Dance couples receive Ranking points for each participation in the World Championships and Ranking Competitions.
Points are rewarded for World Championships and Ranking Competitions according to the table of points.
Points received are totaled.
WDO Ranking system has 6 categories: Amateur, Professional, Senior I, Senior II, Senior III, Senior IV
Every WDO Ranking category has two programs: Ballroom & Latin
Points are collected separately for each category.
The points only apply for the same partnership.
Only those competitors who are registered with the WDO are listed in the Top 12.
Table of Ranking Points
Place
World Championships
Ranking Competitions
1
400
100
2
380
95
3
360
90
4
340
85
5
320
80
6
300
75
7
280
70
8
260
65
9
240
60
10
220
55
11
200
50
12
180
45
13-24
160
40
25-48
120
30
49+
80
20
Ranking System Protocol rules:
Ranking System Protocol is available for download here.
Results of the event have to be filled in the Ranking System Protocol immediately after the completion of the competition and sent to the ranking administrator within 24 hours.
Ranking System Protocol is filled in English.
Places of couples are filled in the table as whole numbers without any additional symbols or spaces.
When couples tie for the same result, the points of their higher placing is awarded to each tied couple.
Ranking Protocol System must be checked before submitting any obvious mistakes (for example; same couple cannot be listed in the final and in the lower rounds of the competition).
If translation is necessary, the names of the dancers and countries are translated into English according to the international rules of transliteration.
No Cyrillic letters or hieroglyphs can be filled in the Rating System Protocol.
The names of the dancers are filled in the format of First Name first, followed by Last Name (Surname).
It's not allowed to change the structure and version of the Ranking Sytem Protocol Excel file.
Ranking administrator has the right not to accept the protocols completed incorrectly for calculation (based on the points listed above).
The Ranking administrator can help in filling the protocols for the additional fee of 45 GBP (for all ranking categories held in event). The information has to be sent in Editable format such as Excel or similar. Screen or page photos, pdf and other dificult to edit formats will not be accepted.
All questions on filling the protocols and ranking calculation system are sent to: ranking@wdo.dance