The World Darts Federation recognise many darts tournaments each year including major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters. Through 2007, the WDF had held four majors which constituted the Grand Slam, until the Topic International Darts League and Bavaria World Darts Trophy were cancelled in 2008 following the withdrawal of the Dutch broadcasters SBS6, when it was announced that PDC players, including Raymond van Barneveld, Jelle Klaasen, and Michael van Gerwen would not be competing.
In 2020, the WDF took over the running of the World Championship and World Masters from the BDO. To coincide with this, they updated their ranking criteria and the WDF World Rankings.
Tournaments Tournaments listed below are recognised by the WDF and ranked accordingly to their point allocation system but are not organised or run by them they are staged by WDF member associations, councils federations and organisations.
The tournaments organised and operated by the WDF are:
The World Championship (annual) The World Masters (annual) The WDF World Cup (every two years) The WDF Europe Cup (every two years) The WDF Asia-Pacific Cup (every two years) The WDF Americas Cup (every two years)
Tournament levels and points allocation
Prior to 2020, a player's WDF Ranking is based on the total points they have accrued over the previous 12-month period that run from December to December according to the tournament schedule from the following 85 tournaments: The five World Darts Federation Major tournaments. The thirteen World Darts Federation Category One tournaments. The twenty six World Darts Federation Category Two tournaments. The thirty seven World Darts Federation Category Three tournaments. The four Major international events WDF World Cup (singles, pairs, team), WDF Americas Cup (singles, pairs, team), WDF Europe Cup(singles, pairs, team) and WDF Asia-Pacific Cup(singles, pairs, team). Since 2020, the criteria has been modified and adapted. Now, the Men's and Women's WDF Main Ranking Tables are 104 week rolling tables and are used for seeding WDF ranked tournaments. Each player's best 15 points totals count towards their overall ranking. The Boys and Girls WDF Main Ranking tables are 52 week rolling tables and are used for seeding WDF ranked tournaments. Each player's best 10 points totals count towards their overall ranking.
Ranking method
Since the formation of the WDF rankings in 1974, the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times.
Current points distribution Points are currently awarded as follows:
Tournament category WDF Platinum tournaments 270 167 103 64 39 26 13 WDF Gold tournaments 180 111 68 43 26 17 9 WDF Silver tournaments 90 56 34 21 13 9 N/A WDF Bronze tournaments 45 28 17 11 6 N/A N/A
Platinum-ranked tournaments TournamentCountryCurrent or last locationCurrent or last venueFoundedDefending Men's ChampionDefending Women's ChampionTotal Prize MoneyWDF World Darts Championship EnglandSurreyLakeside Country Club2022 Jimmy van Schie Deta Hedman£221,000World Masters HungaryBudapestGerevich Aladár National Sports Hall1974 Jimmy van Schie Lorraine Hyde€35,000Dutch Open NetherlandsAssenDe Bonte Wever1973 Paul Krohne Priscilla Steenbergen€27,600
Gold-ranked tournaments
TournamentCountryCurrent or last locationCurrent or last venueFoundedDefending Men's ChampionDefending Women's ChampionTotal Prize MoneyDenmark Open DenmarkEsbjergGranly Hockey Arena1974 James Beeton Lorraine HydeDDK 96,800Las Vegas Open USALas VegasTuscany Casino1979 David Cameron Deta Hedman$11,560South Australia Classic AustraliaSalisburyLCDA2023 Brandon Weening Amanda Loch$A11,785Irish Open IrelandKillarneyGleneagle Hotel2008 Marko Kantele Lorraine Hyde€12,800New Zealand Open New ZealandMotuekaMotueka Rec Centre1981 Ben Robb Nicole RegnaudNZ$10,340
