The best of non-professional darts compete at the iconic Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green for the inaugural WDF-branded World Darts Championships. Today sees the conclusion of the men's and women's last 16s.
Highlights today include the mentalists derby between Wales' defending men's champion Wayne Warren and Scotland's Cameron Menzies, defending women's champion Mikuru Suzuki plays Netherlands' Aileen de Graaf and the Muffin Man Steve Hine meets France's Thibault Tricole. The other unseeded players left in the men's draw are Jim McEwan and Ryan de Vreede who face Michael Warburton and James Hurrell respectively.
The tournaments will be broadcast live on Quest and Eurosport in the UK, on Eurosport and Discovery+ throughout Europe and on the WDF’s YouTube channel for international audiences outside of Europe.
The men's last 16 is the best of 5 sets (first to 3) and the women's last 16 is again the best of 3 sets (first to 2). Women's matches greentexted like old OP use to do.
>Afternoon Session (1:00pm BST) Neil Duff (5) v Nick Fulwell (12) >Beau Greaves (5) v Veronika Ihasz Jim McEwan v Michael Warburton (13) James Hurrell (6) v Ryan de Vreede
>Evening Session (7:00pm BST) Wayne Warren (3) v Cameron Menzies (14) >Aileen de Graaf (4) v Mikuru Suzuki Thibault Tricole (2) v Steve Hine Andy Baetens (7) v Scott Marsh (10)
On the PDC side there's Premier League action from Leeds also at 7:00pm BST, with these quarter-finals followed by the semis and final as usual:
>Michael Smith v Peter Wright Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Gary Anderson (Anderson withdrawn in advance) >Joe Cullen v Jonny Clayton >James Wade v Gerwyn Price
Yesterday's evening session was a good watch, even by PDC standards. This afternoon session however looks dire as fuck. Only interested in how Bo Greaves plays.
Zachary Wright
evening session looks good though and we get to go to bet early because only the last match is shit
