The British Darts Organisation organised many darts tournaments each year including Major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters until its demise in September 2020. The Tournaments listed below were recognised BDO ranking events for the BDO Invitational Table point allocation system [1] that determined players qualification for its Major tournament finals. The BDO's own tournaments are in bold.
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:
Since the formation of the BDO rankings in 1974 the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times.
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 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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BDO World Darts Championship | ![]() | London | Indigo at The O2 | 1978 | 128 | ![]() | £300,000 |
World Masters | ![]() | Bridlington | Bridlington Spa | 1974 | 128 | ![]() | £60,000 |
BDO World Trophy | ![]() | Blackburn | King George's Hall | 2014 | 128 | ![]() | £38,000 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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Dutch Open | ![]() | Assen | De Bonte Wever | 1973 | 128 | ![]() | €33,350 |
England Classic [3] | ![]() | Selsey | Bunn Leisure Holiday Centre | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | £9,300 |
England Open | ![]() | Host location | Host venue | 1995 | 64 | ![]() | £15,400 |
Isle of Man Open | ![]() | Douglas | Villa Marina Complex, Central Promenade, | 1986 | 64 | ![]() | £10,320 |
Welsh Open | ![]() | Host location | Host venue | 1986 | 64 | ![]() | €6,300 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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BDO British Classic | ![]() | Bridlington | The Spa Bridlington | 1997 | 32 | ![]() | £7,600 |
BDO British Open | ![]() | Bridlington | The Spa Bridlington | 1975 | 64 | ![]() | £12,400 |
BDO International Open | ![]() | Llanelli | Gateway Resort | 2008 | 32 | ![]() | £7,600 |
Belgium Open | ![]() | Antwerp | Royal Yacht Club of Belgium | 1982 | 64 | ![]() | €8,500 |
Denmark Open | ![]() | Esbjerg | Granly Hockey Arena | 1974 | 64 | ![]() | DKK 70,200 |
German Open | ![]() | Bochum | Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide | 1986 | 128 | ![]() | €6,300 |
Scottish Open | ![]() | Renfrew | Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel | 1995 | 64 | ![]() | £12,400 |
Swedish Open [4] | ![]() | Malmö | Scandic Hotel | 1969 | 32 | ![]() | SEK 82,500 |
Turkish Open | ![]() | Antalya (host city changes) | Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | €9,330 |
Czech Open | ![]() | Prague | OREA Pyramida Hotel | 1999 | 32 | ![]() | GBP 7,000 |
Slovak Open
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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Antwerp Open | ![]() | Antwerp | Royal Yacht Club of Belgium | 1988 | 64 | ![]() | €6,540 |
Australian Grand Masters | ![]() | Canberra | Canberra Labour Club | 1983 | 32 | ![]() | A$9,600 |
Australian Masters | ![]() | Geelong | Geelong Darts Association Club | 1979 | 32 | ![]() | A$9,300 |
Denmark Masters | ![]() | Esbjerg | Granly Hockey Arena | 2014 | 32 | ![]() | DKK 50,200 |
German Masters | ![]() | Bochum | Dart Sport Club | 2014 | 64 | ![]() | €6,300 |
Scottish Classic | ![]() | 2014 | 64 | ![]() | £5,020 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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Catalonia Open | ![]() | Barcelona | Old Factory Llobet Gurí, Calella | 2011 | 32 | ![]() | €4,000 |
England National Championships | ![]() | Selsey | Host venue | 2003 | 32 | ![]() | £4,140 |
England Masters | ![]() | Selsey | Host venue | 1973 | 64 | ![]() | £4,640 |
French Open | ![]() | Gérardmer | 1989 | 32 | ![]() | €6,580 | |
Finnish Open | ![]() | Helsinki | SOKOS Hotel | 1981 | 32 | ![]() | €4,700 |
Japan Open [5] | ![]() | Tokyo | Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | YEN 660,000 |
Luxembourg Open | ![]() | Clervaux | Hall Polyvalent | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | €4,670 |
Northern Ireland Open | ![]() | Newry | Bellini's | 2003 | 64 | ![]() | £18,500 |
Polish Open | ![]() | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2010 | 64 | ![]() | PLN 16,000 |
Romanian Classic [6] | ![]() | Bucharest | Intercontinental Hotel | 2014 | 32 | ![]() | €5,750 |
Romanian Open [7] | ![]() | Bucharest | Intercontinental Hotel | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | €5,750 |
Swiss Open [8] | ![]() | Lausen | MZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11 | 1984 | 32 | ![]() | CHF 6,880 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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ADO Shoot for the Moon | ![]() | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown | ||
ADO Syracuse Open | ![]() | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown | ||
ADO White Mountain Shootout | ![]() | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown | ||
Auckland Open | ![]() | Auckland | 2011 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown | |
Austrian Open [9] | ![]() | Vienna | Hotel am Wienerberg | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | €1,440 |
Baltic Cup Open | ![]() | Pärnu | Villa Andropoff | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown |
Bob Jones Memorial | ![]() | Trenton | Astra Lounge | 1995 | 32 | ![]() | C$1,920 |
Canadian Open [10] | ![]() | TBA | TBA | 1985 | 32 | ![]() | C$5,300 |
Camellia Classic | ![]() | Sacramento | Crowne Plaza Hotel | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | $20,000 |
Canterbury Open | ![]() | Christchurch | Cashmere Club | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown |
Central Coast Australian Classic | ![]() | City of Gosford | Central Coast Leagues Club | 2003 | 32 | ![]() | A$7,690 |
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza | ![]() | Sacramento | Sheraton Hotel | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | $15,000 |
Colorado Open | ![]() | Denver | Doubletree | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | $20,000 |
Estonia Open | ![]() | Tallinn | Hotel Dzingel | 2007 | 32 | ![]() | €2,200 |
FCD Anniversary Open | ![]() | Calella | The Old Factory | 2015 | 32 | ![]() | €2,340 |
Finnish Classic | ![]() | Helsinki | SOKOS Hotel | 2014 | 32 | ![]() | €2,000 |
Greater Vancouver Open | ![]() | Richmond, British Columbia | Sheraton Hotel | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | C$2,800 |
Golden Nugget Classic | ![]() | 2014 | 32 | ![]() | A$ | ||
Halifax Open [11] | ![]() | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Bedford Legion Club | 1973 | 32 | ![]() | C$6990 |
Hong Kong Open | ![]() | Hong Kong | Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre | 1989 | 32 | ![]() | HKD 26,000 |
Hungarian Open [12] | ![]() | Budapest | Goya Eto Park Élményközpont | 1999 | 32 | ![]() | €1,950 |
Iceland Open | ![]() | Reykjavík | Reykjavík Dartclub, | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | ISK 125,000 |
Italian Grand Masters | ![]() | Bologna | Grand Hotel Bologna | 2010 | 32 | ![]() | €2,400 |
Japan Masters | ![]() | Tokyo | 2014 | 32 | ![]() | YEN 660,000 | |
Klondike Open | ![]() | Edmonton | Sands Hotel | 1958 | 32 | ![]() | C$13,000 |
Las Vegas Open | ![]() | Las Vegas | Tuscany Casino | 2000 | 64 | ![]() | $30,000 |
Latvia Open | ![]() | Riga | Belle Vue Park Hotel | 2006 | 32 | ![]() | €2,400 |
Lithuania Open | ![]() | Trakai | Trasalis Trakai Resort & Spa | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | €900 |
Malaysian Open | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur | Phoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel | 2001 | 64 | ![]() | MYR 40,000 |
Malta Open | ![]() | Saint Pauls Bay | Topaz Hotel | 1986 | 32 | ![]() | €2,050 |
Music City Open | ![]() | 2012 | 32 | ![]() | |||
Newfoundland Labrador Spring Open | ![]() | 2013 | 32 | ![]() | |||
New Zealand Masters | ![]() | Porirua | 1992 | 32 | ![]() | NZD5,700 | |
New Zealand Open [13] | ![]() | Wainuiomata | 1983 | 32 | ![]() | ||
NZDC North Island Masters | ![]() | Hastings | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | Unknown | |
Pennsylvania Open | ![]() | 2015 | 32 | ![]() | A$9,600 | ||
Police Masters | ![]() | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2011 | 64 | ![]() | PLN 16,000 |
Quebec Open | ![]() | Quebec | Best Western Hotel | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | C$7,500 |
Riga Open | ![]() | Riga | Bellevue Hotel | 2012 | 32 | ![]() | €1,200 |
NZDC South Island Masters | ![]() | 2013 | 32 | ![]() | |||
Saint John Port City Open | ![]() | Saint John | 2015 | 32 | ![]() | €1,200 | |
Ted Clements Open | ![]() | Levin | 2009 | 32 | ![]() | A$9,300 | |
Torremolinos Open | ![]() | Torremolinos | 1992 | 32 | ![]() | £2,080 | |
USA Darts Classic | ![]() | Stamford, Connecticut | Stamford Marriott Hotel | 2004 | 32 | ![]() | $20,000 |
Victoria Easter Classic | ![]() | Geelong | White Eagle House | 2015 | 32 | ![]() | A$3,100 |
Virginia Beach Dart Classic | ![]() | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Wyndham Virginia Beach | 1986 | 32 | ![]() | $37,120 |
West Coast Classic | ![]() | Belmont, Perth | Belmont Sport and Recreation Club | 2005 | 32 | ![]() | |
Whyalla Open | ![]() | Whyalla | 1986 | 32 | ![]() | A$16,000 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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BDO European Grand Slam Qualifiers | ![]() | 128 | |||||
BDO Grand Slam Qualifiers | ![]() | 128 | |||||
BDO World Championship Qualifiers | ![]() | 128 | |||||
BICC Inter-County Championship | ![]() | 128 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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BDO Gold Cup | ![]() | Host location | Host venue | 1974 | 64 | ![]() | Unknown |
British Pentathlon | ![]() | 1976 | 64 | ![]() | £4,500 |
Tournament | Country | Final location | Final venue | Founded | Draw | Final champion | Prize money | |
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Autumn Gold Cider Masters | ![]() | 1984–1987 | 32 | ![]() | ||||
British Matchplay (former Major) | ![]() | 1976–1983 | 128 | ![]() | ||||
British Professional Championship (former Major) | ![]() | 1981–1988 | 128 | ![]() | ||||
Bullseye Darts Championship | ![]() | 1979–1981 | 128 | ![]() | ||||
Butlins Grand Masters (former Major) | ![]() | 1979–1987 | 128 | ![]() | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Open | ![]() | 2012–2014 | 64 | ![]() | ||||
Double Diamond Masters | ![]() | 1982–1987 | 32 | ![]() | ||||
Greek Open | ![]() | 2006–2014 | 32 | ![]() | ||||
European Masters | ![]() | Frimley Green, Surrey | Lakeside | 1995 | ![]() | |||
International Darts League (former Major) | ![]() | Nijmegen | Triavium | 2003–2007 | 128 | ![]() | ||
Marlborough Masters | ![]() | 1974–? | 32 | ![]() | ||||
New South Wales Open | ![]() | 2014–? | 32 | ![]() | ||||
Tops of Ghent | ![]() | 2011–2014 | 32 | ![]() | ||||
Van Diemen Classic | ![]() | 2014–? | 32 | ![]() | ||||
Finder Darts Masters (former Major) | ![]() | Egmond aan Zee | Zuiderduin Hotel | 1995-2018 | 32 | ![]() | €33,500 | |
World Darts Trophy (former Major) | ![]() | Utrecht | Vechtsebanen | 2002–2007 | 128 | ![]() | ||
MFI World Matchplay (former Major) | ![]() | Basildon | Festival Hall | 1984–1988 | 128 | ![]() | ||
Wales Classic | ![]() | Host location | Host venue | 2004–2013 | 128 | ![]() | ||
Wales Masters | ![]() | Host location | Host venue | 2006–2010 | 128 | ![]() | ||
Hal Open | ![]() | 2010-2017 | 64 | ![]() | €9,500 | |||
Hal Masters | ![]() | Venray | Evenementenhal Venray | 2015-2017 | 64 | ![]() | €9,500 | |
Jersey Classic | ![]() | 2012-2017 | 128 | ![]() | £5,000 | |||
Jersey Open | ![]() | 2012-2017 | 64 | ![]() | £5,000 | |||
Muensterland Trophy | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen | Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld | 2014-2015 | 32 | ![]() | €8,300 | |
Muensterland Classic | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen | Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld | 2014-2015 | 32 | ![]() | €8,300 |
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