The 2015 PDC Pro Tour was a 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 were the events that made up the Pro Tour. This year there were 35 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers, and nine European Tour events.
Prize money Prize money for each Players Championship increased from £50,000 to £60,000 per event and the European Tour increased from £100,000 to £115,000 per event. UK Open Qualifiers stayed the same as last year.
Stage Winner £25,000 £10,000 £10,000 £2,000 Runner-up £10,000 £5,000 £5,000 £1,000 Semi-finalists £5,000 £2,500 £2,500 £500 £3,500 £2,000 £1,500 £300 Last 16 £2,000 £1,500 £1,000 £200 Last 32 £1,500 £750 £500 £100 Last 48 £1,000 N/A N/A N/A Last 64 N/A £250 £250 £50 Total £115,000 £60,000 £50,000 £10,000
PDC Pro Tour Card 128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.
Tour Cards The 2015 Tour Cards were awarded to: (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship. ( and resigned their memberships; as a result, and were awarded Tour Cards). (26) The 26 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship. (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour ( and ). (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Youth Tour ( and ). (34) The 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School.
The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.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 Q-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 January 15 January 16 January 17 376 367 369 348
A Q-School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system: Stage PointsLast 8 9Last 16 5Last 32 3Last 64 2Last 128 1
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Q-School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
UK Open Qualifiers Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2015 UK Open.
No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. 1 Friday 6 February Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 6 – 1 2 Saturday 7 February 6 – 1 3 Sunday 8 February 6 – 1 4 Friday 20 February 6 – 5 5 6 – 5 6 Sunday 22 February 6 – 2
Players Championships There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.
No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 14 March Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 5 2 Sunday 15 March 6 – 5 3 Friday 10 April 6 – 3 4 Saturday 11 April 6 – 1 5 Sunday 12 April 6 – 5 6 Friday 1 May Coventry, Ricoh Arena 6 – 5 7 Saturday 2 May 6 – 5 8 Sunday 3 May 6 – 3 9 Saturday 16 May Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre 6 – 4 10 Sunday 17 May 6 – 4 11 Saturday 23 May Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 1 12 Sunday 24 May 6 – 1 13 Saturday 4 July Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 6 – 5 14 Sunday 5 July 6 – 2 15 Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 4 16 Sunday 27 September 6 – 4 17 Friday 2 October Dublin, Citywest Hotel 6 – 5 18 Saturday 3 October 6 – 1 19 Saturday 24 October Coventry, Ricoh Arena 6 – 5 20 Sunday 25 October 6 – 2
PDC European Tour No. Date Also known as the Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. 1 13–15 February German Darts Championship Hildesheim, Halle 39 6 – 2 2 20–22 March Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium 6 – 3 3 4–6 April German Darts Masters Munich, Ballhausforum 6 – 5 4 5–7 June Dutch Darts Masters Venray, Evenementenhal 6 – 0 5 19–21 June International Darts Open Riesa, SACHSENarena 6 – 3 6 10–12 July European Darts Open Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel 6 – 2 7 11–13 September European Darts Trophy Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle 6 – 2 8 18–20 September European Darts Matchplay Innsbruck, Olympiahalle 6 – 4 9 16–18 October European Darts Grand Prix Sindelfingen, Glaspalast 6 – 5
PDC Challenge Tour The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Q-School.
+Final Challenge Tour ranking Rank Player Earnings1 £7,3502 £7,3503 £5,6004 £4,6505 £4,3506 £4,2507 £3,8008 £3,800
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 21 March Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 3 2 5 – 2 3 Sunday 22 March 5 – 1 4 5 – 1 5 Saturday 30 May 5 – 0 6 5 – 2 7 Sunday 31 May 5 – 2 8 5 – 3 9 Saturday 11 July 5 – 1 10 5 – 1 11 Sunday 12 July 5 – 4 12 5 – 3 13 Saturday 19 September Coventry, Ricoh Arena 5 – 0 14 5 – 4 15 Sunday 20 September 5 – 2 16 5 – 2
PDC Development Tour The PDC Unicorn Development Tour (formerly the PDC Youth Tour) was open to players aged 16–23. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Q-School. Prize money was 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.
