Format and qualifiers 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. 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:
1–16 in WDF RankingsSeeded in second round • • • • •
(Champion) • • • • • • • • • • •
Platinum/Gold title winners • ''
– 2020 World Championship'' • ''
– 2021 England Open'' • ''
– 2021 Denmark Open'' • ''
– 2021 British Open'' • ''
– 2021 Welsh Open'' • ''
– 2021 Seacoast Open'' • ''
– 2021 Irish Open''
Regional Table QualifiersFirst round • –
Australia • –
Australia • –
Canada • –
Canada • –
Canada • –
East Europe • –
East Europe • –
New Zealand • –
New Zealand • –
North Europe • –
West Europe • ''
– UK/Ireland'' • ''
– USA'' • ''
– USA'' • ''
– West Europe''
WDF Rankings to 44 playersFirst or second round • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Assen QualifierFirst round •
Lakeside QualifiersFirst round • •
AlternatesFirst round • • • •
Draw Finals Rounds 1-4 ==Women's==