2023 WDF World Championship draw confirmed

The 2023 WDF World Championship draw confirmed.

In order to successfully defend his World Championship, Neil Duff will begin his 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championship campaign against either young Dutchman Moreno Blom or Hungary’s Gábor Takács.

The defending Women’s Champion Beau Greaves will face either Lorraine Hyde or Laura Turner in her first match of the competition.

Jelle Klaasen, the 2006 World Champion, will make his first Lakeside appearance in 16 years, taking on either Laszlo Kadar or Swedish rookie Edwin Torbjörnsson. Meanwhile, number one seed Andy Baetens will make his debut against the winner of a thrilling first-round match between Scott Marsh and Polish prodigy Sebastian Biaecki.

Lisa Ashton, the four-time World Champion, will face the winner of Kym Mitchell vs. Priscilla Steenbergen in the women’s draw. Deta Hedman, a three-time Lakeside finalist, will face either Aletta Wajer or Paula Jacklin, while 2022 runner-up Kirsty Hutchinson will face Japan’s Mayumi Ouchi.

The 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championships kick off on Saturday, December 2nd at Frimley Green’s Lakeside Country Club. On December 10th, four champions will be crowned in the Men’s, Women’s, Boys, and Girls events.

Men’s Draw

First Round

Scott Marsh (ENG) v Sebastian Białecki (POL)

Aaron Turner (ENG) v Ricky Nauman (SWE)

Jonny Tata (NZL) v Shaun McDonald (SCO)

Patrik Kovacs (HUN) v Jim Widmayer (USA)

Jordan Brooks (ENG) v Dennis Nilsson (SWE)

Danny Porter (AUS) v Arjan Konterman (NED)

Dave Prins (ENG) v Reece Colley (ENG)

James Richardson (ENG) v Christian Goedl (AUT)

Moreno Blom (NED) v Gábor Takács (HUN)

Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) v Mike Gillet (WAL)

Benjamin Pratnemer (SLO) v Davie Kirwan (SCO)

Thomas Junghans (SWI) v David Pallett (ENG)

Laszlo Kadar (ROM) v Edwin Torbjörnsson (SWE)

Antony Allen (ENG) v Dennie Olde Kalter (NED)

Jamie Lewis (WAL) v Jarno Bottenberg (NED)

Leonard Gates (USA) v Brian Corbett (NZL)

Second Round

1 Andy Baetens (BEL) v Marsh/Białecki

16 Gary Stone (SCO) v A Turner/Nauman

8 Barry Copeland (NIR) v Tata/McDonald

9 Mark Barilli (SCO) v Kovacs/Widmayer

4 James Hurrell (ENG) v Brooks/Nilsson

13 Alexander Merkx (NED) v Porter/Konterman

5 Wesley Plaisier (NED) v Prins/Colley

12 Peter Machin (AUS) v Richardson/Goedl

2 Neil Duff (NIR) v Blom/Takács

15 Martyn Turner (ENG) v Maendl-Lawrance/Gillet

7 Chris Landman (NED) v Pratnemer/Kirwan

10 Kai Fan Leung (HKG) v Junghans/Pallett

3 Jelle Klaasen (NED) v Kadar/Torbjörnsson

14 Darren Johnson (ENG) v Allen/Olde Kalter

6 Danny Lauby (USA) v Lewis/Bottenberg

11 Thibault Tricole (FRA) v Gates/Corbett

Women’s Draw

First Round

Lorraine Hyde (SCO) v Laura Turner (ENG)

Paula Murphy (USA) v Almudena Fajardo (SPA)

Aletta Wajer (NED) v Paula Jacklin (ENG)

Suzanne Smith (ENG) v Victoria Monaghan (NZL)

Nicole Regnaud (NZL) v Anna Forsmark (SWE)

Jo Clements (ENG) v Veronika Ihász (HUN)

Kym Mitchell (AUS) v Priscilla Steenbergen (NED)

Kirsty Hutchinson (ENG) v Mayumi Ouchi (JPN)

Second Round

1 Beau Greaves (ENG) v Hyde/Turner

8 Anca Zijlstra (NED) v Murphy/Fajardo

4 Deta Hedman (ENG) v Wajer/Jacklin

5 Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) v Smith/Monaghan

2 Aileen de Graaf (NED) v Regnaud/Forsmark

7 Lorraine Winstanley (ENG) v Clements/Ihász

3 Lisa Ashton (ENG) v Mitchell/Steenbergen

6 Wendy Harper (NZL) v Hutchinson/Ouchi

Boys Draw

Semi-Finals

András Borbély (HUN) v Adam Dee (IRE)

Mats Theobald (GER) v Bradley Van der Velden (NED)

Girls Draw

Final

Aurora Fochesato (ITA) Vs Krisztina Turai (HUN)