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 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. [1]
Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/DT |
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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 |
Quarter-finalists | £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 |
128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events. [2]
The 2015 Tour Cards were awarded to:
The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.
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 [3] | January 15 [4] | January 16 [5] | January 17 [6] |
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Steve Douglas | Nathan Derry | ||
376 | 367 | 369 | 348 |
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 Q-School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result: [6]
Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2015 UK Open.
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 6 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 1 | Michael van Gerwen | [7] |
2 | Saturday 7 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Vincent van der Voort | [8] | |
3 | Sunday 8 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | James Wade | [9] | |
4 | Friday 20 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 5 | Jelle Klaasen | [10] | |
5 | Saturday 21 February | Michael Smith | 6 – 5 | Adrian Lewis | [11] | |
6 | Sunday 22 February | Phil Taylor | 6 – 2 | Ian White | [12] |
There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.
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. [42]
Rank | Player | Earnings |
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1 | Jan Dekker | £7,350 |
2 | Richie Corner | £7,350 |
3 | Shaun Griffiths | £5,600 |
4 | Chris Quantock | £4,650 |
5 | Kirk Shepherd | £4,350 |
6 | Joe Murnan | £4,250 |
7 | Peter Hudson | £3,800 |
8 | Dean Reynolds | £3,800 |
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 21 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Kirk Shepherd | 5 – 3 | Jack Tweddell | [43] |
2 | Colin Fowler | 5 – 2 | Steve Maish | [43] | ||
3 | Sunday 22 March | Shaun Griffiths | 5 – 1 | Scott Dale | [44] | |
4 | Richie Corner | 5 – 1 | Ryan Searle | [44] | ||
5 | Saturday 30 May | Jan Dekker | 5 – 0 | Kurt Parry | [45] | |
6 | Matt Clark | 5 – 2 | Richie Corner | [45] | ||
7 | Sunday 31 May | Shaun Griffiths | 5 – 2 | Ian Lever | [46] | |
8 | Joe Murnan | 5 – 3 | Scott Dale | [46] | ||
9 | Saturday 11 July | Jan Dekker | 5 – 1 | Dean Reynolds | [47] | |
10 | Joe Murnan | 5 – 1 | Tony Randell | [47] | ||
11 | Sunday 12 July | Richie Corner | 5 – 4 | Mike Norton | [48] | |
12 | Dean Reynolds | 5 – 3 | Chris Quantock | [48] | ||
13 | Saturday 19 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Chris Quantock | 5 – 0 | Paul Rowley | [49] |
14 | Peter Hudson | 5 – 4 | Ryan Palmer | [49] | ||
15 | Sunday 20 September | Jan Dekker | 5 – 2 | Jon Jukes | [50] | |
16 | Martin Lukeman | 5 – 2 | Kirk Shepherd | [50] |
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.
Rank | Player | Earnings |
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1 | Bradley Kirk | £8,400 |
2 | Mike De Decker | £6,900 |
3 | Nathan Aspinall | £5,950 |
4 | Benito van de Pas | £5,800 |
5 | Berry van Peer | £5,550 |
6 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £5,150 |
7 | Shaun Griffiths | £4,900 |
8 | Josh Payne | £4,600 |
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 25 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 4 – 1 | Jamie Lewis | [51] |
2 | Berry van Peer | 4 – 0 | Scott Dale | [51] | ||
3 | Sunday 26 April | Aden Kirk | 4 – 1 | Benito van de Pas | [52] | |
4 | Berry van Peer | 4 – 0 | Harry Ward | [52] | ||
5 | Saturday 27 June | Mike De Decker | 4 – 3 | Benito van de Pas | [53] | |
6 | Benito van de Pas | 4 – 2 | Bradley Kirk | [53] | ||
7 | Sunday 28 June | Nathan Aspinall | 4 – 2 | Benito van de Pas | [54] | |
8 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 2 | Rhys Griffin | [54] | ||
9 | Saturday 12 September | Jamie Lewis | 4 – 2 | Bradley Kirk | [55] | |
10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 2 | Josh Payne | [55] | ||
11 | Sunday 13 September | Mike De Decker | 4 – 2 | Nathan Aspinall | [56] | |
12 | Aaron Dyer | 4 – 1 | Shaun Griffiths | [57] | ||
13 | Saturday 17 October | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Bradley Kirk | 4 – 2 | Nathan Aspinall | [58] |
14 | Sven Groen | 4 – 2 | Nick Kenny | [58] | ||
15 | Sunday 18 October | Dean Reynolds | 4 – 2 | Mike De Decker | [59] | |
16 | Bradley Kirk | 4 – 3 | Josh Payne | [59] |
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 [60] qualified to play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 21 March | Copenhagen, Park Inn | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 4 | Steen Lysen | [61] |
2 | Sunday 22 March | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Dennis Nilsson | [62] | |
3 | Saturday 23 May | Stockholm, Scandic Alvik | Per Laursen | 6 – 5 | Magnus Caris | [63] |
4 | Sunday 24 May | Per Laursen | 6 – 1 | Oskar Lukasiak | [64] | |
5 | Saturday 1 August | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Magnus Caris | 6 – 3 | Per Laursen | [65] |
6 | Sunday 2 August | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Roman Obukhov | [66] | |
7 | Saturday 26 September | Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka | Ulf Ceder | 6 – 4 | Hannu Suominen | [67] |
8 | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Magnus Caris | [68] |
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. |
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1 | Saturday 21 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 4 | Maxim Belov | [69] |
2 | Sunday 22 February | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 5 | Maxim Belov | [69] | |
3 | Saturday 28 March | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [70] | |
4 | Sunday 29 March | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [70] | |
5 | Saturday 25 April | Alexey Pilipenko | 6 – 5 | Anton Kolesov | [71] | |
6 | Sunday 26 April | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 2 | Anton Kolesov | [71] |
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from 25 events across Australia. The top player in the rankings, Laurence Ryder , automatically qualified for the 2016 World Championship.
No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 13 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 1 | John Weber | 6 – 4 | Jeremy Fagg | [72] |
2 | Saturday 14 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6 – 5 | John Weber | [72] |
3 | Sunday 15 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3 | Barry Gardner | 6 – 5 | Dave Marland | [72] |
4 | Friday 6 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 1 | Robbie King | 6 – 1 | Wayne Clegg | [73] |
5 | Saturday 7 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 2 | Beau Anderson | 6 – 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | [74] |
6 | Sunday 8 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 3 | Jeremy Fagg | 6 – 5 | Laurence Ryder | [75] |
7 | Saturday 28 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 1 | Rob Modra | 6 – 1 | Laurence Ryder | [76] |
8 | Sunday 29 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 2 | David Platt | 6 – 2 | Laurence Ryder | [76] |
9 | Saturday 11 April | South Australian Open 1 | Peter Machin | 6 – 4 | Rob Modra | [77] |
10 | Sunday 12 April | South Australian Open 2 | David Platt | 6 – 0 | Raymond O'Donnell | [77] |
11 | Saturday 16 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 | David Platt | 6 – 0 | Laurence Ryder | [78] |
12 | Sunday 17 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 | John Weber | 6 – 5 | Rob Modra | [79] |
13 | Friday 29 May | Queensland Open 1 | Chris Morrison | 6 – 3 | Stuart Leach | [80] |
14 | Saturday 30 May | Queensland Open 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6 – 3 | David Platt | [81] |
15 | Sunday 31 May | Queensland Open 3 | David Platt | 6 – ? | John Weber | [82] |
16 | Saturday 20 June | Victoria Open 1 | David Platt | 6 – 5 | Bill Aitken | [83] |
17 | Sunday 21 June | Victoria Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6 – 4 | John Weber | [84] |
18 | Saturday 8 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 1 | Adam Rowe | 5 – 0 | Graham Parker | [85] |
19 | Sunday 9 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 2 | Kim Lewis | 5 – 1 | Conan Ugle | [85] |
20 | Monday 17 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Warren Parry | [86] |
21 | Tuesday 18 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 | Tic Bridge | 6 – 2 | John Weber | [87] |
22 | Wednesday 19 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 | Warren Parry | 6 – 4 | John Weber | [88] |
23 | Thursday 5 November | Harrows Australian GP 1 | Bill Aitken | 6 – 3 | Tyson Hoeful | [89] |
24 | Friday 6 November | Harrows Australian GP 2 | Cody Harris | 6 – 4 | Adam Rowe | [90] |
25 | Saturday 7 November | Harrows Australian GP 3 | John Weber | 6 – 3 | Cody Harris | [91] |
26 | Sunday 8 November | Harrows Oceanic Classic | Tony David | 6 – 1 | Peter Hunt | |
Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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Monday 30 November | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Ricky Evans | 5 – 4 | Andy Boulton | [92] |
Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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Thursday 26 March | DARTSLIVE SUPERDARTS | Paul Lim | 4 – 2 | Boris Krčmar | [93] |
Sunday 12 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Rob Szabo | 9 – 3 | Craig Caldwell | [94] |
Saturday 22 August | South Asia Qualifier | Thanawat Gaweenuntawong | Beat | Tengku Shah | [95] |
Sunday 23 August | North American Qualifier | Darin Young | 3 – 2 | Larry Butler | [96] |
26–27 September | South African Masters | Warrick Scheffer | 9 – 2 | Clifford Stradling | [97] |
Saturday 10 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | Mick McGowan | 6 – 5 | Tom Biggane | [98] |
Friday 23 October | Philippine Qualifier | Alex Tagarao | 3 – 2 | Lourence Ilagan | [99] |
Saturday 24 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | John Michael | 6 – 4 | Toni Alcinas | [99] |
24–25 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3 – 1 | Anton Kolesov | [99] |
Saturday 7 November | Greater China Qualifier | Sun Qiang | 2 – 1 | Yuyi Shao | [100] |
Sunday 8 November | Oceanic Masters | Koha Kokiri | 8 – 4 | Warren Parry | [101] |
Sunday 8 November | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Keita Ono | 6 – 0 | Yuki Yamada | [100] |
Saturday 14 November | German Qualifier | René Eidams | 10 – 8 | Maik Langendorf | [100] |
Saturday 14 November | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Michael Rasztovits | 10 – 7 | Boris Krčmar | [100] |
Sunday 15 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Sven Groen | 6 – 3 | Mario Robbe | [100] |
Scandinavian Pro Tour [60] | Australian Grand Prix [102] | |||||
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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 |
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