List of WDF tournaments

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 SBS 6, when it was announced that PDC players, including Raymond van Barneveld, Jelle Klaasen, and Michael van Gerwen would not be competing.

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 only tournaments organised and operated by the WDF are the international Majors such as the WDF World Cup which is held every two years and the continental championships the WDF internationals and the Welsh Open they operate similar to the International Tennis Federation who only stages Grand Slam events.

Tournament levels and points allocation

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 [1] 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).

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. Notes: The WDF international tournaments have six categories for both men and women (singles, pairs and teams)

Current points distribution

Points are currently awarded as follows:

Tournament categoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128
WDF Major tournaments18012010060301584
WDF Category One tournaments150100804824126
WDF Category Two tournaments1208060361894
WDF Category Three tournaments906040241263
WDF Major international tournaments18012010060301584
WDF international tournaments150100804824126

Majors
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO World Darts Championship England Frimley Green Lakeside 1978 128 Wayne Warren 50p and a bag of crisps
World Masters England Circus Tavern Purfleet 1974 128 John O'Shea £60,000
Dutch Open Netherlands Assen De Bonte Wever 1973 128 Mark McGeeney €33,350
German Open Germany Bochum Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide 1986 128 Scott Mitchell €6,300
German Masters Germany Bochum Dart Sport Club 2014 128 Scott Baker €6,300

Category 1
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Czech Open Czech Republic Prague OREA Pyramida hotel 1999 128 Jeffrey Sparidaans CZK 176,000
Denmark Open Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 1974 64 Scott Mitchell DDK 70,800
Hal Open Netherlands Venray Evenementenhal Venray 2010 64 Martin Adams €9,500
Hal Masters Netherlands Venray Evenementenhal Venray 2015 64 Roger Janssen €9,500
Las Vegas Open USA Las Vegas Tuscany Casino 1979 64 Jeff Smith $30,000
Malaysian Open Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Phoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel 2001 64 Lourence Ilagan MYR 40,000
Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland Newry Bellini's 2003 64 Colin McGarry £18,500
Polish Open Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2010 64 Darius Labanauskas PLN 16,000
Police Masters Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2011 64 Martin Phillips PLN 16,000
Sunpark's Masters Belgium Mol Sunparks Kempense Meren 1996 64 Yordi Meeuwisse €13,520

Category 2
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Austrian Open[2] Austria Vienna Hotel am Wienerberg 2009 32 Danny Blom €1,440
BDO British Classic Great Britain TBA TBA 1997 32 Scott Waites £7,600
BDO International Open Great Britain TBA TBA 2008 32 Martin Atkins £7,600
Canadian Open [3] Canada TBA TBA 1985 32 Rory Orvis C$5,300
Catalonia Open [4] Catalonia Calella The Old Factory Llobet Gurí 2012 32 Carles Arola €3,820
Denmark Open[5] Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 1974 32 Glen Durrant DKK 70,200
Denmark Masters Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 2014 32 Jeffrey de Graaf DKK 50,200
England Classic [6] England Selsey Bunn Leisure Holiday Centre 2009 32 Glen Durrant £9,300
FCD Anniversary Open Catalonia Calella The Old Factory Llobet Gurí 2015 32 Kevin Simm €2,340
French Open France Gérardmer 1978 32 Dean Reynolds €6,580
Finnish Open Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 1981 32 Daniel Larsson €4,700
Finnish Classic Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 2014 32 James Hurrell €2,000
German Gold Cup [7] Germany Bremen TuS Komet Arsten 1999 32 Kevin Münch €3,120
Hungarian Open[8] Hungary Budapest Goya Eto Park Élményközpont 1999 32 Aaron Hardy €1,950
Japan Open[9] Japan Tokyo Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO 1974 32 Seigo Asada YEN 660,000
Kirchheim Classic[10] Germany Kirchheim, Hesse Hotel Seeblick 2016 32 New event €3,120
Kirchheim Open[11] Germany Kirchheim, Hesse Hotel Seeblick 2016 32 New event €3,120
Muensterland Trophy Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014 32 Ryan de Vreede €8,300
Muensterland Classic Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014 32 Fabian Roosenbrand €8,300
New Zealand Open[12] New Zealand Wainuiomata 1983 32 Craig Caldwell
Romanian Classic [13] Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2014 32 Jamie Hughes €5,750
Romanian Open [14] Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2010 32 Scott Waites €5,750
Swedish Open[15] Sweden Malmö Scandic Hotel 1969 32 Jamie Hughes SEK 82,500
Swiss Open [16] Switzerland Lausen MZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11 1984 32 Dave Prins CHF 6,880
Trakai Castle Cup[17] Lithuania Trakai Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle 2010 32 Russell Jenkins €5,750
USA Darts Classic USA Stamford, Connecticut Stamford Marriott Hotel 2004 32 Larry Butler $20,000

