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In 2003, to commemorate PDC Official Bobby Bourn, the PDC organised a tournament in Blackpool before the World Matchplay. There is good prize money on offer, and it’s organised very well and therefore a great success. In those years most PDC ranking tournaments were still very scattered across the calendar and under different organizers. This tournament proved to be the stepping-stone to a new structure where the PDC itself held control of the organization and the prize money. Phil Taylor beat John Part to win the first Bobby Bourn Memorial.

In the second year especially the Professional Darts Players Association of the PDC (PDPA) invested to build this circuit. That year five PDPA Players Championships appeared on the calendar. These tournaments proved a great success and soon the PDC expanded this circuit. In 2010 there were no fewer than 37 Players Championships.

With the introduction of the Euro Tour in 2012 Players Championships disappeared on the European continent until 2018 there are 20-22 annually held, all in Britain and Ireland. From 2019 the UK Open qualifiers disappear from the calendar, they are replaced with extra Players Championships. The number for 2019 is 30 in total. The floor tournaments also return to mainland Europe. Hildesheim in Germany hosts two events in 2019.

At the beginning of 2021, 366 Players Championships have been held. The most successful players in the Players Championship history until 2020 are Phil Taylor with 45 wins, Michael van Gerwen with 30, Gary Anderson with 24 and James Wade and Peter Wright with 17 wins. 72 Different players have won a Players Championship. In total 133 nine-darters have been thrown.

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In the tournament series, the PDC distinguishes between the big major events that are broadcast on television and the events of the Pro Tour. The PDC Premier League Darts, the World Cup of Darts, the Champions League of Darts, The Masters and the World Series of Darts are invitational tournaments, the prize money is not included in the Order of Merit.

World Darts Championship The World Darts Championship has been held since 1994 and is the largest darts event in the world. From 1994 to 2007 the “Circus Tavern” in Purfleet was the home of the World Championship. 2008 followed the move to the “Alexandra Palace” in London, which is also affectionately called “Ally Pally”.

Participants: 96 32 players qualify via the Order of Merit and are seeded. 32 additional players qualify via the Pro-Tour Order of Merit. The 32 free seats will be played in worldwide qualifying tournaments. The PDC Europe awards five starting places for the first main round of the World Cup. The German starting place goes to the winner of the Superleague. Further places via PDC Europe will be played in Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Eastern Europe.

World Matchplay The World Matchplay has the biggest tradition next to the World Championship. The Summer World Cup has been held since 1994 in the impressive “Empress Ballroom” in the “Winter Gardens” in Blackpool. In 2002 Phil Taylor threw the first 9-Darter in the match against Chris Mason, which was broadcast live on TV.

Participants: 32 The top 16 of the Order of Merit is set. There are also 16 other players via the Pro-Tour Order of Merit.

World Grand Prix The World Grand Prix has been held since 1998 and is the only darts event in the world where double-in, double-out is played. In 1998 and 1999 the event took place in Rochester, England. In 2000 the change to Ireland took place. After one year in Rosslare the “Citywest Hotel” in Dublin became the new home of the WGP.

Participants: 32 The top 16 of the Order of Merit is automatically qualified, seeded players are only the top 8, plus 14 additional players via the Pro-Tour Order of Merit and the two best Irish or Northern Irish players in the Order of Merit who are not already qualified.

UK Open Finals The UK Open is also called the “FA Cup of Darts” because of the way it is played and is the only major tournament where several boards are played in the first rounds. There is no seed list and each round is drawn by lot. The UK Open has been held since 2003, until 2013 the “Reebok Stadium” in Bolton was the venue. Since 2014 the “Butlins Resort” in Minehead is the venue.

Participants: 160 For the UK Open Finals there have been no separate qualifying tournaments since 2019. All 128 Tour Card holders are automatically qualified, plus 32 players who can play their way into the main draw via regional tournaments. Players placed higher in the rankings will not enter the tournament until the second, third or fourth round.

European Darts Championship The EDC was created in 2008 to give mainland European players the chance to compete against the best darts players in the world. The EDC is hosted by PDC Europe in cooperation with the PDC. The first event took place in 2008 in Frankfurt am Main.

Participants: 32 The Top 32 of the European Order of Merit qualify for the EDC. There is no draw, the tournament schedule is based on the ranking position (1-32, 2-31 etc.). The European Order of Merit only includes the prize money of the European Tour events.

