WDF confirms schedule for Lakeside World Championship 2023

The WDF has published the playing schedule for Lakeside 2023. From Saturday, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 10, WDF players will compete for various world titles in Frimley Green.

All finals will be on Sunday evening, December 10. It will start with the finals for the girls' and boys' categories. Then the two remaining ladies will compete for the women's world title. The highlight of the final night is the final of the men's tournament.

The first round of the men's and women's tournament will take place on Dec. 2 and 3. The opening day will see the likes of Sebastian Bialecki, James Richardson, Laura Turner and Arjan Konterman in action. Moreno Blom, Priscilla Steenbergen, Jamie Lewis, Jarno Bottenberg, Leoanrd Gates and Dennie Olde Kalter are scheduled for the second day of play.

Starting Monday, Dec. 4, seeded players will stream into the tournament. Among others, Anca Zijlstra, Beau Greaves and Andy Baetens will open their tournament then. Alexander Merkx, Wesley Plaisier, Jelle Klaasen, Deta Hedman and defending champion Neil Duff will play their second round on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Chris Landman, Lorraine Winstanley and Aileen de Graaf will have to wait until Wednesday, Dec. 6 before they can play their first match. The third round of the men's tournament will also begin on this day.

On Thursday, December 7, the final match from the second round of the women's tournament is between Lisa Ashton and the winner from the duel between Kym Mitchell and Priscilla Steenbergen. The men's third round will also be completed on this day. The quarterfinals of both the men's and women's tournament will take place on Friday, December 8. The semifinals will then be on Saturday, December 9, before it is time for the final day of Lakeside 2023 on Sunday, December 10.

Schedule Lakeside 2023

Saturday, December 2

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Scott Marsh v Sebastian Białecki (R1 men)

Jo Clements v Veronika Ihász (R1 ladies)

Aaron Turner v Ricky Nauman (R1 men)

Jordan Brooks v Dennis Nilsson (R1 men)

Paula Murphy v Almudena Fajardo (R1 ladies)

Dave Prins v Reece Colley (R1 men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

James Richardson v Christian Goedl (R1 men)

Aletta Wajer v Paula Jacklin (R1 ladies)

Patrik Kovacs v Jim Widmayer (R1 men)

Jonny Tata v Shaun McDonald (R1 men)

Lorraine Hyde v Laura Turner (R1 ladies)

Danny Porter v Arjan Konterman (R1 men)

Sunday, Dec. 3

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Liam Maendl-Lawrance v Mike Gillet (R1 men)

Kirsty Hutchinson v Mayumi Ouchi (R1 ladies)

Laszlo Kadar v Edwin Torbjörnsson (R1 men)

Moreno Blom v Gábor Takács (R1 men)

Kym Mitchell v Priscilla Steenbergen (R1 ladies)

Jamie Lewis v Jarno Bottenberg (R1 men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

Thomas Junghans v David Pallett (R1 men)

Suzanne Smith v Victoria Monaghan (R1 ladies)

Benjamin Pratnemer v Davie Kirwan (R1 men)

Leonard Gates v Brian Corbett (R1 men)

Nicole Regnaud v Anna Forsmark (R1 ladies)

Antony Allen v Dennie Olde Kalter (R1 men)

Monday, Dec. 4

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Peter Machin v Richardson/Goedl (R2 men)

Anca Zijlstra v Murphy/Fajardo (R2 ladies)

Mark Barilli v Kovacs/Widmayer (R2 men)

Gary Stone v A Turner/Nauman (R2 men)

Evening session (from 1 p.m.)

Barry Copeland v Tata/McDonald (R2 men)

Beau Greaves v Hyde/Turner (R2 ladies)

Andy Baetens v Marsh/Białecki (R2 men)

James Hurrell v Brooks/Nilsson (R2 men)

Tuesday, Dec. 5

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Alexander Merkx v Porter/Konterman (R2 men)

Rhian O'Sullivan v Smith/Monaghan (R2 ladies)

Martyn Turner v Maendl-Lawrance/Gillet (R2 men)

Wesley Plaisier v Prince/Colley (R2 men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

Jelle Klaasen v Kadar/Torbjörnsson (R2 men)

Deta Hedman v Wajer/Jacklin (R2 ladies)

Neil Duff v Blom/Takács (R2 men)

John Scott v Gates/Corbett (R2 men)

Wednesday, Dec. 6

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Chris Landman v Pratnemer/Kirwan (R2 men)

Lorraine Winstanley v Clements/Ihász (R2 ladies)

Kai Fan Leung v Junghans/Pallett (R2 men)

Darren Johnson v Allen/Olde Kalter (R2 men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

Danny Lauby v Lewis/Bottenberg (R2 men)

Aileen de Graaf v Regnaud/Forsmark (R2 ladies)

2x third round (men)

Thursday, December 7

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Wendy Harper v Hutchinson/Ouchi (R2 ladies)

3x third round (men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

Lisa Ashton v Mitchell/Steenbergen (R2 ladies)

3x third round (men)

Friday, Dec. 8

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

2x quarterfinals (ladies)

2x quarterfinals (men)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

2x quarterfinals (ladies)

2x quarterfinals (men)

Saturday, December 9

Afternoon session (from 2 p.m.)

Mats Theobald v Bradley Van der Velden (boys semifinal #1)

Ladies semifinal #1

Men's semifinals #1

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)

András Borbély v Adam Dee (boys semifinal #2)

Women's semifinal #2

Men's semifinal #2

Sunday, Dec. 10 (from 5 p.m.)

Girls' Final

Boys' Final

Women's Final

Men's Final