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Provisional 2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Fields

Ben Robb and Nicole Regnaud's title triumphs at the New Zealand Open saw them become the 14th and 15th players to automatically secure their spot at the 2024 WDF World Championships later this year.

Following the latest rankings update, taking into account the results from the past weekend's events in New Zealand and Hungary, the provisional fields as of Monday, June 24th for this year's World Championships are as follows.

Men

Players ranked 1-16

1. Neil Duff (NIR) - UK & Ireland ranking table

2. Ben Robb (NZL) - New Zealand ranking table, 2024 New Zealand Open winner

3. Danny Porter (AUS) - Australia ranking table

4. Brandon Weening (AUS) - Australia ranking table

5. Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) - West Europe ranking table

6. Thomas Junghans (SWI)

7. Edwin Torbjornsson (SWE) - North Europe ranking table

8. Wesley Plaisier (NED) - West Europe ranking table

9. Peter Machin (AUS)

10. Gary Stone (SCO)

11. Leonard Gates (USA) - USA ranking table

12. Alexander Merkx (NED)

13. Moreno Blom (NED)

14. Martyn Turner (ENG)

15. Darren Johnson (ENG)

16. Patrik Kovacs (HUN) - East Europe ranking table

Players ranked 17-32

17. Benjamin Pratnemer (SLO)

18. Aaron Morrison (AUS)

19. Jimmy van Schie (NED)

20. Matthew Edgar (ENG)

21. Laszlo Kadar (ROM) - East Europe ranking table

22. Jordan Brooks (ENG) - UK & Ireland ranking table

23. Scott Walters (ENG)

24. Sybren Gijbels (BEL)

25. Bjorn Lejon (SWE)

26. Mike Gillet (WAL)

27. Mark Barilli (SCO)

28. Hannes Schnier (AUT)

29. Jonny Tata (NZL)

30. Dennis Nilsson (SWE)

31. Antony Allen (ENG)

32. James Beeton (ENG)

Players ranked 33-48

33. Francois Schweyen (BEL)

34. Aaron Turner (ENG)

35. Jarno Bottenberg (NED) - 2024 Dutch Open champion

36. Jason Brandon (USA) - USA ranking table

37. Howard Jones (AUS) - 2024 South Australian Classic champion

38. Ky Smith (AUS) - 2023 South Australian Classic champion

39. Craig Brown (NZL) - New Zealand ranking table

40. Connor Scutt (ENG) - 2024 Denmark Open champion

41. Shane McGuirk (IRE) - 2023 Irish Open champion

42. Jacob Taylor (CAN) - 2024 Las Vegas Open champion

43. Paul Lim (SGP) - Asia-Pacific ranking table

44. Jun Matsuda (JPN) - Asia-Pacific ranking table

45. Q1

46. Q2

47. Q3

48. Q4

Women

Players ranked 1-8

1. Beau Greaves (ENG) - 2023 World Championship winner, 2024 Dutch Open winner, 2024 Denmark Open winner, UK & Ireland ranking table

2. Aileen de Graaf (NED) - 2023 Dutch Open winner, 2023 Irish Open winner

3. Rhian O'Sullivan (WAL)

4. Noa-Lynn van Leuven (NED) - 2023 Denmark Open winner, West Europe ranking table

5. Deta Hedman (ENG)

6. Nicole Regnaud (NZL) - New Zealand ranking table, 2024 New Zealand Open champion

7. Joanne Hadley (AUS) - Australia ranking table

8. Amanda Loch (AUS) - 2023 South Australian Classic winner, 2024 South Australian Classic winner

Players ranked 9-16

9. Aletta Wajer (NED)

10. Wendy Harper (NZL)

11. Kym Mitchell (AUS)

12. Irina Armstrong (GER)

13. Lisa Ashton (ENG) - 2023 Australian Darts Open champion

14. Desi Mercer (NZL)

15. Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG)

16. Paula Murphy (USA) - USA ranking table

Players ranked 17-24

17. Lorraine Hyde (SCO)

18. Jitka Cisarova (CZE) - East Europe ranking table

19. Maud Jansson (SWE) - North Europe ranking table

20. Fallon Sherrock (ENG) - 2024 Las Vegas Open winner

21. Mary-Anne Teinaki (NZL) - 2023 New Zealand Open winner

22. Yukie Sakaguchi (JPN) - Asia-Pacific ranking table

23. Q1*

24. Q2

*The four spots in the Men's World Championship designated as Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4, as well as the two spots in the Women's World Championship designated as Q1 and Q2 will be determined by a one-off qualifying event to be held in Hungary later this year.

Boys

Players ranked 1-4

1. Jenson Walker (ENG)

2. Robert Vadas (HUN)

3. Ralfs Laumanis (LAT)

4. Balazs Szotak (HUN)

Players ranked 5-8

5. Q1**

6. Q2

7. Q3

8. Q4

Girls

Players ranked 1-2

1. Paige Pauling (ENG)

2. Krisztina Turai (HUN)

Players ranked 3-4

3. Q1**

4. Q2

*The four spots in the Boys World Championship designated as Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4, as well as the two spots in the Girls World Championship designated as Q1 and Q2 will be determined by a one-off qualifying event to be held later in Hungary later this year.

Ranking Period

The qualification period for the 2024 WDF World Championship officially ends on Monday, October 28th following the conclusion of the Hungarian Classic and Hungarian Masters in Budapest. This provisional qualification list will be updated every week in the run-up to this cut-off point as the fields continue to take shape. 

The next scheduled senior WDF ranking tournament falls on July 13th and it's the Silver-ranked Charlotte Open in the USA.