The
WDF Ranking has been updated as of 19 May 2025 with
Jimmy van Schie still on top despite barely playing this year. The standout from last year is like Beau Greaves in that he has played more darts away from the WDF.
As a result, he may still get caught by Danny Porter. The Demolisher has had an up and down time of it since his Lakeside bow didn't go to plan in December.
He lost in the second round of the Murray Bridge Grand Prix to Mark Carter and then lost in the final last month to Brody Klinge in the bronze ranked Victorian Easter Classic. The former was won by Peter Machin who also features in the top 10.
While his other tournament since losing 3-0 to Francois Schweyen 3-0 at Lakeside was in fact a 4-3 loss to Zac Spain at the South Australian Classic. So he is still playing but is in no way dominating like he did last season which saw him take that top spot.
Third unsurprisingly given his year so far is Corne Groeneveld. The 34-year-old had to qualify for Lakeside last year but he is now third in the rankings. He also sits 4th in the World Championship Race Table and also third for the World Masters.
In 2025 alone, it has been a magnificent year. He won the Faroe Islands Darts Open, Torshavn Open, Iceland Masters and Denmark Masters. He returned to action at the bronze ranked Cyprus Classic recently and lost to eventual champion 'The Deadly Rose' John Michael.
Last time the cluster of the top ten was inhabited by Aussies and Kiwi's as
Jason Brandon was the odd one out alongside Porter, Peter Machin, Ben Robb and Brandon Weening.
But it is now completely different. Only Machin remains outside of Porter in the top ten.
James Beeton won his first senior WDF title this year at the Denmark Open in early May to seal his Lakeside spot. He is the 11th player to do so and as a result saw his ranking propel. Now he sits World No.4.
Jason Brandon remains out of those who dropped and he is marginally ahead of
Benjamin Pratnemer who has been a serial winner on the WDF circuit. Alex Spellman is the new face in the top 10 to watch. He sits poised for Lakeside and has already won the Virginia Beach Classic and Cleveland Extravaganza this year.
He sits ahead of the aforementioned Machin who likely will qualify for Lakeside again albeit whether he plays is another matter. He lost in the Quarter-FInals of Lakeside last year with the WDF confirming it was the end of his international career. But he is still winning so whether he wants to still be involved if he qualifies remains to be seen.
The top 10 is rounded out by
Leonard Gates and also Thomas Junghans two of the top names involved. Brian Raman and David Fatum sit just outside the cusp of the top 10 by around 10 points. Ben Robb, Dennis Nilsson and Alexander Merkx are also in the top 10.
These rankings updated after the Mongolia Open and the Ulaanbaatar Open, the Hutt Valley Singles (New Zealand), the R.A.M.B.O & Co 2025 (USA) and the Canadian Open Youth.
WDF Ranking as of 19 May 2025
| 1. |
Jimmy van Schie
|
690 |
| 2. |
Danny Porter
|
623 |
| 3. |
Corné Groeneveld
|
570 |
| 4. |
James Beeton
|
516 |
| 5. |
Jason Brandon
|
463 |
| 6. |
Benjamin Pratnemer
|
461 |
| 7. |
Alex Spellman
|
449 |
| 8. |
Peter Machin
|
447 |
| 9. |
Leonard Gates
|
437 |
| 10. |
Thomas Junghans
|
393 |
| 11. |
Brian Raman
|
383 |
| 12. |
David Fatum
|
381 |
| 13. |
Francois Schweyen
|
377 |
| 14. |
Ben Robb
|
370 |
| 15. |
Ryan Hogarth
|
350 |
| 16. |
Cliff Prior
|
330 |
| 17. |
Dennis Nilsson
|
315 |
| 18. |
Reece Colley
|
309 |
| 19. |
Carl Wilkinson
|
296 |
| 20. |
Alexander Merkx
|
288 |
| 21. |
Karl Schaefer
|
286 |
| 22. |
Martyn Turner
|
286 |
| 23. |
Raymond Smith
|
283 |
| 24. |
Xanti Van den Bergh
|
280 |
| 25. |
Shane McGuirk
|
279 |
| 26. |
Paul Lim
|
274 |
| 27. |
Marko Kantele
|
273 |
| 28. |
Mark Cleaver
|
271 |
| 29. |
Edwin Torbjörnsson
|
271 |
| 30. |
Jeffrey Sparidaans
|
270 |
| 31. |
Kai-Fan Leung
|
266 |
| 32. |
Neil Duff
|
258 |
| 33. |
Andy Davidson
|
253 |
| 34. |
Daniel Zapata
|
250 |
| 35. |
Brandon Weening
|
249 |
| 36. |
Bradley Kirk
|
249 |
| 37. |
David Cameron
|
244 |
| 38. |
Sybren Gijbels
|
239 |
| 39. |
Dave Ladley
|
237 |
| 40. |
Liam Maendl-Lawrance
|
235 |
| 41. |
Michael Cassar
|
234 |
| 42. |
Darren Johnson
|
230 |
| 43. |
Matthew Edgar
|
221 |
| 44. |
Scott Walters
|
218 |
| 45. |
Alex Williams
|
215 |
| 46. |
Robbie Phillips
|
205 |
| 47. |
Jonny Tata
|
201 |
| 48. |
Callum Francis
|
192 |
| 49. |
Hannes Schnier
|
191 |
| 50. |
Jim McEwan
|
190 |
| 51. |
Darren Williams
|
190 |
| 52. |
Aaron Turner
|
188 |
| 53. |
Moreno Blom
|
187 |
| 54. |
Alain Abiabi
|
186 |
| 55. |
Mike Gillet
|
186 |
| 56. |
Johan Engström
|
181 |
| 57. |
Bailey Marsh
|
180 |
| 58. |
Craig Caldwell
|
177 |
| 59. |
Daniel Bauerdick
|
175 |
| 60. |
Jeff Springer
|
172 |
| 61. |
Kevin Luke
|
166 |
| 62. |
Mick Lacey
|
164 |
| 63. |
Brad Hamill
|
163 |
| 64. |
Carlo van Peer
|
160 |
| 65. |
John Michael
|
159 |
| 66. |
Jenson Walker
|
158 |
| 67. |
Tonni Sørensen
|
157 |
| 68. |
Howard Jones
|
154 |
| 69. |
Ethan De Veyra
|
148 |
| 70. |
Elliot Milk
|
147 |
| 71. |
Stefan Schroder
|
146 |
| 72. |
Jonas Masalin
|
146 |
| 73. |
Raymond van den Ende
|
142 |
| 74. |
David Platt
|
141 |
| 75. |
Petri Rasmus
|
136 |

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An excellent player in the late 70s and early 80s, he actually won the now defunct 3rd place match at two World Championships and a couple of the News of the World Championships.
A fabulous player and easily the best Swedish player ever.
Rest peacefully Stefan.
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It doesn't get the attention or sponsorship of "bigger" sports because it's not as sexy, but it's right up there.
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