List of BDO ranked tournaments

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The British Darts Organisation organise many darts tournaments each year including Major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters. The Tournaments listed below are recognised BDO ranking events for the BDO Invitational Table point allocation system [1] that determines players qualification for its Major tournament finals the BDO's own tournaments are in bold.

Tournament levels and points allocation[]

The BDO Invitational Table relates only to registered playing members of the BDO, who comply with BDO and World Darts Federation (WDF) eligibility rules including terms and conditions of the 1997 Tomlin Order. The BDO awards points depending on player's performances within each of its events. Twenty-seven points are awarded to the champion of each its three Major Events – The Lakeside World Professional Championship, The Bavaria World Darts Trophy and the Winmau World Masters. Lower points are awarded for each round of the tournament reached. Other events are placed into Category A+, A, B, C and D based on the prize-pool and number of payouts, with points for placings slowly decreasing.[2] Only the best 12 placings are added for the players ranking that define seedings and qualification for events it stages. The BDO Invitational rankings sees the points wiped after the seedings for the World Championship are decided from the following 94 tournaments:

  • The three BDO Major tournaments.
  • The six BDO Category A+ tournaments.
  • The ten BDO Category A tournaments.
  • The nine BDO Category B tournaments.
  • The fourteen BDO Category C tournaments.
  • The forty eight BDO Category D tournaments.
  • The four BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments.

Ranking method[]

Since the formation of the BDO 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 W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128
BDO Major tournaments 49 42 35 28 21 14 7 4
BDO Category A+ tournaments 49 42 35 28 21 14 7 4
BDO Category A tournaments 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
BDO Category B tournaments 24 20 16 12 8 4
BDO Category C tournaments 18 15 12 9 6
BDO Category D tournaments 14 12 10 8 6
BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments 10 8 6

Current tournament categories[]

Majors[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO World Darts Championship England England London Indigo at The O2 1978 128 Wales Wayne Warren £300,000
World Masters England England Bridlington Bridlington Spa 1974 128 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea £60,000
BDO World Trophy England England Blackburn King George's Hall 2014 128 Wales Jim Williams £38,000

Category A+[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Dutch Open Netherlands Netherlands Assen De Bonte Wever 1973 128 Scotland Ross Montgomery €33,350
England Classic[3] England England Selsey Bunn Leisure Holiday Centre 2009 32 Netherlands Wesley Harms £9,300
England Open England England Host location Host venue 1995 64 Wales Jim Williams £15,400
Isle of Man Open Isle of Man Isle of Man Douglas Villa Marina Complex, Central Promenade, 1986 64 England Scott Waites £10,320
Welsh Open Wales Wales Host location Host venue 1986 64 Netherlands Martijn Kleermaker €6,300

Category A[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO British Classic United Kingdom Great Britain Bridlington The Spa Bridlington 1997 32 Netherlands Dennie Olde Kalter £7,600
BDO British Open United Kingdom England Bridlington The Spa Bridlington 1975 64 Netherlands Wesley Harms £12,400
BDO International Open United Kingdom Great Britain Llanelli Gateway Resort 2008 32 Wales Jim Williams £7,600
Belgium Open Belgium Belgium Antwerp Royal Yacht Club of Belgium 1982 64 England Glen Durrant €8,500
Denmark Open Denmark Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 1974 64 Netherlands Wesley Harms DKK 70,200
German Open Germany Germany Bochum Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide 1986 128 Belgium Mario Vandenbogaerde €6,300
Scottish Open Scotland Scotland Renfrew Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel 1995 64 Wales Jim Williams £12,400
[4] Sweden Sweden Malmö Scandic Hotel 1969 32 Sweden Dennis Nilsson SEK 82,500
Turkish Open Turkey Turkey Antalya (host city changes) Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) 2009 32 England Mark McGeeney €9,330
Czech Open Czech Republic Czechia Prague OREA Pyramida Hotel 1999 32 Scotland Ross Montgomery GBP 7,000

Slovak Open

Category B[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Antwerp Open Belgium Belgium Antwerp Royal Yacht Club of Belgium 1988 64 Netherlands Wouter Vaes €6,540
Australian Grand Masters Australia Australia Canberra Canberra Labour Club 1983 32 Australia Peter Machin A$9,600
Australia Australia Geelong Geelong Darts Association Club 1979 32 Australia Damon Heta A$9,300
Denmark Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 2014 32 Belgium Brian Raman DKK 50,200
Germany Germany Bochum Dart Sport Club 2014 64 England Brian Dawson €6,300
Scotland Scotland 2014 64 England £5,020

