2023 WDF World Darts Championship

The 2023 WDF World Darts Championship (officially referred to as the 2023 Lakeside World Darts Championship) will be the 2nd edition of the WDF World Darts Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament will be held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England.[1]

World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates2–10 December 2023
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green, Surrey
CountryEngland England
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatSets
Prize fundTBA (total)
Winner's shareTBA (men's)
TBA (women's)
TBA (boys)
TBA (girls)
«2022 2024»

Neil Duff and Beau Greaves will be defending seniors titles.

Men's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria are as follows.

  1. Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
  2. Winners of the 12 Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments
  3. First and second ranked players from each of seven regional tables
  4. Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44
  5. Four qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 12 December 2022

Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers will start in the first round.[2] The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows.[3]

  1. Decided to play at 2024 PDC World Darts Championship after PDC didn't permit to play at two World Championships in one year.
  2. Withdrew for medical reasons.
  3. Ineligible as 2023 PDC Tour Card holders.
  4. Withdrew for personal reasons.

Women's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria are as follows.

  1. Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
  2. Winners of the 12 Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments
  3. First and second ranked players from each of seven regional tables
  4. Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22
  5. Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 12 December 2022

Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers will start in the first round.[2] The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows.[3]

    Boys'

    Format and qualifiers

    All boys under the age of 18 are eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournament. The semi-finals and final of the tournament are played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as a part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.[2] List of qualified players is as follows.[5]

    •  Adam Dee
     Luke Littler [lower-alpha 1]
    •  Mats Theobald
    •  Bradley van der Velden
    • Hungary András Borbély (Replacement)
    1. Decided to play at 2024 PDC World Darts Championship after PDC didn't permit to play at two World Championships in one year.

    Girls'

    Format and qualifiers

    All girls that will be under the age of 18 shall be eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournament. The final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as a part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.[2] List of qualified players is as follows.[5]

      References

      1. "Lakeside WDF World Championships to Take Place Each December".
      2. "WDF Rules". Retrieved 8 October 2021.
      3. "Invitation List – 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championships". World Darts Federation. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
      4. "Six more qualify for 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championship". World Darts Federation. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
      5. "Finalists confirmed for 2023 WDF Boys and Girls World Championships". World Darts Federation. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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