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:
- The three BDO Major tournaments.
- The six BDO Category A+ tournaments.
- The ten BDO Category A tournaments.
- The nine BDO Category B tournaments.
- The fourteen BDO Category C tournaments.
- The forty eight BDO Category D tournaments.
- The four BDO Special Qualifiers 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 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
BDO Category D tournaments | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Current tournament categories
Majors
Category A+
Category A
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BDO British Classic | Great Britain | Bridlington | The Spa Bridlington | 1997 | 32 | Dennie Olde Kalter | £7,600 |
BDO British Open | England | Bridlington | The Spa Bridlington | 1975 | 64 | Wesley Harms | £12,400 |
BDO International Open | Great Britain | Llanelli | Gateway Resort | 2008 | 32 | Jim Williams | £7,600 |
Belgium Open | Belgium | Antwerp | Royal Yacht Club of Belgium | 1982 | 64 | Glen Durrant | €8,500 |
Denmark Open | Denmark | Esbjerg | Granly Hockey Arena | 1974 | 64 | Wesley Harms | DKK 70,200 |
German Open | Germany | Bochum | Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide | 1986 | 128 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | €6,300 |
Scottish Open | Scotland | Renfrew | Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel | 1995 | 64 | Jim Williams | £12,400 |
Swedish Open[4] | Sweden | Malmö | Scandic Hotel | 1969 | 32 | Dennis Nilsson | SEK 82,500 |
Turkish Open | Turkey | Antalya (host city changes) | Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) | 2009 | 32 | Mark McGeeney | €9,330 |
Czech Open | Czechia | Prague | OREA Pyramida Hotel | 1999 | 32 | Ross Montgomery | GBP 7,000 | |
Slovak Open
Category B
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Antwerp Open | Belgium | Antwerp | Royal Yacht Club of Belgium | 1988 | 64 | Wouter Vaes | €6,540 |
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 | Damon Heta | A$9,300 |
Denmark Masters | Denmark | Esbjerg | Granly Hockey Arena | 2014 | 32 | Brian Raman | DKK 50,200 |
German Masters | Germany | Bochum | Dart Sport Club | 2014 | 64 | Brian Dawson | €6,300 |
Scottish Classic | Scotland | | | 2014 | 64 | Robert Douthwaite | £5,020 | |
Category C
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Catalonia Open | Spain | Barcelona | Old Factory Llobet Gurí, Calella | 2011 | 32 | Niels Heinsø | €4,000 |
England National Championships | England | Selsey | Host venue | 2003 | 32 | Scott Mitchell | £4,140 |
England Masters | England | Selsey | Host venue | 1973 | 64 | Jim Williams | £4,640 |
French Open | France | Gérardmer | | 1989 | 32 | Jim Williams | €6,580 |
Finnish Open | Finland | Helsinki | SOKOS Hotel | 1981 | 32 | Boris Koltsov | €4,700 |
Japan Open[5] | Japan | Tokyo | Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO | 2005 | 32 | Hiroshi Tanji | YEN 660,000 |
Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | Clervaux | Hall Polyvalent | 2010 | 32 | Roger Janssen | €4,670 |
Northern Ireland Open | Northern Ireland | Newry | Bellini's | 2003 | 64 | Jim Williams | £18,500 |
Polish Open | Poland | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2010 | 64 | Carl Wilkinson | PLN 16,000 |
Romanian Classic[6] | Romania | Bucharest | Intercontinental Hotel | 2014 | 32 | John Michael | €5,750 |
Romanian Open[7] | Romania | Bucharest | Intercontinental Hotel | 2010 | 32 | Dave Parletti | €5,750 |
Swiss Open[8] | Switzerland | Lausen | MZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11 | 1984 | 32 | Michael Unterbuchner | CHF 6,880 | |
Category D
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ADO Shoot for the Moon | USA | | | 2010 | 32 | Larry Butler | Unknown |
ADO Syracuse Open | USA | | | 2010 | 32 | Leonard Gates | Unknown |
ADO White Mountain Shootout | USA | | | 2010 | 32 | Leonard Gates | Unknown |
Auckland Open | New Zealand | Auckland | | 2011 | 32 | Mark McGrath | Unknown |
Austrian Open[9] | Austria | Vienna | Hotel am Wienerberg | 2009 | 32 | Roger Janssen | €1,440 |
Baltic Cup Open | Estonia | Pärnu | Villa Andropoff | 2009 | 32 | Matt Dickinson | Unknown |
Bob Jones Memorial | Canada | Trenton | Astra Lounge | 1995 | 32 | Dave Cameron | C$1,920 |
Canadian Open[10] | Canada | TBA | TBA | 1985 | 32 | Nick Smith | C$5,300 |
Camellia Classic | USA | Sacramento | Crowne Plaza Hotel | 2005 | 32 | Chris White | $20,000 |
Canterbury Open | New Zealand | Christchurch | Cashmere Club | 2009 | 32 | Mark McGrath | Unknown |
Central Coast Australian Classic | Australia | City of Gosford | Central Coast Leagues Club | 2003 | 32 | Raymond Smith | A$7,690 |
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza | USA | Sacramento | Sheraton Hotel | 2005 | 32 | Jim Widmayer | $15,000 |
Colorado Open | USA | Denver | Doubletree | 2005 | 32 | Leonard Gates | $20,000 |
Estonia Open | Estonia | Tallinn | Hotel Dzingel | 2007 | 32 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | €2,200 |
