Back Federació Internacional de Dards Catalan World Darts Federation Czech World Darts Federation German فدراسیون جهانی دارت Persian Fédération mondiale de fléchettes French World Darts Federation Italian ワールド・ダーツ・フェデレイション Japanese 세계 다트 연맹 Korean World Darts Federation Dutch Всемирная федерация дартса Russian
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| Abbreviation | WDF |
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| Formation | 1974 |
| Type | Darts organisation |
| Website | www |
The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body[1][2] and (along with the PDC) a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members.[2] 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. The WDF was a full member of Global Association of International Sports Federations, which was the governing body for international sports federations, until dissolution in 2023.
The WDF stages a world championship (called the WDF World Cup), as well as continental championships such as the WDF Americas Cup, the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup and the WDF Europe Cup. The country that is first in the overall leader board (overall best result in the two events, singles, pairs, teams) becomes the world champion. Winners of any of the events can also call themselves the official World Champion. Winners of continental championships can call themselves the official champion of their own areas.
After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020, the WDF announced plans to launch the WDF World Championship and WDF World Masters.[3] Both competitions took place for the first time in 2022, starting with the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship in April.[4]
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- ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021 – WDF". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Lakeside WDF World Championships 2022 - Rescheduled".