PDC grants permission for previously qualified new Tour Card holders to play in 2022 WDF World Championship.

The PDC’s Player Contract requires Tour Card Holders to obtain permission to compete in broadcasted events which are not organised by the PDC.

The WDF tournament had been scheduled for early January before being moved to April 2-10 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with seven qualifiers subsequently winning a PDC Tour Card at the 2022 Qualifying School in mid-January.

The PDC’s Board of Directors has agreed a one-off exception to the Player Contract to permit these seven players to compete without penalty in the rearranged event should they wish.

The seven players are Nick Fullwell, Cameron Menzies, Ross Montgomery, Brian Raman, Connor Scutt, Mario Vandenbogaerde and Jules van Dongen.

Menzies to play in WDF World Championship

Out of those though Ross Montgomery and Mario Vandenbogaerde have declined their invitation. This means that Roman Obukhov and Donovan Lottering will take those spots as the next highest ranked players.

See the full schedule below.

WDF Schedule

Saturday 1st January
1pm
R1 – Martin Adams (Eng) v Jarred Cole (Eng)
R1 – Leonard Gates (US) v Johnny Haines (Eng)
R1 – Paula Jacklin (Eng) v Rhian O’Sullivan (Wal)
R1 – Ben Hazel (Eng) v Haupai Puha (NZ)
R1 – Andreas Harrysson (Swe) v Laszlo Kadar (Rom)
R1 – Amanda Harwood (Eng) v Marjolein Noijens (Ned)
7pm
R1 – Aaron Turner (Eng) v Jim McEwan (Sco)
R1 – Corrine Hammond (Aus) v Darlene van Sleeuwen (Can)
R1 – Mark Barilli (Sco) v Rory Hansen (Can)
R1 – Mark Graham (Wal) v Dave Prins (Eng)
R1 – Suzanne Smith (Eng) v Elena Shulgina (RDF)
R1 – Paul Hogan (Eng) v Justin Thompson (Aus)

Sunday 2nd January
1pm
R1 – Ian Jones (Eng) v David Cameron (Can)
R1 – John Desreumaux (Bel) v Donovan Lottering (NZ)
R1 – Lorraine Hyde (Sco) v Tori Kewish (Aus)
R1 – Francesco Raschini (Ita) v Ryan de Vreede (Ned)
R1 – Lee Shewan (Eng) v Jordan Brooks (Eng)
R1 – Vicky Pruim (Swe) v Desi Mercer (NZ)
7pm
R1 – Dave Parletti (Eng) v Shaun McDonald (Sco)
R1 – Paula Murphy (US) v Veronika Ihasz (Hun)
R1 – Connor Scutt (Eng) v Shawn Burt (Can)
R1 – Steve Hine (Eng) v Kevin Luke (US)
R1 – Laura Turner (Eng) v Mikuru Suzuki (Jpn)
R1 – James Richardson (Eng) v Sebastian Steyer (Pol)

Monday 3rd January
1pm

R2 – Michael Warburton -13 (Wal) v Graham/Prins
R2 – Maria O’Brien – 7 (Eng) v Harwood/Noijens
R2 – Roman Obukhov – 4 (Rus) v Turner/McEwan
R2 – Luke Littler – 8 (Eng) v Hazel/Puha
7pm
R2 – Antony Allen – 16 (Eng) v Adams/Cole
R2 – Anastasia Dobromyslova – 2 (RDF) v Jacklin/O’Sullivan
R2 – Richard Veenstra – 9 (Ned) v Harrysson/Kadar
R2 – Brian Raman – 1 (Bel) v Gates/Haines

Tuesday 4th January
1pm
R2 – Nick Fullwell – 12 (Eng) v Barilli/Hansen
R2 – Anca Zijlstra – 3 (Ned) v Hammond/van Sleeuwen
R2 – Neil Duff – 5 (Nir) v Hogan/Thompson
R2 – Cameron Menzies – 14 (Sco) v Jones/Cameron
7pm
R2 – James Hurrell – 6 (Eng) v Desreumaux/Vandenbogaerde
R2 – Kirsty Hutchinson – 6 (Eng) v Smith/Shulgina
R2 – Jules van Dongen – 11 (Ned) v Raschini/de Vreede
R2 – Wayne Warren – 3 (Wal) v Shewan/Brooks

Wednesday 5th January
1pm
R2 – Thibault Tricole – 2 (Fra) v Scutt/Burt
R2 – Deta Hedman – 1 (Eng) v Hyde/Kewish
R2 – Aleksey Kadochnikov – 15 (RDF) v Hine/Luke
R2 – Andy Baetens – 7 (Bel) v Parletti/McDonald
7pm
R2 – Scott Marsh – 10 (Eng) v Richardson/Steyer
R2 – Lorraine Winstanley – 8 (Eng) v Pruim/Mercer
R3 – 2 x Men’s matches

THURSDAY 6TH
1pm
R2 – Beau Greaves – 5 (Eng) v Murphy/Ihasz
R3 – 3 x Men’s matches
7pm
R2 – Aileen de Graaf – 4 (Ned) v Turner/Suzuki
R3 – 3 x Men’s matches

FRIDAY 7TH
1pm
QF – 2 x Women’s matches
QF – 2 x Men’s matches
7pm
QF – 2 x Women’s matches
QF – 2 x Men’s matches

SATURDAY 8TH
2pm
SF – Boys: Luis Liptow (Ger) v Bradly Roes (Ned)
SF – Women
SF – Men
7pm
SF – Boys: Leighton Bennett (Eng) v Charlie Large (Eng)
SF – Women
SF – Men

SUNDAY 9TH
5pm
FINAL – Girls: Eleanor Cairns (Eng) v Wibke Riemann (Ger)
FINAL – Boys
FINAL – Women
FINAL – Men

Tickets for the WDF World Championship are still available.