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.[1]
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 4–0 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.[2]
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Top 16 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
First and second ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 44
Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 32 qualifiers will start in the first round.[7][8]
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:[9]
^ abcdJim Williams (WDF ranked 2, UK/Ireland ranked 2) and Chris Landman (WDF ranked 16) withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Aleksei Kadochnikov (WDF ranked 17) and Antony Allen (WDF ranked 18) replaced them as seeds, while their places in the tournament were filled by the next highest ranked unqualified players from the WDF rankings, Ian Jones and Jim McEwan
^ abcdRoss Montgomery (#4 seed) and Mario Vandenbogaerde (Assen qualifier) withdrew after winning PDC tour cards in January 2022. They were replaced by Roman Obukhov and Donovan Lottering who had previously turned down their invitations. Aaron Turner (WDF ranked 19) replaced Montgomery as a second round entrant, but was not seeded.[10]
^ abAustralia region No.1 ranked Raymond Smith withdrew to play in 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. His place was offered to number 3 ranked Donovan Lottering, who also declined his invite, thus he was replaced by 4th ranked Justin Thompson
^ abcShawn Burt, Rory Hansen and Matt Campbell finished joint second in the Canada regional table. The WDF decided to invite all three players to the championships, a total of four from the table.[11][8] Campbell later withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. As players ranked below 4 in the regional tables could not be invited, he was replaced by the next highest ranked unqualified player from the WDF rankings, Dave Prins
^ abNew Zealand region number 1 ranked Ben Robb withdrew to play in the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Second ranked player Warren Parry also declined his invitation. They were replaced by Haupai Puha and Landon Gardiner, ranked 3 and 4 in the New Zealand table respectively[9]
^ abcdHaving initially accepted invitations to compete, North Europe number 1 Roman Obukhov, Australia number 2 Jeremy Fagg and New Zealand number 4 Landon Gardiner withdrew. They were replaced by alternates based on the WDF world rankings: WDF number 38 Kevin Luke, number 40 Jordan Brooks and number 41 Shaun McDonald. 37th ranked Ben Robb and number 39 Raymond Smith had already rejected their invitations[14]
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Top 8 players in WDF World Rankings (seeded)
Latest winners of the eleven Platinum/Gold ranked tournaments (World Championship, World Masters (later cancelled), Dutch Open, Scottish Open, England Open, Denmark Open, British Open, Welsh Open, Seacoast Open, Irish Open, World Open (later cancelled))
Top ranked players from each of eight regional tables (Australia, Canada, East Europe, New Zealand, North Europe, UK/Ireland, USA, West Europe)
Next highest ranked players in the WDF World Rankings to bring the total entry list to 22
One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
Seeded players begin the competition in the second round. The remaining 16 qualifiers will start in the first round.[7][8]
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:[9]
^ abFollowing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WDF excluded the Russian players Anastasia Dobromyslova and Elena Shulgina. They were replaced by Fallon Sherrock (previously withdrawn) and Jo Clements (next highest in WDF rankings) respectively.[15][9]
^ abFallon Sherrock withdrew from the tournament in March 2022 and was replaced by Priscilla Steenbergen. Sherrock's seeded place was taken by Corrine Hammond (WDF #9)[16]
^New Zealand region number 1 ranked Wendy Harper declined her invitation. Her place was taken by second ranked Desi Mercer[9]
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.[7][8]
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
Two qualifiers from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021
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.[7][8]
Qualifying criteria are as follows (cut-off date 4 December 2021):
One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Assen, Netherlands on 5 December 2021
One qualifier from the final qualification tournament in Frimley Green, England on 5 December 2021