Category C[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Catalonia Open Spain Spain Barcelona Old Factory Llobet Gurí, Calella 2011 32 Denmark Niels Heinsø €4,000
England England Selsey Host venue 2003 32 England Scott Mitchell £4,140
England Masters England England Selsey Host venue 1973 64 Wales Jim Williams £4,640
French Open France France Gérardmer 1989 32 Wales Jim Williams €6,580
Finnish Open Finland Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 1981 32 Russia Boris Koltsov €4,700
Japan Open[5] Japan Japan Tokyo Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO 2005 32 Japan YEN 660,000
Luxembourg Luxembourg Clervaux Hall Polyvalent 2010 32 Belgium Roger Janssen €4,670
Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Newry Bellini's 2003 64 Wales Jim Williams £18,500
Poland Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2010 64 England Carl Wilkinson PLN 16,000
Romanian Classic[6] Romania Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2014 32 Greece John Michael €5,750
Romanian Open[7] Romania Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2010 32 England Dave Parletti €5,750
Swiss Open[8] Switzerland Switzerland Lausen MZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11 1984 32 Germany Michael Unterbuchner CHF 6,880

Category D[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
United States USA 2010 32 United States Larry Butler Unknown
United States USA 2010 32 United States Unknown
United States USA 2010 32 United States Unknown
Auckland Open New Zealand New Zealand Auckland 2011 32 Australia Mark McGrath Unknown
Austrian Open[9] Austria Austria Vienna Hotel am Wienerberg 2009 32 Belgium Roger Janssen €1,440
Baltic Cup Open Estonia Estonia Pärnu Villa Andropoff 2009 32 England Unknown
Bob Jones Memorial Canada Canada Trenton Astra Lounge 1995 32 Canada Dave Cameron C$1,920
Canadian Open[10] Canada Canada TBA TBA 1985 32 Canada C$5,300
United States USA Sacramento Crowne Plaza Hotel 2005 32 United States Chris White $20,000
Canterbury Open New Zealand New Zealand Christchurch Cashmere Club 2009 32 New Zealand Mark McGrath Unknown
Australia Australia City of Gosford Central Coast Leagues Club 2003 32 Australia Raymond Smith A$7,690
United States USA Sacramento Sheraton Hotel 2005 32 United States Jim Widmayer $15,000
United States USA Denver Doubletree 2005 32 United States $20,000
Estonia Open Estonia Estonia Tallinn Hotel Dzingel 2007 32 Russia Aleksandr Oreshkin €2,200
FCD Anniversary Open Spain Spain Calella The Old Factory 2015 32 Netherlands €2,340
Finland Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 2014 32 Sweden Andreas Harrysson €2,000
Canada Canada Richmond, British Columbia Sheraton Hotel 2010 32 United States David Fatum C$2,800
Australia Australia 2014 32 Australia Rob Modra A$
[11] Canada Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Bedford Legion Club 1973 32 Canada C$6990
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre 1989 32 Hong Kong Kai Fan Leung HKD 26,000
Hungarian Open[12] Hungary Hungary Budapest Goya Eto Park Élményközpont 1999 32 Slovenia Benjamin Pratnemer €1,950
Iceland Open Iceland Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Dartclub, 2005 32 Scotland ISK 125,000
Italy Italy Bologna Grand Hotel Bologna 2010 32 Netherlands Wesley Harms €2,400
Japan Japan Tokyo 2014 32 Japan Seigo Asada YEN 660,000
Klondike Open Canada Canada Edmonton Sands Hotel 1958 32 Canada C$13,000
Las Vegas Open United States USA Las Vegas Tuscany Casino 2000 64 United States $30,000
Latvia Open Latvia Latvia Riga Belle Vue Park Hotel 2006 32 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas €2,400
Lithuania Open Lithuania Lithuania Trakai Trasalis Trakai Resort & Spa 2009 32 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas €900
Malaysian Open Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Phoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel 2001 64 Philippines Christian Perez MYR 40,000
Malta Open Malta Malta Saint Pauls Bay Topaz Hotel 1986 32 Greece John Michael €2,050
Canada Canada 2012 32 Canada
Canada Canada 2013 32 Canada Dave Cameron
New Zealand Masters New Zealand New Zealand Porirua 1992 32 New Zealand Cody Harris NZD5,700
New Zealand Open[13] New Zealand New Zealand Wainuiomata 1983 32 New Zealand Tahuna Irwin
New Zealand New Zealand Hastings 2009 32 New Zealand Darren Herewini Unknown
United States USA 2015 32 United States Jim Widmayer A$9,600
Poland Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2011 64 Netherlands PLN 16,000
Quebec Open Canada Canada Quebec Best Western Hotel 2005 32 Canada Ross Snook C$7,500
Latvia Latvia Riga Bellevue Hotel 2012 32 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas €1,200
New Zealand New Zealand 2013 32 New Zealand Peter Hunt
Canada Canada Saint John 2015 32 Lithuania Jeff Smith €1,200
New Zealand New Zealand Levin 2009 32 New Zealand Mark Cleaver A$9,300
Spain Spain Torremolinos 1992 32 Romania £2,080
USA Darts Classic United States USA Stamford, Connecticut Stamford Marriott Hotel 2004 32 United States Larry Butler $20,000
Australia Australia Geelong White Eagle House 2015 32 Australia Harley Kemp A$3,100
Virginia Beach Dart Classic United States USA Virginia Beach, Virginia 1986 32 United States Larry Butler $37,120
Australia Australia Belmont, Perth Belmont Sport and Recreation Club 2005 32 Australia
Australia Australia Whyalla 1986 32 Australia A$16,000

