2017 BDO Ranked Events

Updated: December 16, 2016

The list of American events ranked by the BDO in 2017 has been confirmed, and the following thirteen tournaments are now published on the BDO Calendar. All BDO ranked events are 501 Singles events, and the letters under the headings “M” (men) and “W” (women) denote the BDO Category of the respective event. Based on the individual event purse, Category D events award points to the Top 16 (men) and Top 8 (women), while Category C events award points to the Top 32 (men) and Top 8 (women).

Date	Tournament	Location	M	W
Jan 21	Las Vegas Open	Las Vegas, NV	C	C
Feb 11	Camellia Classic	Sacramento, CA	D	D
Feb 18	Syracuse Open	Liverpool, NY	D	C
Mar 25	Virginia Beach Classic	Virginia Beach, VA	C	C
Apr 8	White Mountain Shootout	Shelburne, NH	D	C
Apr 22	Charlotte Open	Charlotte, NC	D	D
May 6	Cleveland Extravaganza	Cleveland, OH	D	D
Jun 24	Cherry Bomb Int’l	Deerfield Beach, FL	D	D
Aug 5	USA Classic	Stamford, CT	D	D
Sep 30	Northwest Steeltip C’ship	Snoqualmie, WA	D	C
Oct 14	Colorado Open	Denver, CO	D	C
Oct 21	Witch City Open	Nashua, NH	D	C
Nov 11	Seacoast Open	Andover, MA	C	D

These BDO ranked events qualify players for both the Lakeside World Championship, and the Winmau World Masters. Here is a breakdown of the methods of qualification:

Ranking points earned in these events count toward both the BDO Main Invitational Tables, AND the USA Regional Table. The top points earner from the USA Regional Table at September 30 qualifies for the Lakeside World Championship.

2015/16 USA Regional Table Winner, Tom Sawyer

Based on their positions in the Main Invitational Tables, both men and women can qualify for the Lakeside World Championship.

Winners of a BDO ranked singles event (men’s or women’s) receive an invitation to compete at the Winmau World Masters. This also qualifies the player to compete in the Lakeside World Championship playoffs (unless they are already qualified for this tournament).