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World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates2–10 December 2023
Venue Lakeside Country Club
Location Frimley Green, Surrey
Country England England
Organisation(s) WDF
Format Sets
Prize fund£257,000 (total)
Winner's share£50,000 (men)
£25,000 (women)
£5,000 (boys)
£2,000 (girls)
High checkout170   Andy Baetens
Champion(s)
  Andy Baetens (men)
  Beau Greaves (women)
 Bradley van der Velden (boys)
  Aurora Fochesato (girls)
« 2022 2024»

The 2023 WDF World Darts Championship (officially referred to as the 2023 CT1 Lakeside World Darts Championship for sponsorship reasons), was the second edition of the WDF World Darts Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England.

Neil Duff and Beau Greaves were defending the senior titles. Duff lost 3–4 to Chris Landman in the quarter-final, and Greaves retained her title, defeating Aileen de Graaf 4–1 in the final, losing just one set throughout the tournament. [1]

Andy Baetens became the first Belgian darts player to win the men's tournament, as he defeated Chris Landman 6–1 in the final. [2]

Prize money

Position Prize money [3]
Men Women Boys Girls
Winner £50,000 £25,000 £5,000 £2,000
Runner-up £20,000 £10,000 £2,000 £1,000
Semi-finalist £10,000 £5,000 £1,000 —
Quarter-finalist £5,000 £2,500 —
Last 16 £2,500 £1,500
Last 24 — £1,000
Last 32 £1,500 —
Last 48 £1,000
Event Totals £170,000 £75,000 £9,000 £3,000
Overall Total £257,000

