2023 WDF World Darts Championship explained

Tournament Name:	World Darts Championship
Dates:	2–10 December 2023
Venue:	Lakeside Country Club
Location:	Frimley Green, Surrey
Country:	England
Organisation:	WDF
Format:	Sets
Prize Fund:	£257,000 (total)
Winners Share:	£50,000 (men) £25,000 (women) £5,000 (boys) £2,000 (girls)
High Checkout:	170
Winner:	(men) (women) (boys) (girls)
Prev:	2022
Next:	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]
	width=70px	Men	width=70px	Women	width=70px	Boys	width=70px	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	rowspan=6
Quarter-finalist	£5,000	£2,500	rowspan=5
Last 16	£2,500	£1,500
Last 24		£1,000
Last 32	£1,500	rowspan=2
Last 48	£1,000
Event Totals	£170,000	£75,000	£9,000	£3,000
Overall Total	£257,000

Schedule

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
01	1
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13	1
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
25	2
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
33	2
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
41	2
42
43
44
45
46
47	3
48

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
49	3
50	2
51	3
52
53
54	2
55	3
56

Game #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Set 6	Set 7
57	QF
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

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
66
67
68
69
70

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
72
73
74

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]

1–16 in WDF Rankings
Seeded in second round

Ranked Tournaments Winners
First round

• – 2022 Denmark Open
• – 2022 British Open

- 2022 England Classic

• – 2022 Isle of Man Open

• – 2022 Dutch Open, 2022 Irish Open
• – 2022 World Championship
• – 2022 Scottish Open

- 2022 Welsh Open

• – 2022 World Masters
• – 2022 New Zealand Open
• – 2022 Australian Open

Regional Table Qualifiers
First round

• – Australia
• – New Zealand
• – North Europe
• – North Europe
• – Eastern Europe
• – Eastern Europe
• – USA

• – Australia
• – New Zealand
• – New Zealand
• – UK & Ireland

– UK & Ireland

• – USA
• – West Europe
• – West Europe

WDF Rankings Qualifiers
First round

Assen Qualifiers^[6]
First round

Reserves
First round

Draw

Rounds 1-4

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. The provisional list of seeds and invited players was as follows.

1–8 in WDF Rankings
Seeded in Second round

Ranking Tournaments Winners
First round

• – 2022 New Zealand Open

• – 2022 World Championship, 2022 Dutch Open, 2022 Isle of Man Open, 2022 Welsh Open, 2022 Australian Open, 2022 England Classic, 2022 Irish Open, 2022 World Masters
• – 2022 Scottish Open, 2022 Denmark Open
• – 2022 British Open

Regional Table Qualifiers
First round

• – North Europe
• – Eastern Europe
• – Australia
• – USA
• – Western Europe

• – UK & Ireland
• – New Zealand

WDF Rankings Qualifiers
First round

Assen Qualifiers
First round

Draw

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]

Draw

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.

Draw

Statistics

Top averages

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

Men's

	Player	Round	Average	Result	Score
1		QF	97.44	Won	4–1
2		QF	96.00	Lost	1–4
3		R2	94.82	Won	3–1
4		R3	94.49	Lost	1–3
5	(2)	R3	94.20	Won	3–1
6	(3)	SF	94.13	Won	5–2
7		R2	93.91	Won	3–0
8	(4)	F	93.69	Won	6–1
9	(2)	R3	93.29	Won	3–2
10	(5)	QF	93.27	Won	4–2

Women's

	Player	Round	Average	Result	Score
1		SF	90.77	Won	3–0
2	(2)	R2	88.79	Won	2–0
3	(3)	QF	88.41	Won	2–0
4		R2	85.08	Won	2–0
5	(4)	F	84.64	Won	4–1
6		R2	81.10	Lost	1–2

Notes and References

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