WDF World Darts Championship: When is the event? How can I watch on TV? Who is playing? How do I buy tickets?

The inaugural WDF World Darts Championship will take place at the Lakeside Country Club in April. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including who’s playing, the format, the schedule, and how to watch on Eurosport and discovery+… Ad/> What is the WDF World Darts Championship? DartsSherrock makes history as first woman to reach televised PDC final19/09/2021 AT 09:50 This is the first year of the tournament after the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020. Lakeside previously hosted the BDO World Championship from 1986 to 2019, with recent winners including Glen Durrant, Stephen Bunting and Wayne Warren.

The tournament was held in London in 2020 and was not played last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Darts Championship is one of the two marquee events staged by the WDF this year along with the World Masters. When is the WDF World Darts Championship? The tournament starts with 24 first-round matches over the weekend of April 2.

The women's and men's semi-finals take place on Saturday April 9, with the finals on Sunday April 10. FIFA, UEFA ban Russian clubs from international football Everton demand apology after controversial penalty call Who’s playing at the WDF World Darts Championship? There will be 48 men and 24 women competing in two different events. There will also be draws for boys and girls.

The prize fund is £300,000, which includes record-breaking figures for women's darts and a £25,000 winner’s cheque. Lakeside legend Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams will be making his 27th World Championship appearance since his debut in 1994. The three-time champion takes on young debutant Jarred Cole to open the tournament.