Silver-ranked tournaments
TournamentCountryCurrent or last locationCurrent or last venueFoundedDefending Men's ChampionDefending Women's ChampionTotal Prize MoneyAntwerp Open BelgiumAntwerpRoyal Yacht Club1988 Wesley Plaisier Deta Hedman€7,200Belfry Open BelgiumBrugesTempelhof2017 Andy Baetens Aileen de Graaf€8,000Belgium Open BelgiumAntwerpRoyal Yacht Club1982 Francois Schweyen Noa-Lynn van Leuven€7,200Billie Hill Memorial AustraliaAlice SpringsThe Gillen Club2024 Brandon Weening Joanne HadleyA$6,800British Classic EnglandBridlingtonBridlington Spa1997 Connor Scutt Beau Greaves£5,040British Open EnglandBridlingtonBridlington Spa1975 Carl Wilkinson Beau Greaves£5,040Bruges Open BelgiumBrugesTempelhof2017 Andy Baetens Kirsty Hutchinson€8,000Canterbury Classic New ZealandChristchurchCanterbury & Suburban Clubrooms2013 Hayden Garing Nicole RegnaudNZ$7,725Charlotte Open USACharlotteSheraton Charlotte Airport2005 Alex Spellman Andrea Taylor$5,010Denmark Masters DenmarkEsbjergGranly Hockey Arena2014 Andreas Harrysson Beau GreavesDKK 50,200Egypt Darts OpenEgyptLuxorSonesta St. George Hotel2019Basem Mahmood Sarah Makanga€8,000England Classic EnglandIlfracombeIlfracombe Holiday Park2009 Jarred Cole Deta Hedman£10,905England Masters EnglandSelseyBunn Leisure2009 Scott Mitchell Lisa AshtonEngland National Singles EnglandIlfracombeIlfracombe Holiday Village1995 Callum Francis Beau Greaves£7,040England Open EnglandIlfracombeIlfracombe Holiday Village2008 Neil Duff Beau Greaves£7,040Helvetia Open SwitzerlandKlotenSporthalle Ruebisbach2017 Stefan Bellmont Paula JacklinCHF 5,600Isle of Man Classic Isle of ManDouglasVilla Marina2014 Jim McEwan Vicky Pruim£7,060Isle of Man Masters Isle of ManDouglasVilla Marina2018 Carl Wilkinson Beau Greaves£7,060Italian Grand Masters ItalyBolognaBologna Grand Hotel2009 James Hurrell Priscilla Steenbergen€8,000Italian Open ItalyBolognaBologna Grand Hotel2018 Brian Raman Irina ArmstrongIvy Hampton Memorial AustraliaAlice SpringsThe Gillen Club2024 Brandon Weening Joanne HadleyA$6,800Japan Open JapanChibaChiba Chuo Hall KASE Bld1974 Jun Matsuda Mayumi OuchiYEN 60,400,000Las Vegas Classic USALas VegasTuscany Hotel & Casino2014 Jeff Smith Fallon Sherrock$5,980Latvia Open LatviaRigaBellevue Park Hotel2004 Francois Schweyen Maud Jansson€8,000New Zealand Masters New ZealandPoriruaKapi Mana Clubrooms1994 Ben Robb Desi MercerNZ$7,550Pacific Masters AustraliaMoamaRich River Golf Club1987 Raymond Smith Lisa AshtonA$11,000 Romanian Classic Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel2014 Jimmy van Schie Deta Hedman€8,000 Romanian Open Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel2010 Alexander Merkx Deta Hedman€8,000Scottish Classic ScotlandRenfrewCosmopolitan Hotel 2014 Glen Parsons Aileen de Graaf£7,210Scottish Open ScotlandRenfrewCosmopolitan Hotel 1983 Gary Robson Fallon Sherrock£7,210Slovak OpenSlovakiaSamorinX-Bionic Sphere2018 Benjamin Pratnemer Paige Pauling€8,020Sunshine State Classic AustraliaBrisbaneInala Darts Club2009 Danny Porter Wendy HarperA$7,000Swedish Masters SwedenMalmoScandic Hotel2022 Berry van Peer Beau GreavesSEK 60,000Swedish Open SwedenMalmöScandic Hotel1969 Thomas Junghans Beau GreavesSEK 70,000Swiss OpenSwitzerlandKlotenSporthalle Ruebisbach1984 Jimmy van Schie Lisa AshtonCHF 5,600Taranaki Open New ZealandNew PlymouthTaranaki Darts Association2019 Nic Southorn Desi MercerNZ$7,520Virginia Beach Classic USA Virginia BeachWyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront1989 Jason Brandon Cali WestWelsh Classic WalesPrestatynPontins1998 Connor Levett Beau Greaves£11,600Welsh Open WalesPrestatynPontins1980 Martyn Turner Beau Greaves£11,600Witch City Open USANashuaMarriott Nasha Courtyard1983 Leonard Gates Cali West$6,080World Open NetherlandsAssenDe Bonte Wever2022 Benjamin Pratnemer Aileen de Graaf€8,000
