The first few days of the 2024 WDF Lakeside World Championships have seen plenty of tumbling seeds and some potentially superb stories beginning to take shape.
Former WDF World No.1 Brian Raman kicked off on Friday, November 29th with a victory over Dutch debutant Corne Groeneveld. Beau Greaves got her campaign underway with a convincing win on Tuesday.
Favourite for the men’s title, Jimmy van Schie, made his debut last night and looked very impressive averaging over 98. Meanwhile the remarkable Paul Lim has two wins under his belt as his fairytale return after 30 years gathers momentum.
Across 18 sessions and 10 days of darting drama, 84 players will have graced 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 Results
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)
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday 4th December
1pm
Men’s R2 – #14 Barry Copeland (NIR) v Aaron Turner (ENG)
Women’s R2 – #6 Aletta Wajer (NED) v Paula Murphy (USA)
Men’s R2 – #6 Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) v Sybren Gijbels (BEL)
Men’s R2 – #11 Jason Brandon (USA) v Hannes Schnier (AUT)
7pm
Men’s R2 – #10 Gary Stone (SCO) v Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
Women’s R2 – #3 Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) v Lerena Rietbergen (NED)
Men’s R3 – Francois Schweyen (BEL) v Brian Raman (BEL)
Men’s R3 – Weening/Matsuda v Shane McGuirk (IRE)
Thursday 5th December
1pm
Men’s R3 – Carl Wilkinson (ENG) v Thomas Junghans (SWI)
Boys QF – #3 Ralfs Laumanis (LAT) v Lex Paeshuyse (BEL)
Men’s R3 – Peter Machin (AUS) v Cliff Prior (ENG)
Women’s R2 – #2 Aileen de Graaf (NED) v Mayumi Ouchi (JPN)
Men’s R3 – Maendl-Lawrance/Gijbels v Brandon/Schnier
7pm
Men’s R3 – Neil Duff (NIR) v Copeland/Turner
Boys QF – #2 Kendji Steinbach (NED) v Archie Self (ENG)
Men’s R3 – Jimmy van Schie (NED) v Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
Women’s R2 – #7 Irina Armstrong (GER) v Sophie McKinlay (SCO)
Men’s R3 – Paul Lim (SGP) v Stone/Nilsson
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
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
—–ENDS—–
Images: Chris Sargeant / WDF
