List of BDO ranked tournaments explained

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.

Tournament levels and points allocation

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:

Ranking method

Since the formation of the BDO rankings in 1974 the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times.

Current points distribution

Points are currently awarded as follows:

Tournament category
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 151296
BDO Category D tournaments 14 12 10 8 6
BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments 10 8 6

Current tournament categories

Majors

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
BDO World Darts Championship EnglandLondonIndigo at The O21978128 Wayne Warren£300,000
World Masters EnglandBridlingtonBridlington Spa1974128 John O'Shea£60,000
BDO World Trophy EnglandBlackburnKing George's Hall2014128 Jim Williams£38,000

Category A+

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
Dutch Open NetherlandsAssenDe Bonte Wever1973128 Ross Montgomery€33,350
England Classic[3] EnglandSelseyBunn Leisure Holiday Centre200932 Wesley Harms£9,300
England Open EnglandHost locationHost venue199564 Jim Williams£15,400
Isle of Man Open Isle of ManDouglasVilla Marina Complex, Central Promenade,198664 Scott Waites£10,320
Welsh Open WalesHost locationHost venue198664 Martijn Kleermaker€6,300

Category A

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
BDO British Classic Great BritainBridlingtonThe Spa Bridlington199732 Dennie Olde Kalter£7,600
BDO British Open EnglandBridlingtonThe Spa Bridlington197564 Wesley Harms£12,400
BDO International Open Great BritainLlanelliGateway Resort200832 Jim Williams£7,600
Belgium Open BelgiumAntwerpRoyal Yacht Club of Belgium198264 Glen Durrant€8,500
Denmark Open DenmarkEsbjergGranly Hockey Arena197464 Wesley HarmsDKK 70,200
German Open GermanyBochumStädtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide1986128 Mario Vandenbogaerde€6,300
Scottish Open ScotlandRenfrewNormandy Cosmopolitan Hotel199564 Jim Williams£12,400
Swedish Open[4] SwedenMalmöScandic Hotel196932 Dennis NilssonSEK 82,500
Turkish Open TurkeyAntalya (host city changes)Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes)200932 Mark McGeeney€9,330
Czech Open CzechiaPragueOREA Pyramida Hotel199932 Ross MontgomeryGBP 7,000
Slovak Open

Category B

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
Antwerp Open BelgiumAntwerpRoyal Yacht Club of Belgium198864 Wouter Vaes€6,540
Australian Grand Masters AustraliaCanberraCanberra Labour Club198332 Peter MachinA$9,600
Australian Masters AustraliaGeelongGeelong Darts Association Club197932 Damon HetaA$9,300
Denmark Masters DenmarkEsbjergGranly Hockey Arena201432 Brian RamanDKK 50,200
German Masters GermanyBochumDart Sport Club201464 Brian Dawson€6,300
Scottish Classic Scotland201464 Robert Douthwaite£5,020

Category C

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
Catalonia Open SpainBarcelonaOld Factory Llobet Gurí, Calella201132 Niels Heinsø€4,000
England National Championships EnglandSelseyHost venue200332 Scott Mitchell£4,140
England Masters EnglandSelseyHost venue197364 Jim Williams£4,640
French Open FranceGérardmer198932 Jim Williams€6,580
Finnish Open FinlandHelsinkiSOKOS Hotel198132 Boris Koltsov€4,700
Japan Open[5] JapanTokyoOta Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO200532 Hiroshi TanjiYEN 660,000
Luxembourg Open LuxembourgClervauxHall Polyvalent201032 Roger Janssen€4,670
Northern Ireland Open Northern IrelandNewryBellini's200364 Jim Williams£18,500
Polish Open PolandPoliceHotel Dobosz201064 Carl WilkinsonPLN 16,000
Romanian Classic[6] RomaniaBucharestIntercontinental Hotel201432 John Michael€5,750
Romanian Open[7] RomaniaBucharestIntercontinental Hotel201032 Dave Parletti€5,750
Swiss Open[8] SwitzerlandLausenMZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11198432 Michael UnterbuchnerCHF 6,880

