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World Darts Federation

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World Darts Federation
AbbreviationWDF
Formation1974; 50 years ago (1974)
TypeDarts organisation
Websitewww.dartswdf.com

The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body[1][2] and (along with the PDC) a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members.[2] Membership is open to the national organising body for darts in all nations. The WDF encourages the promotion of the sport of darts among and between those bodies, in an effort to gain international recognition for darts as a major sport. The WDF was a full member of Global Association of International Sports Federations, which was the governing body for international sports federations, until dissolution in 2023.

The WDF stages a world championship (called the WDF World Cup), as well as continental championships such as the WDF Americas Cup, the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup and the WDF Europe Cup. The country that is first in the overall leader board (overall best result in the two events, singles, pairs, teams) becomes the world champion. Winners of any of the events can also call themselves the official World Champion. Winners of continental championships can call themselves the official champion of their own areas.

After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020, the WDF announced plans to launch the WDF World Championship and WDF World Masters.[3] Both competitions took place for the first time in 2022, starting with the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship in April.[4]

Members

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76 national full members plus 3 interim nembers (Mauritania, Yemen, Papua New Guinea) :[5]

The WDF Rankings, as defined by the World Darts Federation, are the "objective merit-based method used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all of its tournaments for both male and female singles, pairs and team". The rankings tables are "rolling tables", and points from an event are counted until that event occurs the following year. If a particular event does not occur in the following year, points are deleted after a calendar year.[6]

Tournament levels and points allocation

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A player's WDF Ranking is based on the points they have accrued from their best 10 performances over the previous 12 month rolling period.[7] The eligible tournaments include a selection of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze level tournaments with decreasing points at each level.

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

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Points are currently awarded as follows:[8]

Tournament category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64
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
WDF Bronze tournaments 45 28 17 11 6

Current WDF World Rankings

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The rankings are based on a cumulative points system similar to ATP rankings in tennis they are done on a rolling one year basis. When a tournament is played, the previous year's results are removed from the rankings. This list is used to determine seeds for some of the WDF Opens. The World Darts Federation also have a ranking system designed to provide a measure of the global activities of darts players in every WDF recognised darts event. It used to be very similar to the BDO system but was revised in January 2007 to include categories by country and by events, and the distribution of ranking points reflect the levels of prize money on offer and the numbers of entries in a tournament. Therefore, the WDF World Rankings give a better reflection on BDO player world ranking. The leading players gain points in different levels of categorised events and prize money and at the end of the season the leading players receive monetary bonus rewards from the WDF.[9]

WDF Men's World Rankings as of 8 December 2024.[10]
Rank Change Player Points
1 Steady  Jimmy van Schie 826
2 Steady  Wesley Plaisier 689
3 Steady  Danny Porter 629
4 Steady  Brandon Weening 542
5 Increase 3  Peter Machin 485
6 Increase 1  Ben Robb 455
7 Decrease 2  Alexander Merkx 446
8 Increase 1  Connor Scutt 445
9 Increase 4  Jason Brandon 432
10 Decrease 4  Leonard Gates 424
11 Decrease 1  Benjamin Pratnemer 395
12 Decrease 1  Carl Wilkinson 378
13 Decrease 1  Thomas Junghans 368
14 Steady  Jarno Bottenberg 362
15 Steady  Cliff Prior 338
16 Increase 2  Brian Raman 327
17 Steady  Howard Jones 317
18 Decrease 2  Reece Colley 309
19 Increase 1  James Beeton 302
20 Increase 7  Sybren Gijbels 302
21 Increase 1  Ryan Hogarth 299
22 Decrease 3  Edwin Torbjörnsson 292
23 Steady  Bradley Kirk 285
24 Steady  Neil Duff 284
25 Steady  Jeff Smith 283
26 New entry  Shane McGuirk 279
27 Decrease 1  Kai Fan Leung 278
28 Increase 2  Corné Groeneveld 275
29 Decrease 8  Darren Johnson 274
30 Increase 33  François Schweyen 268
WDF Women's World Rankings as of 8 December 2024.[11]
Rank Change Player Points
1 Steady  Beau Greaves 1800
2 Steady  Aileen de Graaf 805
3 Steady  Rhian O'Sullivan 751
4 Increase 2  Lerena Rietbergen 729
5 Steady  Nicole Regnaud 722
6 Increase 1  Deta Hedman 691
7 Decrease 3  Lorraine Hyde 684
8 Increase 2  Jitka Císařová 538
9 Steady  Irina Armstrong 525
10 Decrease 2  Joanne Hadley 523
11 Increase 1  Desi Mercer 508
12 Decrease 1  Wendy Harper 504
13 Increase 1  Amanda Loch 483
14 Decrease 1  Anca Zijlstra 482
15 Increase 13  Sophie McKinlay 457
16 Decrease 1  Gréta Tekauer 447
17 Increase 1  Kirsty Hutchinson 446
18 Decrease 2  Paige Pauling 443
19 Decrease 2  Fallon Sherrock 428
20 Decrease 1  Priscilla Steenbergen 411
21 Increase 1  Paula Murphy 406
22 Increase 1  Aletta Wajer 406
23 Decrease 2  Paula Jacklin 394
24 Decrease 4  Kym Mitchell 389
25 Increase 1  Lisa Ashton 352
26 Decrease 2  Tracy Feiertag 352
27 Decrease 2  Vicky Pruim 348
28 Decrease 1  Natalie Gilbert 316
29 Steady  Maud Jansson 305
30 Increase 4  Kirsi Viinikainen 286

