PDC Pro Tour 2017

The PDC Pro Tour 2017 includes a series of PDC darts tournaments , most of which are not broadcast on TV. In 2017 there will be 22 Players Championships , six UK Open Qualifiers and twelve European Tour events for the professionals . A total of 40 tournaments are played. These tournaments are also taken into account when calculating the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit .

Prize money

round	UK Open Qualifiers	Players Championships	European Tour Events
victory	£ 10,000	£ 10,000	£ 25,000
final	£ 5,000	£ 6,000	£ 10,000
Semifinals	£ 2,500	£ 3,000	£ 6,000
Quarter finals	£ 1,500 each	£ 2,250	£ 4,000
Round of 16	£ 1,000	£ 1,500 each	£ 3,000
3rd round (load 32)	£ 750	£ 1,000	£ 2,000
2nd lap (load 64)	£ 250	£ 500	£ 1,000
Total	£ 60,000	£ 75,000	£ 135,000

PDC Pro Tour Card

In order to be able to play the PDC Pro Tour , one must have a tour card that is valid for two years. This entitles the holder to participate in all Pro Tour tournaments.

A total of 128 tour cards are awarded:

• (64) - Top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit after the PDC World Championship 2017
• (28) - 28 of 34 qualifiers of the PDC Qualifying School 2016 who were not already in the top 64 of the Order of Merit.
• (2) - The two best players of the PDC Challenge Tour 2016 ( Rob Cross and Ryan Searle )
• (2) - The two best players of the PDC Development Tour 2016 ( Dean Reynolds and Ross Twell )
• (2) - The two best players of the PDC Challenge Tour 2015 ( Jan Dekker ¹ and Richie Corner)
• (2) - The two best players of the PDC Development Tour 2015 (Mike de Decker and Bradley Kirk ² )
• (1) - The winner of the Scandinavian Order of Merit ( Kim Viljanen )
• (16) - The 16 qualifiers of the PDC Qualifying School 2016
• (14) - The top 14 of the Q-School Order of Merit

¹Dekker was already in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, so Shaun Griffiths got a card.

²Kirk returned his card and Berry van Peer got it.

PDC Qualifying School 2017

The PDC Qualifying School 2017 will be played from January 19th to 22nd, 2017.

• Qualifying School 2017:

Day 1 - January 19th	Day 2 - January 20th	Day 3 - January 21	Day 4 - January 22nd
Prakash Jiwa Lee Bryant Stephen Burton Jim Brown	Maik Langendorf Richard North Ritchie Edhouse Ting Chi Royden Lam	John Part Richie Burnett Scott Taylor Steve Lennon	Martin Schindler Kirk Shepherd Antonio Alcinas Paul Nicholson

• Qualifying School 2017 Order of Merit Top 14:

space	player
1	Jamie Bain
2	Jimmy Hendricks
3	Ronnie Baxter
4th	Steve Hine
5	Sven Groen
6th	Paul Rowley
7th	Scott Darbyshire
8th	Michael Mansell
9	Chris Quantock
10	John Norman Jnr
11	Darren Johnson
12	Madars Razma

