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, 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.
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.
Prize money
Schedule
Men's
Format and qualifiers
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded) 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)) First and second ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe) Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44 Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021 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.
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:
1–16 in WDF RankingsSeeded in second round
(Champion)
Platinum/Gold title winners
– 2020 World Championship
– 2021 England Open
– 2021 Denmark Open
– 2021 British Open
– 2021 Welsh Open
– 2021 Seacoast Open
– 2021 Irish Open
Regional Table QualifiersFirst round
– Australia
– Australia
– Canada
– Canada
– Canada
– East Europe
– East Europe
– New Zealand
– New Zealand
– North Europe
– West Europe
– UK/Ireland
– USA
– USA
– West Europe
WDF Rankings to 44 playersFirst or second round
Assen QualifierFirst round
Lakeside QualifiersFirst round
AlternatesFirst round
Draw
Women's
Format and qualifiers
Qualifying criteria is as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded) 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)) Top ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe) Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22 One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021 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.
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: