2022 WDF World Darts Championship

WDF Lakeside World Championship
Tournament information
Dates2–10 April 2022
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green, Surrey
CountryEngland England
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatSets
Prize fund£300,000 (total)
Winner's share£50,000 (Men's)
£25,000 (Women's)
£5,000 (Boys)
£2,000 (Girls)
High checkout164
Netherlands Richard Veenstra
Wales Michael Warburton
Hungary Veronika Ihász
Champion(s)
Northern Ireland Neil Duff (men)
England Beau Greaves (women)
Netherlands Bradly Roes (boys)
England Eleanor Cairns (girls)
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The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2019. The titles were won by Neil Duff in the men's competition, and Beau Greaves in the women's.

The WDF made the decision to postpone the tournament by three months, due to growing concerns and potential government restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Neil Duff and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Northern Ireland and France respectively to reach the final of a World Darts Championship.

In his Last 16 victory over Luke Littler, Richard Veenstra recorded the highest three dart average in the venue's history with 104.91.

In her second-round match, Veronika Ihász hit the biggest outshot for a female competitor in world championship history with a 164.

18-year-old Beau Greaves became the youngest ever winner of a senior world championship, defeating Kirsty Hutchinson 4–0 in the final. She also produced a record average of 92.02, which stands as the best in a final of the Women's World Championship, and the third-best in the history of the Women's World Championship.[2]

Prize money[edit]

Position Prize money
Men[3] Women[4] Boys[5] Girls[6]
Winner £50,000 £25,000 £5,000 £2,000
Runner-up £25,000 £12,500 £2,500 £1,000
Semi-finalist £12,500 £6,500 £1,000
Quarter-finalist £6,500 £3,250
Last 16 £3,250 £2,000
Last 24 £1,000
Last 32 £2,000
Last 48 £1,000
Event Totals £200,000 £87,500 £9,500 £3,000
Overall Total £300,000

Schedule[edit]

