The 2022 WDF World Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship) was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2020. The titles were won by Neil Duff in the men's competition, and Beau Greaves in the women's.
The WDF made the decision to postpone the tournament by three months, due to growing concerns and potential government restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neil Duff and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Northern Ireland and France respectively to reach the final of a World Darts Championship.
In his last 16 victory over Luke Littler, Richard Veenstra recorded the highest three dart average in the venue's history with 104.91.
In her second-round match, Veronika Ihász hit the biggest outshot for a female competitor in world championship history with a 164.
18-year-old Beau Greaves became the youngest ever winner of a senior world championship, defeating Kirsty Hutchinson 4âÂÂ0 in the final. She also produced a record average of 92.02, which stands as the best in a final of the Women's World Championship, and the third-best in the history of the Women's World Championship.
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers will start in the first round.
The top 16 men in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:
1âÂÂ16 in WDF Rankings<br/>Seeded in second round
Platinum/Gold title winners
Regional Table Qualifiers<br/>First round
WDF Rankings to 44 players<br/>First or second round
Assen Qualifier<br/>First round
Lakeside Qualifiers<br/>First round
Alternates<br/>First round
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers will start in the first round.
The top eight women in the world rankings that accept their invitations will be seeded into the second round. The provisional list of seeds and invited players is as follows:
1âÂÂ8 in WDF Rankings<br/>Seeded in Second round
Platinum/Gold title winners<br/>First round
Regional Table Qualifiers<br/>First round
WDF Rankings to 22 players<br/>First round
Assen Qualifier<br/>First round
Lakeside Qualifier<br/>First round
All boys that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Boys World Championship tournaments. The semi-finals and final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Assen Qualifiers
Lakeside Qualifiers
All girls that will be under the age of 18 on 9 January 2022 shall be eligible to play in the 2022 Lakeside WDF Girls World Championship tournaments. Final of the tournament shall be played at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, England as a part of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championships tournament.
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Assen Qualifier
Lakeside Qualifier
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. A total of 18 nationalities were represented.