The playing
schedule for the WDF World Darts Championship 2024 has been announced by the World Darts Federation (WDF). A Belgian and a Dutchman have been given the honour of opening the tournament at the iconic
Lakeside.
The men's field consists of 48 participants, 16 of whom have been directly admitted to the second round. The remaining 32 men will start in the first round.
Brian Raman and Corne Groeneveld are the first two players who will compete for a spot in the next round on Friday, November 29.
The first two rounds in the men's will last through Wednesday, Dec. 4. The second round in the ladies is completed on Thursday, December 5. On Saturday, November 30 is the first day with two sessions, among others Anca Zijlstra and Jarno Bottenberg then enter the oche in Frimley Green. A day later it is the turn of Sybren Gijbels and Lisa Ashton.
On Monday, Dec. 2, Lerena Rietbergen, Moreno Blom, Paul Lim and Deta Hedman, among others, will play their first match. Jimmy van Schie is scheduled to play on Tuesday, December 3, as is Beau Greaves.
The men's and women's tournament quarterfinals will take place on Friday, Dec. 6, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 7. Sunday, Dec. 8, is finals day with the finals of the girls', boys', women's and men's tournament taking place consecutively.
Schedule WDF World Darts Championship 2024
Friday, Nov. 29 (from 7 p.m.)
Brian Raman v Corne Groeneveld (R1 men)
Scott Walters v Craig Brown (R1 men)
Francois Schweyen v Michael Cassar (R1 men)
Carl Wilkinson v Jacob Taylor (R1 men)
Saturday, Nov. 30
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Jordan Brooks v Jun Matsuda (R1 men)
Anca Zijlstra v Jitka Cisarova (R1 ladies)
Mark Barilli v Shane McGuirk (R1 men)
Wendy Harper v Greta Tekauer (R1 ladies)
Patrik Kovacs v Bjorn Lejon (R1 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Matthew Edgar v Jarno Bottenberg (R1 men)
Amanda Loch v Kirsi Viinikainen (R1 ladies)
Danny Porter v Schweyen/Cassar (R2 men)
Kirsty Hutchinson v Veronika Ihasz (R1 ladies)
Martyn Turner v Raman/Greenfield (R2 men)
Sunday, Dec. 1
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Sybren Gijbels v Kevin Luke (R1 men)
Lorraine Hyde v Mayumi Ouchi (R1 ladies)
James Beeton v Bradley Kirk (R1 men)
Paula Murphy v Mary-Anne Teinaki (R1 ladies)
Edwin Torbjornsson v Barilli/McGuirk (R2 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Aaron Turner v Jeff Springer Jr (R1 men)
Lisa Ashton v Sophie McKinlay (R1 ladies)
Cliff Porter v Walters/Brown (R2 men)
Nicole Regnaud v Harper/Tekauer (R2 ladies)
Mike Gillet v Ky Smith (R1 men)
Monday, Dec. 2
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Dennis Nilsson v Howard Jones (R1 men)
Lerena Rietbergen v Maud Jansson (R1 ladies)
Laszlo Kadar v Hannes Schnier (R1 men)
Darren Johnson v Reece Colley (R1 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Moreno Blom v Paul Lim (R1 men)
Deta Hedman v Hutchinson/Ihasz (R2 ladies)
Brandon Weening v Brooks/Matsuda (R2 men)
Peter Machin v Gillet/Smith (R2 men)
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Benjamin Pratnemer v Wilkinson/Taylor (R2 men)
Desi Mercer v Zijlstra/Cisarova (R2 ladies)
Thomas Junghans v Beeton/Kirk (R2 men)
Ryan Hogarth v Edgar/Bottenberg (R2 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Jimmy van Schie v Kovacs/Lejon (R2 men)
Beau Greaves v Loch/Viinikainen (R2 ladies)
Kai-Fan Leung v Blom/Lim (R2 men)
Neil Duff v Johnson/Colley (R2 men)
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Barry Copeland v Turner/Springer Jr (R2 men)
Aletta Wajer v Murphy/Teinaki (R2 ladies)
Liam Maendl-Lawrance v Gijbels/Luke (R2 men)
Jason Brandon v Kadar/Schnier (R2 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Gary Stone v Nilsson/Jones (R2 men)
Rhian O'Sullivan v Rietbergen/Jansson (R2 ladies)
Porter/Schweyen/Cassar v M Turner/Raman/Greenfield (R3 men)
Weening/Brooks/Matsuda v Torbjornsson/Barilli/McGuirk (R3 men)
Thursday, December 5
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Pratnemer/Wilkinson/Taylor v Junghans/Beeton/Kirk (R3 men)
Ralfs Laumanis v Lex Paeshuyse (KF boys)
Machin/Gillet/Smith v Prior/Walters/Brown (R3 men)
Aileen de Graaf v Hyde/Ouchi (R2 ladies)
Maendl-Lawrance/Gijbels/Luke v Brandon/Kadar/Schnier (R3 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Duff/Johnson/Colley v Copeland/Turner/Springer Jr (R3 men)
Kendji Steinbach v Archie Self (KF boys)
Van Schie/Kovacs/Lejon v Hogarth/Edgar/Bottenberg (R3 men)
Irina Armstrong v Ashton/McKinlay (R2 ladies)
Leung/Blom/Lim v Stone/Nilsson/Jones (R3 men)
Friday, Dec. 6
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Balazs Szotak v Florian Preis (KF boys)
2x quarterfinals ladies
2x men's quarterfinals
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Jenson Walker v Mason Teese (KF boys)
2x quarterfinals ladies
2x men's quarterfinals
Saturday, December 7
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Paige Pauling v Jentl Fransen (HF girls)
Steinbach/Self v Laumanis/Paeshuyse (HF boys)
1x semifinal ladies
1x semifinal men
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Sophie McKinlay v Aurora Fochesato (HF girls)
Walker/Teese v Szotak/Preis (HF boys)
1x semifinal ladies
1x semifinal men
Sunday, Dec. 8 (from 5 p.m.)
Girls' Final
Boys' Final
Women's Final
Men's Final