WDF Lakeside World Darts Championships 2025
The WDF World Championship returned to the Lakeside Country Club, affectionately known by many dart fans as the home of darts due to numerous stagings of the previous BDO and WDF World Darts Championship Events.
The WDF World Darts Championships feature not one but four events. Events include an open championship, a women's championship, a youth championship, and a girls' championship.
Broadcast: The first five days will be streamed on the WDF YouTube Channel; the final days will be shown on S4C*. However, the WDF YouTube feed will remain available to viewers outside the UK.
*In Wales, S4C is channel 4 (Freeview, Freely) and 104 (Freeview HD, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat). Outside of Wales, it's Sky 134, Virgin Media 164, Freesat 120 and Freely 70 (online only)
This year, Paul Lim, now 71, reached the 2024 WDF World Championships final. However, Paul has also secured a spot at the PDC World Championships and will not be returning to Lakeside this year, as the rules state players can only compete in one of the two World Championship Events. Defending back-to-back three-time Women's World Champion, Beau Greaves, has similarly secured a place at the PDC World Championships this year. On this occasion, she has opted to play in the PDC Event rather than defend her WDF Lakeside world Title. However, previous winners Shane McGuirk, Neil Duff, and Mikuru Suzuki will all be competing in the hope of adding to their Previous World Title wins.
Although the WDF World Championships isn't considered the pinnacle of world darts, the PDC now holds that honour due to its prize fund: the winner of the 2026 event receives £1,000,000, compared to the WDF winner receiving £50,000. A player playing in the PDC World Championship needs only to make it through to the fourth round to earn more than the WDF Open winner. The PDC fourth round loser will receive £60,000. It is hard for the WDF to compete, if indeed it does, with the PDC. Nevertheless, the WDF Lakeside event is a dart fan's must-see, and hopefully millions will turn in or attend this great event.
For those who wish to compare prize funds, the PDC has massively increased the 2026 prize fund and expanded the global representation for their 2026 Event. The PDC World Champions have a £5M prize pot, and the WDF has £221,000 across four separate staged events.
Details below show the WDF Championships, results and prize fund breakdown.
WDF World Darts Championship 2025 - Lakeside, Frimley Green, Surrey
WDF World Championship Venue - Lakeside, Frimley Green, Surrey
Date: 28th November – 7th December 2025
The World's top-ranked WDF players and Lakeside legends will return to one of the sport's most iconic venues, The Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. With the Open and Women's events in place, there will be a Youth and Girls' World Championship. The WDF will be played between 28th November and 7th December 2025
The current men's WDF World Champion Shane McGuirk will feature on the opening day of the 2025 event as he takes on Petria Rasms in the Open Round 1. While Paul Lim, the 2024 runner-up, will not be returning to Lakeside, as he has also qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship, he has opted to play in the PDC event. Beau Greaves the defending three-time WDF Women's World Darts Champion, has also opted to play in the PDC World Darts Championship event after securing her place in the PDC World Finals.
Neil Duff and Mikuru Suzuki will be returning to the Lakeside Oche in a bid to add to their previous World Darts Titles.
Both the Open and Women's World Championship will feature the best players in the World who don't play in the PDC. Players and fans alike will warmly welcome a return to the Lakeside venue.
TV Coverage: 
Broadcast: The first five days will be streamed on the WDF YouTube Channel; the final days will be shown on S4C*. However, the WDF YouTube feed will remain available to viewers outside the UK.
*In Wales, S4C is channel 4 (Freeview, Freely) and 104 (Freeview HD, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat). Outside of Wales, it's Sky 134, Virgin Media 164, Freesat 120 and Freely 70 (online only)
A return to the famous Lakeside Country Club, Surry will be warmly welcome for many darts fans.
Tickets are avilble via Eventbite
Children under 12 cannot be admitted to the venue and under 18's must be accompanied by an adult a responsible adult at all times.
Due to the multiple levels within the venue wheelchair users should contact customerservice@wdfpromotions.com for accessible seating options.
TV Coverage from November 28 - December 7, 2025
Event Tickets and Packages
Event Tickets and Package Deals are available via Eventbrite - Lakeside. Also, contact the venue for any restrictions that may be in place.
