An Outside Shot? - Men
The field for this years Lakeside is one of the
strongest assembled since the infamous split and
there is every chance that a relative outsider will
take the tournament win. Perhaps the two most
likely are Darryl Fitton and Robbie Green. Fitton,
a two-time Lakeside semi-finalist is priced at 28/1,
while Green is available at 20/1.
There are also a number of other contenders who
could be in with a shout. Jan Dekker is a former
semi-finalist and he is a big favourite in his opening
match with fellow Dutchman Benito van de Pas,
while former PDC player Tony Eccles looks to be one
of the more dangerous unseeded players.
And if you wanted to go for a real outsider, then
why not look at Shizmiu Hiroaki of Japan or Dave
Cameron of Canada, who will both be in action in
the preliminary round and can both be backed at
odds of 500/1
An Outside Shot? - Ladies
Experienced Wales captain Julie Gore, an in form
Rachel Brooks or fearless youngster Fallon Sherrock
all have what it takes to win titles and they are all
benefitting from being seeded in the draw, but there
are also some great unseeded players in what is the
strongest ladies field ever assembled at the Lakeside
Country Club.
Former Winmau World Master Lisa Ashton, Lorraine
Farlam and Dutch international Sharon Prins are all
Photo: Mike Glover/UK Darts Magazine
great outside shouts for the title, in fact the ladies
event is so close to call this year that I wouldn’t like
to pick a winner.
A Nine Dart Finish?
There hasn’t been a nine-darter at Lakeside since
Paul Lim hit the very first one back in 1990, but
there are more matches this year and one of the
strongest fields assembled in Frimley Green since
the split so yes there is a chance that you may just
witness a nine-darter at this years Lakeside World
Championship.
In recent weeks Gary Robson missed double 12 for
a televised nine-darter at the Zuiderduin Masters,
whilst other player, including Stephen Bunting
managed to land six perfect darts to open legs.
Social Media
We asked our Twitter followers who they though
would win the Lakeside World Darts Championships,
we can now exclusively reveal the results of our poll:
Stephen Bunting - 35%
Scott Waites - 21%
James Wilson - 18%
Tony O’Shea - 12%
Wesley Harms - 6%
Martin Adams - 0%
Robbie Green - 0&
Other - 9%