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WDF World Championship Darts Lakeside 2026: Field, When is the draw and schedule confirmed, History and Format

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Lakeside World Darts Championship
The WDF World Championship at the home of World Darts, the Lakeside will return between 27 Nov 2026 – Sun, 6 Dec 2026 at Frimley Green.
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Mitchell Lawrie will be top seed in the Open category after the youth prodigy who is yet to become 16 as of time of writing reached the final last year. He plans to make the move over to the PDC when he is able to in January so will attempt to win this for the first and final time.
He is joined by Dutch Open winner Paul Krohne, Leonard Gates, Matthew Edgar, Ross Montgomery, World Master Chris Lim and former champion Neil Duff.
In the ladies, it is Deta Hedman who leads the way after she finally won the title last year. Rhian O'Sullivan, Aileen de Graaf and Nicole Regnaud are among those who will test her. While the youth and girls also take place, the former again including Mitchell Lawrie. As well as youth prodigy and his rival Kaya Baysal - who has lit up the Development Tour in his part debut season.

Field WDF Lakeside World Championship

Open – Men

RankPlayerCountryNotes
1Mitchell LawrieSCO2026 Denmark Open winner, UK & Ireland regional ranking race table
2Jenson WalkerENG
3Paul KrohneGER2026 Dutch Open winner
4Leonard GatesUSAUSA regional ranking race table
5James BeetonENG
6Matthew EdgarENG2026 Hungarian Masters winner
7Moreno BlomNED
8Kaya BaysalTUR
9Mursel YavuzTUREast Europe ranking race table
10Ross MontgomerySCO
11Corne GroeneveldNED
12Jarno BottenbergNED
13Chris LimUSA2026 World Masters winner
14Brian RamanBEL
15Neil DuffNI
16Scott RobertsonSCO
17Haupai PuhaNZLNew Zealand ranking race table
18Daniel ZapataCATWest Europe ranking race table
19Mark CleaverNZL2026 New Zealand Open winner, New Zealand ranking race table
20Carsten HoffmannGER
21Ben TownleyENG
22Stefan SchroderNED
23Lewis GurneyENG
24Jeff SmithCAN2026 Toronto Area Open winner, Canada ranking race table
25Sean FisherWAL
26Matt ClarkENG
27Alex WilliamsWAL
28Anthony BrownENG
29Harry LaneENGUK & Ireland ranking race table
30Liam Maendl-LawranceGERLas Vegas Qualifier
31Petri RasmusFINNorth Europe ranking race table
32Franko GiulianiAUTEast Europe ranking race table
33Declan BaileyAUSAustralia ranking race table
34Dmitrii RogovISR
35Pat ScurfieldENG
36Ron MeulenkampNED
37Paul LewisENGLakeside Qualifier
38Dennis NilssonSWENorth Europe ranking race table
39Terry Jun Hao TanMLY2026 Philippines Open winner, Asia ranking race table
40Tomoya GotoJPNAsia ranking race table
41Shane SakchekapoCANCanada ranking race table
42Jack DraytonENG2026 Isle of Man Open winner
43David DaviesWAL2025 Irish Open winner
44Joey LynaughUSAUSA ranking race table
45Ryusei AzemotoJPN2026 Steel Masters winner
46Blake HatchettAUS2026 Pacific Masters winner
47Berry PaterNEDLas Vegas Qualifier
48Jitse Van der WalNEDLakeside Qualifier

Open – Women

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RankPlayerCountryNotes
1Deta HedmanENG2025 World Championship winner, 2026 Las Vegas Open winner, 2026 Denmark Open winner, 2026 Toronto Area Open winner, UK & Ireland regional ranking race table
2Rhian O'SullivanWAL2025 Irish Open winner, 2026 Hungarian Masters winner
3Priscilla SteenbergenNED2026 Dutch Open winner
4Maria CarliCANCanada regional ranking race table
5Kirsi ViinikainenFINNorth Europe regional ranking race table
6Paula JacklinENG
7Aileen de GraafNED
8Nicole RegnaudNZL2026 New Zealand Open winner, New Zealand regional ranking race table
9Irina ArmstrongGERWest Europe ranking race table
10Lerena RietbergenNED
11Emine DursunTUR
12Anca ZijlstraNED
13Lorraine HydeSCO
14Cali WestUSAUSA ranking race table
15Jitka CisarovaCZEEast Europe ranking race table
16Aurora FochesatoITA
17Paula MurphyUSA
18Eve WatsonWAL
19Steph ClarkeENG
20Mayumi OuchiJPN2026 Steel Masters winner, Asia ranking race table
21Lovely-Mae OrbetaPHI2026 Philippines Open winner
22Chris RichardsonAUS2026 Pacific Masters winner
23Sophie McKinlaySCOLas Vegas Qualifier
24Kim HoldenENGLakeside Qualifier