Category 3
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Apatin Open Serbia Apatin Banja Junakovic 2010 32 Boris Krčmar €1,400
Auckland Open New Zealand Auckland 2011 32 Craig Caldwell Unknown
Australian Grand Masters Australia Canberra Canberra Labour Club 1983 32 Peter Machin A$9,600
Australian Masters Australia Geelong Geelong Darts Association Club 1979 32 James Bailey A$9,300
Baltic Cup Open Estonia Pärnu Villa Andropoff 2009 32 John Imrie Unknown
Bob Jones Memorial Canada Trenton Astra Lounge 1995 32 Dave Cameron C$1,920
Bulgarian Open Bulgaria Sofia Ramada Hotel 2013 32 Kostas Pantelidis €3,780
Canterbury Open New Zealand Christchurch Cashmere Club 2009 32 Craig Caldwell Unknown
Camellia Classic USA Sacramento Crowne Plaza Hotel 2005 32 Larry Butler $20,000
Central Coast Australian Classic Australia City of Gosford Central Coast Leagues Club 2003 32 Raymond Smith A$7,690
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza USA Sacramento Sheraton Hotel 2005 32 Bob Sinnaeve $15,000
Colorado Open USA Denver Doubletree 2005 32 Timmy Nicholl $20,000
Estonia Open Estonia Tallinn Hotel Dzingel 2007 32 Darius Labanauskas €3,200
Finder Masters Netherland Egmond aan Zee 1995 32 Glen Durrant €33,500
Greater Vancouver Open Canada Richmond, British Columbia Sheraton Hotel 2010 32 Dawson Murschell C$15,200
Gibraltar Open [18] Gibraltar Gibraltar Grand Battery House 2004 129 Dyson Parody £2,000
Halifax Open [19] Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Bedford Legion Club 1973 32 Kiley Edmunds C$6990
Hong Kong Open  Hong Kong Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre 1989 32 Scott MacKenzie HKD 26,000
Iceland Open Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Dartclub, 2015 32 Barry Zander ISK14,000
Italian Grand Masters Italy Bologna Grand Hotel Bologna 2010 32 Norbert Attard €2,400
Klondike Open Canada Edmonton Sands Hotel 1958 32 Ken MacNeil C$13,000
Latvia Open Latvia Riga Belle Vue Park Hotel 2006 32 Ulf Ceder €2,400
Lithuania Open Lithuania Trakai Trasalis Trakai Resort & Spa 2009 32 Darius Labanauskas €900
Luxembourg Open Luxembourg Clervaux Hall Polyvalent 2010 32 Thomas Junghans €4,670
Malta Open Malta Saint Pauls Bay Topaz Hotel 1986 32 Umit Uygunsozlu €2,050
Mediterranean Cup Turkey Istanbul 2006 32 Umit Uygunsozlu Unknown
Mediterranean Open Turkey Istanbul 2005 32 Umit Uygunsozlu Unknown
New Zealand Masters New Zealand Porirua 1992 32 Peter Hunt NZD5,700
NZDC North Island Masters New Zealand Hastings 2009 32 Cody Harris Unknown
Pacific Masters Australia Rockingham, Western Australia Gary Holland Community Centre 1977 32 Peter Machin A$9,600
Quebec Open Canada Quebec Best Western Hotel 2005 32 Dawson Murschell C$7,500
Riga Open Latvia Riga Bellevue Hotel 2012 32 Darius Labanauskas €1,200
Scottish Classic Scotland Glenrothes Glenrothes Recreation & Social Club 2014 32 Madars Razma £5,020
Seacoast Open USA Andover, Wyndham Boston Andover 2014 32 Larry Butler $25,400
Sunshine State Classic Australia Brisbane Inala Darts Club 2009 32 Nathan Paice A6,600
Ted Clements Open New Zealand Levin 2009 32 Craig Caldwell A$9,300
Trakai Castle Cup[20] Lithuania Trakai Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle 2010 32 Russell Jenkins €5,750
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya (host city changes) Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) 2009 32 Jim Williams €9,330
Uganda Open Uganda Kampala 2012 32 Ronald Kalete Unknown
Victoria Easter Classic Australia Geelong White Eagle House 2015 32 Robbie King A$3,100
West Coast Classic Australia Belmont, Perth Belmont Sport and Recreation Club 2005 32 Damon Heta AUS$5,000

