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 category	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128
WDF Major tournaments	180	120	100	60	30	15	8	4
WDF Category One tournaments	150	100	80	48	24	12	6
WDF Category Two tournaments	120	80	60	36	18	9	4
WDF Category Three tournaments	90	60	40	24	12	6	3
WDF Major international tournaments	180	120	100	60	30	15	8	4
WDF international tournaments	150	100	80	48	24	12	6

Majors[]

Tournament	Country	Current or last location	Current or last venue	Founded	Draw	Defending champion	Prize money
WDF World Darts Championship	England	London	Indigo at the O2	1978	128	Wayne Warren	£153,500
World Masters	England	Circus Tavern	Purfleet	1974	128	John O'Shea (darts player)	£60,000
Dutch Open	Netherlands	Assen	De Bonte Wever	1973	128	Ross Montgomery	€33,350
German Open	Germany	Bochum	Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide	1986	128	Mario Vandenbogaerde	€6,300
	Germany	Bochum	Dart Sport Club	2014	128	Brian Dawson	€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
	Netherlands	Venray	Evenementenhal Venray	2010	64	Martin Adams	€9,500
	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
	Poland	Police	Hotel Dobosz	2010	64	Darius Labanauskas	PLN 16,000
	Poland	Police	Hotel Dobosz	2011	64	Martin Phillips	PLN 16,000
	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		€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		€3,820
Denmark Open^[5]	Denmark	Esbjerg	Granly Hockey Arena	1974	32	Glen Durrant	DKK 70,200
	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		€2,340
French Open	France	Gérardmer		1978	32	Dean Reynolds	€6,580
Finnish Open	Finland	Helsinki	SOKOS Hotel	1981	32	Daniel Larsson	€4,700
	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		€1,950
Japan Open^[9]	Japan	Tokyo	Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO	1974	32	Seigo Asada	YEN 660,000
	Jersey	St Helier	Royal Hotel	2012	32	Scott Waites	£5,000
^[10]	Germany	Kirchheim, Hesse	Hotel Seeblick	2016	32	New event	€3,120
^[11]	Germany	Kirchheim, Hesse	Hotel Seeblick	2016	32	New event	€3,120
	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld	2014	32	Ryan de Vreede	€8,300
	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
^[17]	Lithuania	Trakai	Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle	2010	32		€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
	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
	Bulgaria	Sofia	Ramada Hotel	2013	32	Kostas Pantelidis	€3,780
Canterbury Open	New Zealand	Christchurch	Cashmere Club	2009	32	Craig Caldwell	Unknown
	USA	Sacramento	Crowne Plaza Hotel	2005	32	Larry Butler	$20,000
	Australia	City of Gosford	Central Coast Leagues Club	2003	32	Raymond Smith	A$7,690
	USA	Cleveland, OH	Sheraton Hotel	2005	32	Bob Sinnaeve	$15,000
	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
	Canada	Richmond, British Columbia	Sheraton Hotel	2010	32	Dawson Murschell	C$15,200
Gibraltar Open^[18]	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Grand Battery House	1985	129	Dyson Parody	£2,000
^[19]	Canada	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Bedford Legion Club	1973	32		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
	Italy	Bologna	Grand Hotel Bologna	2010	32	Norbert Attard	€2,400
	India		Chennai	2019	32		£10,000
	Jersey	St Helier	Royal Hotel	2012	32	Dave Parletti	£2,000
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	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
	Turkey	Istanbul		2005	32	Umit Uygunsozlu	Unknown
New Zealand Masters	New Zealand	Porirua		1992	32	Peter Hunt	NZD5,700
	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
	Latvia	Riga	Bellevue Hotel	2012	32	Darius Labanauskas	€1,200
Scottish Classic	Scotland	Glenrothes	Glenrothes Recreation & Social Club	2014	32	Madars Razma	£5,020
	USA	Andover,	Wyndham Boston Andover	2014	32	Larry Butler	$25,400
	Australia	Brisbane	Inala Darts Club	2009	32	Nathan Paice	A6,600
	New Zealand	Levin		2009	32	Craig Caldwell	A$9,300
^[20]	Lithuania	Trakai	Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle	2010	32		€5,750
Turkish Open	Turkey	Antalya (host city changes)	Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes)	2009	32	Jim Williams	€9,330
	Uganda	Kampala		2012	32	Ronald Kalete	Unknown
	Australia	Geelong	White Eagle House	2015	32	Robbie King	A$3,100
	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) (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) (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) (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) (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
	Cyprus	Host location	Host venue	2009	128
Hellinikon Open	Greece	Athens	Master & Billiards Drats Club	2009	32	Kostas Pantelidis
	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	Manila			64
	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.

References[]

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External links[]

WDF tournament categories and points allocations
WDF Tournament Details 2015
WDF tournament archives Dutch site
BFI Database List of archives for darts on television
IDPA website list current years winners, runner-up, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists

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