2024 WDF World Darts Championship
| World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 29 November–8 December 2024 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | WDF | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | £238,000 (total) | ||
| Winner's share | £50,000 (men) £25,000 (women) £3,000 (boys) £1,500 (girls) | ||
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The 2024 WDF Lakeside World Darts Championship is the third edition of the WDF World Darts Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament is held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England.
Andy Baetens was the defending men's champion, but will not defend his title after winning a PDC tour card in January 2024.[1] Beau Greaves is looking to secure her third WDF World Darts Championship, having beaten Aileen de Graaf in the 2023 final.[2]
Prize money
[edit]There was a slight decrease in prize money from the previous edition, although the winners of both senior tournaments will receive the same as the previous year.[3]
| Position | Prize money | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Boys | Girls | ||
| Winner | £50,000 | £25,000 | £3,000 | £1,500 | |
| Runner-up | £16,000 | £8,000 | £1,500 | £1,000 | |
| Semi-finalist | £8,000 | £4,000 | £1,000 | £500 | |
| Quarter-finalist | £5,000 | £2,500 | £500 | — | |
| Last 16 | £2,000 | £1,000 | — | ||
| Last 24 | — | £750 | |||
| Last 32 | £1,250 | — | |||
| Last 48 | £750 | ||||
| Event Totals | £158,000 | £69,000 | £8,500 | £2,500 | |
| Overall Total | £238,000 | ||||
Draw
[edit]The draw for all of the tournaments will be completed on November 5th 2024, broadcast on YouTube, with the playing schedule to be finalised by November 8th.[4]
Men's
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]48 players will play for the men's title, with Danny Porter of Australia being the top seed. The sixteen seeded players (decided by the WDF World Rankings) will enter in Round 2, with the other 32 entrants beginning in Round 1.[5] Fan favourite Paul Lim will be playing in his 26th World Championship across the BDO/WDF and PDC.
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1–16 in WDF Rankings
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Players ranked 17–32
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Players ranked 33–48
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Women's
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]24 players will play for the women's title, with two time defending champion Beau Greaves defending her crown as the top seed. The top eight seeded players (decided by the WDF World Rankings) will enter in Round 2, with the other 16 entrants entering in Round 1.[6] Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Fallon Sherrock both qualified for the WDF World Championships, but have opted to play in the PDC World Darts Championship instead.[7][8]
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1–8 in WDF Rankings
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Players ranked 9–16
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Players ranked 17–24
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Boys'
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]All boys under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2024 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournament. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the tournament were played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. Four players through the Race Table, with a further four from the qualifying event in Budapest.[9]
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1–4 in WDF Rankings
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Players ranked 5–8
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References
[edit]- ^ "Baetens & Bennett become latest duo to secure Tour Cards". www.pdc.tv. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Greaves beats De Graaf to retain WDF Women's World Championship". World Darts Federation. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF World Championships Update – Prize Fund, Playing Format and Draw Date Confirmed". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF World Championships Update – Prize Fund, Playing Format and Draw Date Confirmed". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Fields". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Fields". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Noa-Lynn van Leuven to make history at PDC World Championship as first trans darts player". Manchester Evening News. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Sherrock secures PDC World Championship return". BBC. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Fields". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.