PDC Pro Tour 2009
The PDC Pro Tour 2009 was the eighth edition of the PDC darts tournament series . It included the UK Open Qualifiers and the Players Championships . A total of 39 tournaments were held, 3 more than in the previous year - 31 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
This article also includes the GDC Pro Tour, a non-UK affiliate tour of the PDC.
Prize money
The prizes for the Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers have been aligned and both have been increased.
They are divided as follows:
| round | Players Championships | UK Open Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| victory | £ 6,000 | £ 6,000 |
| final | £ 3,000 | £ 3,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 1,500 each | £ 1,500 each |
| Quarter finals | £ 800 each | £ 800 each |
| Round of 16 | £ 400 | £ 400 |
| Last 32 | £ 300 | £ 300 |
| Last 64 | £ 200 each | £ 200 each |
| Total | £ 29,600 | £ 29,600 |
Players Championships
| No. | date | competition | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/10/2009 | Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy |
Doncaster 
|
Terry Jenkins
|
6 : 3 |
Mark Dudbridge
|
| 2 | January 17, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Gibraltar 1 |
Gibraltar 
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 2 |
Alan Tabern
|
| 3 | January 18, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Gibraltar 2 |
Gibraltar
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 1 |
Mark Dudbridge
|
| 4th | 02/28/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 1 |
Gladbeck 
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 0 |
Adrian Lewis
|
| 5 | 03/01/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 2 |
Gladbeck
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 1 |
Adrian Lewis
|
| 6th | 07.03.2009 | PDPA Players Championship Scotland 1 |
Irvine 
|
Robert Thornton
|
6 : 5 |
Dennis Priestley
|
| 7th | 03/14/2009 | PDPA Players Championship North West |
Wigan
|
Dennis Priestley
|
6 : 1 |
Colin Lloyd
|
| 8th | 03/21/2009 | PDPA Players Championship South |
Brentwood
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 2 |
Ronnie Baxter
|
| 9 | 03/28/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Midlands |
Coventry
|
Mark Walsh
|
6 : 4 |
Phil Taylor
|
| 10 | 04/04/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Nuland 1 |
Zero land 
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 5 |
Gary Anderson
|
| 11 | 04/05/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Nuland 2 |
Zero land
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 2 |
Gary Anderson
|
| 12 | 04/12/2009 | PDPA Players Championship South West |
Taunton
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 3 |
Vincent van der Voort
|
| 13 | 04/18/2009 | PDPA Players Championship East Midlands |
Derby
|
James Wade
|
6 : 4 |
Colin Lloyd
|
| 14th | 05/09/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Wales |
Newport
|
Gary Anderson
|
6 : 2 |
Mervyn King
|
| 15th | 06/13/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 1 |
Barnsley
|
Mark Walsh
|
6 : 4 |
Jamie Caven
|
| 16 | 06/14/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 2 |
Barnsley
|
Colin Osborne
|
6 : 2 |
Gary Anderson
|
| 17th | 06/20/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 3 |
Dinslaken
|
Andy Smith
|
6 : 5 |
Colin Lloyd
|
| 18th | 06/21/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 4 |
Dinslaken
|
Mark Walsh
|
6 : 5 |
Andy Hamilton
|
| 19th | 06/30/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Las Vegas |
Las Vegas 
|
Ronnie Baxter
|
6 : 2 |
Phil Taylor
|
| 20th | 08/09/2009 | Australian Open Players Championship |
Sydney 
|
Paul Nicholson
|
6 : 1 |
Robert Thornton
|
| 21st | 08/16/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Canada |
London 
|
Dennis Priestley
|
6 : 4 |
Wes Newton
|
| 22nd | 08/22/2009 | Atlanta Players Championship |
Atlanta
|
Colin Lloyd
|
6 : 2 |
James Wade
|
| 23 | 09/05/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Austria 1 |
Salzburg 
|
Adrian Lewis
|
6 : 4 |
 Carlos Rodríguez
|
| 24 | 09/06/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Austria 2 |
Salzburg
|
Jamie Caven
|
5 : 2 |
Steve Beaton
|
| 25th | October 03, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Ireland 1 |
Dublin 
|
Adrian Lewis
|
6 : 4 |
Andy Hamilton
|
| 26th | October 04, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Ireland 2 |
Dublin
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 1 |
Wes Newton
|
| 27 | October 18, 2009 | Killarney Pro Tour |
Killarney
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 0 |
Paul Nicholson
|
| 28 | October 24, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Nuland 3 |
Zero land
|
Steve Beaton
|
6 : 1 |
Wes Newton
|
| 29 | October 25, 2009 | PDPA Players Championship Nuland 4 |
Zero land
|
James Wade
|
6 : 2 |
 Brendan Dolan
|
| 30th | 07/11/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Scotland 2 |
Irvine
|
Wes Newton
|
6 : 5 |
Steve Beaton
|
| 31 | 11/08/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Scotland 3 |
Irvine
|
Colin Osborne
|
6 : 4 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
UK Open Qualifiers
| No. | date | competition | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 11, 2009 | North East Regional Final |
Doncaster
|
Colin Lloyd
|
6 : 1 |
Colin Osborne
|
| 2 | 03/08/2009 | Scottish Regional Final |
Irvine
|
Robert Thornton
|
6 : 2 |
Dennis Priestley
|
| 3 | 03/15/2009 | North West Regional Final |
Wigan
|
James Wade
|
6 : 3 |
Kevin McDine
|
| 4th | 03/22/2009 | Southern Regional Final |
Brentwood
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 4 |
Terry Jenkins
|
| 5 | 03/29/2009 | Midlands Regional Final |
Coventry
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 5 |
Wayne Jones
|
| 6th | 04/12/2009 | South West Regional Final |
Taunton
|
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 0 |
Andy Hamilton
|
| 7th | 04/19/2009 | East Midlands Regional Final |
Derby
|
Mark Walsh
|
6 : 5 |
Raymond van Barneveld
|
| 8th | 05/10/2009 | Welsh Regional Final |
Newport 
|
Jamie Caven
|
6 : 5 |
Alan Tabern
|
Non-UK Affiliate Tours
German Darts Corporation Pro Tour
| No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/28/2009 |
Cologne
|
Jyhan Artut
|
6 : 2 |
Andree Welge
|
| 2 | 03/29/2009 |
Cologne
|
Jyhan Artut
|
6 : 4 |
Tomas Seyler
|
Web links
Individual evidence