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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 [ edit ]
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.
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Tournament
Country
Current or last location
Current or last venue
Founded
Draw
Defending champion
Prize money
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
Tournament
Country
Current or last location
Current or last venue
Founded
Draw
Defending champion
Prize money
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
Tournament
Country
Current or last location
Current or last venue
Founded
Draw
Defending champion
Prize money
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
Mark Cleaver
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 [ edit ]
BDO other tournaments [ edit ]
WDF Int'l Majors WDF Platinum WDF Gold WDF Silver WDF Bronze Not WDF ranked Former
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