Saturday, 2 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
01 1  Martin Adams 81.97 0 – 2  Jarred Cole 92.69 1 – 3 1 – 3
02 1  John Scott 75.05 0 – 2  Johnny Haines 89.64 1 – 3 0 – 3
03 1  Paula Jacklin 68.66 0 – 2  Rhian O'Sullivan 85.89 0 – 3 0 – 3
04 1  Ben Hazel 72.59 2 – 1  Haupai Puha 74.27 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 0
05 1  Andreas Harrysson 84.94 1 – 2  László Kádár 82.97 3 – 0 0 – 3 2 – 3
06 1  Amanda Harwood 66.62 1 – 2  Marjolein Noijens 64.96 2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3
07 1  Landon Gardiner 79.60 0 – 2  Jim McEwan 101.32 0 – 3 1 – 3
08 1  Priscilla Steenbergen 56.77 2 – 1  Darlene Van Sleeuwen 53.05 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0
09 1  Mark Barilli 77.80 0 – 2  Rory Hansen 75.96 1 – 3 2 – 3
10 1  Mark Graham 79.66 0 – 2  Dave Prins 89.46 1 – 3 0 – 3
11 1  Suzanne Smith 68.36 1 – 2  Jo Clements 66.87 3 – 1 0 – 3 2 – 3
12 1  Paul Hogan 79.00 1 – 2  Justin Thompson 78.32 1 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3
Sunday, 3 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 1  Ian Jones 78.00 2 – 1  David Cameron 79.66 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 2
14 1  John Desreumaux 72.23 2 – 0  Donovan Lottering 65.29 3 – 1 3 – 0
15 1  Lorraine Hyde 66.84 0 – 2  Tori Kewish 68.75 2 – 3 2 – 3
16 1  Francesco Raschini 72.62 1 – 2  Ryan de Vreede 77.23 2 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3
17 1  Lee Shewan 73.34 2 – 1  Jordan Brooks 67.42 3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 0
18 1  Vicky Pruim 62.00 2 – 0  Desi Mercer 59.14 3 – 2 3 – 2
19 1  Dave Parletti 88.59 2 – 1  Shaun McDonald 85.14 0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1
20 1  Paula Murphy 53.98 0 – 2  Veronika Ihász 71.57 0 – 3 0 – 3
21 1  Connor Scutt 79.41 0 – 2  Shawn Burt 76.92 2 – 3 1 – 3
22 1  Steve Hine 83.31 2 – 0  Kevin Luke 79.43 3 – 2 3 – 2
23 1  Laura Turner 68.89 0 – 2  Mikuru Suzuki 74.35 0 – 3 2 – 3
24 1  James Richardson 81.82 2 – 1  Sebastian Steyer 75.20 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1
Monday, 4 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
25 2  Michael Warburton 85.73 3 – 2  Dave Prins 88.70 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 2
26 2  Maria O'Brien 70.98 2 – 1  Marjolein Noijens 61.51 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1
27 2  Aaron Turner 81.17 1 – 3  Jim McEwan 92.48 0 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3
28 2  Luke Littler 91.25 3 – 2  Ben Hazel 83.20 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1
29 2  Antony Allen 76.10 0 – 3  Jarred Cole 84.16 1 – 3 0 – 3 1 – 3
30 2  Corrine Hammond 74.40 1 – 2  Rhian O'Sullivan 75.30 1 – 3 3 – 0 0 – 3
31 2  Richard Veenstra 81.45 3 – 0  László Kádár 76.90 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 1
32 2  Brian Raman 92.61 3 – 2  Johnny Haines 87.43 3 – 2 3 – 0 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 2
Tuesday, 5 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
33 2  Nick Fullwell 75.16 3 – 0  Rory Hansen 67.06 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 1
34 2  Anca Zijlstra 64.04 0 – 2  Priscilla Steenbergen 70.57 1 – 3 2 – 3
35 2  Neil Duff 88.77 3 – 0  Justin Thompson 81.74 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 2
36 2  Cameron Menzies 89.21 3 – 1  Ian Jones 80.54 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2
37 2  James Hurrell 75.22 3 – 2  John Desreumaux 73.83 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 0
38 2  Kirsty Hutchinson 68.83 2 – 0  Jo Clements 67.91 3 – 1 3 – 2
39 2  Jules van Dongen 85.26 1 – 3  Ryan de Vreede 84.54 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3
Wednesday, 6 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
