#427: WDF Lakeside World Championships Special, David Fatum, Matt Clark, Stephen Rosney, Tracy Feiertag, Antony Dundas, Andrew Sinclair

Alex Moss is back with a special on-the-road episode of your go-to-darts podcast from the WDF World Championships at Lakeside!

Andrew Sinclair (00:40), the WDF communications officer, looks ahead to the start of the 2025 WDF World Championships, discussing the prospects of teenage stars Mitchell Lawrie and Paige Pauling in their senior Lakeside debuts, his predictions for who wins the titles, as well as look back at the 2024 tournament and Paul Lim's run to the final, and reflects on winning his first match on the WDF tour in Denmark earlier this year.

Tracy Feiertag (15:44), the #7 seed in the women's draw, looks ahead to making her debut at Lakeside. The American talks about her journey in the game, how DartConnect and the DPFL online leagues pushed her game on, breaking into her country's women's team for the WDF World Cup, committing to the WDF circuit and winning five titles this year to secure her a first appearance in the Women's World Championship.

Matt Clark (22:42), the #7 seed in the open draw, looks ahead to his first appearance at Lakeside in 22 years! 'Superman' reflects on his career in darts so far, from memories of his Lakeside debut in the 1996 BDO World Championship and knocking out Raymond van Barneveld to make the quarter-finals, to switching to the PDC and spending many years on the professional circuit, and why qualifying for this year's Lakeside is his proudest achievement.

Stephen Rosney (40:01), Ireland's #1 ranked men's player, reflects on a winning debut at Lakeside. 'Chuckles' talks about how he fell in love with darts from watching it on TV, reaching a Development Tour final in 2017, becoming the top-ranked player in Ireland and captaining his country at this year's WDF World Cup, reaching the Hungarian Classic final and then winning through the qualifiers to earn a first World Championship appearance.

Antony Dundas (51:15), the WDF's Master of Ceremonies at Lakeside, sits down to look back on his career so far. 'The Pup' explains how he fell into becoming a darts referee by accident after his own prospects of being a player ended, to then earning a call-up to join 'Team Ref' at Lakeside, then switching from referee to MC, the recent rise of Scottish darts and his own aspirations for the future.

David Fatum (1:04:50), the #6 seed in the open draw, looks ahead to making his Lakeside debut. The American looks back on his long career so far, from how darts ran through the family, playing in the PDC World Championship in 2008, the challenges for North American players to make it to the top of the sport, his epic run to the final of this year's Dutch Open, sharing his playing experiences on social media and much more.

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