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Only the elite of the WDSF world ranking. Duels decided by certified international adjudicators, with a clear bracket and a clear champion.
WDSF · World Dancing League
When dance
When dance
becomes sportthe art of the duel
The world’s best DanceSport couples, face to face. Head-to-head duels, dances drawn live, one champion — a format made for the stage and for television.
2026Olidata WDL · BarcelonaLatest edition · January 17–18, 2026 · Grand Hyatt BarcelonaWhy the WDL
Art and sport, on the same floor
The World Dancing League turns DanceSport into a live sports event: rankings, duels, pressure, a winner. And it never forgets that every duel is also a performance.
Art
Standard and Latin danced at the highest level: technique, musicality and expression, staged with an artistic direction built for the show.
Show
Dances drawn at the moment, group battles, a final duel: a format that keeps the audience on the edge — in the arena and on TV.
The League in numbers
Built for the big stage
47countries reached by the TV coverage on Sky Sport and Eurosport
2editions on Sky Sport: Sky Sport Max in 2023, live as Official Broadcaster in 2024
16couples per discipline, invited from the top of the WDSF world ranking
34international adjudicators on the 2024 panel
18nations represented by the couples invited in 2024
3editions: Sardinia 2023, Sardinia 2024, Barcelona 2026
The format
From sixteen couples to one champion
- 16Invitation
The top 16 couples of the WDSF world ranking in Standard and in Latin.
- 4Groups
A live draw splits them into four groups: A, B, C and D.
- 3Dances, drawn live
Every duel is danced on three dances chosen by random draw on the spot.
- 8 → 4Battles
Group A meets D, B meets C. Eight couples advance, then four.
- 1Final duel
The last two couples face off for the title.
In 2026 the League opened to every WDSF licence holder — Youth, Under 21, Adult, Senior and Professional — with qualification rounds to the Top 16 and a Spider Scheme bracket for the Top 8.
Editions
Our history is the example
Every edition stays online as it was: rankings, judges, venues and results. The past is the proof of what the WDL can do.
Olidata World Dancing League
Battle format open to all levels with a valid WDSF licence and a VIP Jury Panel next to the International Adjudicators Panel. Venue: Grand Hyatt Barcelona.
Sardinia Challenge 2024
The top 16 couples of the WDSF ranking (August 2024) in Standard and Latin at the PalaPirastu, live on Sky Sport (Official Broadcaster), Corriere dello Sport as media partner, WDSF Open and World Open competitions all weekend, free entry. Champions: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova (Moldova) in Standard, Charles-Guillaume Schmitt & Elena Salikhova (France) in Latin.
Sardinia Challenge 2023
The first edition, at the PalaPirastu: the top 16 couples per discipline in four groups of four, the best two of each group to the knockout rounds. Winners: Moldova in Standard, Germany in Latin. Evening highlights on Sky Sport Max, free entry, main sponsor the Sardinia Region Tourism Department.
Official results
Roll of honour
Final A decides the title, Final B third place. Scores from the official results of the 2024 Sardinia Challenge.
Standard 2024
- 1Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova MDA116.200
- 2Rares Cojoc & Andreea Matei ROU114.500
- 3Dariusz Mycka & Madara Freiberga POL110.500
- 4Yuan Shaoyang & Qi Chongxuan CHN109.000
Latin 2024
- 1Charles-Guillaume Schmitt & Elena Salikhova FRA116.400
- 2Ionut Alexandru Miculescu & Andra Pacurar ROU112.200
- 3Jakub Lipowski & Tereza Kucerova CZE108.600
- 4Eric Testa & Federica Brezzo ITA107.300
2023 · Sardinia Challenge: Moldova won Standard, Germany won Latin.
On screen
DanceSport on prime-time sport TV
The WDL is produced for television. Its editions have been broadcast or presented by:
Sky SportEurosportSky TG24Corriere dello Sport
The World Dancing League is more than a competition — it is a cultural movement that celebrates dance as both a sport and an art.World Dancing League
Watch · WDSF official video
The 2024 Final
Cagliari, November 2024: the full World Dancing League Final, published by the World DanceSport Federation.
In the press
What others wrote about us
Sky Sport · 2023
World Dancing League, il Sardinia Challenge su Sky
Sky Sport · 2024
World Dancing League a Cagliari dal 22 al 24 novembre
DanceSport Service · 2024
World Dancing League 2024 – official results, Standard and Latin
WDSF · YouTube · 2024
2024 World Dancing League Final (full video)
CONI Sardegna · 2023
WDSF World Dancing League – Sardinia Challenge: torna la grande danza in Sardegna
CONI Sardegna · 2023
La World Dancing League – Sardinia Challenge a una coppia rumena
CONI Sardegna · 2024
Ha preso il via a Cagliari la WDL Sardinia Challenge di danza
Sardegna Turismo · 2023
WDSF World Dancing League a Cagliari
WDSF · 2024
World Dance League Cagliari – Adult Latin: officials and results
Il Punto Sociale · 2024
Cagliari. Danza sportiva al Palapirastu con la World Dancing League – Sardinia Challenge
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- International TV and media visibility
- Official partner, supplier and destination roles
- An audience that loves sport, music and style
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