2026 PDGA Pro Disc Golf World Championships Invitation Criteria

Below you'll find a mobile-friendly view of the invitation criteria. You may also download the official invitation criteria PDF.

Eligibility Requirements - must be met to potentially earn an invite:

• Must be a Professional-class PDGA member.

• Must have been a current 2025 Professional-class PDGA member by December 15, 2025.

• Must have completed three (3) PDGA-sanctioned events during the 2025 PDGA Tour year.

• Must have had a rated round during the 2025 PDGA Tour year.

Invite Tier Criteria - must meet at least one of the below to earn an invite:

Invites for Registration Tier #1 - The top-rated eligible MPO and FPO player from each country in the Feb 2026 Ratings Update. 1 (Requires a minimum rating of at least 935 for MPO 3 and 825 for FPO 4.)

*Invitations for Tiers #1-5, and thereby the first five registration tiers, are based on the player's rating at the time of the February 2026 ratings update, NOT the player's rating at the time of registration.

2025 Worlds Champions Invites

The MPO and FPO World Champions from 2025 have an automatic invite to 2026 Pro Worlds in Tier 2.

If they have turned Professional, the 2025 World Champions from Amateur Worlds (MA1 or FA1) and Junior Worlds (MJ18 or FJ18) will receive an automatic invite to 2026 Pro Worlds in Tier 2.

Other Tiers (Registration Only)

Tiers #6-7 are not invitation tiers, just registration tiers. The player's class and current rating at the time of registration dictates if they are eligible.

Tier #6:

• Pro-class players in the MPO division at PDGA Majors must have a player rating of at least 935.
• Pro-class players in the FPO division at PDGA Majors must have a player rating of at least 825.

Tier #7:

• Amateur-class players in the MPO division at PDGA Majors must have a player rating of at least 970.
• Amateur-class players in the FPO division at PDGA Majors must have a player rating of at least 875.

Examples

An eligible PDGA member who is eligible for gender-based divisions and who had a player rating of 907 in the February 2026 ratings update, would receive an invite to register for FPO during registration tier #4.

An eligible PDGA member who had a rating of 1001 in the February 2026 ratings update, would receive an invite to register during registration tier #4.

An eligible PDGA member who is eligible for gender-based divisions and who had a rating of 991 in the February 2026 ratings update would receive invitations for Registration Tier #2 for FPO and Registration Tier #5 for MPO.

A member who was a current Professional class member prior to 12/15/2025, but had either not played a rated round during 2025,
or had not completed at least three (3) sanctioned events in 2025, would NOT receive an invite, regardless of their player rating,
as they did not meet the eligibility requirements. They would only be able to register for Pro Worlds during the open registration tier (#6) for all 2026 current Professional-class members as long as they met the minimum rating requirement of 935.

An otherwise eligible Pro PDGA member only eligible for MPO at Pro Worlds and who has a player rating below 935 would not be able to register for Pro Worlds. Similarly, a Pro member eligible for FPO with a player rating below 825 would not be able to register.

An Amateur PDGA member who is only eligible for MPO at Pro Worlds and who has a player rating below 970 would not be able to register for Pro Worlds, nor would an Amateur member eligible for FPO be able to register if rated below 875.

Additional Important Notes

Only the MPO and FPO divisions are offered at PDGA Pro Worlds. Invite and registration tiers are based solely on Membership Class and PDGA Player Ratings (regardless of age).

All players in the 2026 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships must be BOTH a current 2026 PDGA member and a Certified Rules Official through the last date of the event before they can register for the event.

Please direct any questions regarding the Worlds invitation process to the Event Support Team.