Wednesday at the Lakeside sees mainly Dutch players in action again with Wesley Plaisier, Aileen de Graaf among the leading lights with tournament favourite, Andy Baetens also involved.
Getting the afternoon session underway is Chris Landman, who will take on David Kirwan in the second round. Dennie Olde Kalter is the second Dutchman in action Wednesday afternoon. He will meet Darren Johnson for a spot in the last sixteen. There is also a duel between Lorraine Winstanley and Veronika Ihasz, and a men's match between Kai Fan Leung and Thomas Junghans.
Jarno Bottenberg is up in the evening. After his victory over Jamie Lewis, he now faces Danny Lauby. Aileen de Graaf faces off with Nicole Regnaud for a spot in the quarterfinals of the ladies' tournament. The evening concludes with the first two duels of the men's third round. Top favorite Andy Baetens meets Gary Stone, while Wesley Plaisier will face James Richardson.
This year's tournament is mainly shown online with streams through the channels of the WDF, Winmau and Tungsten Tales the live streams will be made available as well as Ayozat TV on Sky and their website.
The total prize pool for the WDF Lakeside World Championship includes £257,000 in prize money. That is a lot less than in 2022, when £300,000 was paid out.
The main prize for the winner of the men's and women's tournament did remain the same. The winner in the men's will take home 50,000 pounds in prize money. The winner in the women's will receive a check for 25,000 pounds.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Chris Landman v David Kirwan (R2 men)
Lorraine Winstanley v Veronika Ihász (R2 ladies)
Kai Fan Leung v Thomas Junghans (R2 men)
Darren Johnson v Dennie Olde Kalter (R2 men)
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Danny Lauby v Jarno Bottenberg (R2 men)
Aileen de Graaf v Nicole Regnaud (R2 ladies)
Andy Baetens v Gary Stone (R3 men)
Wesley Plaisier v James Richardson (R3 men)