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World Ranking points are awarded to member nations based purely on their final position at recognized 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.

Rank Change Men's Team Points
1 Steady  Malaysia 670
2 Steady  Australia 566
3 Steady  United States 256.65
4 Steady  Egypt 240
5 Steady  Hong Kong 196
6 Steady  Singapore 173.75
7 Increase 10  Italy 117.73
8 Steady  South Africa 110
8 Decrease 2  Canada 110
10 Decrease 1  Japan 87.5
11 Steady  Philippines 76.25
11 Steady  Brunei 76.25
11 Decrease 1  Iran 76.25
14 Decrease 1  Pakistan 31.25
14 Decrease 1  India 31.25
16 Increase 1  Switzerland 29
Rank Change Women's Team Points
1 Steady  Australia 470
2 Steady  Italy 376.66
3 Steady  Malaysia 340
4 Steady  United States 289.99
5 Steady  Egypt 240
6 Steady  Hong Kong 167.14
7 Steady  Singapore align="right" |154.29
8 Steady  South Africa 110
8 Steady  Canada 110
10 Steady  Philippines 71.43
10 Steady  Pakistan 71.43
10 Steady  India 71.43
10 Steady  Iran 71.43
14 Steady  Switzerland 50
15 Steady  Brunei 20

How It Works

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.

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