The 2024 WDF World Championships will kick off on Friday, 29th November with former WDF World No.1 Brian Raman facing Dutch debutant Corne Groeneveld for the right to face Martyn Turner.
In addition to Raman v Groeneveld, the new Friday evening opening session will feature three further Men’s First Round matches: Scott Walters v Craig Brown, Francois Schweyen v Michael Cassar and Carl Wilkinson v Jacob Taylor.
Saturday afternoon will see 2023 Irish Open champion Shane McGuirk make his Lakeside debut, with Matthew Edgar enjoying the same experience that evening when he faces reigning Dutch Open winner Jarno Bottenberg.
The winners of Raman/Groeneveld and Schweyen/Cassar will return on the evening of Saturday, 30th November to take on England’s Martyn Turner and the top seed from Australia, Danny Porter.
Lisa Ashton begins her bid for a fifth World Championship when she faces Sophie McKinlay on Sunday evening, a session that will also feature seeded players Cliff Prior and Nicole Regnaud.
The Men’s and Women’s first round will wrap up on Monday, 2nd December, with Monday evening’s special attraction being the return of the legendary Paul Lim to Lakeside for the first time in three decades. The 70-year-old will be looking to recap his nine-dart magic from 1990 against Moreno Blom at the start of a session that will also feature Deta Hedman and Australian duo Brandon Weening and Peter Machin.
Beau Greaves will begin her title defence on Tuesday evening against either Amanda Loch or Kirsi Viinikainen. That game is part of a stellar session also set to feature 2022 Men’s World Champion Neil Duff and the new Men’s WDF World No.1, Jimmy van Schie.
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) v Corne Groeneveld (NED)
Men’s R1 – Scott Walters (ENG) v Craig Brown (NZL)
Men’s R1 – Francois Schweyen (BEL) v Michael Cassar (AUS)
Men’s R1 – Carl Wilkinson (ENG) v Jacob Taylor (CAN)
Saturday 30th November
1pm
Men’s R1 – Jordan Brooks (ENG) v Jun Matsuda (JPN)
Women’s R1 – Anca Zijlstra (NED) v Jitka Cisarova (CZE)
Men’s R1 – Mark Barilli (SCO) v Shane McGuirk (IRE)
Women’s R1 – Wendy Harper (NZL) v Greta Tekauer (HUN)
Men’s R1 – Patrik Kovacs (HUN) v Bjorn Lejon (SWE)
7pm
Men’s R1 – Matthew Edgar (ENG) v Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
Women’s R1 – Amanda Loch (AUS) v Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN)
Men’s R2 – #1 Danny Porter (AUS) v Schweyen/Cassar
Women’s R1 – Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG) v Veronika Ihasz (HUN)
Men’s R2 – #16 Martyn Turner (ENG) v Raman/Groeneveld
Sunday 1st December
1pm
Men’s R1 – Sybren Gijbels (BEL) v Kevin Luke (USA)
Women’s R1 – Lorraine Hyde (SCO) v Mayumi Ouchi (JPN)
Men’s R1 – James Beeton (ENG) v Bradley Kirk (ENG)
Women’s R1 – Paula Murphy (USA) v Paula Jacklin (ENG)
Men’s R2 – #13 Edwin Torbjornsson (SWE) v Barilli/McGuirk
7pm
Men’s R1 – Aaron Turner (ENG) v Jeff Springer Jr (USA)
