2022 WDF World Darts Championship

WDF Lakeside World Championship
Tournament information
Dates	2–10 April 2022
Venue	Lakeside Country Club
Location	Frimley Green, Surrey
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Sets
Prize fund	£300,000 (total)
Winner's share	£50,000 (Men's) £25,000 (Women's) £5,000 (Boys) £2,000 (Girls)
High checkout	164 Richard Veenstra Michael Warburton Veronika Ihász
Champion(s)
Neil Duff (men) Beau Greaves (women) Bradly Roes (boys) 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

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

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

Format and qualifiers

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]

1–16 in WDF Rankings Seeded in second round [lower-alpha 1]   Brian Raman   Thibault Tricole   Wayne Warren   Ross Montgomery [lower-alpha 2]   Neil Duff (Champion)   James Hurrell   Andy Baetens   Luke Littler   Richard Veenstra  Scott Marsh   Jules van Dongen   Nick Fullwell  Michael Warburton   Cameron Menzies   Leonard Gates [lower-alpha 3]  Antony Allen [lower-alpha 1]

Platinum/Gold title winners Pre-qualified   Wayne Warren – 2020 World Championship   Brian Raman – 2021 England Open   Thibault Tricole – 2021 Denmark Open  Scott Marsh – 2021 British Open   Cameron Menzies – 2021 Welsh Open   Jules van Dongen – 2021 Seacoast Open   Luke Littler – 2021 Irish Open Regional Table Qualifiers First round  Donovan Lottering [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 2] – Australia   Justin Thompson [lower-alpha 4] – Australia   David Cameron – Canada  Shawn Burt [lower-alpha 5] – Canada  Rory Hansen [lower-alpha 5] – Canada   László Kádár – East Europe   Sebastian Steyer – East Europe   Haupai Puha [lower-alpha 6] – New Zealand  Landon Gardiner [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 3] – New Zealand   Andreas Harrysson – North Europe   John Desreumaux – West Europe Pre-qualified   Neil Duff – UK/Ireland   Jules van Dongen – USA   Leonard Gates – USA   Richard Veenstra – West Europe

WDF Rankings to 44 players First or second round  Aaron Turner [lower-alpha 2]   James Richardson   Dave Parletti   Connor Scutt   Mark Barilli  Mark Graham   Ben Hazel   Francesco Raschini   Martin Adams   Paul Hogan  Lee Shewan   Steve Hine  Ian Jones [lower-alpha 1]  Jim McEwan [lower-alpha 1]   Dave Prins [lower-alpha 5]

Assen Qualifier First round [lower-alpha 2]   Ryan de Vreede [12] Lakeside Qualifiers First round   Jarred Cole [13]   Johnny Haines [13] Alternates First round  Kevin Luke [lower-alpha 7]  Jordan Brooks [lower-alpha 7]   Shaun McDonald [lower-alpha 7]   John Scott [lower-alpha 3]

1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Finals

	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

	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 92.61	3
	Alt	John Scott 75.05	0			Q	Johnny Haines 87.43	2
											1	Brian Raman 97.47	3
	Q	Johnny Haines 89.64	2
											Q	Jarred Cole 90.82	0
						16	Antony Allen 76.10	0
		Martin Adams 81.97	0			Q	Jarred Cole 84.16	3
																1	Brian Raman 89.10	2
	Q	Jarred Cole 92.69	2
																9	Richard Veenstra 94.83	4
						8	Luke Littler 91.25	3
		Ben Hazel 72.59	2				Ben Hazel 83.20	2
											8	Luke Littler 92.76	0
	Q	Haupai Puha 74.27	1
											9	Richard Veenstra 104.91	3
						9	Richard Veenstra 81.45	3
	Q	Andreas Harrysson 84.94	1			Q	László Kádár 76.90	0
	Q	László Kádár 82.97	2
							Aaron Turner 81.17	1
	Q	Landon Gardiner 79.60	0				Jim McEwan 92.48	3
												Jim McEwan 84.01	3
		Jim McEwan 101.32	2
											13	Michael Warburton 84.71	2
						13	Michael Warburton 85.73	3
		Mark Graham 79.66	0				Dave Prins 88.70	2
																	Jim McEwan 89.09	3
		Dave Prins 89.46	2
																5	Neil Duff 94.28	4
						5	Neil Duff 88.77	3
		Paul Hogan 79.00	1			Q	Justin Thompson 81.74	0
											5	Neil Duff 88.06	3
	Q	Justin Thompson 78.32	2
											12	Nick Fullwell 85.67	1
						12	Nick Fullwell 75.16	3
		Mark Barilli 77.80	0			Q	Rory Hansen 67.06	0
	Q	Rory Hansen 75.96	2
						2	Thibault Tricole 86.48	3
		Connor Scutt 79.41	0			Q	Shawn Burt 82.59	2
											2	Thibault Tricole 90.36	3
	Q	Shawn Burt 76.92	2
												Steve Hine 88.35	1
						15	Leonard Gates 87.07	0
		Steve Hine 83.31	2				Steve Hine 86.41	3
																2	Thibault Tricole 89.33	4
	Alt	Kevin Luke 79.43	0
																7	Andy Baetens 92.97	3
						7	Andy Baetens 92.35	3
		Dave Parletti 88.59	2				Dave Parletti 76.89	1
											7	Andy Baetens 102.79	3
	Alt	Shaun McDonald 85.14	1
											10	Scott Marsh 96.20	0
						10	Scott Marsh 89.77	3
		James Richardson 81.81	2				James Richardson 86.64	2
	Q	Sebastian Steyer 75.20	1
						3	Wayne Warren 94.77	3
		Lee Shewan 73.34	2				Lee Shewan 86.79	2
											3	Wayne Warren 86.32	0
	Alt	Jordan Brooks 67.42	1
											14	Cameron Menzies 87.35	3
						14	Cameron Menzies 89.21	3
		Ian Jones 78.00	2				Ian Jones 80.54	1
																14	Cameron Menzies 93.57	4
	Q	David Cameron 79.66	1
																6	James Hurrell 88.77	0
						6	James Hurrell 75.22	3
	Q	John Desreumaux 72.23	2			Q	John Desreumaux 73.83	2
											6	James Hurrell 89.87	3
	Q	Donovan Lottering 65.29	0
											Q	Ryan de Vreede 85.98	0
						11	Jules van Dongen 85.26	1
		Francesco Raschini 72.62	1			Q	Ryan de Vreede 84.54	3
	Q	Ryan de Vreede 77.23	2

