Ahead of this weekend's Gold-ranked New Zealand Open, here's how the provisional Lakeside 2024 fields are shaping up 👇 dartswdf.com/news/provision…
Provisional men's field Lakeside 2024 including former winner Neil Duff and darts legend Paul Lim
WDFThursday, 20 June 2024 at 06:00
The third edition of the WDF Lakeside World Championship will be played in Frimley Green from November 29 to December 8. A field of 48 men will compete for the title at the iconic Lakeside Country Club.
Until October 28, players have a chance to qualify for Lakeside through WDF ranking tournaments. This can be done through the rankings, or by winning a tournament with gold or platinum status.
Ky Smith, Shane McGuirk, Jacob Taylor, Jarno Bottenberg, Howard Jones and Connor Scutt secured entry into the WDF World Championship by winning a tournament of such status.
Through the qualifying race, the likes of Neil Duff, Ben Robb, Thomas Junghans, Wesley Plaisier, Leonard Gates, Alexander Merkx and Moreno Blom have gained virtual seeded status for Lakeside 2024.
Currently, Jimmy van Schie, Matthew Edgar, Dennis Nilsson and Paul Lim are among the players who have also provisionally qualified for this event. Players who do not qualify through the qualifying race still have a chance to qualify through a qualifying tournament. This will be held in October, in which four starting spots will be distributed.
Provisional men's field Lakeside 2024
Top 16 seedings
1. Neil Duff (NIR) - UK & Ireland ranking
2. Brandon Weening (AUS) - Australian ranking
3. Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) - Western European ranking
4. Danny Porter (AUS) - Australian ranking
5. Ben Robb (NZL) - New Zealand ranking
6. Thomas Junghans (SWI)
7. Edwin Torbjornsson (SWE) - Nordic ranking
8. Wesley Plaisier (NED) - Western European ranking
9. Peter Machin (AUS)
10. Gary Stone (SCO)
11. Leonard Gates (USA) - U.S. ranking
12. Alexander Merkx (NED)
13. Moreno Blom (NED)
14. Martyn Turner (ENG)
15. Darren Johnson (ENG)
16. Patrik Kovacs (HUN) - Eastern European ranking
Seeds 17-32
Aaron Morrison (AUS)
Jimmy van Schie (NED)
Jordan Brooks (ENG) - UK & Ireland ranking
Matthew Edgar (ENG)
Laszlo Kadar (ROM) - Eastern European ranking
Scott Walters (ENG)
Sybren Gijbels (BEL)
Bjorn Lejon (SWE) - Nordic ranking
Mike Gillet (WAL)
Mark Barilli (SCO)
Hannes Schnier (AUT)
Benjamin Pratnemer (SLO)
Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
Antony Allen (ENG)
James Beeton (ENG)
Francois Schweyen (BEL)
Seeds 33-48
Jonny Tata (NZL)
Aaron Turner (ENG)
Jarno Bottenberg (NED) - Winner Dutch Open 2024
Jason Brandon (USA) - U.S. ranking
Howard Jones (AUS) - Winner South Australian Classic 2024
Ky Smith (AUS) - Winner South Australian Classic 2023
Connor Scutt (ENG) - Winner Denmark Open 2024
Craig Brown (NZL) - New Zealand ranking
Shane McGuirk (IRE) - Winner Irish Open 2023
Jacob Taylor (CAN) - Winner Las Vegas Open 2024
Paul Lim (SGP) - Asia-Pacific ranking
Jun Matsuda (JPN) - Asia-Pacific ranking
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Qualifier 2
Qualifier 3
Qualifier 4
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