WDF World No1 men's and women's players (1976–current)

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Year Men Women
1976 Wales Alan Evans No rankings
1977 England John Lowe No rankings
1978 Wales Leighton Rees No rankings
1979 England John Lowe (2) No rankings
1980 England Eric Bristow No rankings
1981 England Eric Bristow (2) No rankings
1982 Scotland Jocky Wilson No rankings
1983 England Eric Bristow (3) No rankings
1984 England Eric Bristow (4) England Sandy Reitan
1985 England Eric Bristow (5) New Zealand Lilian Barnett
1986 England John Lowe (3) England Linda Batten
1987 England Bob Anderson Sweden Maarit Fagerholm
1988 England John Lowe (4) England Jayne Kempster
1989 England Bob Anderson (2) England Sharon Colclough
1990 England Eric Bristow (6) England Sharon Colclough (2)
1991 England Phil Taylor England Sharon Colclough (3)
1992 England Rod Harrington England Mandy Solomons
1993 Belgium Leo Laurens England Mandy Solomons (2)
1994 England Steve Beaton England Deta Hedman
1995 Wales Richie Burnett England Deta Hedman (2)
1996 England Martin Adams England Deta Hedman (3)
1997 England Martin Adams (2) England Deta Hedman (4)
1998 England Ronnie Baxter Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar
1999 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld England Trina Gulliver
2000 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (2) England Trina Gulliver (2)
2001 England Mervyn King England Trina Gulliver (3)
2002 England John Walton England Trina Gulliver (4)
2003 England Martin Adams (3) England Trina Gulliver (5)
2004 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (3) England Trina Gulliver (6)
2005 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (4) England Trina Gulliver (7)
2006 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen England Trina Gulliver (8)
2007 Scotland Gary Anderson England Trina Gulliver (9)
2008 England Scott Waites Netherlands Francis Hoenselaar (2)
2009 England Tony O'Shea England Trina Gulliver (10)
2010 England Martin Adams (4) England Deta Hedman (5)
2011 England Scott Waites (2) England Deta Hedman (6)
2012 England Stephen Bunting England Deta Hedman (7)
2013 England James Wilson England Deta Hedman (8)
2014 England Alan Norris England Deta Hedman (9)
2015 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas England Deta Hedman (10)
2016 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas (2) England Deta Hedman (11)
2017  Scott Mitchell  Aileen de Graaf
2018  Jim Williams England Deta Hedman (12)
2019  Nick Kenny Netherlands Aileen de Graaf (2)
2020  Wayne Warren England Deta Hedman (13)
2021  Brian Raman England Deta Hedman (14)
2022 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (2)  Beau Greaves
2023  Andy Baetens England Beau Greaves (2)
2024  Jimmy van Schie England Beau Greaves (3)

The rankings show Deta Hedman and Trina Gulliver as consistently being the leading women's player's, having been number one on a record ten or more occasions each. No male player has held the number one position as many years Gulliver and Hedman, although Eric Bristow has held the top position for a record six times. The rankings for the men has become even more complex since the inception of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) formerly the World Darts Council (WDC). The leading ranked players in 1993/94 split from the BDO and they have their own world ranking system known as the Order of Merit. The players from the PDC are not included in the rankings because the BDO, which is the British governing body of amateur darts, is the one that is recognised by the WDF.

WDF tournaments

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Main article: List of WDF tournaments

References

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  1. ^ McNeely, Scott (10 October 2012). Ultimate Book of Sports: The Essential Collection of Rules, Stats, and Trivia for Over 250 Sports. Chronicle Books, September 14, 2012. p. 343. ISBN 9781452110592. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 70. ISBN 9781598843002. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Lakeside WDF World Championships 2022 - Rescheduled".
  5. ^ "Member Countries". World Darts Federation.
  6. ^ "World Ranking Systems Criteria Seniors 38th ed" (PDF). World Darts Federation. 7.01 Points Allocation Table. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ^ "WDF Rules". WDF. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "WDF Rules". WDF. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. ^ "WDF Ranking Systems: 2015 Monetary Awards". WDF. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  10. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  12. ^ WDF Roll of Honour (previous world number ones)

Sources

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  • Kramer, Anne (2013). The Ultimate Book of Darts A Complete Guide to Games, Gear, Terms, and Rules. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781626365261.
  • McNeely, Scott (2012). The ultimate book of sports. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452121871.
  • editors, John Nauright, Charles Parrish (2012). Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843002. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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