40 2  Thibault Tricole 86.48 3 – 2  Shawn Burt 82.59 3 – 2 2 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2
41 2  Deta Hedman 65.42 0 – 2  Tori Kewish 76.42 0 – 3 0 – 3
42 2  Leonard Gates 87.07 0 – 3  Steve Hine 86.41 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3
43 2  Andy Baetens 92.35 3 – 1  Dave Parletti 76.89 3 – 0 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1
44 2  Scott Marsh 89.77 3 – 2  James Richardson 86.64 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1
45 3  Luke Littler 92.76 0 – 3  Richard Veenstra 104.91 1 – 3 0 – 3 0 – 3
46 2  Lorraine Winstanley 76.23 2 – 0  Vicky Pruim 68.11 3 – 2 3 – 1
47 3  Brian Raman 97.47 3 – 0  Jarred Cole 90.82 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 1
48 2  Wayne Warren 94.77 3 – 2  Lee Shewan 86.79 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 0
Thursday, 7 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
49 3  Neil Duff 88.06 3 – 1  Nick Fullwell 85.67 3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 1
50 2  Beau Greaves 78.01 2 – 1  Veronika Ihász 73.90 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1
51 3  Jim McEwan 84.01 3 – 2  Michael Warburton 84.71 3 – 1 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1
52 3  James Hurrell 89.87 3 – 0  Ryan de Vreede 85.98 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 1
53 3  Wayne Warren 86.32 0 – 3  Cameron Menzies 87.35 1 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3
54 2  Aileen de Graaf 76.48 2 – 1  Mikuru Suzuki 69.90 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 0
55 3  Thibault Tricole 90.36 3 – 1  Steve Hine 88.35 2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2
56 3  Andy Baetens 102.79 3 – 0  Scott Marsh 96.20 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 0
Friday, 8 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
57 QF  Priscilla Steenbergen 63.10 1 – 2  Kirsty Hutchinson 70.67 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3
58 QF  Jim McEwan 89.09 3 – 4  Neil Duff 94.28 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 2 – 3 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3
59 QF  Rhian O'Sullivan 89.21 2 – 0  Maria O'Brien 75.14 3 – 2 3 – 1
60 QF  Thibault Tricole 89.33 4 – 3  Andy Baetens 92.97 0 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 2
61 QF  Tori Kewish 62.80 1 – 2  Lorraine Winstanley 64.95 2 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3
62 QF  Brian Raman 89.10 2 – 4  Richard Veenstra 94.83 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3
63 QF  Aileen de Graaf 76.38 0 – 2  Beau Greaves 85.84 1 – 3 0 – 3
64 QF  Cameron Menzies 93.57 4 – 0  James Hurrell 88.77 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 2
Saturday, 9 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9
65 SF  Leighton Bennett 77.26 1 – 2  Charlie Large 75.22 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3
66 SF  Luis Liptow 63.52 0 – 2  Bradly Roes 67.88 1 – 3 1 – 3
67 SF  Rhian O'Sullivan 76.32 2 – 3  Kirsty Hutchinson 76.13 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 2 – 3
68 SF  Richard Veenstra 89.30 2 – 5  Neil Duff 93.75 1 – 3 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 2 – 3 0 – 3
69 SF  Lorraine Winstanley 72.44 0 – 3  Beau Greaves 84.06 0 – 3 0 – 3 2 – 3
70 SF  Thibault Tricole 87.26 5 – 4  Cameron Menzies 87.39 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1
Sunday, 10 April
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11
71 F  Eleanor Cairns 52.45 2 – 0  Wibke Riemann 52.22 3 – 1 3 – 2
72 F  Charlie Large 71.56 1 – 3  Bradly Roes 71.34 1 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 0 0 – 3
73 F  Beau Greaves 92.05 4 – 0  Kirsty Hutchinson 72.52 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 0
74 F  Neil Duff 87.73 6 – 5  Thibault Tricole 86.95 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 0

