2015 PDC Pro Tour

The 2015 PDC Pro Tour is a currently-running series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers, and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there are 35 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers, and nine European Tour events.

Prize money

Prize money for each Players Championship has increased from £50,000 to £60,000 per event and the European Tour has increased from £100,000 to £115,000 per event. UK Open Qualifiers stay the same as last year.[1]

Stage UKQ PC Stage ET
Winner £10,000 £10,000 Winner £25,000
Runner-up £5,000 £5,000 Runner-up £10,000
Semi-finalists £2,500 £2,500 Semi-finalists £5,000
Quarter-finalists £1,500 £2,000 Quarter-finalists £3,500
Last 16 £1,000 £1,500 Last 16 £2,000
Last 32 £500 £750 Last 32 £1,500
Last 64 £250 £250 Last 48 £1,000
Total £50,000 £60,000 Total £115,000

PDC Pro Tour Card

128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.[2]

Tour Cards

The 2015 Tour Cards are awarded to:

The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.

Q School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 14–17. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

January 14[3] January 15[4] January 16[5] January 17[6]

England Nigel Heydon
England Alan Norris
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan
Netherlands Mike Zuydwijk

England Matthew Edgar
England Andy Jenkins
England Jason Lovett
South Africa Devon Petersen

England Steve Douglas
England Steve West
England James Wilson
England Jason Wilson

England Nathan Derry
England Jamie Robinson
Wales Jonny Clayton
Sweden Magnus Caris

376 367 369 348

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

Stage Points
Last 8 9
Last 16 5
Last 32 3
Last 64 2
Last 128 1

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[6]

  1. England Andy Boulton
  2. Canada Ken MacNeil
  3. Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena
  4. England Nathan Aspinall
  5. India Prakash Jiwa
  6. England Chris Dobey
  7. England Steve McNally
  8. Japan Haruki Muramatsu
  9. England Lee Palfreyman
  10. England Tony Richardson
  11. England Stephen Willard
  12. England Darren Johnson
  13. England Robbie Green
  14. Scotland Jim Walker
  15. Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
  16. England Johnny Haines
  17. England Curtis Hammond
  18. England Paul Milford

Players Championships

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on 14 March.[7]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 England Kevin Painter 86.72 4  
 England Ian White 93.18 6      England Ian White 96.53 5  
 Sweden Magnus Caris 92.11 5    England James Wade 101.41 6  
 England James Wade 98.81 6        England James Wade 101.96 5
 Scotland Gary Anderson 101.33 6        Scotland Gary Anderson 106.36 6
 England Adrian Lewis 90.30 0      Scotland Gary Anderson 109.83 6
 England Joe Cullen 87.07 0    England Dave Chisnall 103.67 2  
 England Dave Chisnall 95.94 6  

Players Championship 2 in Barnsley on 15 March.[8]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 Netherlands Christian Kist 89.58 4  
 England Andrew Gilding 96.97 6      England Andrew Gilding 89.34 4  
 Scotland Robert Thornton 97.67 5    Scotland Peter Wright 100.86 6  
 Scotland Peter Wright 101.70 6        Scotland Peter Wright 98.41 5
 England Michael Smith 106.66 6        England James Wade 96.85 6
 Netherlands Raymond v. Barneveld 91.58 2      England Michael Smith 105.27 4
 Wales Gerwyn Price 100.50 2    England James Wade 104.52 6  
 England James Wade 104.58 6  

Players Championship 3 in Barnsley on 10 April.[9]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 Australia Kyle Anderson 96.22 6  
 Australia Simon Whitlock 97.58 4      Australia Kyle Anderson 95.25 2  
 Scotland Robert Thornton 97.21 6    Scotland Robert Thornton 101.97 6  
 Wales Gerwyn Price 101.47 1        Scotland Robert Thornton 94.23 3
 England Dave Chisnall 107.64 6        England Adrian Lewis 98.07 6
 Austria Mensur Suljović 96.40 5      England Dave Chisnall 100.96 4
 England Adrian Lewis 104.89 6    England Adrian Lewis 102.41 6  
 England Michael Smith 104.43 4  

Players Championship 4 in Barnsley on 11 April.[10]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.57 6  
 Wales Kevin Thomas 76.42 1      Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 108.69 6  
 Scotland Peter Wright 94.21 6    Scotland Peter Wright 101.31 3  
 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 89.91 3        Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.03 6
 Scotland Gary Anderson 101.12 6        England Adrian Lewis 95.20 1
 Germany Max Hopp 93.82 1      Scotland Gary Anderson 89.05 4
 England Adrian Lewis 96.55 6    England Adrian Lewis 91.90 6  
 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 90.50 3  

