Stansted teenager Mason Teese to make Lakeside debut in WDF World Championship darts event

Stansted teenager Mason Teese will make his Lakeside debut later this month after qualifying for the WDF World Championship for the first time.

The 16-year-old has qualified for the boys’ event and will begin the tournament in the quarter-finals against Jenson Walker at the famous Frimley Green venue. The event runs from November 29 to December 8.

Teese, who went to St Mary’s C of E Foundation Primary School and Forest Hall School, has also been called up to the England youth team and is set to represent his country at the British Internationals in Skegness, the Europe Cup in Holland and the World Cup in South Korea.

It has been a great year so far for Teese, who has been playing darts since he was three and dreams of becoming a professional.

He has won two England events in 2024 and is the reigning Welsh Youth Open and Hungarian Open champion. He was also runner-up at the Hungarian World Masters.

Teese, who lives in Stansted with mum Simone, plays super league darts for Harlow Town and also competes in a Harlow club league on Thursday and Friday nights as well as the ADC Vaults competition on Wednesday evenings.

He has a Junior Dart Corporation tour card and is ranked inside the world’s top 32 and is preparing for the upcoming Junior World Championships in Gibraltar. He is also fifth in the world for the WDF (World Darts Federation) youth section.

“I would love to become a professional one day, but there is a long way to go before I achieve that and I am working hard to achieve my dream,” said Teese, who is studying catering and hospitality at Cambridge Regional College.

Any companies or individuals interested in sponsoring the talented darts player can email sport@stortfordindie.co.uk and your details will be passed on.