Please check the venue age restrictions before ordering. If you have any queries please contact the WDF website or Eventbrite where you will find the latest information
Session Schedule Guide
Both afternoon and evening sessions will feature during the nine-day event. Furth details can be found on the WDF Website
| Day | Date | Afternoon | Evening |
| Friday | 28th November 2025 | --- | 6.00pm |
| Saturday | 29th November 2025 | 12.30pm | 6.00pm |
| Sunday | 30th November 2025 | 12.30pm | 6.00pm |
| Monday | 1st December 2025 | --- | 6.00pm |
| Tuesday | 2nd December 2025 | --- | 6.00pm |
| Wednesday | 3rd December 2025 | --- | 6.00pm |
| Thursday | 4th Decemver 2025 | 12.00pm | 6.00pm |
| Friday | 5th December 2025 | 12.00pm | 6.30pm |
| Saturday | 6th December 2025 | 12.00pm | 5.30pm |
| Sunday | 7th December 2025 | --- | 14.00pm |
Traveling to The Lakeside Country Club, Frimely Green, Surrey)
By Road
Lakeside Country Club, Wharf Road, Frimley, Green, Camberley, Surrey
Sat Nav
Post Code: GU16 6PT
Parking: There is ample parking at the Lakeside venue
Travel by Bus & Train
Directions to Lakeside, Frimley Green (Surrey Heath) with public transport
The following transport lines have routes that pass near Lakeside, Frimley Green
Bus No. 11, 3, 48, 85, 603
Train: GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, SOUTH WESTERN RAILAY
More Travel information via moovitapp.co
WDF World Darts Championship Prize Fund
A total prize fund of £221.000 is on offer at the 2025 WDF World Darts Championships. £50,000 first prize for the Open and the Women’s Championships with £25,000 going to the winner. A full breakdown can be seen below.
As many have asked how this compares to the PDC World Darts Championship, I have added a column to show this information.
| WDF Prize Fund 2025 | Open | Women | Youth | Girl | PDC 2026 | |
| Champion | £50,000 | £25,000 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,000,000 | |
| Runner-Up | £16,000 | £8,000 | £1,500 | £1,000 | £400,000 | |
| Semi-Finalist | £8,000 | £4,000 | £500 | £500 | £200,000 | |
| Quarter-Finalist | £4,000 | £2,000 | - - - | - - - | £100,000 | |
| Last 16 | £2,000 | £1,000 | - - - | - - - | £60,000 | |
| Last 24 | - - - | £750 | - - - | - - - | --- | |
| Last 32 | £1,250 | - - - | - - - | - - - | £35,000 | |
| Last 48 | £750 | - - - | - - - | - - - | --- | |
| Last 64 (PDC) | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | £25,000 | |
| First Round Loseer (PDC) | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | £15,000 | |
| Total | £146,000 | £66,000 | £5,500 | £3,500 | £5,000,000 |
WDF World Darts Championship 2025 - Players Draw & Schedule
2025 WDF World Darts Championship Qualifiers
The World's top-ranked WDF players and Lakeside legends will return to one of the sport's most iconic venues, The Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. With the World Championships Open, Women's, Youth and Girls events. The WDF World Championship will be played between November 28 and December 7, 2025.
The reigning Open WDF World Champion, Shame McGuirk, will be back in action on the opening days of the WDF World Championship finals. However, Beau Greaves, the reigning Women's champion, has opted to play in the PDC World Championships following her qualification and has declined the opportunity to defend her WDF Lakeside World title. As the rules state, if a player qualifies for both the WDF World Championships and the PDC World Championships, they must choose which event to play it as they are not currently allowed to play in both.
Both the Open and Women's World Championship will feature the best players in the World outside the PDC format. A return to the Lakeside venue will is warmly welcomed by players and fans alike.
TV Coverage:
The first five days will be streamed on the WDF YouTube Channel; the final days will be shown on S4C*. However, the WDF YouTube feed will remain available to viewers outside the UK.
