The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder member of the World Darts Federation in 1974. It also staged a World Professional Darts Championship from 1978 to 2020.
The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body and a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members. Membership is open to the national organizing 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.
Casey Gallagher is an English female darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
Fallon Sherrock is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Born in Milton Keynes, Sherrock reached the final of the 2015 BDO Women's World Darts Championship, where she was runner-up to Lisa Ashton.
The Six Nations Cup is an international darts team competition currently organised by the English Darts Organisation (EDO), run under the auspices of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It is competed for by the national teams of England, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 43rd and final World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the only staging at the Indigo at The O2 in London. It was the first BDO World Darts Championship not held at the Lakeside Country Club since 1985. Gabriel Pascaru and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Romania and France respectively to play in a World Darts Championship. Three-time men's defending champion Glen Durrant was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2019. The reigning women's champion was Mikuru Suzuki. She successfully retained her title, by defeating Lisa Ashton 3–0 in the final. Wayne Warren won his first world title with a 7–4 win over fellow Welshman Jim Williams in the final. He became the oldest player ever to win a world title.
Beau Greaves is an English darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is the current World Darts Federation women's world champion, having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. She is also a WDF Europe Cup Champion.
The 2019 One80 L-style World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2019. It took place from 23 to 28 October at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, which hosted the PDC World Darts Championship from 1994 to 2007.
The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2019. The titles were won by Neil Duff in the men's competition, and Beau Greaves in the women's.
Katie Sheldon is an Irish female professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was qualifying for inaugural 2022 Women's World Matchplay.
Sebastian Białecki is a Polish professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. First Polish medalist in the WDF Europe Cup. He is also a Denmark Open champion, soft-tip Polish Champion and two-time Polish Junior Darts Champion. His other big achievements to date were three tournament victories on the PDC's Challenge and Development Tours, and reaching the quarter-finals in the 2022 UK Open.
Aurora Fochesato is an Italian female professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is a first gold medalist from Italy in the World Darts Federation international tournament.
Patrik Kovács is a Hungarian professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a two-time Budapest Classic champion. He has represented Hungary three-time during the PDC World Cup of Darts tournaments.
Almudena Fajardo Ayuso is a Spanish female professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) events. She is an EDU European Darts Champion and first Spanish female player who played in the final of the WDF Europe Cup competition. She was qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship.
Chloe O'Brien is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Her biggest achievement to date was qualified for inaugural 2022 Women's World Matchplay.
Lorraine Hyde is a Scottish female professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was won the British Classic. She took part in the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup for several times, and also participated in the WDF World Darts Championship.
Priscilla Steenbergen is a Dutch female professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was playing in the quarter-finals at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. She was a silver and bronze medalist of the WDF Europe Cup.
Patricia De Peuter is a Belgian professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Her biggest achievement to date was qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship and achieved a gold medal at the WDF Europe Cup and EDF European Darts Championship. She also participated in the WDF World Cup and EDU European Darts Championship.
Krzysztof Chmielewski is a Polish professional darts player who played in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has represented Poland at the PDC World Cup of Darts and WDF Europe Cup. He is the Polish Champion in steel-tip darts.
Dariusz Marciniak is a Polish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He has represented Poland at the WDF Europe Cup. He is the first Polish medalist of this event, together with Sebastian Białecki.
Patrik Kovács (men's)
Fallon Sherrock (women's)