Schedule

Saturday, 2 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
01 1  Scott Marsh 71.11 0–2   Sebastian Białecki 85.42 0–3 1–3 —
02  Jo Clements 58.08 0–2   Veronika Ihász 64.20 2–3 1–3 —
03  Aaron Turner 73.78 1–2  Ricky Nauman 74.75 1–3 3–1 1–3
04  Jordan Brooks 69.85 0–2   Dennis Nilsson 75.02 1–3 1–3 —
05  Paula Murphy 73.04 2–1   Almudena Fajardo 72.73 3–2 1–3 3–1
06   Dave Prins 73.29 0–2  Reece Colley 83.69 0–3 1–3 —
07   James Richardson 88.14 2–1   Christian Gödl 80.54 3–1 2–3 3–1
08  Aletta Wajer 61.70 2–0   Paula Jacklin 60.82 3–2 3–0 —
09   Patrik Kovács 82.03 1–2   Jim Widmayer 82.26 2–3 3–2 1–3
10  Jonny Tata 76.47 2–1   Shaun McDonald 84.90 3–2 1–3 3–2
11   Lorraine Hyde 69.28 2–1   Laura Turner 71.57 1–3 3–1 3–1
12  Danny Porter 76.19 0–2   Arjan Konterman 84.07 1–3 0–3 —
Sunday, 3 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 1  Liam Maendl-Lawrance 75.33 2–1  Mike Gillet 72.02 2–3 3–2 3–1
14   Kirsty Hutchinson 71.24 2–0   Mayumi Ouchi 68.18 3–0 3–2 —
15   László Kádár 79.25 0–2  Edwin Torbjörnsson 85.60 0–3 2–3 —
16   Moreno Blom 78.09 2–0  Gábor Takács 72.09 3–2 3–1 —
17  Kym Mitchell 66.57 1–2   Priscilla Steenbergen 66.32 1–3 3–2 2–3
18   Jamie Lewis 82.96 0–2  Jarno Bottenberg 91.72 0–3 1–3 —
19  Suzanne Smith 58.33 2–0  Victoria Monaghan 54.71 3–2 3–2 —
20   Benjamin Pratnemer 79.58 0–2   Davie Kirwan 83.09 1–3 2–3 —
21   Leonard Gates 92.11 2–0   Brian Corbett 83.24 3–2 3–0 —
22  Nicole Regnaud 68.33 2–1  Anna Forsmark 65.17 1–3 3–0 3–1
23  Antony Allen 78.99 0–2   Dennie Olde Kalter 86.02 2–3 1–3 —
24   Thomas Junghans 82.63 2–0   David Pallett 71.04 3–2 3–0 —
Monday, 4 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
25 2   Peter Machin 83.40 0–3   James Richardson 85.80 2–3 0–3 0–3 — —
26   Anca Zijlstra 62.43 0–2  Paula Murphy 61.95 1–3 2–3 — — —
27   Mark Barilli 69.88 0–3   Jim Widmayer 75.39 0–3 0–3 2–3 — —
28   Gary Stone 91.11 3–1  Ricky Nauman 77.52 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 —
29  Barry Copeland 83.56 2–3  Jonny Tata 83.86 1–3 2–3 3–2 3–1 1–3
30   Beau Greaves 88.79 2–0   Lorraine Hyde 77.76 3–1 3–0 — — —
31   Andy Baetens 94.82 3–0   Sebastian Białecki 89.88 3–2 3–1 3–2 — —
32   James Hurrell 81.46 2–3   Dennis Nilsson 79.89 1–3 3–2 1–3 3–1 2–3
Tuesday, 5 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
33 2   Alexander Merkx 82.09 3–1   Arjan Konterman 79.12 0–3 3–2 3–0 3–2 —
34   Rhian O'Sullivan 85.08 2–0  Suzanne Smith 61.09 3–0 3–0 — — —
35  Martyn Turner 87.78 3–1  Liam Maendl-Lawrance 83.40 3–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 —
36   Wesley Plaisier 88.86 3–1  Reece Colley 87.14 3–1 0–3 3–0 3–1 —
37   Jelle Klaasen 93.91 3–0  Edwin Torbjörnsson 86.67 3–0 3–1 3–0 — —
38   Deta Hedman 71.13 2–1  Aletta Wajer 69.09 3–1 2–3 3–1 — —
39   Neil Duff 84.83 3–1   Moreno Blom 83.41 3–0 2–3 3–2 3–2 —
40   John Scott 83.44 0–3   Leonard Gates 88.31 2–3 1–3 2–3 — —
Wednesday, 6 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
41 2   Chris Landman 83.99 3–0   Davie Kirwan 79.10 3–0 3–2 3–2 — —
42   Lorraine Winstanley 68.32 2–0   Veronika Ihász 60.82 3–0 3–0 — — —
