The 2018 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In this year there are 41 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 13 European Tour events.
This page also includes results from the PDC’s affiliated tours including the Development and Challenge Tours and all the regional tours as well as the results from the World Championship regional qualifiers.
Prize money The prize money for the UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship and European Tour events stayed the same as 2017.
This is how the prize money is divided:
Stage Winner £25,000 £10,000 £10,000 £2,000 Runner-up £10,000 £6,000 £5,000 £1,000 Semi-finalists £6,000 £3,000 £2,500 £500 £4,000 £2,250 £2,000 £300 Last 16 £3,000 £1,500 £1,500 £200 Last 32 £2,000 £1,000 £750 £100 Last 48 £1,000 N/A N/A N/A Last 64 N/A £500 £250 £50 Total £135,000 £75,000 £60,000 £10,000
PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.
Tour cards
The 2018 Tour Cards are awarded to: (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2018 World Championship. resigned his card, and therefore, moved into the top 64. (24) 24 qualifiers from 2017 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship. (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour ( and ). (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour ( and ). (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Challenge Tour ( and ). (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Development Tour ( and ). (12) The 12 qualifiers from the 2018 Qualifying Schools. Afterwards, the playing field will be complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2018, that means that a total of 21 players will qualify this way.
Q-School In a change to previous years, The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe can choose which Q-School they want to compete in.
The UK Q-School took place at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan from 18–21 January. The European Q-School took place at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim from 18–21 January.
The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:
18 January 19 January 20 January 21 JanuaryUK Q-School 435 contestants 436 contestants 430 contestants 407 contestantsEuropean Q-School 172 contestants 174 contestants 175 contestants 156 contestantsTotal 607 contestants 610 contestants 605 contestants 563 contestants
An Order of Merit was also created for each Q School. For every win after the first full round (without byes) the players get awarded 1 point.
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of entrants. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
UK Q-School Order of Merit
European Q-School Order of Merit
UK Open Qualifiers This would turn out to be the last year in which qualifiers for the UK Open would take place, as from the 2019 UK Open, all Tour Card holders would automatically qualify for the tournament.
No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. 1 Friday 2 February Wigan, Robin Park Arena 6 – 3 2 6 – 3 3 Sunday 4 February 6 – 0 4 Friday 9 February 6 – 2 5 6 – 4 6 Sunday 11 February 6 – 4
Players Championships As with 2017, there were 22 Players Championship events.
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 2 Sunday 18 February 6 – 1 3 Saturday 10 March 6 – 0 4 Sunday 11 March 6 – 2 5 Saturday 17 March , Arena MK 6 – 2 6 Sunday 18 March 6 – 5 7 Saturday 7 April Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 2 8 Sunday 8 April 6 – 4 9 Saturday 28 April Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 6 – 4 10 Sunday 29 April 6 – 5 11 Saturday 19 May Milton Keynes, Arena MK 6 – 5 12 Sunday 20 May 6 – 5 13 Saturday 16 June Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 6 – 4 14 Sunday 17 June 6 – 4 15 Tuesday 26 June Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 2 16 Wednesday 27 June 6 – 3 17 Tuesday 4 September 6 – 2 18 6 – 4 19 Friday 28 September Dublin, Citywest Hotel 6 – 3 20 Saturday 29 September 6 – 4 21 Saturday 20 October Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome 6 – 2 22 Sunday 21 October 6 – 4
European Tour No. Date Event Location Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 23–25 March European Darts Open Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena 2 31 March–2 April German Darts Grand Prix Munich, Kulturhalle Zenith 8 – 5 3 13–15 April German Darts Open Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle 8 – 7 4 20–22 April Austrian Darts Open Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle 8 – 5 5 4–6 May European Darts Grand Prix Sindelfingen, Glaspalast 8 – 3 6 11–13 May Dutch Darts Masters Zwolle, IJsselhallen 8 – 5 7 8–10 June Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar, 8 – 3 8 22–24 June Danish Darts Open Copenhagen, Brøndbyhallen 8 – 3 9 29 June–1 July European Darts Matchplay 8 – 2 10 Hildesheim, Halle 39 8 – 6 11 7–9 September Dutch Darts Championship Maastricht, MECC Maastricht 8 – 5 12 14–16 September International Darts Open Riesa, SACHSENarena 8 – 3 13 12–14 October European Darts Trophy Göttingen, Lokhalle 8 – 3
PDC Challenge Tour As with the previous year, the 2018 PDC Challenge Tour series consisted of 20 events, held over 5 weekends.
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 27 January Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 2 2 5 – 3 3 Sunday 28 January 5 – 4 4 5 – 4 5 Saturday 24 March Milton Keynes, Arena MK 5 – 0 6 5 – 2 7 Sunday 25 March 5 – 2 8 5 – 1 9 Saturday 5 May Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 2 10 5 – 1 11 Sunday 6 May 5 – 3 12 5 – 3 13 Saturday 8 September 5 – 2 14 5 – 2 15 Sunday 9 September 5 – 0 16 5 – 3 17 Saturday 10 November Peterborough, East of England Showground 5 – 2 18 5 – 2 19 Sunday 11 November 5 − 3 20 5 − 4
PDC Development Tour As with the previous year, the 2018 PDC Development Tour series consisted of 20 events, held over 5 weekends.