Players Championships

→ Main article : Players Championships 2017

No.	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	02/25/2017	Barnsley	Alan Norris	6  : 1	Peter Jacques
2	02/26/2017	Barnsley	Gary Anderson	6  : 1	Peter Wright
3	03/11/2017	Barnsley	Rob Cross	6  : 5	Mervyn King
4th	03/12/2017	Barnsley	Simon Whitlock	6  : 3	Darren Johnson
5	04/01/2017	Milton Keynes	Adrian Lewis	6  : 3	Dave Chisnall
6th	04/02/2017	Milton Keynes	Michael van Gerwen	6  : 1	Peter Wright
7th	04/08/2017	Barnsley	Daryl Gurney	6  : 3	Kim Huybrechts
8th	04/09/2017	Barnsley	Joe Cullen	6  : 5	Daryl Gurney
9	04/29/2017	Wigan	Michael van Gerwen	6  : 2	Robert Thornton
10	04/30/2017	Wigan	Gary Anderson	6  : 3	Peter Wright
11	05/20/2017	Milton Keynes	Peter Wright	6  : 3	Daryl Gurney
12	05/21/2017	Milton Keynes	Rob Cross	6  : 5	Ian White
13	06/17/2017	Wigan	Steve Beaton	6  : 3	Gary Anderson
14th	06/18/2017	Wigan	Gary Anderson	6  : 1	Ian White
15th	07/08/2017	Barnsley	Darren Webster	6  : 1	Daryl Gurney
16	07/09/2017	Barnsley	Joe Cullen	6  : 4	Zoran Lerchbacher
17th	08/05/2017	Barnsley	Kyle Anderson	6  : 2	Kevin Painter
18th	08/06/2017	Barnsley	Dave Chisnall	6  : 5	Richard North
19th	09/29/2017	Dublin	Rob Cross	6  : 2	Peter Wright
20th	09/30/2017	Dublin	Scale length Suljović	6  : 4	Stephen Bunting
21st	10/10/2017	Barnsley	Rob Cross	6  : 2	Adrian Lewis
22nd	10/11/2017	Barnsley	Jonny Clayton	6  : 1	James Wilson

European Tour Events

→ Main article : European Darts Tour 2017

No.	date	Event	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	24.-26. March	German Darts Championship	Hildesheim	Peter Wright 95.36	6  : 3	Michael van Gerwen 93.29
2	15-17 April	German Darts Masters	Jena	Michael van Gerwen 107.33	6  : 2	Jelle Klaasen 98.29
3	21-23 April	German Darts Open	Saarbrücken	Peter Wright 97.49	6  : 5	Benito van de Pas 110.46
4th	5th-7th May	European Darts Grand Prix	Sindelfingen	Peter Wright 104.86	6  : 0	Michael van Gerwen 99.56
5	12-14 May	Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Gibraltar	Michael Smith 96.33	6  : 4	Scale length Suljović 99.00
6th	9-11 June	European darts matchplay	Hamburg	Michael van Gerwen 102.05	6  : 3	Scale length Suljović 106.26
7th	23-25 June	Austrian Darts Open	Schwechat	Michael van Gerwen 105.16	6  : 5	Michael Smith 101.01
8th	June 30th – 2nd July	European Darts Open	Leverkusen	Peter Wright 103.07	6  : 2	Mervyn King 92.42
9	1st - 3rd September	Dutch Darts Masters	Sindelfingen	Michael van Gerwen 99.59	6  : 1	Steve Beaton 98.54
10	8-10 September	German Darts Grand Prix	Mannheim	Michael van Gerwen 111.00	6  : 3	Rob Cross 93.38
11	22.-24. September	International Darts Open	Riesa	Peter Wright 102.65	6  : 5	Kim Huybrechts 92.44
12	13-15 October	European Darts Trophy	Goettingen	Michael van Gerwen 96.70	6  : 4	Rob Cross 93.23

UK Open Qualifiers

→ Main article : UK Open Qualifiers 2017

No.	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	02/03/2017	Wigan	Peter Wright	6  : 4	Adrian Lewis
2	02/04/2017	Wigan	Simon Whitlock	6  : 4	Gary Anderson
3	02/05/2017	Wigan	Peter Wright	6  : 5	Michael Smith
4th	02/10/2017	Wigan	Michael van Gerwen	6  : 3	Gary Anderson
5	02/11/2017	Wigan	Simon Whitlock	6  : 3	Ronny Huybrechts
6th	02/12/2017	Wigan	Peter Wright	6  : 3	James Wade