*In Wales, S4C is channel 4 (Freeview, Freely) and 104 (Freeview HD, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat). Outside of Wales, it's Sky 134, Virgin Media 164, Freesat 120 and Freely 70 (online only)
Qualifiers for the WDF World Champions 2025
The WDF has confirmed the following invitations have been sent:
WDF World Championship Players
Open line up
The list of 48 Open players' who will feature in the WDF World Champion is detailed below. The top 16 names are the 16 seeded players and enter the tournament in the second round as part of the Last 32, where they will play the winners of the first-round matches.
| No. | Seeded Player 1-16 | Ranked 17-32 | Ranked 33-48 |
| # | (Enter Second Round) (R2) | (First Round) (R1) | (First Round) (R1) |
| 1 | Jimmy van Schie (NED) | 17. Brian Raman (BEL) | 3. Jeffrey Sparidaans (NED) |
| 2 | Jason Brandon (USA) | 18. Ben Robb (NZL) | 34. Jeff Springer Jr (USA) |
| 3 | Neil Duff (NI) | 19. Marko Kantele (FIN) | 35. Jiri Brejcha (CZE) |
| 4 | James Beeton (ENG) | 20. Dennis Nilsson (SWE) | 36. Darren Johnson (ENG) |
| 5 | Benjamin Pratnemer (SVN) | 21. Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) | 37. Johan Engstrom (SWE) |
| 6 | David Fatum (USA) | 22. Caleb Hope (NZL) | 38. Daniel Bauerdick (GER) |
| 7 | Matt Clark (ENG) | 23. Vince Tipple (ENG) | 39. Dalibor Smolik (CZE) |
| 8 | Corne Groeneveld (NED) | 24. Ryan Hogarth (SCO) | 40. Clint Clarkson (CAN) |
| 9 | Stefan Schroder (NED) | 25. Karl Schaefer (AUS) | 41. Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) |
| 10 | Francois Schweyen (BEL) | 26. Jim McEwan (SCO) | 42. Jonas Masalin (FIN) |
| 11 | Raymond Smith (AUS) | 27. Jenson Walker (ENG) | 43. Shane Sakchekapo (CAN) |
| 12 | David Pallett (ENG) | 28. Alex Williams (WAL) | 44. Tomoya Maruyama (JPN) |
| 13 | Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) | 29. Cliff Prior (ENG) | 45. Stephen Rosney (IRE) |
| 14 | Thomas Junghans (SWI) | 30. Kevin Luke (USA) | 46. Petri Rasmus (FIN) |
| 15 | Andy Davidson (SCO) | 31. Shane McGuirk (IRE) | 47. Boris Krcmar (CRO) |
| 16 | Paul Krohne (GER) | 32. Bradley Kirk (ENG) | 48. Romeo Grbavac (CRO) |
The following players qualified for both the PDC and WDF World Championships: Leonard Gates, Alex Spellman, David Cameron, Jonny Tata and Lourence Ilagan informed the WDF that they will be taking up their PDC World Championship spots later this year. Their WDF qualifying spots have been replaced in line with WDF rules.
Open Playing Format
Womens line up
Twenty-five* women will take part in the 2025 World Championship, detailed below. The top 8 are seeded players that will enter the tournament in the second round (last 16) where they will play the winner of the first-round matches. (Please see below update)
| No. | Seeded Player Enter 1-8 | Ranked 9-16 Enter (R1) | Ranked 17-25* |
| # | (Enter Second Round) (R2) | (First Round) (R1) | (First Round )(R1) |
| 1 | Lerena Rietbergen (NED) | 9. Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN) | 17. Eve Watson (WAL) |
| 2 | Lorraine Hyde (SCO) | 10. Jitka Cisarova (CZE) | 18. Aaja Jalbert (USA) |
| 3 | Deta Hedman (ENG) | 11. Joanne Hadley (AUS) | 19. Emine Dursun (TUR) |
| 4 | Nicole Regnaud (NZL) | 12. Paula Murphy (USA) | 20. Lisa Zollikofer* (GER) |
| 5 | Rhian O'Sullivan (WAL) | 13. Irina Armstrong (GER) | 21. Maud Jansson* (SWE) |
| 6 | Sophie McKinlay (SCO) | 14. Priscilla Steenbergen (NED) | 22. Maria Carli (CAN) |
| 7 | Tracy Feiertag (USA) | 15. Aletta Wajer (NED) | 23. Mikuru Suzuki (JPN) |
| 8 | Aileen de Graaf (NED) | 16. Paige Pauling (ENG) | 24. Nina Lech-Musialska (POL) - Q1 |
| 25. Mayumi Ouchi (JPN) - Q2 | |||
Update: Having qualified for both the PDC and WDF World Championships, Beau Greaves informed the WDF that she will be taking up her PDC World Championship spot later this year. Her WDF qualifying spots have been replaced in line with WDF rules.
