2015 PDC Pro Tour

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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.

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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. [1]

StageETPCUKQCT/DT
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£1,000N/AN/AN/A
Last 64N/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. [2]

Tour Cards

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The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.

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 [3] January 15 [4] January 16 [5] January 17 [6]

Flag of England.svg   Nigel Heydon
Flag of England.svg   Alan Norris
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jeffrey de Zwaan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Mike Zuydwijk

Flag of England.svg   Matthew Edgar
Flag of England.svg   Andy Jenkins
Flag of England.svg   Jason Lovett
Flag of South Africa.svg   Devon Petersen

Flag of England.svg   Steve Douglas
Flag of England.svg   Steve West
Flag of England.svg   James Wilson
Flag of England.svg   Jason Wilson

Flag of England.svg   Nathan Derry
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Robinson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton
Flag of Sweden.svg   Magnus Caris

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A Q-School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

StagePoints
Last 89
Last 165
Last 323
Last 642
Last 1281

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]

UK Open Qualifiers

Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2015 UK Open.

No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1 Friday 6 February Flag of England.svg Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Adrian Lewis   Flag of England.svg 6 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen [7]
2 Saturday 7 February Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort [8]
3 Sunday 8 February Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 1 Flag of England.svg   James Wade [9]
4 Friday 20 February Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen [10]
5 Saturday 21 February Michael Smith   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis [11]
6 Sunday 22 February Phil Taylor   Flag of England.svg 6 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Ian White [12]

Players Championships

There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.

No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 14 March Flag of England.svg Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Gary Anderson   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg   James Wade [13]
2 Sunday 15 March James Wade   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright [14]
3 Friday 10 April Adrian Lewis   Flag of England.svg 6 – 3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton [15]
4 Saturday 11 April Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis [16]
5 Sunday 12 April Adrian Lewis   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan [17]
6 Friday 1 May Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg   James Wade [18]
7 Saturday 2 May Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg   James Wade [19]
8 Sunday 3 May Keegan Brown   Flag of England.svg 6 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis [20]
9 Saturday 16 May Flag of England.svg Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre Phil Taylor   Flag of England.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson [21]
10 Sunday 17 May Joe Murnan   Flag of England.svg 6 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall [22]
11 Saturday 23 May Flag of England.svg Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Dave Chisnall   Flag of England.svg 6 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Ian White [23]
12 Sunday 24 May Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen [24]
13 Saturday 4 July Flag of England.svg Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre James Wade   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts [25]
14 Sunday 5 July Jelle Klaasen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Ian White [26]
15 Saturday 26 September Flag of England.svg Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Terry Jenkins   Flag of England.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright [27]
16 Sunday 27 September Jelle Klaasen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld [28]
17 Friday 2 October Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Citywest Hotel Ian White   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall [29]
18 Saturday 3 October Alan Norris   Flag of England.svg 6 – 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts [30]
19 Saturday 24 October Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas [31]
20 Sunday 25 October Gary Anderson   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 2 Flag of England.svg   James Wade [32]

PDC European Tour

No.DateAlso known as theVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
113–15 February German Darts Championship Flag of Germany.svg Hildesheim, Halle 39(117.94) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (103.78) [33]
220–22 March Gibraltar Darts Trophy Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium (107.04) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Terry Jenkins (99.28) [34]
34–6 April German Darts Masters Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Ballhausforum(102.30) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Scotland.svg   John Henderson (89.59) [35]
45–7 June Dutch Darts Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Venray, Evenementenhal(100.20) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 0 Flag of England.svg   Justin Pipe (87.62) [36]
519–21 June International Darts Open Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, SACHSENarena (88.23) Michael Smith   Flag of England.svg 6 – 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas (81.41) [37]
610–12 July European Darts Open Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel(106.18) Robert Thornton   Flag of Scotland.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts (100.69) [38]
711–13 September European Darts Trophy Flag of Germany.svg Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle (98.50) Michael Smith   Flag of England.svg 6 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (101.12) [39]
818–20 September European Darts Matchplay Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck, Olympiahalle (99.58) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall (95.89) [40]
916–18 October European Darts Grand Prix Flag of Germany.svg Sindelfingen, Glaspalast (99.30) Kim Huybrechts   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (99.95) [41]

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. [42]

