Draft:2026 WDF World Darts Championship
| 2026 WDF Lakeside World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 27 November – 6 December 2026 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | World Darts Federation (WDF) | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | TBA | ||
| Winner's share | TBA | ||
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The 2026 WDF World Darts Championship (officially the 2026 WDF Lakeside World Championship) is an upcoming darts tournament that will be held from 27 November to 6 December 2026 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England. It is the fifth World Darts Championship to be organised by the World Darts Federation since it succeeded the now-defunct British Darts Organisation.[1]
In the senior competitions, Jimmy van Schie is the reigning open champion after beating Mitchell Lawrie 6–3 in the 2025 open final but is unable to defend his title after winning a PDC Tour Card in January 2026. Deta Hedman is the defending women's champion, having defeated Lerena Rietbergen 4–1 in the 2025 women's final. In the youth competitions, Lawrie is the defending world youth champion, having beaten Florian Preis in the 2025 final while Zehra Gemi is the defending girls' world champion, having won the 2025 final 3–0 against Rebecca Allen.
Open
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]The open event consists of 48 players. Qualification for the event follows these criteria:
- Top 16 players in WDF world rankings (seeded in the second round)
- Winners of the 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 last-chance qualification tournaments (two from the qualifier held after the World Masters tournaments at Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and two from the qualifier held after the Lakeside Open.
Women
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]The women's event consists of 24 players. Qualification for the event follows these criteria:
- Top 8 players in WDF world rankings (seeded in the second round)
- Winners of the 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 last-chance qualification tournaments (one from the qualifier held after the World Masters tournaments at Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and one from the qualifier held after the Lakeside Open.
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1–8 in WDF rankings
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Platinum/Gold event winners
Regional Table qualifiers
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Race table qualifiers
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Las Vegas qualifier
Lakeside qualifier
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Youth
[edit]Format and qualifiers
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Mitchell Lawrie (SCO)
Kaya Baysal (ENG)
Kai Burger (NED)- Jack Nankervis (ENG)
- Mason Teese (ENG)
Mika Donnevert (GER)
Zsolt Csajbok (HUN)- Benjamin Dopfer (GER)
- Addison Hefferon (ENG)
- Ben Townley (ENG)
Girls
[edit]Format and qualifiers
[edit]- Paige Pauling (ENG)
- Ruby Grey (ENG)
- Macy Gibbons (ENG)
Zehra Gemi (TUR)
Celina Glaser (AUT)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "WDF World Darts Championship postponed: 2022 Lakeside tournament pushed back to April". Sky Sports. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2026.