Category D

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
ADO Shoot for the Moon USA201032 Larry ButlerUnknown
ADO Syracuse Open USA201032 Leonard GatesUnknown
ADO White Mountain Shootout USA201032 Leonard GatesUnknown
Auckland Open New ZealandAuckland201132 Mark McGrathUnknown
Austrian Open[9] AustriaViennaHotel am Wienerberg200932 Roger Janssen€1,440
Baltic Cup Open EstoniaPärnuVilla Andropoff200932 Matt DickinsonUnknown
Bob Jones Memorial CanadaTrentonAstra Lounge199532 Dave CameronC$1,920
Canadian Open[10] CanadaTBATBA198532 Nick SmithC$5,300
Camellia Classic USASacramentoCrowne Plaza Hotel200532 Chris White$20,000
Canterbury Open New ZealandChristchurchCashmere Club200932 Mark McGrathUnknown
Central Coast Australian Classic AustraliaCity of GosfordCentral Coast Leagues Club200332 Raymond SmithA$7,690
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza USASacramentoSheraton Hotel200532 Jim Widmayer$15,000
Colorado Open USADenverDoubletree200532 Leonard Gates$20,000
Estonia Open EstoniaTallinnHotel Dzingel200732 Aleksandr Oreshkin€2,200
FCD Anniversary Open SpainCalellaThe Old Factory201532 Kay Smeets€2,340
Finnish Classic FinlandHelsinkiSOKOS Hotel201432 Andreas Harrysson€2,000
Greater Vancouver Open CanadaRichmond, British ColumbiaSheraton Hotel201032 David FatumC$2,800
Golden Nugget Classic Australia201432 Rob ModraA$
Halifax Open[11] CanadaHalifax, Nova ScotiaBedford Legion Club197332 Kiley EdmundsC$6990
Hong Kong Open Hong KongHong KongKowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre198932 Kai Fan LeungHKD 26,000
Hungarian Open[12] HungaryBudapestGoya Eto Park Élményközpont199932 Benjamin Pratnemer€1,950
Iceland Open IcelandReykjavíkReykjavík Dartclub,200532 Dennis WattISK 125,000
Italian Grand Masters ItalyBolognaGrand Hotel Bologna201032 Wesley Harms€2,400
Japan Masters JapanTokyo201432 Seigo AsadaYEN 660,000
Klondike Open CanadaEdmontonSands Hotel195832 Kiley EdmundsC$13,000
Las Vegas Open USALas VegasTuscany Casino200064 Robbie Phillips$30,000
Latvia Open LatviaRigaBelle Vue Park Hotel200632 Darius Labanauskas€2,400
Lithuania Open LithuaniaTrakaiTrasalis Trakai Resort & Spa200932 Darius Labanauskas€900
Malaysian Open MalaysiaKuala LumpurPhoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel200164 Christian PerezMYR 40,000
Malta Open MaltaSaint Pauls BayTopaz Hotel198632 John Michael€2,050
Music City Open Canada201232 Danny Lauby-jnr
Newfoundland Labrador Spring Open Canada201332 Dave Cameron
New Zealand Masters New ZealandPorirua199232 Cody HarrisNZD5,700
New Zealand Open[13] New ZealandWainuiomata198332 Tahuna Irwin
NZDC North Island Masters New ZealandHastings200932 Darren HerewiniUnknown
Pennsylvania Open USA201532 Jim WidmayerA$9,600
Police Masters PolandPoliceHotel Dobosz201164 Kay SmeetsPLN 16,000
Quebec Open CanadaQuebecBest Western Hotel200532 Ross SnookC$7,500
Riga Open LatviaRigaBellevue Hotel201232 Darius Labanauskas€1,200
NZDC South Island Masters New Zealand201332 Peter Hunt
Saint John Port City Open CanadaSaint John201532 Jeff Smith€1,200
Ted Clements Open New ZealandLevin200932A$9,300
Torremolinos Open SpainTorremolinos199232 Adrian Frim£2,080
USA Darts Classic USAStamford, ConnecticutStamford Marriott Hotel200432 Larry Butler$20,000
Victoria Easter Classic AustraliaGeelongWhite Eagle House201532 Harley KempA$3,100
Virginia Beach Dart Classic USAVirginia Beach, VirginiaWyndham Virginia Beach198632 Larry Butler$37,120
West Coast Classic AustraliaBelmont, PerthBelmont Sport and Recreation Club200532 Dennis Parr
Whyalla Open AustraliaWhyalla198632 Dan ChapmanA$16,000

