The players competing in the 2024 WDF World Championship at Lakeside have 221,000 pounds of prize money to divide. The tournament at Lakeside will take place from Friday, Nov. 29, to Sunday, Dec. 8.
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The prize money is a lot lower than in 2023, when £257,000 was made available. The reduction in prize money has not affected the amount going to the winners of the various components.
In the men's tournament, there will be competition for the top prize of 50,000 pounds. All participants are guaranteed £750 in prize money. The total prize pool for the men's tournament is 158,000 pounds. The ladies have 69,000 pounds to distribute. They too will all receive a minimum of 750 pounds in prize money. The new women's world champion will go home with 25,000 pounds.
There will also be a tournament for boys and girls. The winner of the boys' tournament wins a sum of 3,000 pounds, while the winner in the girls' tournament collects a sum of 1,500 pounds.
There are certainly some interesting names competing at Lakeside; what about darts legend Paul Lim, who remains the only player ever to throw a nine-darter at this iconic darts venue. The darter from Singapore accomplished this feat in 1990. The men's field also includes Jimmy van Schie, Neil Duff, Moreno Blom, Matthew Edgar, Dennis Nilsson, Francois Schweyen, Brian Raman, Sybren Gijbels, Jarno Bottenberg and Corné Groeneveld.
Among the women, Beau Greaves is the big favorite for the world title. Although Fallon Sherrock, Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Mikuru Suzuki are not competing, there are a few other women who could potentially make things difficult for Greaves. The 20-year-old Englishwoman faces competition from the likes of Aileen de Graaf, Rhian O'Sullivan, Deta Hedman and Lisa Ashton.
Distribution of prize money during the WDF World Championship 2024
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Division of prize money men's tournament.
Winner: £50,000
Runner-up: £16,000
Semi-final: £8000
Quarterfinals: £5000
Losers last 16: £2000
Losers last 32: £1250
Losers last 48: £750
Total: £158,000
Division of prize money women's tournament
Winner: £25,000
Runner-up: £8000
Semi-final: £4000
Quarterfinals: £2500
Losers last 16: £1000
Losers last 24: £750
Total: £69,000
Division of prize money boys tournament
Winner: £3000
Runner-up: £1500
Semi-final: £1000
Quarterfinals: £500
Total: £8500
Division of prize money girls tournament
Winner: £1500
Runner-up: £1000
Semi-final: £500
Total: £3500
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- Yes Phil,now the money in the game is bigger than ever,you'd play littler. Well so would I! Retire on your memory Phil,and your successful careerrick6709-11-2026
- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
- Ultimately it is a bye for whoever draws Barney. It will be another stroppy and sulky performance once he goes behind. Barney was excellent but really must completely call it a day now.richieburnettrocks07-11-2026
- I'm disappointed he was not able to secure a spot at the Grand Slam. With Carl Sneyd taking care of Daryl Gurney, he would have had to beat Andy Boulton before facing the winner of Sneyd vs Mensur Suljović for a Grand Slam spot. Unfortunately, after beating Filip Bereza comfortably, he succumbed to Boulton, and the board would ultimately be won by the highly inconsistent Carl Sneyd. Since he could instead have been drawn against the likes of Cristo Reyes, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Stephen Bunting, I think once Gurney was out of the picture he would have been favourite to win his board, and it seems like a massive missed opportunity to put 5 grand on his ranking and seal another major TV appearance ahead of the Worlds. The highs and lows of following Raymond van Barneveld!Deduce635806-11-2026
- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026