43   Kai Fan Leung 81.60 1–3   Thomas Junghans 87.83 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 —
44   Darren Johnson 80.40 1–3   Dennie Olde Kalter 87.20 0–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 —
45   Danny Lauby 91.20 3–0  Jarno Bottenberg 86.21 3–1 3–0 3–0 — —
46   Aileen de Graaf 77.52 2–1  Nicole Regnaud 81.10 3–2 1–3 3–2 — —
47 3   Andy Baetens 94.20 3–1   Gary Stone 94.49 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–2 —
48   Wesley Plaisier 90.36 3–0   James Richardson 80.69 3–1 3–1 3–2 — —
Thursday, 7 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
49 3  Jonny Tata 80.80 3–0   Jim Widmayer 78.58 3–1 3–2 3–2 — —
50 2  Wendy Harper 62.98 0–2   Kirsty Hutchinson 74.53 0–3 0–3 — — —
51 3   Dennis Nilsson 90.37 3–1   Alexander Merkx 87.45 3–2 1–3 3–2 3–1 —
52   Chris Landman 87.65 3–2   Thomas Junghans 82.08 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–3 3–1
53   Jelle Klaasen 93.29 3–2   Dennie Olde Kalter 84.22 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 3–2
54 2   Lisa Ashton 75.36 2–1   Priscilla Steenbergen 71.07 0–3 3–1 3–0 — —
55 3   Neil Duff 87.98 3–2  Martyn Turner 81.55 2–3 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–1
56   Danny Lauby 87.20 3–0   Leonard Gates 83.47 3–1 3–0 3–1 — —
Friday, 8 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
57 QF   Deta Hedman 75.14 0–2   Rhian O'Sullivan 80.43 0–3 2–3 — — — — —
58   Dennis Nilsson 97.44 4–1   Wesley Plaisier 96.00 3–2 3–2 0–3 3–2 3–2 — —
59   Aileen de Graaf 76.20 2–0   Lorraine Winstanley 69.47 3–2 3–0 — — — — —
60   Andy Baetens 93.27 4–2  Jonny Tata 91.64 3–2 3–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 3–0 —
61   Beau Greaves 88.41 2–0  Paula Murphy 63.26 3–0 3–0 — — — — —
62   Neil Duff 84.55 3–4   Chris Landman 85.78 2–3 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–3
63   Lisa Ashton 68.22 2–1   Kirsty Hutchinson 68.16 0–3 3–2 3–1 — — — —
64   Jelle Klaasen 90.44 4–1   Danny Lauby 86.27 3–2 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–0 — —
Saturday, 9 December
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  Mats Theobald 67.07 0–2  Bradley van der Velden 74.55 2–3 1–3 — — — — — — —
66   Aileen de Graaf 77.04 3–1   Lisa Ashton 74.17 3–1 1–3 3–2 3–0 — — — — —
67   Andy Baetens 94.13 5–2   Dennis Nilsson 86.42 2–3 3–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 — —
68  András Borbély 74.19 1–2  Adam Dee 74.91 3–1 2–3 1–3 — — — — — —
69   Beau Greaves 90.77 3–0   Rhian O'Sullivan 79.29 3–1 3–0 3–0 — — — — — —
70   Chris Landman 89.22 5–3   Jelle Klaasen 87.92 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 —
Sunday, 10 December
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  Krisztina Turai 51.07 0–2   Aurora Fochesato 59.43 0–3 2–3 — — — — — — — — —
72  Adam Dee 66.68 0–3  Bradley van der Velden 69.93 0–3 2–3 0–3 — — — — — — — —
73   Beau Greaves 84.64 4–1   Aileen de Graaf 77.69 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–3 3–0 — — — — — —
74   Andy Baetens 93.69 6–1   Chris Landman 86.47 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 — — — —