Men's[edit]

Format and qualifiers[edit]

Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):

  1. Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
  2. Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
  3. First and second ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
  4. Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44
  5. Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
  6. Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021

Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers will start in the first round.[7][8]

The top 16 men in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:[9]

  1. ^ a b c d Jim Williams (WDF ranked 2, UK/Ireland ranked 2) and Chris Landman (WDF ranked 16) withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Aleksei Kadochnikov (WDF ranked 17) and Antony Allen (WDF ranked 18) replaced them as seeds, while their places in the tournament were filled by the next highest ranked unqualified players from the WDF rankings, Ian Jones and Jim McEwan
  2. ^ a b c d Ross Montgomery (#4 seed) and Mario Vandenbogaerde (Assen qualifier) withdrew after winning PDC tour cards in January 2022. They were replaced by Roman Obukhov and Donovan Lottering who had previously turned down their invitations. Aaron Turner (WDF ranked 19) replaced Montgomery as a second round entrant, but was not seeded.[10]
  3. ^ a b c Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WDF excluded the Russian players Aleksei Kadochnikov and Roman Obukhov. They were replaced by John Scott (next highest in WDF rankings) and Landon Gardiner (previously withdrawn) respectively. Leonard Gates (WDF ranked 20) took Kadochnikov's seeding.[9]
  4. ^ a b Australia region No.1 ranked Raymond Smith withdrew to play in 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. His place was offered to number 3 ranked Donovan Lottering, who also declined his invite, thus he was replaced by 4th ranked Justin Thompson
  5. ^ a b c Shawn Burt, Rory Hansen and Matt Campbell finished joint second in the Canada regional table. The WDF decided to invite all three players to the championships, a total of four from the table.[11][8] Campbell later withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. As players ranked below 4 in the regional tables could not be invited, he was replaced by the next highest ranked unqualified player from the WDF rankings, Dave Prins
  6. ^ a b New Zealand region number 1 ranked Ben Robb withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Second ranked player Warren Parry also declined his invitation. They were replaced by Haupai Puha and Landon Gardiner, ranked 3 and 4 in the New Zealand table respectively[9]
  7. ^ a b c d Having initially accepted invitations to compete, North Europe number 1 Roman Obukhov, Australia number 2 Jeremy Fagg and New Zealand number 4 Landon Gardiner withdrew. They were replaced by alternates based on the WDF world rankings: WDF number 38 Kevin Luke, number 40 Jordan Brooks and number 41 Shaun McDonald. 37th ranked Ben Robb and number 39 Raymond Smith had already rejected their invitations[14]

Draw[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
8 April
Semi-finals
(best of 9 sets)
9 April
Final
(best of 11 sets)
10 April
         
1  Brian Raman 89.10 2
9  Richard Veenstra 94.83 4
9  Richard Veenstra 89.30 2
5  Neil Duff 93.75 5
 Jim McEwan 89.09 3
5  Neil Duff 94.28 4
5  Neil Duff 87.73 6
2  Thibault Tricole 86.95 5
2  Thibault Tricole 89.33 4
7  Andy Baetens 92.97 3
2  Thibault Tricole 87.26 5
14  Cameron Menzies 87.39 4
14  Cameron Menzies 93.57 4
6  James Hurrell 88.77 0

Rounds 1-4[edit]

First round
(best of 3 sets)
2–3 April
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
4–6 April
Third round
(best of 5 sets)
6–7 April
Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
8 April
1 Brian Raman 92.613
Alt John Scott 75.050Q Johnny Haines 87.432
1 Brian Raman 97.473
Q Johnny Haines 89.642
Q Jarred Cole 90.820
16 Antony Allen 76.100
 Martin Adams 81.970Q Jarred Cole 84.163
1 Brian Raman 89.102
Q Jarred Cole 92.692
9 Richard Veenstra 94.834
8 Luke Littler 91.253
 Ben Hazel 72.592 Ben Hazel 83.202
8 Luke Littler 92.760
Q Haupai Puha 74.271
9 Richard Veenstra 104.913
9 Richard Veenstra 81.453
Q Andreas Harrysson 84.941Q László Kádár 76.900
Q László Kádár 82.972
  Aaron Turner 81.171
Q Landon Gardiner 79.600 Jim McEwan 92.483
 Jim McEwan 84.013
 Jim McEwan 101.322
13 Michael Warburton 84.712
13 Michael Warburton 85.733
  Mark Graham 79.660 Dave Prins 88.702
 Jim McEwan 89.093
 Dave Prins 89.462
5 Neil Duff 94.284
5 Neil Duff 88.773
 Paul Hogan 79.001Q Justin Thompson 81.740
5 Neil Duff 88.063
Q Justin Thompson 78.322
12 Nick Fullwell 85.671
12 Nick Fullwell 75.163
 Mark Barilli 77.800Q Rory Hansen 67.060
Q Rory Hansen 75.962
2 Thibault Tricole 86.483
 Connor Scutt 79.410Q Shawn Burt 82.592
2 Thibault Tricole 90.363
Q Shawn Burt 76.922
 Steve Hine 88.351
15 Leonard Gates 87.070
 Steve Hine 83.312 Steve Hine 86.413
2 Thibault Tricole 89.334
Alt Kevin Luke 79.430
7 Andy Baetens 92.973
7 Andy Baetens 92.353
 Dave Parletti 88.592 Dave Parletti 76.891
7 Andy Baetens 102.793
Alt Shaun McDonald 85.141
10 Scott Marsh 96.200
10 Scott Marsh 89.773
 James Richardson 81.812 James Richardson 86.642
Q Sebastian Steyer 75.201
3 Wayne Warren 94.773
 Lee Shewan 73.342 Lee Shewan 86.792
3 Wayne Warren 86.320
Alt Jordan Brooks 67.421
14 Cameron Menzies 87.353
14 Cameron Menzies 89.213
 Ian Jones 78.002 Ian Jones 80.541
14 Cameron Menzies 93.574
Q David Cameron 79.661
6 James Hurrell 88.770
6 James Hurrell 75.223
Q John Desreumaux 72.232Q John Desreumaux 73.832
6 James Hurrell 89.873
Q Donovan Lottering 65.290
Q Ryan de Vreede 85.980
11 Jules van Dongen 85.261
 Francesco Raschini 72.621Q Ryan de Vreede 84.543
Q Ryan de Vreede 77.232