BDO Special Qualifiers

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Current or last locationwidth=210Current or last venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Defending championwidth=100Prize money
BDO European Grand Slam Qualifiers Great Britain128
BDO Grand Slam Qualifiers Great Britain128
BDO World Championship Qualifiers Great Britain128
BICC Inter-County Championship Great Britain128

BDO other tournaments

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BDO Gold Cup EnglandHost locationHost venue197464 Brian DawsonUnknown
British Pentathlon Great Britain197664 Jamie Hughes£4,500

Former ranked tournaments

width=200Tournamentwidth=140Countrywidth=110Final locationwidth=210Final venuewidth=50Foundedwidth=40Drawwidth=160Final championwidth=100Prize money
Autumn Gold Cider Masters Great Britain1984–198732 John Lowe
British Matchplay (former Major) Great Britain1976–1983128 Terry O'Dea
British Professional Championship (former Major) Great Britain1981–1988128 Jocky Wilson
Bullseye Darts Championship Great Britain1979–1981128 Jocky Wilson
Butlins Grand Masters (former Major) Great Britain1979–1987128 Jocky Wilson
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Open USA2012–201464 Leonard Gates
Double Diamond Masters Great Britain1982–198732 Reg Harding
Greek Open Greece2006–201432 John Michael
European Masters Great BritainFrimley Green, SurreyLakeside1995 Mike Gregory
International Darts League (former Major) NetherlandsNijmegenTriavium2003–2007128 Gary Anderson
Marlborough Masters Great Britain1974–?32 David Jones
New South Wales Open Australia2014–?32 Eddy Sims
Tops of Ghent Belgium2011–201432 Scott Mitchell
Van Diemen Classic Belgium2014–?32 Peter Machin
Finder Darts Masters (former Major) NetherlandsEgmond aan ZeeZuiderduin Hotel1995-201832 Glen Durrant€33,500
World Darts Trophy (former Major) NetherlandsUtrechtVechtsebanen2002–2007128 Gary Anderson
MFI World Matchplay (former Major) Great BritainBasildonFestival Hall1984–1988128 Eric Bristow
Wales Classic WalesHost locationHost venue2004–2013128 James Wilson
Wales Masters WalesHost locationHost venue2006–2010128 Tony West
Hal Open Netherlands2010-201764 Mark McGeeney€9,500
Hal Masters NetherlandsVenrayEvenementenhal Venray2015-201764 Kyle McKinstry€9,500
Jersey Classic Jersey2012-2017128 Dave Parletti£5,000
Jersey Open Jersey2012-201764 Scott Waites£5,000
Muensterland Trophy GermanyGelsenkirchenForum Gesamtschule Berger Feld2014-201532 Ryan de Vreede€8,300
Muensterland Classic GermanyGelsenkirchenForum Gesamtschule Berger Feld2014-201532 Fabian Roosenbrand€8,300

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rankings: Main Invitational Tables. bdodarts.com. British Darts Organisation. 11 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Handbook and BDO documentation: Section J - Invitation Tables Mens 2013/14 . BDO . 12 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112112804/http://www.bdodarts.com/uploads/files/BDO_%20Invitational%20_MEN_New.pdf.pdf . 12 January 2014 .
  3. Web site: Tournament. englanddarts.co.uk. English Darts Organisation. 5 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Tournament. swedishopendart.se. Svenska Dartforbundet. 5 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Tournaments. www.jsfd.or.jp/. Japan Sports Federation of Darts. 5 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Romanian Darts Festival 2016. www.federatiedarts.ro/. Romanian Darts Federation. 5 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Romanian Darts Festival 2016. www.federatiedarts.ro/. Romanian Darts Federation. 5 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Calendar. www.darts.ch/de/. Swiss Darts Federation. 6 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Event. www.austrian-open-vienna.at/_en/. Wiener Darts Verband. 5 January 2016.
  10. Web site: Calendar. www.ndfc.ca/. National Darts Federation Canada. 6 January 2016.
  11. Web site: Canadian Ranked Events. www.ndfc.ca. National Darts Federation Canada. 5 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Tournament Flyer. www.dartswdf.com. WDF. 5 January 2016.
  13. Web site: NZDC Calendar . www.nzdarts.com/ . New Zealand Darts Council . 5 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215162856/http://www.nzdarts.com/ . 15 February 2016 .