**After the final qualifier in Budapest began, the WDF realised an error was made in calculating the final place awarded from the race table, with Maud Jansson being invited and included in the draw rather than Lisa Zollikofer. Once this error was discovered, the WDF elected to invite both players, taking the field for the Women's World Championship to 25. Zollikofer will take the place of Qualifier 1 in the draw. Qualifier 2 in the draw will be determined by a play-in match on the first Friday of Lakeside between the two winners of the last-chance Budapest Qualifier. Jansson, Zollikofer, and the two Budapest qualifiers are all guaranteed first-round prize money by the WDF.
Youth World Championship Finalists Youth & Girls
Youth Players Eight Youth and Four Girls
Youth
| No. | Seeded Player 1-4 | Qualifiers 5-8 |
| 1 | Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) | 5. Thees Kogelnik (GER) |
| 2 | Florian Preis (GER) | 6. Archie Self (ENG) |
| 4 | Mason Teese (ENG) | 7. Benedek Szabo (HUN) |
| 4 | Kaya Baysal (ENG) | 8. Adam Sepsi (HUN) |
Girls
| No. | Seeded Player 1-2 | Qualifiers 3-4 |
| 1 | Paige Pauling (ENG) | 3. Zehra Gemi (TUR) |
| 2 | Ruby Grey (ENG) | 4. Rebecca Allen (IRE) |
WDF World Professional Darts Championship 2025 - Schedule of Play Fomat
November 28 - December 7, 2025
Playing Format. Each Set best of 5 legs |
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| Open | Women | Youth / Girls |
| Final - best of 11 Sets | Final - best of 7 Sets | Youth Final – best of 7 Sets |
| SF – best of 9 Sets | SF – best of 5 Sets | Youth SF – best of 5 Sets |
| QF – best of 7 Sets | QF – best of 5 Sets | Youth QF - best of 3 Sets |
| Last 16 – best of 5 Sets | Last 16 – best of 3 Sets | |
| R2 – best of 5 Sets | --- | Girls Final – best of 5 Sets |
| R1 – best of 5 Sets | R1– best of 3 Sets | Girls SF – 3 Sets |
WDF World Darts Championship 2025 - Draw Schedule of Play
November 28 - Decmeber 7, 2025
Schedule of Play Local time Shown
| Friday November 28 | Friday November 29 |
| Afternoon - No Play | Evening Session From 6.00pm GMT |
| R1: Dennis Nilsson v Shane Sakchekapo | |
| R1: Alex Williams v Romeo Grbavac | |
| R1: Mayumi Ouchi v Nina Lech-Musialska* | |
| R1: Cliff Prior v Clint Clarkson | |
| R1: Kevin Luke v Boris Krcmar | |
| R1: Vince Tipple v Haruki Muramatsu | |
| R1: Shane McGuirk v Petri Rasmus | |
| Saturday November 29 | Saturday November 29 |
| Afternoon From 12.30pm GMT | Afternoon From 6.00pm GMT |
| R1: Caleb Hope v Darren Johnson | R1: Ryan Hogarth v Jonas Masalin |
| R1: Joanne Hadley v Eve Watson | R1: Kirsi Viinikainen v Mikuru Suzuki |
| R1: Ben Robb v Johan Engstrom | R1: Karl Schaefer v Daniel Bauerdick |
| R1: Jitka Cisarova v Maud Jansson | R1: Irina Armstrong v Maria Carli |
| R2: James Beeton (4) v Nilsson/Sakchekapo | R1: Brian Raman v Jeffrey Sparidaans |
| R2: Jimmy van Schie (1) v Williams/Grbavac | |
| Sunday November 30 | Sunday November 30 |
| Afternoon From 12.30pm GMT | Afternoon From 6.00pm GMT |
| R1: Marko Kantele v Dalibor Smolik | R1: Jenson Walker v Jiri Brejcha |
| R1: Priscilla Steenbergen v Ouchi/Lech-Musialska | R1: Aletta Wajer v Aaja Jalbert |
| R1: Jim McEwan v Stephen Rosney | R1: Bradley Kirk v Jeff Springer Jr |
| R1: Paula Murphy v Emine Dursun | R1: Paige Pauling v Lisa Zollikofer |