Secondary tour events

PDC Challenge Tour

No.	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	03/25/2017	Milton Keynes	Aaron Dyer	5  : 1	Mark Frost
2	03/25/2017	Milton Keynes	Paul Milford	5  : 0	Martin Lukeman
3	03/26/2017	Milton Keynes	Lee Evans	5  : 4	Kevin Dowling
4th	03/26/2017	Milton Keynes	Aaron Dyer	5  : 2	Mark Wilson
5	04/15/2017	Barnsley	Ryan Harrington	5  : 2	Mark Frost
6th	04/15/2017	Barnsley	Wayne Jones	5  : 1	Jason Wilson
7th	04/16/2017	Barnsley	Mark Dudbridge	5  : 2	Alan Tabern
8th	04/16/2017	Barnsley	Wayne Jones	5  : 2	Jay Foreman
9	05/13/2017	Milton Keynes	Nathan Aspinall	5  : 1	Radoslaw Szaganski
10	05/13/2017	Milton Keynes	Robert Rickwood	5  : 3	Jason Wilson
11	05/14/2017	Milton Keynes	Peter Jacques	5  : 4	Wayne Jones
12	05/14/2017	Milton Keynes	Luke Humphries	5  : 4	Andy Smith
13	06/10/2017	Milton Keynes	Warrick Scheffer	5  : 3	Mark Dudbridge
14th	06/10/2017	Milton Keynes	Kevin McDine	5  : 4	Luke Humphries
15th	06/11/2017	Milton Keynes	Mark Dudbridge	5  : 4	Kevin Edwards
16	06/11/2017	Milton Keynes	Matthew Edgar	5  : 2	Barrie Bates
17th	09.09.2017	Wigan	Peter Jacques	5  : 2	Wayne Jones
18th	09.09.2017	Wigan	Nick Fullwell	5  : 4	Kevin Edwards
19th	09/10/2017	Wigan	Wayne Jones	5  : 3	Stuart Kellett
20th	09/10/2017	Wigan	Alan Tabern	5  : 3	Adam Smith-Neale

PDC Development Tour

No.	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	02/18/2017	Wigan	Luke Humphries	5  : 1	Dawson Murschell
2	02/18/2017	Wigan	Dimitri Van den Bergh	5  : 2	Kenny Neyens
3	02/19/2017	Wigan	Ryan Meikle	5  : 1	Harry Ward
4th	02/19/2017	Wigan	Luke Humphries	5  : 2	Kenny Neyens
5	03/18/2017	Wigan	Kenny Neyens	5  : 4	Adam Hunt
6th	03/18/2017	Wigan	Dimitri Van den Bergh	5  : 2	Adam Hunt
7th	03/19/2017	Wigan	Adam Hunt	5  : 3	Stephen Rosney
8th	03/19/2017	Wigan	Steve Lennon	5  : 3	Ted Evetts
9	May 27, 2017	Hildesheim	Luke Humphries	5  : 1	Dimitri Van den Bergh
10	May 27, 2017	Hildesheim	Mike van Duivenbode	5  : 0	Adam Hunt
11	05/28/2017	Hildesheim	Jeffrey de Zwaan	5  : 2	Adam Smith-Neale
12	05/28/2017	Hildesheim	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	5  : 1	Harry Ward
13	09/16/2017	Barnsley	Dimitri Van den Bergh	5  : 4	Rhys Griffin
14th	09/16/2017	Barnsley	Mike van Duivenbode	5  : 3	Dimitri Van den Bergh
15th	09/17/2017	Barnsley	Martin Schindler	5  : 2	Justin van Tergouw
16	09/17/2017	Barnsley	Luke Humphries	5  : 1	Ryan Meikle
17th	04/11/2017	Wigan	Mike De Decker	5  : 3	Kurt Parry
18th	04/11/2017	Wigan	Ted Evetts	5  : 2	Rowby-John Rodriguez
19th	05.11.2017	Wigan	Rowby-John Rodriguez	5  : 4	Luke Humphries
20th	05.11.2017	Wigan	Luke Humphries	5  : 3	Jake Jones