+Final Development Tour ranking Rank Player Earnings1 £8,4002 £6,9003 £5,9504 £5,8005 £5,5506 £5,1507 £4,9008 £4,600 No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 25 April Coventry, Ricoh Arena 4 – 1 2 4 – 0 3 Sunday 26 April 4 – 1 4 4 – 0 5 Saturday 27 June 4 – 3 6 4 – 2 7 Sunday 28 June 4 – 2 8 4 – 2 9 Saturday 12 September 4 – 2 10 4 – 2 11 Sunday 13 September 4 – 2 12 4 – 1 13 Saturday 17 October Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 4 – 2 14 4 – 2 15 Sunday 18 October 4 – 2 16 4 – 3
Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events in 2015, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player, Kim Viljanen, and the runner-up, Per Laursen, on the 2015 SDC Order of Merit qualified to play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 21 March Copenhagen, Park Inn 6 – 4 2 Sunday 22 March 6 – 3 3 Saturday 23 May Stockholm, Scandic Alvik 6 – 5 4 Sunday 24 May 6 – 1 5 Saturday 1 August Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center 6 – 3 6 Sunday 2 August 6 – 3 7 Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka 6 – 4 8 6 – 5
EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2016 World Championship Qualifier will be played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 21 February Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center 6 – 4 2 Sunday 22 February 6 – 5 3 Saturday 28 March 6 – 3 4 Sunday 29 March 6 – 0 5 Saturday 25 April 6 – 5 6 Sunday 26 April 6 – 2
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from 25 events across Australia. The top player in the rankings, , automatically qualified for the 2016 World Championship.
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Friday 13 February Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 1 6 – 4 2 Saturday 14 February Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2 6 – 5 3 Sunday 15 February Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3 6 – 5 4 Friday 6 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 1 6 – 1 5 Saturday 7 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 2 6 – 2 6 Sunday 8 March Dosh Balcatta AGP 3 6 – 5 7 Saturday 28 March DPA Australian Matchplay 1 6 – 1 8 Sunday 29 March DPA Australian Matchplay 2 6 – 2 9 Saturday 11 April South Australian Open 1 6 – 4 10 Sunday 12 April South Australian Open 2 6 – 0 11 Saturday 16 May Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 6 – 0 12 Sunday 17 May Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 6 – 5 13 Friday 29 May Queensland Open 1 6 – 3 14 Saturday 30 May Queensland Open 2 6 – 3 15 Sunday 31 May Queensland Open 3 6 – ? 16 Saturday 20 June Victoria Open 1 6 – 5 17 Sunday 21 June Victoria Open 2 6 – 4 18 Saturday 8 August Perth Masters Qualifier 1 5 – 0 19 Sunday 9 August Perth Masters Qualifier 2 5 – 1 20 Monday 17 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 6 – 2 21 Tuesday 18 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 6 – 2 22 Wednesday 19 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 6 – 4 23 Thursday 5 November Harrows Australian GP 1 6 – 3 24 Friday 6 November Harrows Australian GP 2 6 – 4 25 Saturday 7 November Harrows Australian GP 3 6 – 3 26 Sunday 8 November Harrows Oceanic Classic 6 – 1
World Championship PDPA Qualifier Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. Monday 30 November Coventry, Ricoh Arena 5 – 4
World Darts Championship international qualifiers Date Event Winner Score Runner-up Ref. Thursday 26 March DARTSLIVE SUPERDARTS 4 – 2 Sunday 12 July DPNZ Qualifier 9 – 3 Saturday 22 August South Asia Qualifier Beat Sunday 23 August North American Qualifier 3 – 2 26–27 September South African Masters 9 – 2 Saturday 10 October Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay 6 – 5 Friday 23 October Philippine Qualifier 3 – 2 Saturday 24 October Southern Europe Qualifier 6 – 4 24–25 October Russian Qualifier 3 – 1 Saturday 7 November Greater China Qualifier 2 – 1 Sunday 8 November Oceanic Masters 8 – 4 Sunday 8 November PDJ Japanese Qualifier 6 – 0 Saturday 14 November German Qualifier 10 – 8 Saturday 14 November Eastern Europe Qualifier 10 – 7 Sunday 15 November Central Europe Qualifier 6 – 3 Scandinavian Pro Tour Australian Grand Prix Rank Player Money Rank Player Points 1 Kim Viljanen €4,400 1 Laurence Ryder 204 2 Per Laursen €3,875 2 John Weber 180 3 Magnus Caris €3,175 3 David Platt 176 4 Marko Kantele €2,250 4 Robbie King 116 5 Oskar Lukasiak €1,675 5 Jeremy Fagg 104 6 Ulf Ceder €1,200 Bill Aitken 104 7 Hannu Suominen €1,075 7 Rob Modra 96 Dennis Nilsson €1,075 8 Wayne Clegg 88 9 Daniel Larsson €925 9 Barry Gardner 60 10 Per Skau €750 Shane Tichowitsch 60
First round qualifiers Preliminary round qualifiers
References
External links 2015 PDC calendar Events at dartsdatabase.co.uk