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recognise many darts tournaments each year including major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the

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. 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

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, when it was announced that PDC players, including

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, and

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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

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who only stages

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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 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 The WDF World Cup is a major darts tournament organized by the World Darts Federation and has been held biennially since 1977. The tournament has featured men's events since the beginning, while women's events were added in 1983 and youth events in ...

(singles, pairs, team), WDF Americas Cup (singles, pairs, team),

WDF Europe Cup The WDF Europe Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1978. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition (since 1982). Tou ...

(singles, pairs, team) and

WDF Asia-Pacific Cup The WDF Asia-Pacific Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1974. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition. The most re ...

(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:''

Majors

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Special category events

Major International events

Other international events

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References

External links

WDF tournament categories and points allocations

WDF Tournament Details 2015

Dutch site
BFI Database
List of archives for darts on television

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