TWO darts stars have been forced to play another WDF World Championship qualifier despite already going through after an administrative blunder.
MayumI Ouchi and Nina-Lech Musialska had already made it through to the first round of the Lakeside tournament after winning their qualifiers in Budapest on Sunday.
Both darts players thought they were in the hat for the draw ahead of the finals in Frimley Green, which start on November 28.
But confusion emerged after an additional player was accidently included in the draw.
The error saw Swede star Maud Jansson invited as a direct seeded player instead of Switzerland’s Lisa Zollikofer.
Organisers decided to keep both Zollikofer and Jansson in the draw, which increased the total number of players in the draw to 25.
In an usual situation for a WDF qualifier, Jansson is now set to play Jitka Cisarova, while Zollikofer will face Paige Pauling.
A statement from the WDF on X said there had been a “miscalculation”, but the post has now been deleted.
According to dartsnews.com, the organisation were forced to disable comments when posting the draw on Facebook due to an array of negative comments.
As a compromise, the league have announced that all players involved in the mishap will receive first-round prize money no matter what happens.
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Deta Hedman will be one of the favourites to win the tournament after failing to lift the trophy so far in her career.
And she might have a better chance after news that defending champion Beau Greaves will not compete this year.
The three-time WDF world champion is prevented from playing on both tours – so she decided to try her luck at the PDC World Darts Championship in December after being given her Tour Card.
The 21-year-old previously questioned her ability to play against the top players in the world.
But her management company Opus Sports confirmed she would play on the biggest stage in darts this year.
The statement said: “After securing her tour card for 2026/2027, we are excited to announce that Beau will be competing in the PDC World Championship 2025/26.
“After an incredible year on the various PDC circuits, and with next year becoming a huge one, it was the decision that made the most sense for Beau.
“We cannot wait to see her back on the famous Ally Pally stage.”