World Cup of Darts The World Cup of Darts is the only team event in the tournament calendar and is hosted by PDC Europe in cooperation with PDC. The first WCoD took place in England in 2010. In 2012, the second Team World Championship took place for the first time in Germany. The event was played for three years in the “Alsterdorfer Sporthalle” in Hamburg. From 2015, the “Eissporthalle” in Frankfurt am Main was home to the World Cup of Darts for four years. In 2019, the event returned to Hamburg, where it now plays in the “Barclaycard Arena”.

Participants: 32 32 nations with two players each will be invited to the WCoD by the PDC. The eight best nations will be seeded according to the rankings of the two invited players. Grand Slam of Darts The Grand Slam of Darts is the only major event where professionals from the PDC and BDO (British Darts Organisation) participate. Home of the GSoD since 2007 is the “Civic Hall” in Wolverhampton. The Aldersley Leisure Village is the venue in 2018 and 2019 due to renovation work.

Participants: 32 The Top 8 of the PDC Order of Merit is set. The first round is played in eight groups of four, one seeded player is drawn in each group. The two best players of each group advance, from the second round on the KO system is played. Up to 16 additional places will go to the finalists of the PDC Major Events. Free places will be played in a separate qualification tournament. 8 starting places will go to BDO players, one BDO player will be drawn in each group.

Players Championship Finals Since 2009, the Players Championship Finals are a final tournament for the best players of the PDC Pro Tour. In the first two years was played in the “Circus Tavern”. In 2011 the Players Championship Finals took place twice. The first three editions of the finals took place at the beginning of a year according to the final ranking of the previous year. Since 2011, the Players Championship Finals have been held at the end of the season. Since 2012, the “Butlins Resort” in Minehead has been the only venue home to two PDC Major events.

Participants: 64 In 2016 the number of participants in the Players Championship Finals was doubled. The Players Championship Order of Merit will only include the prize money from the Players Championship events. The 64 best players in this ranking will qualify for the final round. There will be no draw, the tournament schedule will be based on the ranking position (1-64, 2-63 etc.).

The Masters The Masters is one of the PDC’s more recent events and is an invitation tournament at the beginning of a year. 2013 and 2014 were played in Edinburgh, 2015 followed the move to the “Arena MK” in Milton Keynes.

Participants: 16 The Top 16 of the PDC will be invited. There is no draw, the tournament schedule is based on the ranking position (1-16, 2-15 etc.).

World Series of Darts The World Series of Darts was launched in 2013 to make darts more popular around the world. The first event in the series was the Dubai Darts Masters in 2013. 2016 the World Series made station in Dubai, Auckland, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Perth. In 2017, the PDC returns to the USA with an event as part of the World Series. Since 2017 there has also been a World Series event in Germany.

Participants: 8 to 16 Six players qualify via the Order of Merit, two additional starting places are awarded via wildcards. These eight players compete in all World Series events of a year. In some events, the eight PDC pros face eight local players.

World Series of Darts Finals In 2015 a World Series of Darts Final was held for the first time. Since 2018 the event is organized by PDC Europe in cooperation with PDC.

Participants: 24 The top eight players of the separate World Series Order of Merit are seeded and will enter the final in the second round. In addition, four more players will be entered via the Order of Merit, and eight participants will be invited by the PDC. Four more places will be played in a separate qualifier.

Premier League Darts The Premier League Darts is the biggest road show of the PDC. On 15 match days, the four participants in the final of the Premier League are determined. The Premier League is played in Great Britain and Ireland, since 2016 there is also a matchday in Rotterdam. 2018 was the first time the event was played in Germany, since then the “Mercedes-Benz Arena” in Berlin has been part of the Premier League.

In 2005 and 2006, 7 players took part in the Premier League, from 2007 to 2012 there were 8 participants. Since 2013, the Premier League has comprised 10 participants. After nine match days (Judgement Night), the last two players in the table are eliminated. The top 4 after fifteen match days qualify for the final. The Top 4 of the Order of Merit after the World Cup is automatically qualified. Six additional starting places will be awarded with wildcards.

PDC Pro Tour Events The PDC Pro-Tour includes the Players Championship Events and the European Tour Events. The prize money from these events will all go towards the Pro-Tour Order of Merit. While the events of the European Tour will be held in front of spectators, the Players Championship Events will be held without public audiance.

