Following the conclusion of the 2025/26 ranking season and the last-chance qualifier at Lakeside, the 90 players entering the draw for the 2026 WDF World Championships are below.
Open
Seeds
1. Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) – 2026 Denmark Open winner, UK & Ireland regional ranking race table
2. Jenson Walker (ENG)
3. Paul Krohne (GER) – 2026 Dutch Open winner, West Europe ranking race table
4. Leonard Gates (USA) – USA regional ranking race table
5. James Beeton (ENG)
6. Matthew Edgar (ENG) – 2026 Hungarian Masters winner
7. Moreno Blom (NED)
8. Kaya Baysal (TUR)
9. Mursel Yavuz (TUR) – East Europe ranking race table
10. Ross Montgomery (SCO)
11. Corne Groeneveld (NED)
12. Jarno Bottenberg (NED)
13. Chris Lim (USA) – 2026 World Masters winner
14. Brian Raman (BEL)
15. Neil Duff (NI)
16. Scott Robertson (SCO)
Players Ranked 17-32
17. Haupai Puha (NZL) – New Zealand ranking race table
18. Daniel Zapata (CAT) – West Europe ranking race table
19. Mark Cleaver (NZL) – 2026 New Zealand Open winner, New Zealand ranking race table
20. Carsten Hoffmann (GER)
21. Ben Townley (ENG)
22. Stefan Schroder (NED)
23. Lewis Gurney (ENG)
24. Jeff Smith (CAN) – 2026 Toronto Area Open winner, Canada ranking race able
25. Sean Fisher (WAL)
26. Matt Clark (ENG)
27. Alex Williams (WAL)
28. Anthony Brown (ENG)
29. Harry Lane (ENG) – UK & Ireland ranking race table
30. Liam Maendl-Lawrance (GER) – Las Vegas Qualifier
31. Petri Rasmus (FIN) – North Europe ranking race table
32. Franko Giuliani (AUT) – East Europe ranking race table
Players Ranked 33-48
33. Declan Bailey (AUS) – Australia ranking race table
34. Dmitrii Rogov (ISR)
35. Pat Scurfield (ENG)
36. Ron Meulenkamp (NED)
37. Paul Lewis (ENG) – Lakeside Qualifier
38. Dennis Nilsson (SWE) – North Europe ranking race table
39. Terry Jun Hao Tan (MLY) – 2026 Philippines Open winner, Asia ranking race table
40. Tomoya Goto (JPN) – Asia ranking race table
41. Shane Sakchekapo (CAN) – Canada ranking race table
42. Jack Drayton (ENG) – 2026 Isle of Man Open winner
43. David Davies (WAL) – 2025 Irish Open winner
44. Joey Lynaugh (USA) – USA ranking race table
45. Ryusei Azemoto (JPN) – 2026 Steel Masters winner
46. Blake Hatchett (AUS) – 2026 Pacific Masters winner
47. Berry Pater (NED) – Las Vegas Qualifier
48. Jitse Van der Wal (NED) – Lakeside Qualifier
Women
Seeds
1. Deta Hedman (ENG) – 2025 World Championship winner, 2026 Las Vegas Open winner, 2026 Denmark Open winner, 2026 Toronto Area Open winner, UK & Ireland regional ranking race table
2. Rhian O’Sullivan (WAL) – 2025 Irish Open winner, 2026 Hungarian Masters winner
3. Priscilla Steenbergen (NED) – 2026 Dutch Open winner
4. Maria Carli (CAN) – Canada regional ranking race table
5. Kirsi Viinikainen (FIN) – North Europe regional ranking race table
6. Paula Jacklin (ENG)
7. Aileen de Graaf (NED)
8. Nicole Regnaud (NZL) – 2026 New Zealand Open winner, New Zealand regional ranking race table
Players Ranked 9-16
9. Irina Armstrong (GER) – West Europe ranking race table
10. Lerena Rietbergen (NED)
11. Emine Dursun (TUR)
12. Anca Zijlstra (NED)
13. Lorraine Hyde (SCO)
14. Cali West (USA) – USA ranking race table
15. Jitka Cisarova (CZE) – East Europe ranking race table
16. Aurora Fochesato (ITA)
Players Ranked 17-24
17. Paula Murphy (USA)
18. Eve Watson (WAL)
19. Steph Clarke (ENG)
20. Mayumi Ouchi (JPN) – 2026 Steel Masters winner, Asia ranking race table
21. Lovely-Mae Orbeta (PHI) – 2026 Philippines Open winner
22. Chris Richardson (AUS) – 2026 Pacific Masters winner, Australia ranking race table
23. Sophie McKinlay (SCO) – Las Vegas Qualifier
24. Kim Holden (ENG) – Lakeside Qualifier
Youth
Seeds
1. Mitchell Lawrie (SCO) – 2025 World Championship winner
2. Kaya Baysal (TUR)
3. Kai Burger (NED)
4. Mason Teese (ENG)
Players Ranked 5-8
5. Jack Nankervis (ENG)
6. Mika Donnevert (GER)
7. Toby Clements (ENG)
8. Ben Townley (ENG) – Las Vegas Qualifier
Players Ranked 9-12
9. Addison Hefferon (ENG) – Las Vegas Qualifier
10. Benjamin Dopfer (GER) – 2026 World Masters winner
11. Cori Wiltshire (ENG) – Lakeside Qualifier
12. Christian Ennis (NI) – Lakeside Qualifier
Girls
Seeds
1. Paige Pauling (ENG)
2. Macy Gibbons (ENG)
Players Ranked 3-4
3. Ruby Grey (ENG) – 2026 World Masters winner
4. Zehra Gemi (TUR) – 2025 World Championship winner
Players Ranked 5-6
5. Rebecca Allen (IRE) – Lakeside Qualifier
6. Celina Glaser (AUT) – Las Vegas Qualifier
Players that have qualified for both the PDC and WDF World Championships but elected to play in the PDC have been removed from the qualification list and replaced in line with WDF criteria.
Similarly, players that declined WDF World Championship places for personal reasons have also been removed from the qualification list and replaced in line with WDF criteria.
The Draw
The draw for the 2026 WDF World Championships will be conducted on Tuesday, November 3rd by WDF Secretary-General Nick Rolls, S4C presenter Sioned Dafydd and former Lakeside World Champion Scott Mitchell. It will be broadcast on the WDF YouTube channel at 7pm on November 3rd.
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