Men's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria were 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 began the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers started in the first round. [4] The provisional list of seeds and invited players was as follows. [5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Decided to play at 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
  2. ^ Starts from second round as a late replacement for Tricole per WDF rules.
  3. ^ a b Withdrew for medical reasons.
  4. ^ a b c Ineligible as 2023 PDC Tour Card holders.
  5. ^ a b c Withdrew for personal reasons.

Draw

Finals

Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
8 December 		Semi-finals
(best of 9 sets)
9 December 		Final
(best of 11 sets)
10 December
         
1   Andy Baetens 93.27 4
 Jonny Tata 91.64 2
1   Andy Baetens 94.13 5
  Dennis Nilsson 86.42 2
    Dennis Nilsson 97.44 4
5   Wesley Plaisier 96.00 1
1   Andy Baetens 93.69 6
7   Chris Landman 86.47 1
2   Neil Duff 84.55 3
7   Chris Landman 85.78 4
7   Chris Landman 89.22 5
3   Jelle Klaasen 87.92 3
3   Jelle Klaasen 90.44 4
6   Danny Lauby 86.27 1

Rounds 1-4

First round
(best of 3 sets)
2–3 December		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
4–6 December		Third round
(best of 5 sets)
6–7 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
8 December
1   Andy Baetens 94.823
 Scott Marsh 71.110   Sebastian Białecki 89.880
1   Andy Baetens 94.203
  Sebastian Białecki 85.422
16   Gary Stone 94.491
16   Gary Stone 91.113
 Aaron Turner 73.781  Ricky Nauman 77.521
1   Andy Baetens 93.274
 Ricky Nauman 74.752
 Jonny Tata 91.642
8  Barry Copeland 83.562
 Jonny Tata 76.472  Jonny Tata 83.863
   Jonny Tata 80.803
  Shaun McDonald 84.901
  Jim Widmayer 78.580
9   Mark Barilli 69.880
  Patrik Kovács 82.031   Jim Widmayer 75.393
  Jim Widmayer 82.262
4   James Hurrell 81.462
 Jordan Brooks 69.850   Dennis Nilsson 79.893
    Dennis Nilsson 90.373
  Dennis Nilsson 75.022
13   Alexander Merkx 87.451
13   Alexander Merkx 82.093
 Danny Porter 76.190   Arjan Konterman 79.121
    Dennis Nilsson 97.444
  Arjan Konterman 84.072
5   Wesley Plaisier 96.001
5   Wesley Plaisier 88.863
  Dave Prins 73.290  Reece Colley 87.141
5   Wesley Plaisier 90.363
 Reece Colley 83.692
  James Richardson 80.690
12   Peter Machin 83.400
  James Richardson 88.142   James Richardson 85.803
  Christian Gödl 80.541
2   Neil Duff 84.833
  Moreno Blom 78.092   Moreno Blom 83.411
2   Neil Duff 87.983
 Gábor Takács 72.090
15  Martyn Turner 81.552
15  Martyn Turner 87.783
 Liam Maendl-Lawrance 75.332  Liam Maendl-Lawrance 83.401
2   Neil Duff 84.553
 Mike Gillet 72.021
7   Chris Landman 85.784
7   Chris Landman 83.993
  Benjamin Pratnemer 79.580   Davie Kirwan 79.100
7   Chris Landman 87.653
  Davie Kirwan 83.092
  Thomas Junghans 82.082
10   Kai Fan Leung 81.601
  Thomas Junghans 82.632   Thomas Junghans 87.833
  David Pallett 71.040
3   Jelle Klaasen 93.913
  László Kádár 79.250  Edwin Torbjörnsson 86.670
3   Jelle Klaasen 93.293
 Edwin Torbjörnsson 85.602
  Dennie Olde Kalter 84.222
14   Darren Johnson 80.401
 Antony Allen 78.990   Dennie Olde Kalter 87.203
3   Jelle Klaasen 90.444
  Dennie Olde Kalter 86.022
6   Danny Lauby 86.271
6   Danny Lauby 91.203
  Jamie Lewis 82.960  Jarno Bottenberg 86.210
6   Danny Lauby 87.203
 Jarno Bottenberg 91.722
  Leonard Gates 83.470
Alt   John Scott 83.440
  Leonard Gates 92.112   Leonard Gates 88.313
  Brian Corbett 83.240

Women's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria was 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 began the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers started in the first round. [4] The provisional list of seeds and invited players was as follows. [5]