Players Championship Events The Players Championship Events will be held in Great Britain. Since 2019 there are also events in Germany. The field of participants is limited to 128 holders of a PDC Pro-Tour-Card. Free places due to cancellations by players will be filled according to the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.

European Tour Events The European Tour has been organised since 2012 and is the tournament series of the PDC Europe with events in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Gibraltar.

Participants: 48 The top 16 of the Pro-Tour Order of Merit is set. 32 additional starting places will be played in various qualifying tournaments. In the first main round, the 32 qualifiers determine the opponents of the top 16 who will enter the tournament on the second day.

Development Tour The Development Tour is the newcomer series of the PDC. The minimum age for participation is 16 years. Players who were under 24 years of age on 02 January are also eligible. Each season, 20 tournaments will be held on five weekends as part of the Development Tour. In 2016, the Development Tour made its first stop in Germany. The top 72 of the Development Tour Order of Merit as well as 24 other qualifiers determine the World Youth Champion. In the final round of the 96 best players, the finalists will be determined. The final of the World Youth Championship will take place in the Players Championship Finals.

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the perfect foundation for the Players Championship events. Ambitious players can gain valuable competition experience here, while former top players have the opportunity to play their way back. Each season, 20 tournaments are held on five weekends as part of the Challenge Tour. Every participant of the Q-School is entitled to participate in the Challenge Tour, Tour Card holders are not allowed to participate.

PDC Qualifying School The Q-School is the ticket to the professional darts sport. At the beginning of a new season all free PDC Tour-Cards will be played on four days. The four semi-finalists have a Tour-Card for sure. All other available Tour Cards will be issued on the basis of the separate Q-School Order of Merit. Any player who participated in the Q-School and did not receive a Pro Tour Card is eligible for the Challenge Tour. In addition to the Q-School in England, there has been a European Q-School in Hildesheim since 2018. All players who are not from Great Britain or Ireland are allowed to participate.

PDC Tour-Card Only holders of a PDC Tour-Card may participate in the Players Championship Events. The top 64 of the Order of Merit after the World Cup will automatically receive a Tour-Card. The Tour Card is valid for two years, so players who have dropped out of the top 64 will be allowed to enter the Players Championship for another year. Additional Tour Cards will be awarded to the best players on the Development and Challenge Tour. All available seats will be played through the Q-School. Only 128 Tour Cards will be awarded each year.

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The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They comprise Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and European Tour events. Only four players have gone on to win at least 30 titles on the PDC Pro Tour. Michael van Gerwen has won the most Pro Tour titles winning 86. Phil Taylor is second on the list winning 70 events. Peter Wright in third winning 33 events and Gary Anderson in fourth with 32 events, as of May 2023.

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• 3 PDC European Tour
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Pro Tour Card [ ]

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In 2011, Tour Cards were awarded to:

• 101 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2011 World Championship
• 2 finalists from the 2010 PDC Women's World Championship
• 25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in Wigan (4 semi-finalists from each day, plus the top 9 players from the Q School Order of Merit)

Tour Cards were also offered to the four semi-finalists from the 2011 BDO World Championship , although none of the players took up the offer.

From 2012 onwards, the PDC Tour Cards were awarded to:

• Top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the World Championship (having competed in at least ten events)
• Tour Card holders from previous year's Qualifying School
• Tour card holders from previous year's invitations (BDO World Championship & World Youth Championship)
• 4 semi-finalists from the 2012 BDO World Championship
• 2 finalists from the 2012 World Youth Championship
• At least 16 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School (more places will be awarded via this method if not all the above spaces are filled)

From 2015 onwards, the PDC withdrew the Tour Cards awarded to BDO semi-finalists. The new distribution of Tour Cards is as follows:

• Four tour card holders from previous year's invitations (PDC Challenge Tour & PDC Development Tour)
• Two highest qualifiers from the PDC Challenge Tour, a series of tournaments for non-Tour Card holders
• Two highest qualifiers from the PDC Development Tour, a series of tournaments for youth players

Players Championships [ ]

Players Championships , originally known as PDPA Players Championships, are organised by the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) and have increased in number in recent years. They are known as "floor tournaments", because they usually feature 16 darts boards in close proximity on an arena floor where the tournament is played in the space of a day. Televised events differ by having just one main board on a stage with the audience and cameras situated around it.

