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The 2017 PDC Pro Tour is a current 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. This year there are 40 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events.
Prize money for each European Tour event has increased from £115,000 to £135,000. The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stays the same as 2016.[1][2]
This is how the prize money is divided:
Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/DT |
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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 |
Quarter-finalists | £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 |
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.
The 2017 Tour Cards were awarded to:
Afterwards, the playing field was 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 2017, that means that a total of 12 players qualified this way.[3]
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 19–22. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:
January 19[4] | January 20[5] | January 21[6] | January 22[7] |
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Prakash Jiwa |
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431 contestants | 422 contestants | 406 contestants | 385 contestants |
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
Stage | Points |
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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:
As with recent years, 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 3 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Wright | 6 – 4 | Adrian Lewis | [8] |
2 | Saturday 4 February | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 4 | Gary Anderson | [9] | |
3 | Sunday 5 February | Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Michael Smith | [10] | |
4 | Friday 10 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Gary Anderson | [11] | |
5 | Saturday 11 February | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 3 | Ronny Huybrechts | [12] | |
6 | Sunday 12 February | Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | James Wade | [13] |
Compared to the previous year, there were two Players Championship events added to the calendar, increasing the number to 22. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship qualified for the Players Championship Finals.
Compared to last year, there are two European Tour events added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.
The Challenge Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
The Development Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
The Scandinavian Darts Corporation was renamed as the Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB). There were 10 events held over 5 weekends.[68]
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 18 February | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Magnus Caris | [69] |
2 | Sunday 19 February | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Marko Kantele | [69] | |
3 | Saturday 18 March | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 1 | Daniel Larsson | [70] |
4 | Sunday 19 March | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Ricky Nauman | [70] | |
5 | Saturday 20 May | Oslo, Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen | Dennis Nilsson | 6 – 3 | Per Laursen | [71] |
6 | Sunday 21 May | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Per Laursen | [72] | |
7 | Saturday 12 August | Helsinki, Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Magnus Caris | [73] |
8 | Sunday 13 August | Marko Kantele | 6 – 4 | Cor Dekker | [74] | |
9 | Saturday 4 November | Riga, Bellevue Park Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Marko Kantele | [75] |
10 | Sunday 5 November | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Ulf Ceder | [75] |
The Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. Gordon Mathers was the top player in the rankings, and therefore has automatically qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 3 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 1 | John Weber | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | [76] |
2 | Saturday 4 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 1 | Cody Harris | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [76] |
3 | Sunday 5 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 2 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 1 | John Weber | [76] |
4 | Friday 17 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 2 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | |
5 | Saturday 18 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 3 | Lucas Cameron | 6 – 2 | Corey Cadby | |
6 | Sunday 19 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 4 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | |
7 | Friday 10 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 3 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Rhys Mathewson | [77] |
8 | Saturday 11 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 5 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | John Weber | [78] |
9 | Sunday 12 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 6 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [79] |
10 | Friday 24 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 4 | Cody Harris | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | [80] |
11 | Saturday 25 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 7 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson | [81] |
12 | Sunday 26 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 8 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Gordon Mathers | [82] |
13 | Friday 7 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 5 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Tic Bridge | [83] |
14 | Saturday 8 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 9 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 1 | Corey Cadby | [84] |
15 | Sunday 9 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 10 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 3 | Koha Kokiri | [85] |
16 | Friday 28 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 6 | Cody Harris | 6 – ? | Dave Marland | [86] |
17 | Saturday 29 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 11 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Gordon Mathers | [87] |
18 | Sunday 30 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 12 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 5 | Rhys Mathewson | [88] |
19 | Friday 12 May | DPA World Series Qualifier 7 | Corey Cadby | 6 – ? | Rhys Mathewson | [89] |
20 | Saturday 13 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 13 | Tic Bridge | 6 – 4 | Gordon Mathers | [90] |
21 | Sunday 14 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 14 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [91] |
22 | Friday 16 June | DPA World Series Qualifier 8 | David Platt | 6 – 3 | Corey Cadby | [92] |
23 | Saturday 17 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 15 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 0 | Barry Gardner | [93] |
24 | Sunday 18 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 16 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson | [94] |
25 | Sunday 26 November | Harrows Oceanic Classic | Tony David | 6 – 4 | Brad Thorp |
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2018 World Championship Qualifier were 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. |
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1 | Saturday 25 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 2 | Evgenii Izotov | [95] |
2 | Sunday 26 February | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 6 – 3 | Boris Koltsov | [96] | |
3 | Saturday 25 March | Aleksander Shevel | 6 – 3 | Maxim Belov | [97] | |
4 | Sunday 26 March | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [98] | |
5 | Saturday 29 April | Evgenii Izotov | 6 – 5 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [99] | |
6 | Sunday 30 April | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [99] |
Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday 9 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Cody Harris | 7 – 2 | Warren Parry | [100] |
Thursday 13 July | North American Championship | Willard Bruguier | 6 – 5 | Dave Richardson | [101] |
Sunday 10 September | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Seigo Asada | 5 – 2 | Yuya Higuchi | [102] |
Saturday 23 September[103] | Central/South American Qualifier | Diogo Portela | 6 – 1 | Alexandre Sattin | [104] |
Saturday 30 September | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Alan Ljubić | 6 – 2 | Krzysztof Kciuk | [105] |
Saturday 7 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | William O'Connor | 6 – 4 | Jason Cullen | [106] |
Sunday 8 October | South & West Asia Qualifier | Paul Lim | 2 – 1 | Keshminder Jaswant | [107] |
Saturday 21 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | Toni Alcinas | 6 – 5 | Jesús Noguera | [108] |
Sunday 22 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3 – 1 | Boris Koltsov | [108] |
Saturday 28 October | North & East Asia Qualifier | Kai Fan Leung | 2 – 0 | Minseok Choi | |
Sunday 29 October | Harrows Oceanic Masters | Bernie Smith | 6 – 5 | Tahuna Irwin | [109] |
Sunday 5 November | China Qualifier | Zong Xiao Chen | 2 – 1 | Yin Deng | [110] |
Saturday 18 November | German Qualifier | Kevin Münch | 10 – 3 | Dragutin Horvat | |
Sunday 19 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Kenny Neyens | 6 – 4 | Davyd Venken | |
Sunday 26 November | World Youth Championship | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 – 3 | Josh Payne | [111] |
The winner qualified directly for the first round of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. The runner-up qualified for the preliminary round, as did the winner of the third-place playoff.
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monday 27 November | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Ted Evetts | 5 – 1 | Brendan Dolan | Jamie Lewis | 5 – 3 | Chris Quantock | [112] |
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