Eleven New Faces for 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND to SUNDAY, 10th JANUARY 2010

Players from thirty-two countries around the globe have competed to reach the BBC televised finals of the 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships – with representation from nine countries, and ten players making their Lakeside debuts.

The 32 players who have qualified for invitation into the First Round Proper of the Men’s Singles are:

SEEDS:

No.1 TONY O’SHEA England

No.2 SCOTT WAITES England

No.3 MARTIN ADAMS England

No.4 DARRYL FITTON England

No.5 TED HANKEY England

No.6 ROSS MONTGOMERY Scotland

No.7 DAVE PRINS England *

No.8 ALAN NORRIS Sweden

No.9 JOEY TEN BERGE Netherlands

No.10 MARTIN ATKINS England

No.11 STEVE WEST England

No.12 JOHN WALTON England

No.13 MARK BARILLI Scotland

No.14 SCOTT MITCHELL England *

No.15 JOHN HENDERSON Scotland

No.16 IAN WHITE England *

* Denotes debutants

QUALIFIERS:

WILLY VAN DE WIEL Netherlands

STEPHEN BUNTING England

BRIAN WOODS England

MARENO MICHELLS Netherlands

ROBERT WAGNER Norway

DARYL GURNEY N.Ireland

GARY ROBSON England

MARTIN PHILLIPS Wales

PAUL HANVIDGE Scotland

DAVE CHISNALL England

GARRY THOMPSON England

MARTIN McCLOSKEY Rep of Ireland *

ROBBIE GREEN England *

TONY WEST England

PAUL CARTER England *

ANTHONY FLEET Australia *

* Denotes debutants

The 8 Women Players qualified for invitation are:

SEEDS:

No.1 JULIE GORE Wales

No.2 TRINA GULLIVER England

No.3 IRINA ARMSTRONG Russia

No.4 KAREN LAWMAN England

QUALIFIERS:

FRANCIS HOENSELAAR Netherlands

LINDA ITHURRALDE England *

DETA HEDMAN England *

RHIAN EDWARDS Wales *

* Denotes debutants

The official Draw for the 2010 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS will be made by Bob Potter and Barbara Leitch at Lakeside Country Club on Thursday, October 22nd at 11.00am.