Eligibility for these events are usually restricted to PDPA members only, however tournaments held outside of the United Kingdom often allow entry to non-PDPA members who are residents of the country staging the tournament. Some overseas players from the BDO take the opportunity of playing in PDC Players Championships in their home countries.

Order of Merit [ ]

The prize money won in Players Championships count towards the PDC Order of Merit , which contributes to each player's world ranking .

During 2007, the PDC and PDPA added further importance to Players Championships by changing qualification criteria for major televised events. A separate Players Championship Order of Merit was introduced which calculates players earnings for these tournaments only each calendar year. The players who won the most money (without qualifying automatically via the PDC Order of Merit) were awarded qualifying places at major tournaments, such as the World Matchplay , World Grand Prix and PDC World Darts Championship .

Previously, a sudden-death knockout qualifying tournament decided the players which meant players could miss out on tournaments because of unlucky matches or unlucky draws. The World Championship, however, still maintains an additional qualifying tournament – from which Kirk Shepherd emerged and went on to reach the world final itself in 2008. This was dropped for the 2010 running of the event, however it was reinstated for 2011.

Entries [ ]

PDPA members must enter events through the PDC's online entry system, while non-PDPA members must enter through the local organiser for the relevant event. The entry fee for all Players Championships is £100 for Tour Card holders.

In addition, seedings for Players Championship events are determined by a one-year rolling Players Championship Order of Merit, consisting of prize money won in Players Championships over the 12 months before that event. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit that have entered the tournament are seeded.

All UK Players Championship events have a 128-player draw.

All non-UK Players Championship events consist of no more than 256 players, with all Tour Card holders that have entered the event starting at the last 128 stage.

If fewer than 128 players enter a Players Championship event, byes are awarded to players in order of their seeding. For example, if there is one bye, the number 1 seed will receive a bye into the last 64.

Prize money [ ]

The prize money for PDC Pro Tour events has increased steadily over the years. Prize money is awarded to all players who reach at least the last 64 of a Pro Tour event. In the past, Players Championships held outside of Europe awarded less prize money than those held in the United Kingdom or Europe.

In 2011, all Players Championship events and UK Open qualifiers awarded £34,600 each, but from 2013 on Players Championship events awarded £50,000.

Up to 2013 on the Pro Tour, there was also a rolling jackpot for nine-dart finishes . £500 (Players Championship events) / £400 (UK Open qualifiers) per event is reserved for any player who hits a nine-dart finish, with the money rolling over to the next event if the feat is not achieved. If more than one player hits a nine-darter in an event, the jackpot is shared.

Prize funds for Pro Tour events over the years:

PDC European Tour [ ]

In 2012, the PDC introduced a series of five tournaments held across Europe known as the European Tour. The number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, ten in 2016, twelve in 2017, and as of 2018, there are thirteen events. [6] These events see the top players on the PDC Order of Merit compete against players from a UK qualifier, European qualifier and home nations qualifier (the country where the event is held). Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £140,000, with £25,000 going to the winner. [7] These events differ from others held on the Pro Tour as they are played on one board in front of an audience. They are not televised, but selected events have been available on the PDC's YouTube channel in the past. [8] All events are now shown live on the PDC's PDCHD-TV website.

UK Open Qualifiers [ ]

The UK Open is a major tournament that takes place each year in March at Butlin's Minehead . [9] [10] From 2003 to 2013 the tournament took place at Bolton's Reebok Stadium each year in June. Prior to the televised event, there were eight UK Open Qualifiers (originally named Regional Finals), where the prize money won was collated into a UK Open Order of Merit table which determined the 96 qualifiers for the UK Open finals in Bolton. From 2003 to 2015 there were ties and a preliminary round would be used to reduce the field to 96. In 2016 ties were scrapped and countback was used to separate players who were level. [11]

The tournaments were organised similarly to the Players Championships in that 32 boards were in operation for a non-televised "floor tournament", completed in one day. During the 2007–08 UK Open, sponsors Blue Square streamed live coverage of these Regional Finals on the internet.

