World Darts Federation

World Darts Federation
AbbreviationWDF
Formation1976 (1976)
TypeDarts organisation
Websitewww.dartswdf.com

The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a group that organises darts tournaments for amateurs and professionals. Membership is open to the national organising body for darts in all nations. The WDF encourages the promotion of the sport of darts among and between those bodies, in an effort to gain international recognition for darts as a major sport.

History

The WDF was founded in 1976 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members.[1] Since 1977, the WDF stages the WDF World Cup biennially, as well as continental championships such as the WDF Americas Cup, WDF Asia-Pacific Cup and WDF Europe Cup. The WDF also organises the Dutch Open which is one of the longest-running darts tournaments in the world, which started back in 1973. After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020, the WDF announced plans to launch the WDF World Darts Championship and WDF World Masters.[2] The first WDF World Darts Championship took place in April 2022.[3] The First WDF World Masters took place in December 2022. On 29 July 2025, the WDF announced a partnership agreement with the International Dart Federation (IDF), under the partnership the IDF recognizes the WDF as the governing body for all the darts disciplines, including soft darts, e-darts and para versions.[4] In 2025, the WDF voted to implement an immediate ban on transgender women from competing as women in response to a motion put forth by England and seconded by Scotland and Wales.[5]

Members

National full members list plus interim nember (Mauritania).[6]

Tournament levels and points allocation

Current points distribution

Points are currently awarded as follows.[7]

Tournament category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64
WDF Platinum tournaments27016710364392613
WDF Gold tournaments180111684326179
WDF Silver tournaments90563421139
WDF Bronze tournaments452817116

References

  1. ↑ "WDF Organisation - DartsWDF". dartswdf.com. World Darts Federation.
  2. ↑ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "WDF World Darts Championships: When is the event? How can I watch on TV? Who is playing? How do I buy tickets?". tntsports.co.uk. TNT Sports. 28 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "WDF and IDF Announce an Historical Partnership Agreement". dartswdf.com. World Darts Federation. 29 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trans darts player vows not to let new anti-trans ban ruin her love of the sport". lgbtqnation.com. 30 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Member Countries". World Darts Federation.
  7. ↑ "WDF Rules". dartswdf.com. WDF.
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