Players Championship 5 in Barnsley on 12 April.[11]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 England Keegan Brown 104.35 6  
 England Ricky Evans 98.31 2      England Keegan Brown 83.98 3  
 Scotland Robert Thornton 94.35 4    England Adrian Lewis 89.44 6  
 England Adrian Lewis 95.92 6        England Adrian Lewis 90.49 6
 Scotland Gary Anderson 94.75 2        Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 90.78 5
 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 99.97 6      Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.82 6
 Australia Simon Whitlock 96.14 6    Australia Simon Whitlock 87.46 4  
 Wales Jamie Lewis 84.14 1  

Players Championship 6 in Coventry on 1 May.[12]

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6  
 South Africa Devon Petersen 0      Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6  
 Wales Johnny Clayton 1    Netherlands Benito van de Pas 3  
 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 6        Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
 England James Wade 6        England James Wade 5
 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 3      England James Wade 6
 England Andy Boulton 5    England Ian White 5  
 England Ian White 6  

Players Championship 7 in Coventry on 2 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 8 in Coventry on 3 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 9 in Crawley on 16 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 10 in Crawley on 17 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 11 in Barnsley on 23 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 12 in Barnsley on 24 May.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 13 in Wigan on 4 July.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 14 in Wigan on 5 July.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 15 in Barnsley on 26 September.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 16 in Barnsley on 27 September.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 17 in Dublin on 2 October.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 18 in Dublin on 3 October.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 19 in Coventry on 24 October.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

Players Championship 20 in Coventry on 25 October.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                   
   
         
       
         
         
       
       
   

UK Open Qualifiers

Just as in 2013 Michael van Gerwen dominated the qualifiers reaching the first four finals, winning three of them.

No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 6 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Adrian Lewis England 6–1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [13]
2 Saturday 7 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–1 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort [14]
3 Sunday 8 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–1 England James Wade [15]
4 Friday 20 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen [16]
5 Saturday 21 February Michael Smith England 6–5 England Adrian Lewis [17]
6 Sunday 22 February Phil Taylor England 6–2 England Ian White [18]

European Tour

There are nine European Tour events this year:

No. Date Also known as the Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 13–15 February German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Gary Anderson [19]
2 20–22 March Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Terry Jenkins [20]
3 4–6 April German Darts Masters Germany München, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland John Henderson [21]
4 5–7 June Dutch Darts Masters Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal
5 26–28 June German Darts Trophy Germany Riesa,
6 10–12 July European Darts Open Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel
7 11–13 September European Darts Trophy Germany Mülheim,
8 18–20 September European Darts Matchplay Austria Salzburg,
9 16–18 October European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast

PDC Challenge Tour

The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour is open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finish first and second will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School.

No. Date Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 March Kirk Shepherd England 5–3 England Jack Tweddell [22]
2 Colin Fowler England 5–2 England Steve Maish [22]
3 Sunday 22 March Shaun Griffiths England 5–1 England Scott Dale [23]
4 Richard Corner England 5–1 England Ryan Searle [23]
5 Saturday 30 May
6
7 Sunday 31 May
8
9 Saturday 11 July
10
11 Sunday 12 July
12
13 Saturday 19 September
14
15 Sunday 20 September
16

PDC Development Tour

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour is open to players aged 16–23. The players who finish first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School. Prize money has been doubled from the 2014 season, with £200,000 on offer for the 17 youth events, including £40,000 for the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship.

No. Date Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 25 April Rowby-John Rodriguez Austria 4–1 Wales Jamie Lewis [24]
2 Berry van Peer Netherlands 4–0 England Scott Dale [24]
3 Sunday 26 April Aden Kirk England 4–1 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [25]
4 Berry van Peer Netherlands 4–0 England Harry Ward [25]
5 Saturday 27 June
6
7 Sunday 28 June
8
9 Saturday 12 September
10
11 Sunday 13 September
12
13 Saturday 24 October
14
15 Sunday 25 October
16

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The winner after all nine events will play in the 2016 World Championship.

No. Date Also known as Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 March SDC Denmark Denmark Park Inn, Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Viljanen Finland 6–4 Denmark Steen Lysen [26]
2 Sunday 22 March Kim Viljanen Finland 6–3 Sweden Dennis Nilsson [27]
3 Saturday 23 May SDC Sweden Sweden Scandic Alvik, Stockholm, Sweden
4 Sunday 24 May
5 Saturday 1 August SDC Russia Russia Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow, Russia
6 Sunday 2 August
7 Saturday 26 September SDC Finland Finland Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland
8 Saturday 26 September
9 Sunday 27 September SDC European Championship Qualifier

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2016 World Championship.