Final Challenge Tour ranking
RankPlayerEarnings
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jan Dekker £7,350
2 Flag of England.svg   Richie Corner £7,350
3 Flag of England.svg   Shaun Griffiths £5,600
4 Flag of England.svg   Chris Quantock £4,650
5 Flag of England.svg   Kirk Shepherd £4,350
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Murnan £4,250
7 Flag of England.svg   Peter Hudson £3,800
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Dean Reynolds £3,800
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 21 March Flag of England.svg Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Kirk Shepherd   Flag of England.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg  Jack Tweddell [43]
2 Colin Fowler   Flag of England.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Steve Maish [43]
3 Sunday 22 March Shaun Griffiths   Flag of England.svg 5 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Scott Dale [44]
4 Richie Corner   Flag of England.svg 5 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle [44]
5 Saturday 30 May Jan Dekker   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Kurt Parry [45]
6 Matt Clark   Flag of England.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Richie Corner [45]
7 Sunday 31 May Shaun Griffiths   Flag of England.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Ian Lever [46]
8 Joe Murnan   Flag of England.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Scott Dale [46]
9 Saturday 11 July Jan Dekker   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Dean Reynolds [47]
10 Joe Murnan   Flag of England.svg 5 – 1 Flag of England.svg  Tony Randell [47]
11 Sunday 12 July Richie Corner   Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg  Mike Norton [48]
12 Dean Reynolds   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Chris Quantock [48]
13 Saturday 19 September Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena Chris Quantock   Flag of England.svg 5 – 0 Flag of England.svg   Paul Rowley [49]
14 Peter Hudson   Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Palmer [49]
15 Sunday 20 September Jan Dekker   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Jon Jukes [50]
16 Martin Lukeman   Flag of England.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Kirk Shepherd [50]

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
RankPlayerEarnings
1 Flag of England.svg  Bradley Kirk£8,400
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker £6,900
3 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall £5,950
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas £5,800
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer £5,550
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh £5,150
7 Flag of England.svg   Shaun Griffiths £4,900
8 Flag of England.svg   Josh Payne £4,600
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 25 April Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena Rowby-John Rodriguez   Flag of Austria.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jamie Lewis [51]
2 Berry van Peer   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4 – 0 Flag of England.svg   Scott Dale [51]
3 Sunday 26 April Aden Kirk   Flag of England.svg 4 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas [52]
4 Berry van Peer   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4 – 0 Flag of England.svg   Harry Ward [52]
5 Saturday 27 June Mike De Decker   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 4 – 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas [53]
6 Benito van de Pas   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Bradley Kirk [53]
7 Sunday 28 June Nathan Aspinall   Flag of England.svg 4 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas [54]
8 Dimitri Van den Bergh   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 4 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Rhys Griffin [54]
9 Saturday 12 September Jamie Lewis   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 4 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Bradley Kirk [55]
10 Dimitri Van den Bergh   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 4 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Josh Payne [55]
11 Sunday 13 September Mike De Decker   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 4 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall [56]
12 Aaron Dyer  Flag of England.svg 4 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Shaun Griffiths [57]
13 Saturday 17 October Flag of England.svg Wigan, Robin Park Tennis CentreBradley Kirk  Flag of England.svg 4 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall [58]
14 Sven Groen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny [58]
15 Sunday 18 October Dean Reynolds   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 4 – 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker [59]
16 Bradley Kirk  Flag of England.svg 4 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Josh Payne [59]

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 [60] qualified to play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.

No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 21 March Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Park Inn Kim Viljanen   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Denmark.svg  Steen Lysen [61]
2 Sunday 22 March Kim Viljanen   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 3 Flag of Sweden.svg   Dennis Nilsson [62]
3 Saturday 23 May Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Scandic Alvik Per Laursen   Flag of Denmark.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Sweden.svg   Magnus Caris [63]
4 Sunday 24 May Per Laursen   Flag of Denmark.svg 6 – 1 Flag of Sweden.svg   Oskar Lukasiak [64]
5 Saturday 1 August Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center Magnus Caris   Flag of Sweden.svg 6 – 3 Flag of Denmark.svg   Per Laursen [65]
6 Sunday 2 August Kim Viljanen   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 3 Flag of Russia.svg  Roman Obukhov [66]
7 Saturday 26 September Flag of Finland.svg Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka Ulf Ceder   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Hannu Suominen [67]
8 Marko Kantele   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Sweden.svg   Magnus Caris [68]

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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 21 February Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center Aleksei Kadochnikov   Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Belov [69]
2 Sunday 22 FebruaryRoman Obukhov  Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Belov [69]
3 Saturday 28 MarchRoman Obukhov  Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 3 Flag of Russia.svg   Aleksandr Oreshkin [70]
4 Sunday 29 MarchRoman Obukhov  Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 0 Flag of Russia.svg   Aleksandr Oreshkin [70]
5 Saturday 25 AprilAlexey Pilipenko  Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Kolesov [71]
6 Sunday 26 April Boris Koltsov   Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Kolesov [71]