Professional Darts Corporation Baltic & Nordic Pro Tour

The former Scandinavia Pro Tour was renamed Professional Darts Corporation Baltic & Nordic Pro Tour in 2017. The first two of the rankings of this tour will qualify for the preliminary round of the 2018 World Cup.

game	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	Saturday 18th February	Copenhagen , Park Inn Hotel by Radisson	Kim Viljanen	6: 2	Magnus Caris
2	Sunday February 19th		Kim Viljanen	6-0	Marko Kantele
3	Saturday 18th March	, Gothenburg , Apple Hotel	Kim Viljanen	6: 1	Daniel Larsson
4th	Sunday March 19th		Kim Viljanen	6: 3	Ricky Naumann
5	Saturday 20th May	Oslo , Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen	Dennis Nilsson	6: 3	Per Laursen
6th	Sunday, May 21		Marko Kantele	6: 5	Per Laursen
7th	Saturday, August 12th	Helsinki , (TBA)	Kim Viljanen	6-0	Magnus Caris
8th	Sunday 13th August		Marko Kantele	6: 4	Cor Dekker
9	Saturday 4th November	, Riga , Bellevue Park Hotel	Kim Viljanen	6: 2	Marko Kantele
10	Sunday 5th November		Kim Viljanen	6: 2	Ulf Ceder

Australian Grand Prix Tour

All players from Oceania , New Zealand and Australia are eligible to play . The winner of the Grand Prix Tour automatically receives a starting place in the preliminary round for the PDC World Championship 2018 .

game	date	Event	winner	Result	finalist
1	Friday 3rd February	DPA World Series Qualifier 1	John Weber	6: 5	Lucas Cameron
2	Saturday 4th February	Australian Pro Tour Event 1	Cody Harris	6: 4	Corey Cadby
3	Sunday 5th February	Australian Pro Tour Event 2	Corey Cadby	6: 1	John Weber
4th	Friday February 17th	DPA World Series Qualifier 2	Justin Thompson	6: 4	Corey Cadby
5	Saturday 18th February	Australian Pro Tour Event 3	Lucas Cameron	6: 2	Corey Cadby
6th	Sunday February 19th	Australian Pro Tour Event 4	Rhys Mathewson	6: 5	Lucas Cameron
7th	Friday March 10th	DPA World Series Qualifier 3	Corey Cadby	6: 3	Rhys Mathewson
8th	Saturday March 11th	Australian Pro Tour Event 5	Justin Thompson	6: 4	John Weber
9	Sunday March 12th	Australian Pro Tour Event 6	Rhys Mathewson	6: 4	Corey Cadby
10	Friday March 24th	DPA World Series Qualifier 4	Cody Harris	6: 5	Lucas Cameron
11	Saturday March 25th	Australian Pro Tour Event 7	Cody Harris	6: 2	Rhys Mathewson
12	Sunday March 26th	Australian Pro Tour Event 8	Corey Cadby	6: 3	Gordon Glen Mathers
13	Friday April 7th	DPA World Series Qualifier 5	Koha Kokiri	6: 2	Tic Bridge
14th	Saturday April 8th	Australian Pro Tour Event 9	Gordon Glen Mathers	6: 1	Corey Cadby
15th	Sunday April 9th	Australian Pro Tour Event 10	Gordon Glen Mathers	6: 3	Koha Kokiri
16	Friday April 28th	DPA World Series Qualifier 6	Cody Harris	6:?	Dave Marland
17th	Saturday April 29th	Australian Pro Tour Event 11	Cody Harris	6: 2	Gordon Glen Mathers
18th	Sunday April 30th	Australian Pro Tour Event 12	Justin Thompson	6: 5	Rhys Mathewson
19th	Friday May 12th	DPA World Series Qualifier 7	Corey Cadby	6:?	Rhys Mathewson
20th	Saturday May 13th	Australian Pro Tour Event 13	Tic Bridge	6: 4	Gordon Glen Mathers
21st	Sunday May 14th	Australian Pro Tour Event 14	Gordon Glen Mathers	6: 4	Corey Cadby
22nd	Friday June 16	DPA World Series Qualifier 8	David Platt	6: 3	Corey Cadby
23	Saturday 17th June	Australian Pro Tour Event 15	Corey Cadby	6-0	Barry Gardner
24	Sunday June 18th	Australian Pro Tour Event 16	Koha Kokiri	6: 2	Rhys Mathewson

