The DDV
The "Deutscher Dart-Verband" (DDV) is the national German steeldart organisation and member of the WDF.
The members of the DDV are the different state organisations, there are no individual members but when you are member
of a dartclub in one of the state organisations you are automatically member of the DDV.
All members pay a member fee and can take part in the tournaments organised by the DDV.
The DDV was founded in 1982 by nine founder members, dartclubs at that time.
1991 the first WDF ranking tournament was played in Germany, 1993 the four nations cup was hosted for the first time and
in 1996 the European Youth Cup.
In 2012 the DDV will for the first time organise the WDF Europe Cup.
Since the season 2003/2004 a Bundesliga is played with today 18 clubs in two groups south and north.
The eight best clubs from both groups meet every year for the play-offs in Berlin.
In October 2010 the board could announce that one of the long time goals finally seems to be reached before the end of the
year - the admission to the DOSB which would mean Darts would be a recognised sport in Germany.
After it leaked out in 2010 that the board president Stefan Mischke had several accounts in a German darts forum, which he deliberatly used for his purpose he
passed a vote of no confidence. Almost the complete board decleared solidarity and resigned as well. A few turbulent years followed but it looks the problems are all solved now. By regulary reports about the work of the board one tries to be lucent. Youth darts now plays a more importent part - a Youth spokesman was added to the board.
The chair of the DDV looks like this (new 21. March 2026):
DDV Chair (neu 21. März 2026):
Christian Baumgartner - President
Marcus Maier - Vice President
Charline Marggraf - Treasurer
Oliver Moos - Overall Admin
Siggi Dallmann - Youth Admin
DDV Youth Board (new 21. March 2026)
Siggi Dallmann - Youth Admin
Max Bliemi - Deputy
Leopold Averbeck - Youth Spokesman
Not Filles - Youth Spokesman, Female
Ricoh Handt - Youth Secretary
Charline Marggraf - Treasurer
High Performance Sport
Dirk Wurzler - National Coach
Axel Krauss - Sporting Director
Markus Koch - Mental Coach
Para Darts
Klaus Pabst - Administrator
By now the DDV has around 10 000 members and includes the following state associations:
BDV (Bayern)
BWDV (Baden-Württemberg)
DVBB (Berlin-Brandenburg)
HBDV (Hansestadt Bremen)
HDV (Hessen)
LDVH (Hansestadt Hamburg)
Dartverband MV (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
NDV (Niedersachsen)
NWDV (Nordrhein Westfalen)
RPDV (Rheinland Pfalz)
SADV (Saarland)
SDV (Sachsen)
STDV (Sachsen -Anhalt)
SHDV (Schleswig Holstein)
Thüringer Dartverband e.V. (Thüringen)
And the following regional organisations(members of state associations):
ADV Allgäuer Dartverband
BBDV Braunschweiger Bezirksdartverband e.V.
BDVLH Bezirksdartverband Lüneburger Heide von 2008 e.V.
DBH Dart Bezirksverband Hannover e.V.
DVO Dartverband Ostbayern e.V.
DVOS Dartverband Oberschwaben e.V.
EHM Dartliga Eifel-Hunsrück - Mosel e:V.
MOFDV Mittel- und Oberfränkischer Dartverband e.V.
OBVD Oberbayerischer Dartverband e.V.
DVWE Dart Verband Weser Ems
The DDV organises the following tournaments:
National Tournaments
Deutsche Meisterschaften/German MastersRanking Turniere
WDF/BDO/DDV Ranking Events
German Open/Masters - till 2023German Gold Cup - till 2015
Dortmund Open - till 2012
The DDV has got an own homepage: DDV