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World Series of Darts
The World Series of Darts is a PDC invitational series taking elite darts players against regional representatives worldwide, ending with the World Series of Darts Finals.
World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships, ITTF world championship since London 1926 (6–13 December); Hungary won the first men's team title; Victor Barna holds a record 22 golds; centenary team Finals return to London in 2026.
World Tenpin Masters
World Tenpin Masters: annual invitational ten-pin bowling tournament founded 1998 in England by Matchroom Sport, also styled AMF World Tenpin Masters; 16 bowlers, two-game aggregate knockout, televised on Sky Sports; Tore Torgersen won three titles, Dominic Barrett the last in 2009.
World Wheelchair Curling Championship
World Wheelchair Curling Championship, annual mixed-team world title run by World Curling since Sursee 2002; no event in Paralympic years; China won 2025 in Stevenston 14-3 over Korea; 2027 in Lohja, Finland.
WTA Finals
WTA Finals, the women's tennis season-ending championship since 1972 (originally Virginia Slims Championships): top eight singles players and doubles teams in round robin groups plus knockout; record $15.25 million Riyadh prize money; 2026 at Indian Wells, 2027-2029 in Charlotte.
WTA rankings
WTA rankings (PIF WTA Rankings), the official women's tennis world rankings on a rolling 52-week points system, introduced November 3, 1975 with Chris Evert first No.1; 18 counting singles tournaments, 29 players have been No.1.
WTA Tour records
WTA Tour records: official women's tennis marks. Chris Evert first computer No.1 (Nov 3, 1975); Graf 377 weeks; Navratilova 167 singles and 177 doubles titles; Serena Williams 23 Open Era slams, 73 titles.
WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships
The WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships are the world championships of ten-pin bowling for national teams, first held in 1954 in Helsinki, Finland, with 58 athletes from 7 federations.
Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark, American PGA Tour golfer from Denver, Colorado; two-time U.S. Open champion (2023 Los Angeles Country Club, 2026 Shinnecock Hills wire-to-wire) with six tour wins including the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship and 2026 BMW Championship.
Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele, American PGA Tour golfer born 1993 in La Jolla, California; 2017 Rookie of the Year, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and winner of the 2024 PGA Championship and Open Championship among 10 tour titles.
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (born 1960, Sedan, France) is a French tennis champion, singer, and captain; 1983 French Open winner, the last French man to win it, later three-time Davis Cup-winning captain.
Year in golf
A year in golf is an annual chronological summary of the sport, recording major championship winners, leading money earners, and notable deaths by calendar year or tour season.
Yelena Dementyeva
Yelena Dementyeva (Elena Dementieva; Елена Дементьева), Russian tennis player born 1981 in Moscow. Olympic singles gold 2008 and silver 2000, two 2004 Grand Slam finals, career-high WTA rank 3, 16 singles titles, renowned return of serve despite a weak serve.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Евгений Александрович Кафельников)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Евгений Кафельников), Russian tennis player born 1974 in Sochi; first Russian world No. 1 (1999, six weeks), 1996 French Open and 1999 Australian Open champion, 2000 Olympic gold medalist, 2019 Hall of Fame inductee.
Yips
Yips: sudden involuntary wrist or hand jerks, tremors, or freezing during skilled tasks, chiefly golf putting. Coined by Tommy Armour; causes range from focal dystonia to choking under pressure.
Yonex (ヨネックス)
Yonex (ヨネックス株式会社) is a Japanese sporting goods maker founded in 1946 by Minoru Yoneyama, known for badminton, tennis, and golf equipment, ISOMETRIC racquets, BWF and Olympic equipment supply, and FY3/2026 sales of 163.6 billion yen.
Young Tom Morris
Young Tom Morris (Thomas Morris Jr., 1851–1875), Scottish golfer, son of Old Tom Morris; won four consecutive Opens (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872), youngest major champion at 17, won Challenge Belt outright 1870; died Christmas Day 1875, aged 24.
Yu Seung Min
Yu Seung Min (유승민, Ryu Seung-Min, 柳承敏), born 1982, South Korean table tennis player; Athens 2004 men's singles Olympic champion, 2008 team bronze and 2012 team silver; penhold grip; later IOC Athletes' Commission member and Korean Sport and Olympic Committee president from 2025.
Yu Yang
Yu Yang (于洋), Chinese badminton player born 1986 in Haicheng, Liaoning; women's doubles gold at Beijing 2008 with Du Jing, three world titles (2010, 2011, 2013), disqualified at London 2012 for match-throwing, retired 2016. Distinct from footballers, a swimmer, and a Korean figure skater of the same name.
Yulia Putintseva (Юлия Антоновна Путинцева)
Yulia Putintseva (Юлия Путинцева) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player, born in Moscow in 1995, who has won three WTA titles and peaked at world No. 20.
Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson, born 1976 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American golfer with 12 PGA Tour wins, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open at St Andrews, and US 2023 Ryder Cup captain.
Zachary Svajda
Zachary Svajda, known as Zach Svajda, is an American tennis player from La Jolla, California, who reached a career-high ranking of No. 62 in 2026.
Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen (张洁雯), Chinese women's doubles badminton player born 1981 in Guangzhou; Olympic gold 2004 with Yang Wei, world champion 2005 and 2007, retired after Beijing 2008, married Choong Tan Fook.
Zhang Jike (张继科)
Zhang Jike (张继科, born 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player, the first man to hold Olympic, World Championships, and World Cup singles titles simultaneously, completing the Grand Slam in 445 days; Olympic champion 2012, silver medalist 2016.
Zhang Zhizhen (张之臻)
Zhang Zhizhen (张之臻), born 1996 in Shanghai, is a Chinese tennis player, the first Chinese man in ATP Top 100 (2022) and Top 50 (2024), career-high No. 31, 2024 Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist.
Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei (赵芸蕾), born 1986 in Hubei, China, is a retired badminton doubles specialist, the only player with two Olympic golds at one Games (2012 mixed and women's doubles), five world titles, and 63 career titles.
Zheng Qinwen (郑钦文)
Zheng Qinwen (郑钦文), born 2002 in Shiyan, Hubei, is a Chinese tennis player, Paris 2024 Olympic singles gold medalist, 2024 Australian Open finalist, and former world No. 4 with six WTA titles.
Zheng Qinwen career statistics
Zheng Qinwen (郑钦文), Chinese tennis player, born 2002; 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist, 2024 Australian Open and WTA Finals runner-up, six WTA titles, career-high No. 4 in June 2025.