Dodgeball ranking

Dodgeball currently has two governing bodies, The World Dodgeball Federation (WDBF) with 87 member nations and World Dodgeball Association (WDA) with 62 national federations. The following information is for the WDA:

WDA World Ranking^[1] points are awarded to member nations^[2] who are part of the WDA based purely on their final position at recognized international tournaments. This does not include WDBF rankings. These events include, WDA World Cup qualifiers, the World Championship and World Invitational. Each category (men's, women's and mixed) will have their own rankings system.


Rank	Change	Men's Team	Points
1		Egypt	670
2		Malaysia	566
3		United States	256.65
4		Australia	240
5		Hong Kong	196
6		Singapore	173.75
7	10	Italy	117.73
8		South Africa	110
8	2	Canada	110
10	1	Japan	87.5
11		Philippines	76.25
11		Brunei	76.25
11	1	Iran	76.25
14	1	Pakistan	31.25
14	1	India	31.25
16	1	Switzerland	29


Rank	Women's Team	Points
1	Australia	470
2	Italy	376.66
3	Malaysia	340
4	United States	289.99
5	Egypt	240
6	Hong Kong	167.14
7	Singapore	154.29
8	South Africa	110
8	Canada	110
10	Philippines	71.43
10	Pakistan	71.43
10	India	71.43
10	Iran	71.43
14	Switzerland	50
15	Brunei	20

How It Works

The WDA's World Ranking points are awarded to member nations based purely on their final position at recognised international tournaments. These events include, World Cup qualifiers, the World Cup and World Invitational. Each category (men’s, women’s and mixed) will have their own rankings system.

Calculations

National team rankings are built on an eight-year performance. Following the eight-year cycle, the new year of results will override the first year of the cycle, to be included in the rankings system. Meaning, only results within the four-year bracket will be included in the points system. WDA World Ranking Points Formula World Cup (Men, Women, Mixed): 1st – 240 points 2nd – 220 points Last Place – 120 points World Cup Qualifiers (Men, Women, Mixed): 1st – 120 points 2nd – 110 points Last Place – 20 points World Invitational (Men, Women, Mixed): 1st – 110 points 2nd – 100 points Last Place – 10 points The points awarded after 2nd place are spread evenly, in an attempt to ensure balance between international tournaments with different-sized fields. For instance, finishing 3rd out of 10 teams is considered to be a higher accomplishment than finishing 3rd out of 6 teams. Given that points are not fixed beyond 2nd place, a calculation is used to determine how many points are awarded for each position. The calculation gives the difference between any two consecutive positions from 2nd through to last. ^[3]

WDA Federations

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Africa

Americas

Asia Pacific

Europe

Observer member

Basque Country

WDBF Federations

African

Country	Membership
Algeria	Provisional
Botswana	Full
Burundi	Provisional
Cameroon	Full
Central African Republic	Full
Chad	Full
Djibouti	Provisional
Gabon	Full
Côte d'Ivoire	Full
Kenya	Full
Libya	Provisional
Morocco	Full
Nigeria	Full
Rwanda	Full
Senegal	Full
Sierra Leone	Full
Somalia	Provisional
Sudan	Provisional
Tanzania	Full
Togo	Full
Tunisia	Full
Uganda	Full
Zambia	Full

Asia Pacific

Country	Membership
American Samoa	Full
Australia	Full
Bangladesh	Full
Brunei	Full
China	Full
Chinese Taipei	Full
Hong Kong	Full
India	Full
Indonesia	Full
Iran	Full
Kyrgyzstan	Full
Malaysia	Full
Nepal	Full
New Zealand	Full
Pakistan	Full
Singapore	Full
Sri Lanka	Provisional
Syria	Provisional
United Arab Emirates	Provisional

European

Country	Membership
Armenia	Provisional
Austria	Full
Belgium	Full
Croatia	Full
Czech Republic	Full
Denmark	Full
France	Full
Georgia	Full
Germany	Provisional
Hungary	Full
Ireland	Full
Italy	Full
Malta	Full
Netherlands	Full
Norway	Full
Portugal	Provisional
Romania	Full
Russia	Provisional
Spain	Full
Sweden	Full
Switzerland	Full
Turkey	Provisional
United Kingdom	Full

Latin American

Country	Membership
Argentina	Full
Bolivia	Provisional
Brazil	Provisional
Chile	Full
Colombia	Full
Costa Rica	Full
Ecuador	Full
Guatemala	Full
Mexico	Full
Nicaragua	Full
Panama	Provisional
Peru	Provisional
Uruguay	Full