No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Friday 13 February Mittagong Ettamogah Harrows AGP 1 John Weber Australia 6–4 Australia Jeremy Fagg [28]
2 Saturday 14 February Mittagong Ettamogah Harrows AGP 2 Laurence Ryder Australia 6–5 Australia John Weber [28]
3 Sunday 15 February Mittagong Ettamogah Harrows AGP 3 Barry Gardner Australia 6–5 Australia Dave Marland [28]
4 Friday 6 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 1 Robbie King Australia 6–1 England Wayne Clegg [29]
5 Saturday 7 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 2 Beau Anderson Australia 6–2 Australia Shane Tichowitsch [30]
6 Sunday 8 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 3 Jeremy Fagg Australia 6–5 Australia Laurence Ryder [31]
7 Saturday 28 March DPA Australian Matchplay 1 Rob Modra Australia 6–1 Australia Laurence Ryder [32]
8 Sunday 29 March DPA Australian Matchplay 2 David Platt England 6–2 Australia Laurence Ryder [32]
9 Saturday 10 April Northern Districts Darts Club AGP 1 Peter Machin Australia 6–4 Australia Rob Modra [33]
10 Sunday 11 April Northern Districts Darts Club AGP 2 David Platt England 6–0 Australia Raymond O'Donnell [33]
11 Saturday 16 May Warilla Bowls Club Open 1
12 Sunday 17 May Warilla Bowls Club Open 2
13 Saturday 30 May Queensland Open 1
14 Sunday 31 May Queensland Open 2
15 Saturday 20 June Victoria Open 1
16 Sunday 21 June Victoria Open 2
17 Saturday 11 July Dosh Balcatta AGP 3
18 Sunday 12 July Dosh Balcatta AGP 4
19 Saturday 1 August Russell Stewart Classic 1
20 Sunday 2 August Russell Stewart Classic 2
21 Saturday 8 August Perth Masters Qualifier 1
22 Sunday 9 August Perth Masters Qualifier 2
23 Monday 10 August Perth Masters Qualifier 3
24 Thuesday 11 August Perth Masters Qualifier 4
25 Monday 17 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 1
26 Thuesday 18 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 2
27 Wednesday 19 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 3
28 Friday 6 November Harrows Australian GP 1
29 Saturday 7 November Harrows Australian GP 2
30 Sunday 8 November Oceanic Masters

Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The 7 EADC Pro Tour events will be played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow, Russia. The winner of event 7 will play in the 2016 World Championship.

No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 February EADC Pro Tour Event One Alexey Kadochnikov Russia 6–4 Russia Maksim Belov [34]
2 Sunday 22 February EADC Pro Tour Event Two Roman Obukhov Russia 6–5 Russia Maksim Belov [34]
3 Saturday 28 March EADC Pro Tour Event Three Roman Obukhov Russia 6–3 Russia Alexander Oreshkin [35]
4 Sunday 29 March EADC Pro Tour Event Four Roman Obukhov Russia 6–0 Russia Alexander Oreshkin [35]
5 Saturday 25 April EADC Pro Tour Event Five
6 Sunday 26 April EADC Pro Tour Event Six
7 24–25 October 2016 World Championship Qualifier

References

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  2. ↑ "PDC Tour Card Holders Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Super Scot Anderson Takes Barnsley Title". PDC. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barnsley Win For Wondrous Wade". PDC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "ProTour Succes For Lewis In Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mighty Mike Takes ProTour Crown". PDC. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lethal Lewis Completes Barnsley Double". PDC. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Mighty Mike Defies Wade For Title". PDC. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lethal Lewis Triumphs In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Mighty Mike Claims Wigan Win". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Mighty Mike Strikes Again In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mighty Mike Marches On". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Super Smith Seals Wigan Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Terrific Taylor Takes Wigan Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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  20. ↑ "Rock Solid van Gerwen's Gibraltar Glory". PDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Million Pound van Gerwen's Munich Triumph!". PDC. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Wigan Wins For Shepherd And Fowler". PDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Griffiths & Corner Take Challenge Tour Titles". PDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Coventry Crowns For Rodriguez And Van Peer". PDC. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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  26. ↑ "SDC Event 1 – Copenhagen". SDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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  31. ↑ "2015 Dosh Balcatta AGP Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Modra & Platt Share AGP Wins". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Machin & Platt's AGP Success". PDC. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 >"Obukhov Enjoys Russian Double". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-07.

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