Women's[edit]

Format and qualifiers[edit]

Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):

  1. Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
  2. Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
  3. Top ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
  4. Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22
  5. One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
  6. One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021

Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers will start in the first round.[7][8]

The top eight women in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:[9]

  1. ^ a b Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WDF excluded the Russian players Anastasia Dobromyslova and Elena Shulgina. They were replaced by Fallon Sherrock (previously withdrawn) and Jo Clements (next highest in WDF rankings) respectively.[15][9]
  2. ^ a b Fallon Sherrock withdrew from the tournament in March 2022 and was replaced by Priscilla Steenbergen. Sherrock's seeded place was taken by Corrine Hammond (WDF #9)[16]
  3. ^ New Zealand region number 1 ranked Wendy Harper declined her invitation. Her place was taken by second ranked Desi Mercer[9]

Draw[edit]

First round
(best of 3 sets)
2–3 April
Second round
(best of 3 sets)
4–7 April
Quarter-finals
(best of 3 sets)
8 April
Semi-finals
(best of 5 sets)
9 April
Final
(best of 7 sets)
10 April
1  Deta Hedman 65.42 0
 Lorraine Hyde 66.84 0 Q  Tori Kewish 76.42 2
Q  Tori Kewish 68.75 2 Q  Tori Kewish 62.80 1
8  Lorraine Winstanley 64.95 2
8  Lorraine Winstanley 76.23 2
 Vicky Pruim 62.00 2  Vicky Pruim 68.11 0
Q  Desi Mercer 59.14 0 8  Lorraine Winstanley 72.44 0
5  Beau Greaves 84.06 3
4  Aileen de Graaf 76.48 2
   Laura Turner 68.89 0  Mikuru Suzuki 69.90 1
 Mikuru Suzuki 74.35 2 4  Aileen de Graaf 76.38 0
5  Beau Greaves 85.84 2
5  Beau Greaves 78.01 2
 Paula Murphy 53.98 0 Q  Veronika Ihász 73.90 1
Q  Veronika Ihász 71.57 2 5  Beau Greaves 92.05 4
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 72.52 0
2  Corrine Hammond 74.40 1
 Paula Jacklin 68.66 0 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 75.30 2
Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 85.89 2 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 89.21 2
7  Maria O'Brien 75.14 0
7  Maria O'Brien 70.98 2
 Amanda Harwood 66.62 1 Q  Marjolein Noijens 61.51 1
Q  Marjolein Noijens 64.96 2 Q  Rhian O'Sullivan 76.32 2
6  Kirsty Hutchinson 76.13 3
3  Anca Zijlstra 64.04 0
 Priscilla Steenbergen 56.77 2  Priscilla Steenbergen