Darts world rankings
Encyclopedia
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments. However, after a group of former world champions and other high-profile players separated from the British Darts Organisation
in 1993 - there are now two major governing bodies.
Each organisation has its own players, and each has its own ranking system. The ranking systems are used to arrange tournament seedings, which will mean that the number one player in the world should not face the number two player in the world until the final of a tournament (providing they reach that far).
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-one points are awarded to the champion of each its four Grand Slam Events - The Lakeside World Professional Championship
, The International Darts League
, The Bavaria World Darts Trophy
and the Winmau World Masters
. Lower points are awarded for each round of the tournament reached, and also lower points for the different category of events.
The World Darts Federation
also have a ranking system designed to provide a measure of the global activities of darts players in every WDF recognised darts event. It used to be very similar to the BDO system but was revised in January 2007 to include categories by country and by events, and the distribution of ranking points reflect the levels of prize money on offer and the numbers of entries in a tournament.
The BDO Invitational rankings sees the points wiped after the seedings for the World Championship are decided, whereas the WDF rankings are based on the last 12 months performance. Therefore currently the WDF World Rankings give a better reflection on BDO player rankings.
1984
Eric Bristow
1985 Eric Bristow
1986 John Lowe
1987 Bob Anderson
1988 John Lowe
1989 Bob Anderson
1990 Eric Bristow
1991 Phil Taylor
1992 Rod Harrington
1993
Leo Laurens
1994 Steve Beaton
1995
Richie Burnett
1996 Martin Adams
1997 Martin Adams
1998 Ronnie Baxter
1999
Raymond van Barneveld
2000 Raymond van Barneveld
2001 Mervyn King
2002 John Walton
2003 Martin Adams
2004 Raymond van Barneveld
2005 Raymond van Barneveld
2006 Martin Adams
2007
Gary Anderson
2008 Scott Waites
2009 Tony O'Shea
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
in 1993 - there are now two major governing bodies.
Each organisation has its own players, and each has its own ranking system. The ranking systems are used to arrange tournament seedings, which will mean that the number one player in the world should not face the number two player in the world until the final of a tournament (providing they reach that far).
BDO / WDF Rankings
The BDOBritish Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
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-one points are awarded to the champion of each its four Grand Slam Events - The Lakeside World Professional Championship
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
, The International Darts League
International Darts League
The Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Raymond van Barneveld dominated the tournament, held in his home country, winning it on three of the five occasions it was held...
, The Bavaria World Darts Trophy
World Darts Trophy
The World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships, the BDO World Darts Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship...
and the Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
. Lower points are awarded for each round of the tournament reached, and also lower points for the different category of events.
The World Darts Federation
World Darts Federation
The World Darts Federation Is a sport governing body and tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1976, by representatives of fifteen nations. Membership is open to the official National organizing body for Darts in all nations...
also have a ranking system designed to provide a measure of the global activities of darts players in every WDF recognised darts event. It used to be very similar to the BDO system but was revised in January 2007 to include categories by country and by events, and the distribution of ranking points reflect the levels of prize money on offer and the numbers of entries in a tournament.
The BDO Invitational rankings sees the points wiped after the seedings for the World Championship are decided, whereas the WDF rankings are based on the last 12 months performance. Therefore currently the WDF World Rankings give a better reflection on BDO player rankings.
Men
| Top 16 Rankings as of October 16, 2011. | |||
| Rank | Change | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Adams Martin Adams Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion... |
196 | |
| 2 | Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:... |
194 | |
| 3 | Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed... |
187 | |
| 4 | 4 | Robbie Green Robbie Green Robbie Green is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit... |
176 |
| 5 | 1 | Gary Robson |
175 |
| 6 | Jan Dekker Jan Dekker Jan Dekker is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts... |
174 | |
| 7 | John Walton John Walton (darts player) John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:... |
173 | |
| 8 | Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea is an English darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Stockport. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. His walk-on music is "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi... |
172 | |
| 9 | 7 | Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery is a Scottish darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. His nickname is The Boss.-Darts career:... |
170 |
| 10 | 1 | Willy van de Wiel Willy van de Wiel Willy van de Wiel is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Willy won the 2008 Norway Open, beating Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting and John Henderson before beating Paul Hanvidge in the final... |
165 |
| 11 | Tony West Tony West Anthony Shaun West is an English professional darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Wins:... |
163 | |
| 12 | Paul Jennings |
162 | |
| Wesley Harms |
|||
| Benito van de Pas |
|||
| 15 | Ted Hankey Ted Hankey Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula... |
161 | |
| 16 | Ron Menulenkamp |
||
Women
| Top 8 Rankings as of October 16, 2011. | |||
| Rank | Change | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deta Hedman Deta Hedman Deta Hedman is a Jamaican-born English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Hedman reached the Women's World Masters final for the first time in 1990, losing to Rhian Speed. She won the Women's World Masters in 1994... |
207 | |
| 2 | Julie Gore Julie Gore Julie Gore is a Welsh female darts player.Gore made her World Championship in 2008, losing in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver... |
201 | |
| 3 | Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years... |
195 | |
| 4 | Lorraine Farlam Lorraine Farlam Lorraine Farlam is an English darts player.Farlam qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, where she lost 0-2 to Irina Armstrong in the quarter-finals.... |