Bronze-ranked tournaments TournamentCountryCurrent or last locationCurrent or last venueFoundedDefending Men's ChampionDefending Women's ChampionPrize moneyApatin Open SerbiaApatinBanja Junakovic2010 Boris Krčmar€1,400Auckland Open New ZealandAuckland2011 Craig CaldwellUnknownAustralian Grand Masters AustraliaCanberraCanberra Labour Club1983 Peter MachinA$9,600Australian Masters AustraliaGeelongGeelong Darts Association Club1979 James BaileyA$9,300Bob Jones Memorial CanadaTrentonAstra Lounge1995 Dave CameronC$1,920Bulgarian OpenBulgariaSofiaRamada Hotel2013 Kostas Pantelidis€3,780Canterbury Open New ZealandChristchurchCanterbury Suburban Clubrooms 2005 Mal Cuming Wendy Harper$NZ 6,325Camellia Classic USASacramentoCrowne Plaza Hotel2005 Larry Butler$20,000Cleveland Darts Extraveganza USACleveland, OHSheraton Hotel2005 Bob Sinnaeve$15,000Colorado Open USADenverDoubletree2005 Timmy Nicholl$20,000Estonia Open EstoniaTallinn Hotel Dzingel2007 Darius Labanauskas€3,200Iceland Open IcelandReykjavíkReykjavík Dartclub,2015Jan McIntoshMaud JanssonISK33,2MKlondike Open CanadaEdmontonSands Hotel 1958 Ken MacNeilC$13,000Lakitelek Darts ClassicHungaryLakitelekLakitelek2024Hannes SchnierGreta TekauerHUF 720,000Lakitelek Darts MastersHungaryLakitelekLakitelek2024Sybren GijbelsJitka CisarovaHUF 720,000Latvia Open LatviaRigaBelle Vue Park Hotel2006 Ulf Ceder€2,400Lithuania Open LithuaniaTrakaiTrasalis Trakai Resort & Spa2009 Darius Labanauskas€900 Luxembourg Open LuxembourgClervauxHall Polyvalent2010 Thomas Junghans€4,670Malta Open MaltaSaint Pauls BayTopaz Hotel1986 Umit Uygunsozlu€2,050New Zealand Masters New ZealandPorirua1992 Peter HuntNZD$5,700NZDC North Island Masters New ZealandHastings2009 Cody Harris UnknownPacific Masters AustraliaRockingham, Western AustraliaGary Holland Community Centre1977 Peter MachinA$9,600Quebec Open CanadaQuebecBest Western Hotel2005 Dawson MurschellC$7,500Riga Open LatviaRigaBellevue Hotel2012 Darius Labanauskas€1,200Seacoast Open USAAndover,Wyndham Boston Andover2014 Larry Butler$25,400Sunshine State Classic AustraliaBrisbaneInala Darts Club2009 Nathan Paice A6,600Ted Clements Memorial Open New ZealandLevinLevin Cosmopolitan Club2005 Ben RobbNZD$3,020 Trakai Castle Cup Lithuania Trakai Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle2010 Russell Jenkins€5,750Turkish Open TurkeyAntalya (host city changes)Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes)2009 Jim Williams€9,330Uganda Open UgandaKampala2012 Ronald Kalete UnknownVictoria Easter Classic AustraliaGeelongWhite Eagle House2015 Robbie KingA$3,100West Coast Classic AustraliaBelmont, PerthBelmont Sport and Recreation Club 2005 Damon Heta AUS$5,000 Catalonia Open Catalonia Calella Fàbrica Llobet2012 Jimmy van Schie Patricia de Peuter€3,400 FCD Anniversary Open Catalonia Calella Fàbrica Llobet2015 Daniel Zapata Gréta Tekauer€3,400
Special category events
TournamentCountryCurrent or last locationCurrent or last venueFoundedDrawDefending championPrize moneyBDO Gold Cup EnglandHost locationHost venue197864 Brian DawsonUnknownBDO World Trophy EnglandBlackpool Blackpool Tower201432James Wilson£80,000England Open EnglandHost locationHost venue199564 Wesley Harms£15,400England Masters EnglandHost locationHost venue200964 Scott Mitchell£4,640Isle of Man Open Isle of ManDouglas198664 Dennis Harbour£10,320Italian Open ItalyHost locationHost venue200964Welsh Open WalesHost locationHost venue198664 Wesley Harms€6,300
Major International events