Klaasen captures World Number One spot on WDF Men's ranking

Jelle Klaasen has captured the number-one position on the WDF rankings thanks to winning the WDF Irish Open last weekend. 'The Cobra' leads the ranking with 716 points.

With his title in Ireland, Klaasen earned 180 points for the ranking. Earlier this year, the former Lakeside champion already took the title at the Dutch Open, earning 270 points.

Number two Neil Duff, however, is close behind Klaasen with 713 points. The gap to the other players, however, is substantial. James Hurrell (626 points), Haupai Puha (576 points) and Chris Landman (488 points) complete the top five. Richard Veenstra is the second Dutchman in 11th place, with Alexander Merkx shortly behind in 12th.

WDF Men's Ranking

Rank - Name - Points

1. Jelle Klaasen 716

2. Neil Duff 713

3. James Hurrell 626

4. Haupai Puha 576

5. Chris Landman 488

6. Andy Baetens 482

7. Mark Barilli 456

8. Ben Robb 439

9. Luke Littler 436

10. Danny Lauby Jr 411

11. Richard Veenstra 406

12. Alexander Merkx 385

13. Darren Johnson 373

14. Peter Machin 372

15. James Richardson 364

16. Raymond Smith 349

17. Jamie Lewis 347

18. Moreno Blom 341

19. Antony Allen 335

20. Martyn Turner 328

21. Dave Prins 323

22. Laszlo Kadar 303

23. Kai Fan Leung 296

24. Patrik Kovacs 288

25. Thibault Tricole 285

26. Scott Marsh 285

27. Benjamin Pratnemer 278

28. Gabor Takcs 243

29. Nick Kenny 238

30. Dennie Olde Kalter 236

31. David Pallett 236

32. David Kirwan 235

33. Jordan Brooks 235

34. Johnny Tata 233

35. Gary Stone 233

36. Graham Hall 232

37. Jim McEwan 232

38. Dennis Nilsson 232

39. Ryan Murray 231

40. Barry Copeland 225

41. Shaun McDonald 225

42. Mike Gillet 223

43. Robert Owen 210

44. Aaron Morrison 210

45. James Beeton 210

46. Aaron Turner 209

47. Jim Widmayer 202

48. John Scott 202

49. Ben Hazel 198

50. Greg Ritchie 193

51. Sebastian Bialecki 189

52. Reece Colley 189

53. Paul Lim 180

54. Ricky Nauman 176

55. Wesley Plaisier 175

56. Wes Newton 173

57. Leonard Gates 170

58. Mal Cuming 169

59. Mark Graham 165

60. Diogo Portela 163

61. Paul Mitchell 162

62. AJ Te Kira 161

63. Tahuna Irwin 159

64. Lee Williams 158