Women's

Format and qualifiers

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]

1–8 in WDF Rankings Seeded in Second round   Deta Hedman   Corrine Hammond [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]   Anca Zijlstra   Aileen de Graaf   Beau Greaves   Kirsty Hutchinson   Maria O'Brien   Lorraine Winstanley

Platinum/Gold title winners First round   Mikuru Suzuki – 2020 World Championship  Paula Murphy – 2021 Seacoast Open Pre-qualified   Aileen de Graaf – 2020 Dutch Open   Beau Greaves – 2020 Scottish Open   Deta Hedman – 2021 England Open   Anca Zijlstra – 2021 Denmark Open   Kirsty Hutchinson – 2021 Welsh Open

Regional Table Qualifiers First round   Veronika Ihász – East Europe   Tori Kewish – Australia  Desi Mercer [lower-alpha 3] – New Zealand  Darlene Van Sleeuwen – Canada Pre-qualified   Aileen de Graaf – West Europe  Paula Murphy – USA

WDF Rankings to 22 players First round  Suzanne Smith   Lorraine Hyde   Laura Turner   Paula Jacklin  Amanda Harwood   Vicky Pruim  Jo Clements [lower-alpha 1]   Priscilla Steenbergen [lower-alpha 2] Assen Qualifier First round  Marjolein Noijens [17] Lakeside Qualifier First round   Rhian O'Sullivan [18]

1. 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. 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

	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 70.57	2
	Q	Darlene Van Sleeuwen 53.05	1									Priscilla Steenbergen 63.10	1
											6	Kirsty Hutchinson 70.67	2
						6	Kirsty Hutchinson 68.83	2
		Suzanne Smith 68.36	1				Jo Clements 67.91	0
		Jo Clements 66.87	2

Boys'

Format and qualifiers

All boys that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournaments. The semi-finals and final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. ^{[7] [8]}

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

1. Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
2. Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021

Assen Qualifiers  Luis Liptow [19]  Bradly Roes [19] Lakeside Qualifiers   Leighton Bennett [20]  Charlie Large [20]

Draw

	Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) 9 April					Final (best of 5 sets) 10 April
	Luis Liptow 63.52		0
	Bradly Roes 67.88		2
						Bradly Roes 71.34		3
						Charlie Large 71.56		1
	Leighton Bennett 77.26		1
	Charlie Large 75.21		2

Girls'

Format and qualifiers

All girls that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournaments. Final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. ^{[7] [8]}

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

1. One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
2. One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021

Assen Qualifier  Wibke Riemann [21] Lakeside Qualifier  Eleanor Cairns [22]

Draw

	Final (best of 3 sets) 10 April
	Eleanor Cairns 52.45		2
	Wibke Riemann 52.22		0

Statistics

Top averages

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

#	Player	Round	Average	Result
1	Richard Veenstra	R3	104.91	Won
2	Andy Baetens	R3	102.79	Won
3	Jim McEwan	R1	101.32	Won
4	Brian Raman	R3	97.47	Won
5	Scott Marsh	R3	96.20	Lost
6	Richard Veenstra	QF	94.83	Won
7	Wayne Warren	R2	94.77	Won
8	Neil Duff	QF	94.28	Won
9	Neil Duff	SF	93.75	Won
10	Cameron Menzies	QF	93.57	Won

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. A total of 18 nationalities were represented.

Men's

	FRA	NIR	SCO	NED	BEL	ENG	WAL	CAN	USA	AUS	ROU	NZL	ITA	POL	SWE	Total
Final	1	1	—													2
Semi-finals	1	1	1	1	—											4
Quarter-finals	1	1	2	1	2	1	—									8
Third round	1	1	2	1	2	6	2	—								16
Second round	1	1	2	2	3	15	2	2	2	1	1	—				32
First round	—	—	3	1	1	14	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	32
Total	1	1	4	2	3	20	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	48

Women's

	ENG	WAL	NED	AUS	JPN	HUN	SWE	NZL	SCO	CAN	USA	Total
Final	2	—										2
Semi-finals	3	1	—									4
Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	—							8
Second round	6	1	4	2	1	1	1	—				16
First round	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	16
Total	10	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24

Boys

	ENG	NED	GER	Total
Final	1	1	—	2
Semi-finals	2	1	1	4
Total	2	1	1	4

Girls

	ENG	GER	Total
Final	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

References

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External links

• WDF Tournament Center