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