Draw

First round
(best of 3 sets)
2–3 December 		Second round
(best of 3 sets)
4–7 December 		Quarter-finals
(best of 3 sets)
8 December 		Semi-finals
(best of 5 sets)
9 December 		Final
(best of 7 sets)
10 December
1   Beau Greaves 88.79 2
  Lorraine Hyde 84.05 1   Lorraine Hyde 77.76 0
  Laura Turner 83.88 2 1   Beau Greaves 88.41 2
 Paula Murphy 63.26 0
8   Anca Zijlstra 62.43 0
 Paula Murphy 73.04 2  Paula Murphy 61.95 2
  Almudena Fajardo 72.73 1 1   Beau Greaves 90.77 3
5   Rhian O'Sullivan 79.29 0
4   Deta Hedman 71.13 2
 Aletta Wajer 61.70 2  Aletta Wajer 69.09 1
  Paula Jacklin 60.82 0 4   Deta Hedman 75.14 0
5   Rhian O'Sullivan 80.43 2
5   Rhian O'Sullivan 85.08 2
 Suzanne Smith 58.33 2  Suzanne Smith 61.09 0
 Victoria Monaghan 54.71 0 1   Beau Greaves 84.64 4
2   Aileen de Graaf 77.69 1
2   Aileen de Graaf 77.52 2
 Nicole Regnaud 68.33 2  Nicole Regnaud 81.10 1
 Anna Forsmark 65.17 1 2   Aileen de Graaf 76.20 2
7   Lorraine Winstanley 69.47 0
7   Lorraine Winstanley 68.32 2
 Jo Clements 58.08 0   Veronika Ihász 60.82 0
  Veronika Ihász 64.20 2 2   Aileen de Graaf 77.04 3
3   Lisa Ashton 74.17 1
3   Lisa Ashton 75.36 2
 Kym Mitchell 66.57 1   Priscilla Steenbergen 71.07 1
  Priscilla Steenbergen 66.32 2 3   Lisa Ashton 68.22 2
  Kirsty Hutchinson 68.16 1
6  Wendy Harper 62.98 0
  Kirsty Hutchinson 71.24 2   Kirsty Hutchinson 74.53 2
  Mayumi Ouchi 68.18 0

Boys'

Format and qualifiers

All boys under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournament. The semi-finals and final of the tournament were played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as a part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. [4] The list of qualified players was as follows. [7]

  1. ^ Decided to play at 2024 PDC World Darts Championship after PDC didn't permit to play at two World Championships in one year.

Draw

Semi-finals
(best of 3 sets)
9 December 		Final
(best of 5 sets)
10 December
      
 András Borbély 74.19 1
 Adam Dee 74.91 2
 Adam Dee 66.68 0
 Bradley van der Velden 69.93 3
 Mats Theobald 67.07 0
 Bradley van der Velden 74.55 2

Girls'

Format and qualifiers

All girls that were under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournament. The final of the tournament was played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as a part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. [4] List of qualified players was as follows. [7]

Draw

Final
(best of 3 sets)
10 December
   
 Krisztina Turai 51.07 0
  Aurora Fochesato 59.43 2

Statistics

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

Men's

# Player Round Average Result Score
1   Dennis Nilsson QF 97.44 Won 4–1
2   Wesley Plaisier QF 96.00 Lost 1–4
3   Andy Baetens R2 94.82 Won 3–1
4   Gary Stone R3 94.49 Lost 1–3
5   Andy Baetens (2) R3 94.20 Won 3–1
6   Andy Baetens (3) SF 94.13 Won 5–2
7   Jelle Klaasen R2 93.91 Won 3–0
8   Andy Baetens (4) F 93.69 Won 6–1
9   Jelle Klaasen (2) R3 93.29 Won 3–2
10   Andy Baetens (5) QF 93.27 Won 4–2

Women's

# Player Round Average Result Score
1   Beau Greaves SF 90.77 Won 3–0
2   Beau Greaves (2) R2 88.79 Won 2–0
3   Beau Greaves (3) QF 88.41 Won 2–0
4   Rhian O'Sullivan R2 85.08 Won 2–0
5   Beau Greaves (4) F 84.64 Won 4–1
6  Nicole Regnaud R2 81.10 Lost 1–2

References

  1. ^ "Greaves beats De Graaf to retain WDF Women's World Championship". World Darts Federation. 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Brilliant Baetens beats Landman to become Belgium's first Darts World Champion". World Darts Federation. 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 WDF World Championships Update – Prize Fund, Broadcast, Draw Date Confirmed". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "WDF Rules". Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Invitation List – 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championships". World Darts Federation. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Six more qualify for 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championship". World Darts Federation. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Finalists confirmed for 2023 WDF Boys and Girls World Championships". World Darts Federation. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

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