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World Darts Federation

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 is a full member of Global Association of International Sports Federations, which is the governing body for international sports federations.

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

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 14 November 2023.[10]
Rank Change Player Points
1   6   Andy Baetens 1221
2     Neil Duff 970
3   2   Jelle Klaasen 948
4     Haupai Puha 904
5   4   James Hurrell 673
6   3   Luke Littler 667
7   49   Wesley Plaisier 666
8   2   Ben Robb 664
9     Danny Lauby 565
10   1   Raymond Smith 563
11   17   Kai Fan Leung 531
12   6   Mark Barilli 516
13     Darren Johnson 492
14   6   Chris Landman 487
15   11   Barry Copeland 485
16   8   Thibault Tricole 458
17     Peter Machin 458
18   2   Martyn Turner 449
19   1   Alexander Merkx 446
20   12   Leonard Gates 444
21     Gary Stone 444
22     Liam Maendl-Lawrance 425
23   12   James Richardson 416
24     Danny Porter 416
25   3   László Kádár 411
26   1   Patrik Kovács 409
27     Jonny Tata 402
28   9   Moreno Blom 391
29   8   Antony Allen 388
30   17   Benjamin Pratnemer 385
WDF Women's World Rankings as of 5 September 2022.[11]
Rank Change Player Points
1   4   Beau Greaves 1641
2   1   Deta Hedman 1190
3   9   Kirsty Hutchinson 784
4     Anca Zijlstra 710
5   9   Suzanne Smith 625
6     Anastasia Dobromyslova 594
7   17   Jo Clements 565
8   6   Fallon Sherrock 560
9   2   Lorraine Winstanley 508
10   7   Aileen de Graaf 504
11     Rhian O'Sullivan 502
12   3   Laura Turner 482
13   25   Lorraine Hyde 455
14   3   Wendy Harper 443
15   5   Paula Jacklin 427
16   1   Paula Murphy 386
17   4   Nicole Regnaud 373
18   22   Vicky Pruim 371
19   18   Corrine Hammond 355
20     Mikuru Suzuki 354
21   102   Anna Forsmark 348
22   6   Tori Kewish 319
23   9   Veronika Ihász 318
24   16   Maria O'Brien 316
25   7   Priscilla Steenbergen 312
26   19   Jitka Cisarova 307
27   184   Aletta Wajer 283
28   43   Natalie Gilbert 283
29   6   Margaret Sutton 268
30   15   Elena Shulgina 253

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

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

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. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  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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