World Darts Federation
The World Darts Federation (WDF for short) was founded in 1976 by representatives of 15 different national associations and is the official world umbrella organization for darts . Membership is possible for every national darts association. The WDF is mainly committed to making darts better known around the world and promoting its recognition as an official sport .
Members
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cayman Islands
- Chinese Taipei
- Denmark
- Germany ( German Darts Association )
- England
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- jersey
- Canada
- Catalonia
- Croatia ( Croatian Darts Association )
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Austria
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Czech Republic
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- Hungary
- United States
- Wales
- Cyprus
Source: WDF
Tournaments
Every two years, the WDF hosts the official world championship, the WDF World Cup , as well as three continental championships in Europe ( WDF Europe Cup ), America ( WDF Americas Cup ) and Asia and Oceania ( WDF Asia-Pacific Cup ). These four tournaments are known as Major International Events and have an impact on the WDF world rankings.
The tournaments of a season are divided into a total of 5 categories, of which the International Events is one. The highest category are the major tournaments. Below are the Category One, Two and Three Tournaments. Depending on which category a tournament is divided into, the players receive different points for the world rankings.
As of January 1st, 2019 the tournaments of the British Darts Organization are no longer recognized. The reason for this is a rule violation at the World Masters 2019 . Furthermore, the BDO was given the status of an associated member, as it no longer officially represents a country. The UK representatives are the Scottish Darts Association, the Welsh Darts Association and the England Darts Association.
The major tournaments are (as of 2020) the Dutch Open , the Scottish Open, the German Open , the Darts Masters , the Welsh Open , the England Open , the Czech Open, the WDF Europe Cup and the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup .
World ranking
The following rankings contain the top 20 of the best players including the five best German-speaking players (as of March 20, 2020):
| space | player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Nick Kenny
|
728 |
| 2 |
 Ross Montgomery
|
704 |
| 3 |
 Darren Herewini
|
612 |
| 4th |
 Brian Raman
|
599 |
| 5 |
 Thibault Tricole
|
553 |
| 6th |
Mario Vandenbogaerde
|
523 |
| 7th |
 Wesley Harms
|
519 |
| 8th |
Wayne Warren
|
489 |
| 9 |
Jim Williams
|
459 |
| 10 |
 Sebastian Steyer
|
436 |
| 11 |
 Gabriel Pascaru
|
433 |
| 12 |
 John Scott
|
404 |
| 13 |
David Evans
|
374 |
| 14th |
Dennis Olde Kalter
|
370 |
| 15th |
Mark McGrath
|
353 |
| 16 |
Tahuna Irwin
|
351 |
| 17th |
 Aleksei Kadochnikov
|
312 |
| 18th |
Willem Mandigers
|
305 |
| 19th |
 David Cameron
|
304 |
| 20th |
 Wayne Halliwell
|
300 |
|
Michael Warburton
|
300 | |
| ... | ||
| 46 |
 Thomas Junghans
|
183 |
| ... | ||
| 50 |
 Aaron Rahlfs
|
169 |
| ... | ||
| 86 |
Michael Unterbuchner
|
125 |
| ... | ||
| 96 |
Benny Sensenschmidt
|
117 |
| ... | ||
| 108 |
Florian Hempel
|
105 |
| space | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aileen de Graaf
|
978 |
| 2 |
Deta Hedman
|
956 |
| 3 |
Fallon Sherrock
|
896 |
| 4th |
Lisa Ashton
|
833 |
| 5 |
Paula Jacklin
|
595 |
| 6th |
Lorraine Winstanley
|
576 |
| 7th |
Anastasia Dobromyslova
|
536 |
| 8th |
Laura Turner
|
502 |
| 9 |
Beau Greaves
|
472 |
| 10 |
 Mikuru Suzuki
|
443 |
| 11 |
Maria O'Brien
|
416 |
| 12 |
 Corrine Hammond
|
415 |
| 13 |
Tina Osborne
|
405 |
| 14th |
Elena Shulgina
|
381 |
| 15th |
Tori Kewish
|
352 |
| 16 |
 Paula Murphy
|
344 |
| 17th |
Sharon Prins
|
341 |
| 18th |
Priscilla Steenbergen
|
333 |
| 19th |
 Kirsi Viinikainen
|
320 |
| 20th |
Anca Zijlstra
|
317 |
| ... | ||
| 50 |
Irina Armstrong
|
141 |
| ... | ||
| 64 |
Stefanie Rennoch
|
113 |
| ... | ||
| 84 |
Lorena Hofert
|
88 |
| ... | ||
| 115 |
Katharina Vonruf's handle
|
61 |
| ... | ||
| 137 |
Stefanie Lück
|
46 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ WDF Directory - Members Websites. (PDF) dartswdf.com, January 3, 2020, accessed January 3, 2020 .
- ^ Message from the World Darts Federation. (PDF) dartswdf.com, December 1, 2019, accessed on January 14, 2020 (English).
- ^ WDF Men's Rankings Presented by Winmau. dartswdf.com, March 20, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 .
- ^ WDF Women's Rankings Presented by Winmau. dartswdf.com, March 20, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 .