The 2024 PDC Challenge Tour (known for sponsorship reasons as the Winmau Challenge Tour) was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). A secondary tour to the PDC Pro Tour, it consisted of 24 tournaments, held over four weekends of five events and one weekend of four events.
The Challenge Tour is the PDC's second-tier system for players who competed at the 2024 Qualifying Schools but did not win a PDC Tour Card.
Prize money This is how the prize money was divided:
£360,000 was the total prize fund, with £15,000 being the prize fund for each of the 24 CT events.
Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £15,000) Winner (1) £2,500 Runner-up (1) £1,000 Semi-finalists (2) £750 Quarter-finalists (4) £500 Last 16 (8) £300 Last 32 (16) £200 Last 64 (32) £75
The top players on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit act as reserves for 2024 PDC Players Championship series events. If one of the Tour Card holders does not enter or withdraws from a Players Championship event, the highest ranked available player on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit may fill in.
January
Challenge Tour 1
Challenge Tour 1 was contested on 19 January 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 2 Challenge Tour 2 was contested on 19 January 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 3 Challenge Tour 3 was contested on 20 January 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 4 Challenge Tour 4 was contested on 20 January 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 5 Challenge Tour 5 was contested on 21 January 2024. The tournament was won by .
March
Challenge Tour 6 Challenge Tour 6 took place on 15 March 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 7 Challenge Tour 7 took place on 15 March 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 8 Challenge Tour 8 took place on 16 March 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 9 Challenge Tour 9 took place on 16 March 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 10 Challenge Tour 10 took place on 17 March 2024. The tournament was won by .
June
Challenge Tour 11 Challenge Tour 11 took place on 7 June 2024. The tournament was won by , who hit a nine-dart finish in his last 16 match against . also hit a nine–darter in his loss to Stephen Haggerty.
Challenge Tour 12 Challenge Tour 12 took place on 7 June 2024. won a second consecutive Challenge Tour tournament.
Challenge Tour 13 Challenge Tour 13 took place on 8 June 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 14 Challenge Tour 14 took place on 8 June 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 15 Challenge Tour 15 took place on 9 June 2024. The tournament was won by .
August
Challenge Tour 16 Challenge Tour 16 was contested on 16 August 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 17 Challenge Tour 17 was contested on 16 August 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 18 Challenge Tour 18 was contested on 17 August 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 19 Challenge Tour 19 was contested on 17 August 2024. The tournament was won by .
Challenge Tour 20 Challenge Tour 20 was contested on 18 August 2024. The tournament was won by .
November Challenge Tour 21 Challenge Tour 21 was contested on 2 November 2024. The tournament was won by Alexander Merkx.
Challenge Tour 22 Challenge Tour 22 was contested on 2 November 2024. The tournament was won by Andreas Harrysson.
Challenge Tour 23 Challenge Tour 23 was contested on 3 November 2024. The tournament was won by Andreas Harrysson.
Challenge Tour 24 Challenge Tour 24 was contested on 3 November 2024. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki.
Order of Merit +2024 Challenge Tour final rankingafter 24 events Rank Player Prize money 1 £11,325 2 £10,650 3 £9,425 4 £8,300 5 £7,975 6 £7,600 7 £7,000 8 £6,750 9 £6,625 10 £6,200
+Qualifications earned through Challenge Tour2024 Grand Slam of Darts2025 PDC World Championship and 2025–26 Tour Card2025-26 Tour Card2025 PDC World Championship
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