Women’s R1 – Lisa Ashton (ENG) v Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s R2 – #12 Cliff Prior (ENG) v Walters/Brown
Women’s R2 – #5 Nicole Regnaud (NZL) v Harper/Tekauer
Men’s R1 – Mike Gillet (WAL) v Ky Smith (AUS)
Monday 2nd December
1pm
Men’s R1 – Dennis Nilsson (SWE) v Howard Jones (AUS)
Women’s R1 – Lerena Rietbergen (NED) v Maud Jansson (SWE)
Men’s R1 – Laszlo Kadar (ROM) v Hannes Schnier (AUT)
Men’s R1 – Darren Johnson (ENG) v Reece Colley (ENG)
7pm
Men’s R1 – Moreno Blom (NED) v Paul Lim (SGP)
Women’s R2 – #4 Deta Hedman (ENG) v Hutchinson/Ihasz
Men’s R2 – #4 Brandon Weening (AUS) v Brooks/Matsuda
Men’s R2 – #5 Peter Machin (AUS) v Gillet/Smith
Tuesday 3rd December
1pm
Men’s R2 – #8 Benjamin Pratnemer (SLO) v Wilkinson/Taylor
Women’s R2 – #8 Desi Mercer (NZL) v Zijlstra/Cisarova
Men’s R2 – #9 Thomas Junghans (SWI) v Beeton/Kirk
Men’s R2 – #15 Ryan Hogarth (SCO) v Edgar/Bottenberg
7pm
Men’s R2 – #2 Jimmy van Schie (NED) v Kovacs/Lejon
Women’s R2 – #1 Beau Greaves (ENG) v Loch/Viinikainen
Men’s R2 – #7 Kai-Fan Leung (HKG) v Blom/Lim
Men’s R2 – #3 Neil Duff (NIR) v Johnson/Colley
Wednesday 4th December
1pm
Men’s R2 – #14 Barry Copeland (NIR) v Turner/Springer Jr
Women’s R2 – #6 Aletta Wajer (NED) v Murphy/Jacklin
Men’s R2 – #6 Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) v Gijbels/Luke
Men’s R2 – #11 Jason Brandon (USA) v Kadar/Schnier
7pm
Men’s R2 – #10 Gary Stone (SCO) v Nilsson/Jones
Women’s R2 – #3 Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) v Rietbergen/Jansson
Men’s R3 – Porter/Schweyen/Cassar v M Turner/Raman/Groeneveld
Men’s R3 – Weening/Brooks/Matsuda v Torbjornsson/Barilli/McGuirk
Thursday 5th December
1pm
Men’s R3 – Pratnemer/Wilkinson/Taylor v Junghans/Beeton/Kirk
Boys QF – #3 Ralfs Laumanis (LAT) v Lex Paeshuyse (BEL)
Men’s R3 – Machin/Gillet/Smith v Prior/Walters/Brown
Women’s R2 – #2 Aileen de Graaf (NED) v Hyde/Ouchi
Men’s R3 – Maendl-Lawrance/Gijbels/Luke v Brandon/Kadar/Schnier
7pm
Men’s R3 – Duff/Johnson/Colley v Copeland/Turner/Springer Jr
Boys QF – #2 Kendji Steinbach (NED) v Archie Self (ENG)
Men’s R3 – Van Schie/Kovacs/Lejon v Hogarth/Edgar/Bottenberg
Women’s R2 – #7 Irina Armstrong (GER) v Ashton/McKinlay
Men’s R3 – Leung/Blom/Lim v Stone/Nilsson/Jones
Friday 6th December
1pm
Boys’ QF – #4 Balazs Szotak (HUN) v Florian Preis (GER)
Women’s QF – TBC
Men’s QF – TBC
Women’s QF – TBC
Men’s QF – TBC
7pm
Boys’ QF – #1 Jenson Walker (ENG) v Mason Teese (ENG)
Women’s QF – TBC
Men’s QF – TBC
Women’s QF – TBC
Men’s QF – TBC
Saturday 7th December
2pm (Order TBC)
Girls’ SF – #1 Paige Pauling (ENG) v Jentl Fransen (BEL)
Boys’ SF – Steinbach/Self v Laumanis/Paeshuyse
Women’s SF
Men’s SF
7pm (Order TBC)
Girls’ SF – #2 Sophie McKinlay (SCO) v Aurora Fochesato (ITA)
Boys’ SF – Walker/Teese v Szotak/Preis
Women’s SF
Men’s SF
Sunday 8th December
5pm
Girls’ Final
Boys’ Final
Women’s Final
Men’s Final
—–ENDS—–
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