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, July 22nd 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. Jason Brandon (USA) - USA ranking table
Players ranked 17-32
17. Patrik Kovacs (HUN) - East Europe ranking table
18. Benjamin Pratnemer (SLV)
19. Aaron Morrison (AUS)
20. Jimmy van Schie (NED)
21. Matthew Edgar (ENG)
22. Laszlo Kadar (ROM) - East Europe ranking table
23. Jordan Brooks (ENG)
24. Scott Walters (ENG)
25. Sybren Gijbels (BEL)
26. Bjorn Lejon (SWE) - North Europe ranking table
27. Mike Gillet (WAL)
28. Mark Barilli (SCO)
29. Hannes Schnier (AUT)
30. Jonny Tata (NZL)
31. Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
32. Antony Allen (ENG)
Players ranked 33-48
33. James Beeton (ENG)
34. Francois Schweyen (BEL)
35. Kevin Luke (USA)
36. Jarno Bottenberg (NED) - 2024 Dutch Open champion
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. Paula Murphy (USA) - USA ranking table
13. Irina Armstrong (GER)
14. Lisa Ashton (ENG) - 2023 Australian Darts Open champion
15. Desi Mercer (NZL)
16. Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG)
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. Mayumi Ouchi (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 27th and it's the Silver-ranked Music City Classic in the USA.