From 2011 until 2013, the UK Open Qualifiers were held on four double-header weekends instead of being held on eight Sundays. From 2014 onwards there were only 6 UK Open Qualifiers. [10] UK Open Qualifiers were abolished in 2019, as all tour card holders were invited to the UK Open from then on. [12]

References [ ]

• ↑ Example prize fund for Ireland Players Championship . dartsdatabase.co.uk.
• ↑ Order of Merit Explanation . PDC.
• ↑ Players Championship Prize Funds boosted . PDC.tv (18 March 2013).
• ↑ ProTour Prize Funds Increased . PDC.tv (13 January 2015).
• ↑ Prize Fund Boosts Announced . PDC (29 December 2015).
• ↑ 2015 European Tour Update . PDC .
• ↑ Record Prize Money On Offer In 2017 . PDC .
• ↑ ET1 Live & Free on YouTube . PDC .
• ↑ Information about UK Open .
• ↑ 10.0 10.1 PDC event list . Darts Database.
• ↑ Coral UK Open Field Confirmed . Professional Darts Corporation (21 February 2015).
• ↑ New Format & Prize Fund For Coral UK Open . PDC .

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The Pro Tour

The PDC Pro Tour is the bread and butter of any player in the PDC. Floor tournaments played behind closed doors that the ranking are build from.

The PDC Pro Tour is a series of darts tournaments organised annually by the PDC. The Pro Tour events are unique in that they are non-televised events and they comprise Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships, UK Open qualifiers and European Tour events.

The PDC began operating a Tour Card system in 2011, with there being a total of 128 players awarded Tour Cards every year. These allow players to participate in all Players Championship and UK Open qualifiers. There has been a particular increase of Players Championship events over recent years, all of which see players aim to qualify for the Players Championship Finals. These events are known within the sport as floor tournaments, with multiple boards featuring games taking place at one time. 

As of today, the PDC awards players Tour Cards through the following requirements:

• Top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the World Championship (having competed in at least ten events)
• Tour Card holders from previous year’s Qualifying School
• Four tour card holders from previous year’s invitations (PDC Challenge Tour & PDC Development Tour)
• Two highest qualifiers from the PDC Challenge Tour, a series of tournaments for non-Tour Card holders
• Two highest qualifiers from the PDC Development Tour, a series of tournaments for youth players
• At least 16 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School (more places will be awarded via this method if not all the above spaces are filled)

PDPA (Professional Dart Players Association) players can only enter Pro Tour tournaments through the PDC’s online entry system. Those who are not a PDPA player must submit their entries through the local event organiser. 

UK Players Championship events feature a 128-player draw, but those events which feature fewer than 128 entries will see byes awarded to players via their seeding. Seedings for these events are decided by the one-year rolling Players Championship Order of Merit, which is determined by the prize money won in Players Championships events over the 12 months before that event. Tour Card holders must pay a £100 entry fee to all Players Championship events.

Prize money won by players in the Pro Tour also contributes directly to their overall ranking in the PDC Order of Merit, which decides seedings in a number of PDC ranking tournaments . Players can also earn automatic qualifying places in major tournaments such as the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix through their prize money earned. As such, players performances in events on the Pro Tour can have a direct correlation on their success in the televised ranking events. 

Players win the following amount of prize money for their success in Pro Tour events:

• Winner – £10,000
• Runner-Up – £6,000
• Semi-Finals – £3,000
• Quarter-Finals – £2,250
• Last 16 – £1,500
• Last 32 – £1,000
• Last 64 – £500

In the history of PDC Pro Tour events, no player has won more titles than Michael van Gerwen, who has 75 to his name. He sits just above Phil Taylor in the list of Pro Tour victories, who won 70 Pro Tour tournaments during his esteemed career, while Gary Anderson sits in third place with 30 victories. 

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Auch 2005 hieß der Weltmeister wieder Phil Taylor , den keiner auf seinem Weg zum zwölften Weltmeisterschaftstitel stoppen konnte. Zum letzten Mal nahmen nur 48 Spieler an dieser WM teil, die gesetzten Spieler griffen erst in der Runde der letzten 32 ins Turnier ein. Wir haben hier noch einmal alle Ergebnisse der PDC-WM 2005 aufgelistet:

Ergebnisse 2005:

Letzte 48: Jason Clark 3-0 Yasuhiko Matsunaga Gerry Convery 3-0 Tang Jun John Verwey 3-2 Anthony Forde Josephus Schenk 3-2 Darin Young Mark Holden 3-0 James Wade Mark Landers 3-2 Alan Reynolds Wayne Jones 3-0 Barry Jouanett Jnr Andy Hamilton 3-0 Mark Thomson Letzte 40: Chris Mason 3-1 Jason Clark Gerry Convery 3-0 Wes Newton John Verwey 3-2 John Lowe Josephus Schenk 3-0 Alan Caves Mark Holden 3-0 Simon Whatley Peter Evison 3-0 Mark Landers Wayne Jones 3-1 Keith Deller Andy Hamilton 3-0 Mick Manning Letzte 32: Colin Lloyd 4-1 John Verwey Chris Mason 4-3 Dave Askew Paul Williams 4-1 Alan Warriner-Little Wayne Mardle 4-2 Mark Walsh Roland Scholten 4-2 Jamie Harvey Denis Ovens 4-1 Mark Holden Mark Dudbridge 4-3 Richie Burnett John Part 4-1 Gerry Convery Josephus Schenk 4-2 Peter Manley Andy Hamilton 4-2 Steve Beaton Bob Anderson 4-2 Dennis Smith Ronnie Baxter 4-2 Terry Jenkins Kevin Painter 4-2 Wayne Jones Andy Jenkins 4-0 Peter Evison Dennis Priestley 4-1 Lionel Sams Phil Taylor 4-0 Alex Roy Achtelfinale: Colin Lloyd 4-3 Chris Mason Wayne Mardle 4-3 Paul Williams Denis Ovens 4-2 Roland Scholten Mark Dudbridge 4-2 John Part Andy Hamilton 4-1 Josephus Schenk Bob Anderson 4-2 Ronnie Baxter Kevin Painter 4-3 Andy Jenkins Phil Taylor 4-0 Dennis Priestley Viertelfinale: Wayne Mardle 5-4 Colin Lloyd Mark Dudbridge 5-3 Denis Ovens Bob Anderson 5-1 Andy Hamilton Phil Taylor 5-1 Kevin Painter Halbfinale: Mark Dudbridge 6-4 Wayne Mardle Phil Taylor 6-2 Bob Anderson Finale: Phil Taylor 7-4 Mark Dudbridge

Preisgeldverteilung 2005:

Sieger: £60.000 Runner-Up: £30.000 Halbfinale: £15.000 Viertelfinale: £9.000 Letzte 16: £6.500 Letzte 32: £3.500 Letzte 40: £2.750 Letzte 48: £1.750

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Explanation of 2020 PDC Pro Tour circuit workings and Prize Money breakdown

The pdc pro tour 2020 includes thirteen european tour tournaments and 30 player championship events . this article explains how the pro tour system works..

All results are included on an annual basis in the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. There is also a separate ranking for each of the two above mentioned circuits.

Thirteen European Tour events count towards the Euro Tour Order or Merit. The 32 highest ranked players after the thirteen Euro Tours will participate in the European Championship in Dortmund.

Finally, there is a Players Championship Order or Merit for the 30 Players Championship events. The 64 best players in the Players Championship rankings will participate in the Players Championship Finals at the end of November.

How other majors are affected

For other ranking TV tournaments, such as the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and the World Championship, the entire Pro Tour Order of Merit is considered. So a combination of those three circuits contribute to the overall ranking total.

For example, at the World Championship, besides the 32 best players in the world rankings, the 32 best players of the Pro Tour Order or Merit are also invited. This way, players who perform especially well at the floor tournaments can take part in the major TV tournaments. Only 2019 floor performances count towards the Ally Pally reckoning.

For tournaments that take part in the middle of the year, like the World Matchplay this is different. In the case of the World Matchplay 2020, the 'cut-off' will be on July 5. Then the results on the floor tournaments in the period July 5, 2019 - July 4, 2020 will be examined.

If a player wins a Players Championship event, for example, then they are in the running for three or four tournaments thanks to one win. Josh Payne won a Players Championship tournament four years ago. As a result he was able to participate in the World Matchplay, Players Championship Finals and the World Championship as a result.

Pro Tour rankings are also used to determine the seeded players for Euro Tour tournaments. At every Euro Tour event, the current top 16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit enter automatically.

Prize money breakdown at Players Championship tournaments

Prize money breakdown at European Tour events

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* Where UK television coverage is available this is detailed above. Coverage of televised events is also available through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners and at PDCTV-HD. European Tour events, Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers are broadcast at PDCTV-HD.