| R2: Liam Maendl-Lawrance (13) v Hope/Johnson | R1: Mitchell Lawrie v Tomoya Maruyama |
| R2: Stefan Schroder (9) v McGuirk/Rasmus | |
| Monday December 1 | Monday December 1 |
| Afternoon - No Play | Evening Session From 6.00pm GMT |
| R2: Paul Krohne (16) v Kantele/Smolik | |
| R2: Nicole Regnaud (4) v Armstrong/Carli | |
| R2: Raymond Smith (11) v Prior/Clarkson | |
| R2: Corne Groeneveld (8) v Hogarth/Masalin | |
| R2: Lerena Rietbergen (1) v Wajer/Jalbert | |
| R 2: Neil Duff (3) v Robb/Engstrom | |
| Tuesday December 2 | Tuesday December 2 |
| Afternoon - No Play | Evening Session From 6.00pm GMT |
| R2: Benjamin Pratnemer (5) v Schaefer/Bauerdick | |
| R2: Lorraine Hyde (2) v Murphy/Dursun | |
| R2: Francois Schweyen (10) v Raman/Sparidaans | |
| R2: Matt Clark (7) v Tipple/Muramatsu | |
| R2: Tracy Feiertag (7) v Steenbergen/Ouchi/Lech-Musialska | |
| R2: David Pallett (12) v Luke/Krcmar | |
| Wednesday December 3 | Wednesday December 3 |
| Afternoon - No Play | Evening Session From 6.00pm GMT |
| R2: Thomas Junghans (14) v McEwan/Rosney | |
| R2: Sophie McKinlay (6) v Pauling/Zollikofer | |
| R2: Andy Davidson (15) v Kirk/Springer Jr | |
| R2: David Fatum (6) v Walker/Brejcha | |
| R2: Deta Hedman (3) v Viinikainen/Suzuki | |
| R2: Jason Brandon (2) v Lawrie/Maruyama | |
| Thursday December 4 | Thursday December 4 |
| Afternoon From 12.30pm GMT | Afternoon From 6.00pm GMT |
| R3: Beeton/Nilsson/Sakchekapo v Maendl-Lawrance/Hope/Johnson | R3: Van Schie/Williams/Grbavac v Krohne/Kantele/Smolik |
| R3: Clark/Tipple/Muramatsu v Schweyen/Raman/Sparidaans | Youth QF: Kaya Baysal (4) v Thees Kogelnik |
| Youth QF: Mitchell Lawrie (1) v Adam Sepsi | R3: Duff/Robb/Engstrom v Junghans/McEwan/Rosney |
| R3: Pratnemer/Schaefer/Bauerdick v Pallett/Luke/Krcmar | R2: Aileen de Graaf (8) v Hadley/Watson |
| R2: Rhian O'Sullivan (5) v Cisarova/Jansson | R3: Fatum/Walker/Brejcha v Smith/Prior/Clarkson |
| R3: Groeneveld/Hogarth/Masalin v Schroder/McGuirk/Rasmus | R3: Brandon/Lawrie/Maruyama v Davidson/Kirk/Springer Jr |
| Friday December 5 | Friday December 5 |
| Afternoon From 12.30pm GMT | Afternoon From 6.30pm GMT |
| Open Quarter-Finals 1 TBC | Open Quarter-Finals 3 TBC |
| Open Quarter-Finals 2 TBC | Open Quarter-Finals 4 TBC |
| Women’s Quarter-Finals 1 TBC | Women’s Quarter-Finals 3 TBC |
| Women’s Quarter-Finals 2 TBC | Women’s Quarter-Finals 4 TBC |
| Youth QF: Mason Teese (3) v Benedek Szabo | Youth QF: Florian Preis (2) v Archie Self |
| Saturday December 6 |
Saturday December 6 |
| Afternoon From 12.30pm GMT | Afternoon From 5.30pm GMT |
| Girls’ SM: Ruby Grey (2) v Rebecca Allen | Girls’ SM: Paige Pauling (1) v Zehra Gemi |
| Youth Semi-Final 1 | Youth Semi-Final 2 |
| Women’s Semi-Final 1 | Women’s Semi-Final 2 |
| Open Semi-Final 1 | Open Semi-Final 2 |
| Sunday December 7 |
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| Afternoon From 2.00pm GMT | |
| Girls’ Final | |
| Youth Final | |
| Women’s Final | |
| Open Final |
Tickets for the 2025 WDF Lakeside World Champions are on sale now. TV coverage is yet to be confirmed and is only likely to be made available near the tournament date.
The 2025 WDF Tournaments and tournament ranking can be found here. Details are subject to change.
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