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

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.DateAlso known asWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Friday 13 FebruaryEttamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 1 John Weber   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jeremy Fagg [72]
2Saturday 14 FebruaryEttamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2 Laurence Ryder   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   John Weber [72]
3Sunday 15 FebruaryEttamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3Barry Gardner  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Dave Marland [72]
4Friday 6 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 1 Robbie King   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 1 Flag of England.svg  Wayne Clegg [73]
5Saturday 7 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 2 Beau Anderson   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Shane Tichowitsch [74]
6Sunday 8 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 3Jeremy Fagg  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Laurence Ryder [75]
7Saturday 28 MarchDPA Australian Matchplay 1 Rob Modra   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Laurence Ryder [76]
8Sunday 29 MarchDPA Australian Matchplay 2 David Platt   Flag of England.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Laurence Ryder [76]
9Saturday 11 AprilSouth Australian Open 1 Peter Machin   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Rob Modra [77]
10Sunday 12 AprilSouth Australian Open 2 David Platt   Flag of England.svg 6 – 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Raymond O'Donnell [77]
11Saturday 16 MayWarilla Bowls Club Open 1 David Platt   Flag of England.svg 6 – 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Laurence Ryder [78]
12Sunday 17 MayWarilla Bowls Club Open 2 John Weber   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Rob Modra [79]
13Friday 29 MayQueensland Open 1Chris Morrison  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Stuart Leach [80]
14Saturday 30 MayQueensland Open 2 Laurence Ryder   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 3 Flag of England.svg   David Platt [81]
15Sunday 31 MayQueensland Open 3 David Platt   Flag of England.svg 6 ? Flag of Australia (converted).svg   John Weber [82]
16Saturday 20 JuneVictoria Open 1 David Platt   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bill Aitken [83]
17Sunday 21 JuneVictoria Open 2 Rob Modra   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   John Weber [84]
18Saturday 8 AugustPerth Masters Qualifier 1Adam Rowe  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 – 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Graham Parker [85]
19Sunday 9 AugustPerth Masters Qualifier 2Kim Lewis  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 – 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Conan Ugle [85]
20Monday 17 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 1 Cody Harris   Flag of New Zealand.svg 6 – 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Warren Parry [86]
21Tuesday 18 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 2 Tic Bridge   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   John Weber [87]
22Wednesday 19 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 3 Warren Parry   Flag of New Zealand.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   John Weber [88]
23Thursday 5 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 1Bill Aitken  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tyson Hoeful [89]
24Friday 6 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 2 Cody Harris   Flag of New Zealand.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adam Rowe [90]
25Saturday 7 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 3 John Weber   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Cody Harris [91]
26Sunday 8 NovemberHarrows Oceanic Classic Tony David   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 – 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Peter Hunt

World Championship PDPA Qualifier

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
Monday 30 November Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena Ricky Evans   Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Andy Boulton [92]

World Darts Championship international qualifiers

DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
Thursday 26 MarchDARTSLIVE SUPERDARTS Paul Lim   Flag of Singapore.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar [93]
Sunday 12 JulyDPNZ Qualifier Rob Szabo   Flag of New Zealand.svg 9 – 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Craig Caldwell [94]
Saturday 22 AugustSouth Asia Qualifier Thanawat Gaweenuntawong   Flag of Thailand.svg Beat Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tengku Shah [95]
Sunday 23 AugustNorth American Qualifier Darin Young   Flag of the United States.svg 3 – 2 Flag of the United States.svg   Larry Butler [96]
26–27 SeptemberSouth African Masters Warrick Scheffer   Flag of South Africa.svg 9 – 2 Flag of South Africa.svg  Clifford Stradling [97]
Saturday 10 OctoberTom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Mick McGowan   Flag of Ireland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Ireland.svg  Tom Biggane [98]
Friday 23 OctoberPhilippine QualifierAlex Tagarao  Flag of the Philippines.svg 3 – 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg   Lourence Ilagan [99]
Saturday 24 OctoberSouthern Europe Qualifier John Michael   Flag of Greece.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Spain.svg   Toni Alcinas [99]
24–25 OctoberRussian Qualifier Aleksandr Oreshkin   Flag of Russia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Kolesov [99]
Saturday 7 NovemberGreater China Qualifier Sun Qiang   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuyi Shao [100]
Sunday 8 NovemberOceanic Masters Koha Kokiri   Flag of New Zealand.svg 8 – 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Warren Parry [101]
Sunday 8 NovemberPDJ Japanese Qualifier Keita Ono   Flag of Japan.svg 6 – 0 Flag of Japan.svg   Yuki Yamada [100]
Saturday 14 NovemberGerman Qualifier René Eidams   Flag of Germany.svg 10 – 8 Flag of Austria.svg   Maik Langendorf [100]
Saturday 14 NovemberEastern Europe Qualifier Michael Rasztovits   Flag of Austria.svg 10 – 7 Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar [100]
Sunday 15 NovemberCentral Europe Qualifier Sven Groen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6 – 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Mario Robbe [100]
Scandinavian Pro Tour [60] Australian Grand Prix [102]
RankPlayerMoneyRankPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Finland.svg Kim Viljanen €4,4001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurence