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 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.
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:
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)
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 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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WDF World Darts Championship | England | Surrey | Lakeside Country Club | 2022 | 128 | Neil Duff | £153,500 |
World Masters | England | Purfleet | Circus Tavern | 1974 | 128 | John O'Shea | £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 |
German Masters | Germany | Bochum | Dart Sport Club | 2014 | 128 | Brian Dawson | €6,300 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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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 |
Hal Open | Netherlands | Venray | Evenementenhal Venray | 2010 | 64 | Martin Adams | €9,500 |
Hal Masters | 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 |
Polish Open | Poland | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2010 | 64 | Darius Labanauskas | PLN 16,000 |
Police Masters | Poland | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2011 | 64 | Martin Phillips | PLN 16,000 |
Sunpark's Masters | Belgium | Mol | Sunparks Kempense Meren | 1996 | 64 | Yordi Meeuwisse | €13,520 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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Austrian Open [2] | Austria | Vienna | Hotel am Wienerberg | 2009 | 32 | Danny Blom | €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 | Carles Arola | €3,820 |
Denmark Open [5] | Denmark | Esbjerg | Granly Hockey Arena | 1974 | 32 | Glen Durrant | DKK 70,200 |
Denmark Masters | 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 | Kevin Simm | €2,340 |
French Open | France | Gérardmer | 1978 | 32 | Dean Reynolds | €6,580 | |
Finnish Open | Finland | Helsinki | SOKOS Hotel | 1981 | 32 | Daniel Larsson | €4,700 |
Finnish Classic | 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 | Aaron Hardy | €1,950 |
Japan Open [9] | Japan | Tokyo | Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO | 1974 | 32 | Seigo Asada | YEN 660,000 |
Jersey Open | Jersey | St Helier | Royal Hotel | 2012 | 32 | Scott Waites | £5,000 |
Kirchheim Classic [10] | Germany | Kirchheim, Hesse | Hotel Seeblick | 2016 | 32 | Christian Soethe | €3,120 |
Kirchheim Open [11] | Germany | Kirchheim, Hesse | Hotel Seeblick | 2016 | 32 | Martin Schindler | €3,120 |
Muensterland Trophy | Germany | Gelsenkirchen | Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld | 2014 | 32 | Ryan de Vreede | €8,300 |
Muensterland Classic | 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 |
Trakai Castle Cup [17] | Lithuania | Trakai | Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle | 2010 | 32 | Russell Jenkins | €5,750 |
USA Darts Classic | USA | Stamford, Connecticut | Stamford Marriott Hotel | 2004 | 32 | Larry Butler | $20,000 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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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 |
Australian Masters | 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 |
Bulgarian Open | Bulgaria | Sofia | Ramada Hotel | 2013 | 32 | Kostas Pantelidis | €3,780 |
Canterbury Open | New Zealand | Christchurch | Cashmere Club | 2009 | 32 | Craig Caldwell | Unknown |
Camellia Classic | USA | Sacramento | Crowne Plaza Hotel | 2005 | 32 | Larry Butler | $20,000 |
Central Coast Australian Classic | Australia | City of Gosford | Central Coast Leagues Club | 2003 | 32 | Raymond Smith | A$7,690 |
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza | USA | Cleveland, OH | Sheraton Hotel | 2005 | 32 | Bob Sinnaeve | $15,000 |
Colorado Open | 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 | |
Greater Vancouver Open | 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 |
Halifax Open [19] | Canada | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Bedford Legion Club | 1973 | 32 | Kiley Edmunds | 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 |
Italian Grand Masters | Italy | Bologna | Grand Hotel Bologna | 2010 | 32 | Norbert Attard | €2,400 |
Indian Open | India | Madras Race Club | Chennai | 2019 | 32 | Amit Gilitwala | £10,000 |
Jersey Classic | 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 Open | 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 | |
Mediterranean Open | Turkey | Istanbul | 2005 | 32 | Umit Uygunsozlu | Unknown | |
New Zealand Masters | New Zealand | Porirua | 1992 | 32 | Peter Hunt | NZD$5,700 | |
NZDC North Island Masters | 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 |
Riga Open | Latvia | Riga | Bellevue Hotel | 2012 | 32 | Darius Labanauskas | €1,200 |
Scottish Classic | Scotland | Glenrothes | Glenrothes Recreation & Social Club | 2014 | 32 | Madars Razma | £5,020 |
Seacoast Open | USA | Andover, | Wyndham Boston Andover | 2014 | 32 | Larry Butler | $25,400 |
Sunshine State Classic | Australia | Brisbane | Inala Darts Club | 2009 | 32 | Nathan Paice | A6,600 |
Ted Clements Memorial Open [20] | New Zealand | Levin | Levin Cosmopolitan Club | 2005 | 32 | Ben Robb | NZD$3,020 |
Trakai Castle Cup [21] | Lithuania | Trakai | Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle | 2010 | 32 | Russell Jenkins | €5,750 |
Turkish Open | Turkey | Antalya (host city changes) | Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) | 2009 | 32 | Jim Williams | €9,330 |
Uganda Open | Uganda | Kampala | 2012 | 32 | Ronald Kalete | Unknown | |
Victoria Easter Classic | Australia | Geelong | White Eagle House | 2015 | 32 | Robbie King | A$3,100 |
West Coast Classic | Australia | Belmont, Perth | Belmont Sport and Recreation Club | 2005 | 32 | Damon Heta | AUS$5,000 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Prize money |
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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 |
Tournament | Country | Current or last location | Current or last venue | Founded | Draw | Defending champion | Medals |
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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) Jamie Rundle (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) Joanne Luke (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) Jannette Jonathan (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) David Concannon (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 |
Tournament | Country | Final location | Final venue | Founded | Draw | Final champion | Prize money |
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Cyprus International Open | Cyprus | Host location | Host venue | 2009 | 128 | ||
Hellinikon Open | Greece | Athens | Master & Billiards Drats Club | 2009 | 32 | Kostas Pantelidis | |
Greek Open | 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 Masters | Philippines | Manila | 64 | ||||
Philippines National Open | 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 |
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