Youth – Boys

RankPlayerCountryNotes
1Mitchell LawrieSCO2025 World Championship winner
2Kaya BaysalTUR
3Kai BurgerNED
4Mason TeeseENG
5Jack NankervisENG
6Mika DonnevertGER
7Toby ClementsENG
8Ben TownleyENGLas Vegas Qualifier
9Addison HefferonENGLas Vegas Qualifier
10Benjamin DopferGER2026 World Masters winner
11Cori WiltshireENGLakeside Qualifier
12Christian EnnisNILakeside Qualifier

Youth – Girls

RankPlayerCountryNotes
1Paige PaulingENG
2Macy GibbonsENG
3Ruby GreyENG2026 World Masters winner
4Zehra GemiTUR2025 World Championship winner
5Rebecca AllenIRELakeside Qualifier
6Celina GlaserAUTLas Vegas Qualifier
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When is the draw confirmed for WDF Lakeside World Championship

The draw for the 2026 WDF World Championship will be conducted on Tuesday, November 3rd. Nick Rolls, WDF Secretary General as well as S4C presenter Sioned Dafydd and former Lakeside World Champion Scott Mitchell will do the draw on their YouTube channel on November 3rd. Prize money and format has been set too.

When is the schedule confirmed for WDF Lakeside World Championship?

The playing schedule will then be finalised no later than Monday, November 9th.
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History WDF Lakeside World Championship

Open

YearChampionScoreRunner-up
2022Neil Duff (87.73)6–5Thibault Tricole (86.95)
2023Andy Baetens (93.69)6–1Chris Landman (86.47)
2024Shane McGuirk (90.31)6–3Paul Lim (83.76)
2025Jimmy van Schie (93.21)6–3Mitchell Lawrie (93.18)

Women

YearChampionScoreRunner-up
2022Beau Greaves (92.05)4–0Kirsty Hutchinson (72.53)
2023Beau Greaves (84.64)4–1Aileen de Graaf (77.69)
2024Beau Greaves (83.92)4–1Sophie McKinlay (73.81)
2025Deta Hedman (72.01)4–1Lerena Rietbergen (70.07)
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Youth

YearChampionScoreRunner-up
2022Bradly Roes (71.34)3–1Charlie Large (71.56)
2023Bradley van der Velden (69.93)3–0Adam Dee (66.68)
2024Archie Self (81.34)3–2Jenson Walker (84.76)
2025Mitchell Lawrie (89.35)4–2Florian Preis (88.45)

Girls

YearChampionScoreRunner-up
2022Eleanor Cairns (52.45)2–0Wibke Riemann (52.22)
2023Aurora Fochesato (59.43)2–0Krisztina Turai (51.07)
2024Paige Pauling (73.88)2–0Sophie McKinlay (71.92)
2025Zehra Gemi (77.07)3–0Rebecca Allen (65.54)

Format WDF Lakeside World Championship 2026

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Open

RoundFormat
First RoundBest of 5 sets
Second RoundBest of 5 sets
Last 16Best of 5 sets
Quarter-FinalsBest of 7 sets
Semi-FinalsBest of 9 sets
FinalBest of 11 sets

Women

RoundFormat
First RoundBest of 3 sets
Last 16Best of 3 sets
Quarter-FinalsBest of 5 sets
Semi-FinalsBest of 5 sets
FinalBest of 7 sets

Youth

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RoundFormat
First RoundBest of 3 sets
Quarter-FinalsBest of 3 sets
Semi-FinalsBest of 5 sets
FinalBest of 7 sets

Girls

RoundFormat
First RoundBest of 3 sets
Semi-FinalsBest of 3 sets
FinalBest of 5 sets
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