Eurasia Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The EADC Pro Tour includes six tournaments as well as a final event as part of the World Championship International Qualifier. Players from Eastern Europe , Southeastern Europe and the Middle East are eligible to play . The winner of the final tournament receives a starting place for the PDC World Championship 2018 .

game	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist
1	Saturday February 25th	Omega Plaza Business Hotel Moscow	Boris Kolzow	6: 2	Evgenii Izotov
2	Sunday February 26th		Alexander Oreschkin	6: 3	Boris Kolzow
3	Saturday March 25th		Aleksander Shevel	6: 3	Maxim Belov
4th	Sunday March 26th		Roman Obukhov	6: 3	Alexander Oreschkin
5	Saturday April 29th		Evgenii Izotov	6: 5	Alexander Oreschkin
6th	Sunday April 30th		Boris Kolzow	6-0	Alexander Oreschkin

PDPA World Championship Qualifier

The event is a tournament for direct qualification for the PDC World Championship 2018 . The winner starts in the 1st round. The finalist and the winner of the game for third place will receive a place in the preliminary round. Participation is open to all players who are associate members, i.e. members of the PDPA .

game	date	venue	winner	Result	finalist	third place	Result	fourth place
1	Monday November 27th	Robin Park Arena, Wigan	Ted Evetts	5: 1	Brendan Dolan	Jamie Lewis	5: 3	Chris Quantock

World Championship International Qualifier

Around the world there are 13 tournaments in which you can win a starting place in the preliminary round for the PDC World Championship 2018 .

game	date	Event	winner	Result	finalist
1	Sunday 9th July	DPNZ qualifier	Cody Harris	7: 2	Warren Parry
2	Thursday July 13th	, North American qualifier	Willard Bruguier	6: 5	Dave Richardson
3	Sunday 10th September	Japanese qualifier	Seigo Asada	5: 2	Yuya Higuchi
4th	Sunday 23 September	Central / South American qualifier	Diogo Portela	6: 1	Alexandre Sattin
5	Sunday September 30th	Eastern European qualifier	Alan Ljubic	6: 2	Krzysztof Kciuk
6th	Saturday October 7th	Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay	William O'Connor	6: 4	Jason Cullen
7th	Saturday 8th October	Southwest Asian Qualifier	Paul Lim	2: 1	Keshminder Jaswant
8th	Saturday October 21	Southern Europe Qualifier	Antonio Alcinas	6: 5	Jesús Noguera Perea
9	Sunday October 22nd	EADC qualifier	Alexander Oreschkin	3: 1	Boris Kolzow
10	Saturday October 21	Northeast Asian Qualifier	Kai Fan Leung	2-0	Minseok Choi
11	Saturday October 29th	DPA Oceanic Masters	Bernie Smith	6: 5	Tahuna Irwin
12	Sunday 5th November	Greater China Qualifier	Zong Xiao Chen	2: 1	Yin Deng
13	Saturday 18th November	Target Superleague Germany	Kevin Münch	10: 3	Dragutin Horvat
14th	Sunday 19th November	Central European qualifier	Kenny Neyens	6: 4	Davyd Venken
15th	Sunday 19th November	PDC World Youth Championship	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6: 3	Josh Payne

Individual evidence

1. ^ Scandinavian Order of Merit. (No longer available online.) January 1, 2017, archived from the original on January 6, 2017 ; accessed on January 6, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ PDC Q-School 2017. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 6, 2017 ; accessed on January 6, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.