Lakeside 2023

[Addicks Fan]

Update on Lakeside qualification and seeding following the end of Q-School:

https://dartswdf.com/news/2023-wdf-worl ... ips-update

The World Darts Federation (WDF) can confirm changes to the field for the 2023 Men’s WDF Lakeside World Championship following the conclusion of the Professional Darts Corporation’s Q-School.

In compliance with WDF rules, the 128 players declared as PDC Tour Card holders will be ineligible to play in WDF ranked events throughout 2023. As such, Robert Owen, Richard Veenstra and Nick Kenny will not play at Lakeside in December.

As none of the three players secured their Lakeside places through a regional ranking table, their places will instead be awarded to the three highest-ranked players in the main ranking table not yet qualified for Lakeside at the cut-off point of Monday, October 30th.

Seedings

The WDF can also now confirm the seeding criteria for the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championships.

Those players ranked 1-16 on the Men’s Main Ranking Table and those ranked 1-8 on the Women’s Main Ranking Table as at 31st December 2022 will be the seeded players for the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championships and are guaranteed second-round prize money.

However, the exact seedings for these players will be based on the Main Ranking table positions at the conclusion of the qualification period on Monday, October 30th, meaning that players’ current seeding positions can and will change throughout the course of the 2023 season.

Full 2023 WDF World Championship qualifying criteria is available here.

The Men’s and Women’s 2023 WDF ranking season begins this coming weekend with events in Romania and the USA. America will play host to the Silver-graded Las Vegas Open, while Romania will welcome players from across Europe for the Silver-graded Romanian Open and the Bronze-graded Romanian Classic.

The first automatic qualifiers for the 2024 WDF Lakeside World Championships will be determined the following weekend when the biggest open in world darts, the Dutch Open, takes place in Assen.

[foggs3355]

Apparently tickets going on sale in March which better than 8/10 week before

[Addicks Fan]

Apparently tickets going on sale in March which better than 8/10 week before

A sign of stability.

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[Smithy1412]

The WDF is the future of darts

[ChrisW]

'are'

[Smithy1412]

I've got an A level in English, I don't need a lecture on using the correct pronouns young man. We all make mistakes, even people with great literacy prowess like myself

[foggs3355]

They still got sort out world masters probably best slot now is week after q school

[Addicks Fan]

World Masters will probably be by the end of October, as that is the ranking cut-off for seeding Lakeside.

[BlueSpark]

More reasonably priced this time I see

[foggs3355]

More reasonably priced this time I see

What are the prices then

[Si Robin]

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wdf-2023 ... 7367117977

Click on details and it lists them.

£35 for a final's night ticket is decent (£55 for front seats)

[1205]

First Weekend session £27.80/£33.22/£39.62 for normals, £22.38 disabled.
First Weekend day £54.88
First Weekend £109.05

Mon to Thu session £24.54/£27.80/£31.05/£22.38
Mon to Thu day £44.04

Friday/2nd Sat session £33.22/£38.62/£49.46/£27.80
Friday/2nd Sat day £65.71

Final Sunday £38.62/£49.46/£60.29/£27.80

Finals weekend £109.05

[ChrisW]

Very reasonable.

[foggs3355]

And if goes on sale 8 months before you hope to session with 1000 people in and better ticket prices will help

[Addicks Fan]

https://dartswdf.com/news/2023-wdf-worl ... n-sale-now

The World Darts Federation are delighted to announce that tickets for the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championship are now on sale.

Now set directly by the WDF, the ticket prices are more accessible than in previous years, making it easier for you to join us at “the Home of World Darts” for nine days of top tungsten action from Saturday, December 2nd to Sunday, December 10th 2023.

Tickets for the opening sessions start at £25 each, with £100 combination packages available for the opening and closing weekends of the tournament. Tickets for Finals Day, where four WDF World Champions will be crowned on the sport's most iconic stage, start at £45 each. To book your tickets and see the full price list, visit our dedicated Eventbrite homepage.

Having already played host to 35 World Darts Championships, the Lakeside Country Club's unique atmosphere will be enjoyed once again in the new, fan-friendly December slot.

75 players, including the reigning Women's World Champion and World Master Beau Greaves, the 2022 WDF Men's World Champion Neil Duff, the 2022 WDF Men's World Master Wesley Plaisier and 2006 World Champion Jelle Klaasen have already confirmed their places at the tournament through their performances during 2022, with at least three spots still up for grabs before the season cut-off on Monday, October 30th. A full list of the players already qualified across the Men's, Women's, Boys and Girls tournaments is available on the WDF website.

The draws for the 2023 WDF World Championships will be conducted in early November, with 24 first-round games guaranteed across the Men's and Women's tournaments during an action-packed opening weekend.

Global TV coverage, sponsorship and prize money will be confirmed in the coming months.

Book your tickets today!

[foggs3355]

If the draw going to be that late ticket sales will be slow why say what day the Seeds players and session will be on to help sales

[Addicks Fan]

If the draw going to be that late ticket sales will be slow why say what day the Seeds players and session will be on to help sales

They're not going to do the draw before the missing players spots are filled and the seedings are confirmed, both of which won't happen until the end of October.

I think the WDF are in a much better position to sell tickets than previously, with sensible pricing and an opportunity to market it (they may not take it, but it's there).

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[ChrisW]

Being on sale 8 months before won't do any harm either.

[Smithy1412]

Unless the event is cancelled...

[ChrisW]

No shit.