182 | |
| 5 | Karen Lawman |
178 | |
 Anastasia DobromyslovaAnastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation, winning it in 2008... |
|||
| 7 | Irina Armstrong Irina Armstrong Irina Armstrong is a Russian darts player, nicknamed Ice Baby. She is currently one of the top ladies' dart players in the BDO circuit.-Career:... |
175 | |
| 8 | Karin Krappen Karin Krappen Karin Krappen is a Dutch female darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Darts Trophy and the Women's World Masters. She is nicknamed Dolphin.... |
167 | |
Men
| Top 16 Rankings as of November 30, 2011 | |||
| Rank | Change | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed... |
781 | |
| 2 | Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:... |
729 | |
| 3 | Martin Adams Martin Adams Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion... |
700 | |
| 4 | 1 | Gary Robson |
584 |
| 5 | 2 | Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea is an English darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Stockport. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. His walk-on music is "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi... |
550 |
| 6 | 8 | Robbie Green Robbie Green Robbie Green is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit... |
534 |
| 7 | 1 | Steve Douglas Steve Douglas (darts player) Steve Douglas is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Douglas won the 1995 WDF Europe Youth Cup, and made his BDO World Darts Championship debut in 2000... |
530 |
| 8 | 4 | Paul Jennings |
514 |
| 9 | Stephen Bunting Stephen Bunting Stephen Bunting is an English darts player who competes for the British Darts Organisation. His nickname is The Bullet. He is currently sponsored by GT Law Solicitors and A180 DARTS.... |
491 | |
| 10 | 2 | Alan Norris Alan Norris (darts player) Alan Norris is an English darts player who plays within the British Darts Organisation. Norris moved to Spain to work for a Swedish-based company but was eventually sent to Sweden in 2000 and represented Sweden until 2009 when he returned to England and began representing his home country once more... |
488 |
| Jan Dekker Jan Dekker Jan Dekker is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts... |
|||
| 12 | 1 | Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery is a Scottish darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. His nickname is The Boss.-Darts career:... |
474 |
| 13 | Garry Thompson Garry Thompson (darts player) Garry Thompson is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Darts career:Thompson reached the quarter finals of the 2004 British Open, beating Tony David and Darryl Fitton before losing to Phill Nixon. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Belgium Open,... |
448 | |
| 14 | Benito van de Pas |
433 | |
| 15 | Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton is an English professional darts player currently playing in BDO events. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song "One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses. It is one of the most popular walk-ons with the audience... |
427 | |
| 16 | Wesley Harms |
415 | |
Women
| Top 8 Rankings as of November 30, 2011 | |||
| Rank | Change | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deta Hedman Deta Hedman Deta Hedman is a Jamaican-born English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Hedman reached the Women's World Masters final for the first time in 1990, losing to Rhian Speed. She won the Women's World Masters in 1994... |
1654 | |
| 2 | Irina Armstrong Irina Armstrong Irina Armstrong is a Russian darts player, nicknamed Ice Baby. She is currently one of the top ladies' dart players in the BDO circuit.-Career:... |
1177 | |
| 3 | Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years... |
1066 | |
| 4 | Lorraine Farlam Lorraine Farlam Lorraine Farlam is an English darts player.Farlam qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, where she lost 0-2 to Irina Armstrong in the quarter-finals.... |
954 | |
| 5 | Anastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation, winning it in 2008... |
910 | |
| 6 | Julie Gore Julie Gore Julie Gore is a Welsh female darts player.Gore made her World Championship in 2008, losing in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver... |
786 | |
| 7 |  Cindy Pardy |
734 | |
| 8 | Aileen de Graaf |
494 | |
Previous World Number Ones (Mens, WDF)
The following is a list of players who ended the year ranked number one in the WDF.1984
Eric BristowEric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
1985
Eric Bristow1986
John LoweJohn Lowe
John Lowe is an English darts player who was one of the best-known men in darts during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only five players to have won the World Championship 3 times.-Biography:Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades -...
1987
Bob AndersonBob Anderson (darts player)
Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five...
1988
John LoweJohn Lowe
John Lowe is an English darts player who was one of the best-known men in darts during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only five players to have won the World Championship 3 times.-Biography:Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades -...
1989
Bob Anderson1990
Eric Bristow1991
Phil Taylor1992
Rod HarringtonRod Harrington
Rod Harrington is a former English darts player. He used the nickname The Prince of Style for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoast for his games...
1993
Leo LaurensLeo Laurens
Leo Laurens is a retired Belgian darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events. By the end of 1993, Laurens became number one in the WDF world rankings after all of the BDO's top players broke away to form the World Darts Council...
1994
Steve BeatonSteve Beaton
Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...
1995
Richie BurnettRichie Burnett
Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...
1996
Martin AdamsMartin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
1997
Martin Adams1998
Ronnie BaxterRonnie Baxter
Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action...
1999
Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
2000
Raymond van Barneveld2001
Mervyn King2002
John WaltonJohn Walton (darts player)
John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:...
2003
Martin Adams2004
Raymond van Barneveld2005
Raymond van Barneveld2006
Martin Adams2007
Gary AndersonGary Anderson (darts player)
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...
2008
Scott WaitesScott Waites
Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...
2009
Tony O'SheaTony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea is an English darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Stockport. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. His walk-on music is "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi...