Darts world rankings
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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 their own players, and each has their 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).
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[edit] BDO / WDF Rankings
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-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.
Current WDF World Rankings[1]
at March 11, 2007
Gary Anderson 940
Martin Adams 756
Simon Whitlock 668- Tony Eccles 644
- Darryl Fitton 584
Mark Webster 516- Scott Waites 379
Niels de Ruiter 351- Ted Hankey 337
- Tony O'Shea 322
Current BDO Invitational Rankings[2]
at March 11, 2007
- Martin Adams 53
- Gary Robson 44
- Tony Eccles 43
- Phill Nixon 43
- Martin Atkins 41
- Darryl Fitton 40
- Scott Waites 40
- Tony O'Shea 39
- Gary Anderson 38
- Steve West 36
Eccles and Nixon are placed equal third
[edit] PDC World Rankings
The PDC have switched to a new method of calculating their world rankings after the 2007 World Championship which ended on January 1, 2007.
The new system operates an Order of Merit, similar to that employed in golf's European Tour. Prize money won during the previous two seasons is calculated and the rankings are determined from this money list.
The top 32 players in the rankings are exempt for qualifying for the World Championship (at 12 November 2007), top 28 for the World Matchplay (at 11 June 2007), the top 24 for the World Grand Prix (at 10 September 2007) and the top 12 for the Las Vegas Desert Classic (at 11 June 2007). The top six ranked players after the World Grand Prix will automatically qualify for the 2008 Premier League.
Under the previous ranking points system, Colin Lloyd was the world number one player in the PDC for most of 2005 and 2006, despite most of the major titles being shared between Phil Taylor and recently Raymond van Barneveld and John Part. Lloyd often accumulated ranking points in the less prestigious non-televised events, in which Taylor does not always compete.
The top 32 players in the PDC order of merit (at March 4, 2007) are[3]
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Others (players who switched from BDO in January 2007):
- 73 ( 88) van GERWEN, Michael £5030
- 132 ( 211) van der VOORT, Vincent £2138
- 181 ( 265) KLAASEN, Jelle £920
- 211 ( -) KING, Mervyn £600
- Positions in brackets are rankings at the start of 2007.
[edit] Previous World Number Ones (Mens, WDF)
The following is a list of players who ended the year ranked number one in the WDF.[4]
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 Barneveld
2000 Raymond Barneveld
2001 Mervyn King
2002 John Walton
2003 Martin Adams
2004 Raymond Barneveld
2005 Raymond Barneveld
2006 Martin Adams
[edit] Previous World Number Ones (PDC)
The following is a list of players who have held the PDC World Number One ranking.[5]
Jan 1993 to Nov 1994 Alan Warriner
Nov 1994 to Apr 1995 Dennis Priestley
Apr 1995 to Aug 1996 Rod Harrington
Aug 1996 to Sep 1996 Phil Taylor
Feb 1997 to Aug 1998 Alan Warriner
Aug 1998 to Aug 2000 Rod Harrington
Aug 2000 to Sep 2000 Phil Taylor
Sep 2000 to Oct 2001 Peter Manley
Oct 2001 to Jan 2002 Alan Warriner
Jan 2002 to Feb 2002 Warriner/Taylor (joint)
Feb 2002 to May 2002 Alan Warriner
May 2002 to Jan 2003 Phil Taylor
Jan 2003 to Jul 2003 
John Part
Jul 2003 to Feb 2005 Phil Taylor
Feb 2005 to Mar 2006 Colin Lloyd
Mar 2006 to May 2006 Phil Taylor
May 2006 to Jan 2007 Colin Lloyd
Jan 2007 to present Phil Taylor
