-2 Lex Paeshuyse (BEL)
Men’s R3 - Peter Machin (AUS) 3-1 Cliff Prior (ENG)
Women’s R2 - #2 Aileen de Graaf (NED) 2-0 Mayumi Ouchi (JPN)
Men’s R3 - Sybren Gijbels (BEL) 0-3 Jason Brandon (USA)
7pm
Men’s R3 - Neil Duff (NIR) 3-2 Barry Copeland (NIR)
Boys QF - #2 Kendji Steinbach (NED) 1-2 Archie Self (ENG)
Men’s R3 - Jimmy van Schie (NED) 1-3 Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
Women’s R2 - #7 Irina Armstrong (GER) 1-2 Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s R3 - Paul Lim (SGP) 3-2 Gary Stone (SCO)
Friday 6th December
1pm
Boys’ QF - #4 Balazs Szotak (HUN) 0-2 Florian Preis (GER)
Women’s QF - Lerena Rietbergen (NED) 2-1 Aletta Wajer (NED)
Men’s QF - Francois Schweyen (BEL) 4-0 Thomas Junghans (SWI)
Women’s QF - Aileen de Graaf (NED) 0-2 Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s QF - Shane McGuirk (IRE) 4-0 Peter Machin (AUS)
7pm
Boys’ QF - #1 Jenson Walker (ENG) 2-0 Mason Teese (ENG)
Women’s QF - Deta Hedman (ENG) 2-0 Nicole Regnaud (NZL)
Men’s QF - Neil Duff (NIR) 3-4 Jason Brandon (USA)
Women’s QF - Beau Greaves (ENG) 2-0 Jitka Cisarova (CZE)
Men’s QF - Jarno Bottenberg (NED) 3-4 Paul Lim (SGP)
Saturday 7th December
2pm
Girls’ SF - #1 Paige Pauling (ENG) 2-0 Jentl Fransen (BEL)
Boys’ SF - Jenson Walker (ENG) 2-1 Florian Preis (GER)
Women’s SF - Sophie McKinlay (SCO) 3-1 Lerena Rietbergen (NED)
Men’s SF - Francois Schweyen (BEL) 0-5 Shane McGuirk (IRE)
7pm
Girls’ SF - #2 Sophie McKinlay (SCO) 2-0 Aurora Fochesato (ITA)
Boys’ SF - Archie Self (ENG) 2-0 Lex Paeshuyse (BEL)
Women’s SF - Beau Greaves (ENG) 3-0 Deta Hedman (ENG)
Men’s SF - Paul Lim (SGP) 5-0 Jason Brandon (USA)
Sunday 8th December
5pm
Girls’ Final - Paige Pauling (ENG) v Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Boys’ Final - Jenson Walker (ENG) v Archie Self (ENG)
Women’s Final - Beau Greaves (ENG) v Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s Final - Shane McGuirk (IRE) v Paul Lim (SGP)
Playing Format (all best of)
Men
R1 – 3 sets
R2 – 5 sets
R3 – 5 sets
QF – 7 sets
SF – 9 sets
Final – 11 sets
Women
R1 – 3 sets
R2 – 3 sets
QF – 3 sets
SF – 5 sets
Final – 7 sets
Youth
Boys’ Quarter-Finals - 3 sets
Boys’ Semi-Finals - 3 sets
Boys’ Final - 5 sets
Girls’ Semi-Finals - 3 sets
Girls’ Final - 3 sets
