The 2023 WDF World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CT1 Lakeside World Darts Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the WDF World Darts Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England.

Neil Duff and Beau Greaves were defending the senior titles. Duff lost 3–4 to Chris Landman in the quarter-finals, and Greaves retained her title, defeating Aileen de Graaf 4–1 in the final, losing just one set throughout the tournament.

Andy Baetens became the first Belgian darts player to win the men's tournament, as he defeated Chris Landman 6–1 in the final.

Prize money PositionPrize money Men Women Boys GirlsWinner£50,000£25,000£5,000£2,000Runner-up £20,000£10,000£2,000£1,000Semi-finalist£10,000£5,000£1,000 rowspan=6 Quarter-finalist£5,000£2,500 rowspan=5 Last 16£2,500£1,500Last 24 £1,000Last 32£1,500 rowspan=2 Last 48£1,000Event Totals£170,000£75,000£9,000£3,000Overall Total£257,000

Schedule

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 01 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 13 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 25 2 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 33 2 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 41 2 42 43 44 45 46 47 3 48

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 49 3 50 2 51 3 52 53 54 2 55 3 56

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 57 QF 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 65 SF 66 67 68 69 70

Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 71 F 72 73 74

Men's Format and qualifiers Qualifying criteria were as follows.

Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded) Winners of the 12 Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments First and second ranked players from each of seven regional tables Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44 Four qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 12 December 2022

Seeded players began the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers started in the first round. The list of seeds and invited players was as follows.

1–16 in WDF RankingsSeeded in second round

Ranked Tournaments WinnersFirst round – 2022 Denmark Open – 2022 British Open - 2022 England Classic – 2022 Isle of Man Open

– 2022 Dutch Open, 2022 Irish Open – 2022 World Championship – 2022 Scottish Open - 2022 Welsh Open – 2022 World Masters – 2022 New Zealand Open – 2022 Australian Open

Regional Table QualifiersFirst round – Australia – New Zealand – North Europe – North Europe – Eastern Europe – Eastern Europe – USA

– Australia – New Zealand – New Zealand – UK & Ireland – UK & Ireland – USA – West Europe – West Europe

WDF Rankings QualifiersFirst round

Assen QualifiersFirst round

ReservesFirst round Liam Maendl-Lawrance

Draw

Finals

Rounds 1–4

Women's Format and qualifiers Qualifying criteria was as follows.

Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded) Winners of the 12 Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments First and second ranked players from each of seven regional tables Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22 Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 12 December 2022

Seeded players began the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers started in the first round. The list of seeds and invited players was as follows.

1–8 in WDF RankingsSeeded in Second round

Ranking Tournaments WinnersFirst round – 2022 New Zealand Open

– 2022 World Championship, 2022 Dutch Open, 2022 Isle of Man Open, 2022 Welsh Open, 2022 Australian Open, 2022 England Classic, 2022 Irish Open, 2022 World Masters – 2022 Scottish Open, 2022 Denmark Open – 2022 British Open

Regional Table QualifiersFirst round – North Europe – Eastern Europe – Australia – USA – Western Europe

– UK & Ireland – New Zealand

WDF Rankings QualifiersFirst round

Assen QualifiersFirst round

Draw

Boys' Format and qualifiers All boys under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournament. The semi-finals and final of the tournament were played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. The list of qualified players was as follows.

Draw

Girls' Format and qualifiers All girls that were under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2023 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournament. The final of the tournament was played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green as part of the 2023 WDF World Darts Championships tournament. The list of qualified players was as follows.

Draw

Statistics Top averages This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament. Men's # Player Round Average Result Score1 QF 97.44 Won 4–12 QF 96.00 Lost 1–43 R2 94.82 Won 3–14 R3 94.49 Lost 1–35 (2) R3 94.20 Won 3–16 (3) SF 94.13 Won 5–27 R2 93.91 Won 3–08 (4) F 93.69 Won 6–19 (2) R3 93.29 Won 3–210 (5) QF 93.27 Won 4–2

Women's # Player Round Average Result Score1 SF 90.77 Won 3–02 (2) R2 88.79 Won 2–03 (3) QF 88.41 Won 2–0 4 R2 85.08 Won 2–05 (4) F 84.64 Won 4–16 R2 81.10 Lost 1–2

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