Reigning champion Shane McGuirk now knows he will kick-off his WDF World Championship title defence against Finland’s Petri Rasmus after the draws for this year’s Lakeside tournaments were conducted.
There are 24 debutants in the Open category and top seed and new World Masters champion Jimmy van Schie will face one of them to begin his campaign, taking on either Wales’ Alex Williams or Croatia’s Romeo Grbavac.
2022 champion Neil Duff, meanwhile, will also begin his bid for a second Lakeside crown in the Last 32, facing either New Zealand’s Ben Robb or Sweden’s Johan Engstrom.
Mitchell Lawrie, the youngest-ever player to play in a senior WDF World Championship, will face Japan’s Tomoya Maruyama with second seed Jason Brandon awaiting in the Last 32. In the Youth tournament, Lawrie is top seed and will start against Hungary’s Adam Sepsi.
In the Women’s competition, top seed Lerena Rietbergen will begin her bid for a maiden Lakeside title against either compatriot Aletta Wajer or American debutant Aaja Jalbert.
The new Women’s World Master Lorraine Hyde will meet either Paula Murphy or Emine Dursun in the Last 16, while last year’s finalist Sophie McKinlay will meet either Paige Pauling or Lisa Zollikofer in her first game.
Two-time champion Mikuru Suzuki will make her Lakeside return against Kirsi Viinikainen in the tie of the first round, with the winner going on to face second seed Deta Hedman.
In the Girls’ event, Paige Pauling will begin her title defence against Turkiye’s Zehra Gemi.
Tickets for the 2025 WDF Lakeside World Championships are available to purchase online via Eventbrite.
Full Draws
Open WDF Lakeside World Championship
First Round
Alex Williams (WAL) v Romeo Grbavac (CRO)
Marko Kantele (FIN) v Dalibor Smolik (CZE)
Ryan Hogarth (SCO) v Jonas Masalin (FIN)
Shane McGuirk (IRE) v Petri Rasmus (FIN)
Dennis Nilsson (SWE) v Shane Sakchekapo (CAN)
Caleb Hope (NZL) v Darren Johnson (ENG)
Karl Schaefer (AUS) v Daniel Bauerdick (GER)
Kevin Luke (USA) v Boris Krcmar (CRO)
Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) v Tomoya Maruyama (JPN)
Bradley Kirk (ENG) v Jeff Springer Jr (USA)
Vince Tipple (ENG) v Haruki Muramatsu (JPN)
Brian Raman (BEL) v Jeffrey Sparidaans (NED)
Ben Robb (NZL) v Johan Engstrom (SWE)
Jim McEwan (SCO) v Stephen Rosney (IRE)
Jenson Walker (ENG) v Jiri Brejcha (CZE)
Cliff Prior (ENG) v Clint Clarkson (CAN)
Second Round
1. Jimmy van Schie (NED) v Williams/Grbavac
16. Paul Krohne (GER) v Kantele/Smolik
8. Corne Groeneveld (NED) v Hogarth/Masalin
9. Stefan Schroder (NED) v McGuirk/Rasmus
4. James Beeton (ENG) v Nilsson/Sakchekapo
13. Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) v Hope/Johnson
5. Benjamin Pratnemer (SVN) v Schaefer/Bauerdick
12. David Pallett (ENG) v Luke/Krcmar
2. Jason Brandon (USA) v Lawrie/Maruyama
15. Andy Davidson (SCO) v Kirk/Springer Jr
7. Matt Clark (ENG) v Tipple/Muramatsu
10. Francois Schweyen (BEL) v Raman/Sparidaans
3. Neil Duff (NI) v Robb/Engström
14. Thomas Junghans (SWI) v McEwan/Rosney
6. David Fatum (USA) v Walker/Brejcha
11. Raymond Smith (AUS) v Prior/Clarkson
Women’s World Championship Draw
First Round
Aletta Wajer (NED) v Aaja Jalbert (USA)
Joanne Hadley (AUS) v Eve Watson (WAL)
Irina Armstrong (GER) v Maria Carli (CAN)
Jitka Cisarova (CZE) v Maud Jansson (SWE)
Paula Murphy (USA) v Emine Dursun (TUR)
Priscilla Steenbergen v Mayumi Ouchi (JPN) OR Nina Lech-Musialska (POL)
Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN) v Mikuru Suzuki (JPN)
Paige Pauling (ENG) v Lisa Zollikofer (GER)
Second Round
1. Lerena Rietbergen (NED) v Wajer/Jalbert
8. Aileen de Graaf (NED) v Hadley/Watson
4. Nicole Regnaud (NZL) v Armstrong/Carli
5. Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) v Cisarova/Jansson
2. Lorraine Hyde (SCO) v Murphy/Dursun
7. Tracy Feiertag (USA) v Steenbergen/Ouchi/Lech-Musialska
3. Deta Hedman (ENG) v Viinikainen/Suzuki
6. Sophie McKinlay (SCO) v Pauling/Zollikofer
Youth World Championship Draw
Quarter-Finals
1. Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) v Adam Sepsi (HUN)
4. Kaya Baysal (ENG) v Thees Kogelnik (GER)
2. Florian Preis (GER) v Archie Self (ENG)
3. Mason Teese (ENG) v Benedek Szabo (HUN)
Girls World Championship Draw
Semi-Finals
1. Paige Pauling (ENG) v Zehra Gemi (TUR)
2. Ruby Grey (ENG) v Rebecca Allen (IRE)