Special category events
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO Gold Cup England Host location Host venue 1978 64 Brian Dawson Unknown
BDO World Trophy England Blackpool Blackpool Tower 2014 32 James Wilson £80,000
England Open England Host location Host venue 1995 64 Wesley Harms £15,400
England Masters England Host location Host venue 2009 64 Scott Mitchell £4,640
Isle of Man Open Isle of Man Douglas 1986 64 Dennis Harbour £10,320
Italian Open Italy Host location Host venue 2009 64
Welsh Open Wales Host location Host venue 1986 64 Wesley Harms €6,300

Major International events
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Medals
WDF World Cup Host country every two years Host country city Host country venue 1977 128 England (men's overall)
Wesley Harms (men's singles)
S. Bunting & T. O'Shea (men's pairs)
Scotland (men's team)
England (women's overall)
Deta Hedman (women's singles)
T. Gulliver & D. Hedman (women's pairs)
Australia (youth overall)
Jamie Rundle (boys' singles)
Casey Gallagher (girls' singles)
D. Murschell & A. Looker (youth mixed)		 Gold
Silver
Bronze
WDF Americas Cup Host country every two years Host country city Host country venue 2002 128  United States (overall)
David Cameron (men's singles)
Joanne Luke (women's singles)		 Gold
Silver
Bronze
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Host country every two years Host country city Host country venue 1980 128  Australia (overall)
Koha Kokiri (men's singles)
A. Fleet & G. Kime (men's pairs)
Jannette Jonathan (women's singles)
C. Hammond & L. Hogg (women's overall)
 Australia (team event)		 Gold
Silver
Bronze
WDF Europe Cup Host country every two years Host country city Host country venue 1978 128  England (men's overall)
 Wales (men's team)
David Concannon (men's singles)
S. Waites & S. Mitchell (men's pairs)
 England (women's overall)
Anastasia Dobromyslova (women's singles)
I. Armstrong & A. Willcomm (women's pairs)		 Gold
Silver
Bronze

Other international events

Six Nations Cup

Former events
Tournament Country Final location Final venue Founded Draw Final champion Prize money
Cyprus International Open Cyprus Host location Host venue 2009 128
Hellinikon Open Greece Athens Master & Billiards Drats Club 2009 32 Kostas Pantelidis
Greek Open Greece Athens 2006 32 John Michael
Italian Open Italy Host location Host venue 2009 128
International Darts League (Major) Netherlands Nijmegen Triavium 2003 128 Gary Anderson
Korean Open South Korea Seoul 2007 64
Philippines Masters Philippines Manila 64
Philippines National Open Philippines Manila 64
World Darts Trophy (Major) Netherlands Utrecht Vechtsebanen 2002 128 Gary Anderson
Wales Classic Wales Host location Host venue 2004 128
Wales Masters Wales Host location Host venue 2006 128

Notes: As of 2016 category 4 events have ceased.

See also

References
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