BDO Special Qualifiers[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
United Kingdom Great Britain 128
United Kingdom Great Britain 128
United Kingdom Great Britain 128
United Kingdom Great Britain 128

BDO other tournaments[]

Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO Gold Cup England England Host location Host venue 1974 64 England Brian Dawson Unknown
United Kingdom Great Britain 1976 64 England Jamie Hughes £4,500

Former ranked tournaments[]

Tournament Country Final location Final venue Founded Draw Final champion Prize money
United Kingdom Great Britain 1984–1987 32 England John Lowe
(former Major) United Kingdom Great Britain 1976–1983 128 Australia Terry O'Dea
British Professional Championship (former Major) United Kingdom Great Britain 1981–1988 128 Scotland Jocky Wilson
United Kingdom Great Britain 1979–1981 128 Scotland Jocky Wilson
Butlins Grand Masters (former Major) United Kingdom Great Britain 1979–1981 128 Scotland Jocky Wilson
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Open United States USA 2012–2014 64 United States
United Kingdom Great Britain 1982–1987 32 England Reg Harding
Greece Greece 2006–2014 32 Greece John Michael
United Kingdom Great Britain Frimley Green, Surrey Lakeside 1995 England Mike Gregory
International Darts League (former Major) Netherlands Netherlands Nijmegen Triavium 2003–2007 128 Scotland Gary Anderson
United Kingdom Great Britain 1974–? 32 Wales David Jones
Australia Australia 2014–? 32 Australia Eddy Sims
Belgium Belgium 2011–2014 32 England Scott Mitchell
Belgium Belgium 2014–? 32 Australia Peter Machin
Finder Darts Masters (former Major) Netherlands Netherlands Egmond aan Zee 1995-2018 32 England Glen Durrant €33,500
World Darts Trophy (former Major) Netherlands Netherlands Utrecht Vechtsebanen 2002–2007 128 Scotland Gary Anderson
MFI World Matchplay (former Major) United Kingdom Great Britain Basildon Festival Hall 1984–1988 128 England Eric Bristow
Wales Classic Wales Wales Host location Host venue 2004–2013 128 England James Wilson
Wales Masters Wales Wales Host location Host venue 2006–2010 128 England Tony West
Netherlands Netherlands 2010-2017 64 England Mark McGeeney €9,500
Netherlands Netherlands Venray Evenementenhal Venray 2015-2017 64 Northern Ireland Kyle McKinstry €9,500
Jersey Jersey 2012-2017 128 England Dave Parletti £5,000
Jersey Jersey 2012-2017 64 England Scott Waites £5,000
Germany Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014-2015 32 Netherlands Ryan de Vreede €8,300
Germany Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014-2015 32 Netherlands Fabian Roosenbrand €8,300

References[]

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