European Darts Tour
The European Darts Tour is a series of Dartturnieren the PDC . It has been held every year since 2012 as part of the PDC Pro Tour .
description
The tournament series currently consists of 13 tournaments spread over the year in various European cities. The results there have an influence on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit , which is jointly responsible for the qualification of several major tournaments and the PDC Order of Merit as the basic money ranking of the PDC. It is also the basis for the European Tour Order of Merit, the top 32 of which qualify for the European Darts Championship .
Tournaments
Current tournaments
These are the current 13 European Tour Events (as of 2020):
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Austrian Darts Open (2012–2014, 2016–2019, from 2021; current title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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German Darts Championship (since 2012; current title holder: Daryl Gurney )
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European Darts Open (2012-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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Dutch Darts Masters (2012–2019, from 2021; current title holder: Ian White )
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Gibraltar Darts Trophy (2013–2019, from 2021; current title holder: Krzysztof Ratajski )
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European Darts Grand Prix (2014-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Ian White )
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International Darts Open (2015-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Gerwyn Price )
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European Darts Matchplay (2015-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Joe Cullen )
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German Darts Open (2017-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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German Darts Grand Prix (2017-2019, from 2021; current title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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Czech Darts Open (2019, from 2021; current title holder: Jamie Hughes )
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Belgian Darts Championship (since 2020; current title holder: Gerwyn Price )
- Hungarian Darts Open (from 2021)
Former tournaments
These are the former 6 European Tour Events (as of 2020):
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UK Masters (2013; Last title holder: John Part )
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German Darts Masters (2012-2017; last title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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European Darts Trophy (2013-2018; last title holder: Michael van Gerwen )
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Dutch Darts Championship (2018; Last title holder: Ian White )
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Danish Darts Open (2018-2019; Last title holder: Dave Chisnall )
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Austrian Darts Championship (2019; last title holder: Mensur Suljović )
format
Each game is played in the best of 11 legs mode from the first round to the finals from 2012 to 2017 . Since 2018 , the semi-finals have been played in the distance best of 13 legs and the final best of 15 legs. The other games will continue to be played in the best of 11 legs mode .
Events
| No. | year | Period | Number of tournaments | Player with the most titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | April 27th - October 28th | 5 |
Adrian Lewis , Justin Pipe , Phil Taylor , Raymond van Barneveld , Simon Whitlock (1 each)
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| 2 | 2013 | March 8th - October 27th | 8th |
Michael van Gerwen (2)
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| 3 | 2014 | January 31st - October 21st | 8th |
 Gary Anderson , James Wade , Mervyn King , Michael Smith , Michael van Gerwen , Peter Wright , Phil Taylor , Vincent van der Voort (1 each)
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| 4th | 2015 | February 13th - October 18th | 9 |
Michael van Gerwen (5)
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| 5 | 2016 | February 12th - October 16th | 10 |
Michael van Gerwen (6)
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| 6th | 2017 | March 24th - October 15th | 12 |
Michael van Gerwen (6)
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| 7th | 2018 | March 23 - October 14 | 13 |
Michael van Gerwen (8)
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| 8th | 2019 | March 22nd - September 29th | 13 |
Michael van Gerwen (4)
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| 9 | 2020 | February 28th - October 18th | 4th |
Prize money
In the first year ( 2012 ) of the tournament series, the following prize money was distributed at each tournament:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 15,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 7,500 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 3,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,500 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| 1st round loser | (32) | £ 200 each |
| £ 82,100 | ||
In 2013 the prize pool increased to £ 100,000 for the following two years:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 20,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 3,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 2,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| 1st round loser | (32) | £ 500 |
| £ 100,000 | ||
In 2015 , the prize money was increased by an additional £ 15,000 for the next two years:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 3,500 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 2,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 1,500 |
| Loser of the preliminary round | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| £ 115,000 | ||
In 2017 the prize money increased by £ 20,000 with the following prize money distribution:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 6,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 4,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 3,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 2,000 |
| Loser of the preliminary round | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| £ 135,000 | ||
As of 2019 , the prize money, which has increased by £ 5,000, is distributed as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 6,500 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 5,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 3,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 2,000 |
| Loser of the preliminary round | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| £ 140,000 | ||
statistics
Victories
Nine darters
So far (as of 2020) 12 nine dart finishes have been thrown at European Tour events:
| competition | round | player | Bottom line | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Darts Open 2012 | 1 round |
Michael Smith
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6: 4 |
Jamie Caven
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| Austrian Darts Open 2012 | 2nd round |
Simon Whitlock
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4: 6 |
Joe Cullen
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| German Darts Championship 2012 | 1 round |
Colin Lloyd
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6: 5 |
Alex Roy
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| German Darts Masters 2012 | 1 round |
Mark Webster
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4: 6 |
 Andree Welge
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| German Darts Masters 2012 | 3rd round |
Ian White
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6: 5 |
Andy Hamilton
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| Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2013 | 2nd round |
Ross Smith
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5: 6 |
Adrian Lewis
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| European Darts Matchplay 2018 | 1 round |
Michael van Gerwen
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6: 2 |
Ryan Joyce
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| European Darts Open 2019 | Semifinals |
Michael van Gerwen
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7: 5 |
Scale length Suljović
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| German Darts Championship 2019 | Round of 16 |
James Wade
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5: 6 |
Darren Webster
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| German Darts Open 2019 | Preliminary round |
Steve Beaton
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6: 3 |
Kirk Shepherd
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| Czech Darts Open 2019 | 2nd round |
Gerwyn Price
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6: 4 |
Glen Durrant
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| Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2019 | Quarter finals |
Dave Chisnall
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6: 4 |
James Wade
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