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 14 April Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 3 2 5 – 4 3 Sunday 15 April 5 – 3 4 5 – 2 5 Saturday 26 May Hildesheim, Halle 39 5 – 0 6 5 – 2 7 Sunday 27 May 5 – 2 8 5 – 2 9 Saturday 9 June Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 0 10 5 – 1 11 Sunday 10 June 5 – 3 12 5 – 2 13 Saturday 22 September Peterborough, East of England Showground 5 – 4 14 5 – 3 15 Sunday 23 September 5 – 3 16 5 – 1 17 Saturday 3 November Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre 5 – 1 18 5 – 4 19 Sunday 4 November 5 – 3 20 5 – 4
Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic The PDCNB replaced the events in Norway and Latvia with new events in Lithuania and Iceland in 2018. As with 2017, there were 10 events held over 5 weekends. Two players from the Tour earned a 2019 PDC World Darts Championship spot, Darius Labanauskas and Daniel Larsson. No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 27 January Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson 6 – 2 2 Sunday 28 January 6 – 4 3 Vilnius, Panorama Hotel 6 – 5 4 Sunday 25 February 6 – 5 5 Saturday 26 May Vääksy, Hotelli Tallukka 6 – 2 6 Sunday 27 May 6 – 3 7 Saturday 11 August Gothenburg, Apple Hotel & Konferens 6 – 3 8 Sunday 12 August 6 – 5 9 Saturday 6 October Reykjavík, City Park Hotel 6 – 2 10 Sunday 7 October 6 – 4
Professional Darts Corporation Asia The PDC introduced the PDC Asian Tour in 2018, with 12 events held over 6 weekends. Five players from the Tour earned a 2019 PDC World Darts Championship spot after Seigo Asada won the Japanese Qualifier. The other players to qualify were Lourence Ilagan, Royden Lam, Noel Malicdem and Paul Lim. No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 10 March Seoul, KBS Sports World 5 – 3 2 Sunday 11 March 5 – 4 3 Saturday 28 April Macau, Regency Art Hotel 5 – 2 4 Sunday 29 April 5 – 1 5 Saturday 23 June Kobe, Kobe Port Terminal 5 – 3 6 Sunday 24 June 5 – 0 7 Saturday 18 August Kuala Lumpur, Grand Centro Ballroom 5 – 4 8 Sunday 19 August 5 – 1 9 Taipei, G Club 5 – 4 10 Sunday 9 September 5 – 3 11 Saturday 13 October 5 – 4 12 Sunday 14 October 5 – 2
Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour The leading player of the 18 tournaments on the 2018 DPA Tour series qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. That player was .
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Friday 16 February St Clair, Blue Cattle Dog Hotel 6 – 4 2 6 – 5 3 Sunday 18 February 6 – 5 4 Friday 23 March Seaford, Seaford Hotel 6 – 1 5 Saturday 24 March 6 – 4 6 Sunday 25 March 6 – 5 7 Friday 13 April Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club 6 – 4 8 Saturday 14 April 6 – 3 9 Sunday 15 April 6 – 0 10 Friday 18 May Mitchelton, Brook Hotel 6 – 2 11 Saturday 19 May 6 – 3 12 Sunday 20 May 6 – 5 13 Friday 15 June North Hobart, Australian Italian Club 6 – 4 14 Saturday 16 June 6 – 5 15 Sunday 17 June 6 – 4 16 Friday 7 September Mitchelton, Brook Hotel 6 – 2 17 6 – 4 18 Sunday 9 September 6 – 4
Euroasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour There were 6 EADC Pro Tour events in 2018. 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 Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center 6 – 4 2 Sunday 25 February 6 – 4 3 Sunday 29 April 6 – 1 4 6 – 4 5 Monday 30 April 6 – 5 6 6 – 0
Championship Darts Circuit Pro Tour The top American and Canadian players over the 2018 CDC Tour qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. Chuck Puleo and Jim Long took the two places. No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Chicago, North Shore Holiday Inn 6 – 5 2 Sunday 29 April 6 – 4 3 Saturday 19 May Miamisburg, Moose Lodge #1645 6 – 5 4 Sunday 20 May 6 – 5 5 Saturday 23 June Burlington, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 6 – 1 6 Sunday 24 June 6 – 5 7 Saturday 4 August New York City, Knights of Baron DeKalb 6 – 3 8 Sunday 5 August 6 – 1 9 Saturday 25 August Philadelphia, Columbia Social Club 6 – 2 10 Sunday 26 August 6 – 4
World Championship International Qualifiers Date Event Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. Thursday 5 July North American Championship Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Friday 13 July DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier Invercargill, Working Mens Club 7 – 2 South/Central American Qualifier Palmas, Hotel Girassol Plaza 6 – 4 Eastern Europe Qualifier Vecsés, Bálint Ágnes Cultural Center 6 – 4 Saturday 6 October South/East Europe Qualifier Oberglatt, Chliriethalle Oberglatt 6 – 4 Saturday 6 October Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Dublin, Citywest Hotel 6 – 3 Sunday 7 October PDJ Japan Championship Tokyo, Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO 5 – 1 Sunday 7 October Western Europe Qualifier Zwolle, IJsselhallen 6 – 3 Saturday 20 October South/West Europe Qualifier Ávila, Lienzo Norte Congress and Exhibition Center 6 – 4 Sunday 28 October Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center 3 – 0 Sunday 28 October Indian Qualifier Pune, The Orbis School Auditorium 5 – 0 Tuesday 30 October Oceanic Masters 3 – 2 Sunday 11 November PDC Chinese Qualifier Shanghai, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park 5 – 2 Rest of the World Women's Qualifier Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel 6 – 0 Sunday 18 November German Super League 10 – 6 Sunday 18 November African Qualifier Johannesburg, Dinwiddie Sports Club 7 – 2 Sunday 25 November World Youth Championship Minehead, Butlin's 6 – 3 Sunday 25 November UK & Ireland Women's Qualifier Milton Keynes, Arena MK 6 – 3 Monday 26 November Tour Card Holders' Qualifier 7 – 4 7 – 6 7 – 6
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