Lakeside Set for a Showdown with the 2013 World Darts Championships

IT’S New Year and that can only mean one thing – darts is back!

The world famous Lakeside stage is set to celebrate the 40th anniversary year of the British Darts Organisation with the 2013 Lakeside World Darts Championships, starting on Saturday.

Players from over 30 countries around the globe have competed to qualify in the final field of 32 men and eight women over eight days of top tungsten action.

In addition to extensive coverage on BBC Sport for the 36th consecutive year, the tournament will also be seen on satellite channel ESPN as well as Eurosport and Eurosport Asia, combining to produce the biggest TV audiences for darts in the world.

The bookies favourite this year is England’s Stephen Bunting, who more than justifies his No.1 seeding having won his first major title, the Winmau World Masters, in October, and the Zuiderduin Masters in Holland last month.

Bunting takes on Lakeside debutant Jamie Wilson on Sunday in the opening match at 1pm.

At 56, three-times champion Martin Adams is the oldest player in the tournament, and the No.2 seed begins his 20th consecutive Lakeside campaign against the youngest, Dutch star Jimmy Hendricks, just 18. That match is also on Sunday with a 3pm start.

Dutch star Christian Kist won here as a qualifier ranked No.74 in the world 12 months ago, epitomising the magic of Lakeside by arriving largely unknown and leaving with the famous trophy and a cheque for a life-changing £100,000.

Also defending their Lakeside title is Women’s world champion Anastasia Dobromyslova, who added to her 2008 crown with victory over Trina Gulliver in last year’s final.

The Russian returns at 7.30pm on Sunday when she plays Lorraine Farlam.

It’s a complete sell-out at Lakeside, play gets underway on Saturday at 1pm.

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