The 2024 WDF World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Lakeside WDF World Championship) was the third 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.
Andy Baetens was the defending men's champion, but was not able to defend his title after winning a PDC Tour Card in January 2024. Beau Greaves secured her third women's title by beating Sophie McKinlay, having beaten Aileen de Graaf in the 2023 final.
Shane McGuirk defeated Paul Lim 6–3 in the men's final to become the first World Darts Champion from the Republic of Ireland. 70-year-old Lim also became the oldest darts player to reach a World Championship final.
Prize money There was a slight decrease in prize money from the previous edition, although the winners of both senior tournaments received the same as the previous year.
PositionPrize money Men Women Boys GirlsWinner£50,000£25,000£3,000£1,500Runner-up £16,000£8,000£1,500£1,000Semi-finalist£8,000£4,000£1,000£500Quarter-finalist£4,000£2,000£500 rowspan=6 Last 16£2,000£1,000 rowspan=5 Last 24 £750Last 32£1,250 rowspan=2 Last 48£750Event Totals£146,000£63,000£8,500£3,500Overall Total£221,000
Schedule
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 01 Men's 1 02 03 04
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 05 Men's 1 06 Women's 07 Men's 08 Women's 09 Men's 10 11 Women's 12 Men's 2 13 Women's 1 14 Men's 2
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 15 Men's 1 16 Women's 17 Men's 18 Women's 19 Men's 2 20 1 21 Women's 22 Men's 2 23 Women's 24 Men's 1
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 25 Men's 1 26 Women's 27 Men's 28 29 30 Women's 2 31 Men's 32
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 33 Men's 2 34 Women's 35 Men's 36 37 38 Women's 39 Men's 40
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 41 Men's 2 42 Women's 43 Men's 44 45 46 Women's 47 Men's 3 48
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 49 Men's 3 50 Boys' QF 51 Men's 3 52 Women's 2 53 Men's 3 54 55 Boys' QF 56 Men's 3 57 Women's 2 58 Men's 3
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 59 Boys' QF 60 Women's 61 Men's 62 Women's 63 Men's 64 Boys' 65 Women's 66 Men's 67 Women's 68 Men's
Game # Event Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 69 Girls' SF 70 Boys' 71 Women's 72 Men's 73 Girls' 74 Boys' 75 Women's 76 Men's
Game # Event 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 77 Girls' F 78 Boys' 79 Women's 80 Men's
Men's Format and qualifiers 48 players played for the men's title, with Danny Porter of Australia being the top seed. The sixteen seeded players (decided by the WDF World Rankings) entered in Round 2, with the other 32 entrants began in Round 1. Fan favourite Paul Lim played in his 26th World Championship across the BDO/WDF and PDC. Six players rejected the opportunity to play in the Finals in order to play at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, including 2023 quarter-finalist Wesley Plaisier.
1–16 in WDF RankingsSeeded in second round (Second round) (Third round) (Quarter-finals) (Third round) (Quarter-finals) Liam Maendl-Lawrance (Second round) (Second round) (Second round) (Quarter-finals) (Third round) Jason Brandon (Semi-finals) (Third round) (Second round) (Third round) (Second round) (Second round)
Major Winner WildcardFirst round (Quarter-finals) (Second round) (First round) (First round) (First round) (Winner)
WDF Regional Table QualifierFirst round (Runner-up) (Second round) (First round) (First round) (Second round) (Third round) (First round)
QualifiersFirst round (First round) (First round) (First round)
WDF Ranking non-qualifiedFirst round (First round) Darren Johnson (First round) (First round) (Semi-finals) (Second round) (First round) (First round) (Second round) (First Round) (Second round) (Second round) (Third round) (Third round) (Second round) (Second round) (First round)
Draw
Finals
Rounds 1–4
Women's Format and qualifiers 24 players will play for the women's title, with two time defending champion Beau Greaves defending her crown as the top seed. The top eight seeded players (decided by the WDF World Rankings) will enter in Round 2, with the other 16 entrants entering in Round 1. Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Fallon Sherrock both qualified for the WDF World Championships, but have opted to play in the PDC World Darts Championship instead.
1–8 in WDF RankingsSeeded in second round (Winner) (Quarter-finals) (Second round) (Semi-finals) (Quarter-finals) (Quarter-finals) (Second round) (Second round)
Major Winner WildcardFirst round
(First round) (First round)
WDF Regional Table QualifierFirst round (Second round) (Quarter-finals) (First round) (Second round)
QualifiersFirst round (Runner-up) (Second round)
WDF Ranking non-qualifiedFirst round (First round) (Second round) (Second round) (First round) (Semi-finals) (First round) (First round) (First round)
Draw
Boys' Format and qualifiers All boys under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2024 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournament. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the tournament were played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. Four players through the Race Table, with a further four from the qualifying event in Budapest.
1–4 in WDF RankingsSeeded (Runner-up) (Quarter-finals) (Quarter-finals) (Quarter-finals)
QualifiersUnseeded (Quarter-finals) (Semi-finals) (Semi-finals) (Winner)
Draw
Girls' Format and qualifiers All girls under the age of 18 were eligible to play in the 2024 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournament. The two seeds qualified through the race tables, while the two unseeded players qualified through the qualification event in Budapest.
1–2 in WDF RankingsSeeded (Winner) (Runner-up)
QualifiersUnseeded (Semi-finals) (Semi-finals)
Draw
Statistics Top averages This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament. Men's # Player Round Average Result Score1 R2 98.98 Won 3–02 R2 96.16 Won 3-03 (2) R3 94.07 Lost 1–34 (2) R3 93.62 Won 3–05 (3) R1 92.81 Won 2–06 (4) SF 92.72 Won 5–07 R3 92.31 Won 3–18 R1 91.64 Won 2–09 R1 90.91 Won 2–110 R2 90.67 Won 3–2
Women's # Player Round Average Result Score1 SF 86.16 Won 3–02 (2) F 83.92 Won 4–13 (3) R2 82.89 Won 2–04 (4) QF 79.89 Won 2–05 R2 78.97 Lost 0–26 SF 78.69 Lost 0–3
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