FCD Anniversary Open | Spain | Calella | The Old Factory | 2015 | 32 | Kay Smeets | €2,340 |
Finnish Classic | Finland | Helsinki | SOKOS Hotel | 2014 | 32 | Andreas Harrysson | €2,000 |
Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | Richmond, British Columbia | Sheraton Hotel | 2010 | 32 | David Fatum | C$2,800 |
Golden Nugget Classic | Australia | | | 2014 | 32 | Rob Modra | A$ |
Halifax Open[11] | 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 | Kai Fan Leung | HKD 26,000 |
Hungarian Open[12] | Hungary | Budapest | Goya Eto Park Élményközpont | 1999 | 32 | Benjamin Pratnemer | €1,950 |
Iceland Open | Iceland | Reykjavík | Reykjavík Dartclub, | 2005 | 32 | Dennis Watt | ISK 125,000 |
Italian Grand Masters | Italy | Bologna | Grand Hotel Bologna | 2010 | 32 | Wesley Harms | €2,400 |
Japan Masters | Japan | Tokyo | | 2014 | 32 | Seigo Asada | YEN 660,000 |
Klondike Open | Canada | Edmonton | Sands Hotel | 1958 | 32 | Kiley Edmunds | C$13,000 |
Las Vegas Open | USA | Las Vegas | Tuscany Casino | 2000 | 64 | Robbie Phillips | $30,000 |
Latvia Open | Latvia | Riga | Belle Vue Park Hotel | 2006 | 32 | Darius Labanauskas | €2,400 |
Lithuania Open | Lithuania | Trakai | Trasalis Trakai Resort & Spa | 2009 | 32 | Darius Labanauskas | €900 |
Malaysian Open | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Phoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel | 2001 | 64 | Christian Perez | MYR 40,000 |
Malta Open | Malta | Saint Pauls Bay | Topaz Hotel | 1986 | 32 | John Michael | €2,050 |
Music City Open | Canada | | | 2012 | 32 | Danny Lauby-jnr | |
Newfoundland Labrador Spring Open | Canada | | | 2013 | 32 | Dave Cameron | |
New Zealand Masters | New Zealand | Porirua | | 1992 | 32 | Cody Harris | NZD5,700 |
New Zealand Open[13] | New Zealand | Wainuiomata | | 1983 | 32 | Tahuna Irwin | |
NZDC North Island Masters | New Zealand | Hastings | | 2009 | 32 | Darren Herewini | Unknown |
Pennsylvania Open | USA | | | 2015 | 32 | Jim Widmayer | A$9,600 |
Police Masters | Poland | Police | Hotel Dobosz | 2011 | 64 | Kay Smeets | PLN 16,000 |
Quebec Open | Canada | Quebec | Best Western Hotel | 2005 | 32 | Ross Snook | C$7,500 |
Riga Open | Latvia | Riga | Bellevue Hotel | 2012 | 32 | Darius Labanauskas | €1,200 |
NZDC South Island Masters | New Zealand | | | 2013 | 32 | Peter Hunt | |
Saint John Port City Open | Canada | Saint John | | 2015 | 32 | Jeff Smith | €1,200 |
Ted Clements Open | New Zealand | Levin | | 2009 | 32 | | A$9,300 |
Torremolinos Open | Spain | Torremolinos | | 1992 | 32 | Adrian Frim | £2,080 |
USA Darts Classic | USA | Stamford, Connecticut | Stamford Marriott Hotel | 2004 | 32 | Larry Butler | $20,000 |
Victoria Easter Classic | Australia | Geelong | White Eagle House | 2015 | 32 | Harley Kemp | A$3,100 |
Virginia Beach Dart Classic | USA | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Wyndham Virginia Beach | 1986 | 32 | Larry Butler | $37,120 |
West Coast Classic | Australia | Belmont, Perth | Belmont Sport and Recreation Club | 2005 | 32 | Dennis Parr |
Whyalla Open | Australia | Whyalla | | 1986 | 32 | Dan Chapman | A$16,000 | |
BDO Special Qualifiers
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BDO European Grand Slam Qualifiers | Great Britain | | | | 128 | | |
BDO Grand Slam Qualifiers | Great Britain | | | | 128 | | |
BDO World Championship Qualifiers | Great Britain | | | | 128 | | |
BICC Inter-County Championship | Great Britain | | | | 128 | | | |
BDO other tournaments
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BDO Gold Cup | England | Host location | Host venue | 1974 | 64 | Brian Dawson | Unknown |
British Pentathlon | Great Britain | | | 1976 | 64 | Jamie Hughes | £4,500 | |
Former ranked tournaments
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rankings: Main Invitational Tables. bdodarts.com. British Darts Organisation. 11 January 2016.
- 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 .
- Web site: Tournament. englanddarts.co.uk. English Darts Organisation. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Tournament. swedishopendart.se. Svenska Dartforbundet. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Tournaments. www.jsfd.or.jp/. Japan Sports Federation of Darts. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Romanian Darts Festival 2016. www.federatiedarts.ro/. Romanian Darts Federation. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Romanian Darts Festival 2016. www.federatiedarts.ro/. Romanian Darts Federation. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Calendar. www.darts.ch/de/. Swiss Darts Federation. 6 January 2016.
- Web site: Event. www.austrian-open-vienna.at/_en/. Wiener Darts Verband. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Calendar. www.ndfc.ca/. National Darts Federation Canada. 6 January 2016.
- Web site: Canadian Ranked Events. www.ndfc.ca. National Darts Federation Canada. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Tournament Flyer. www.dartswdf.com. WDF. 5 January 2016.
- 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 .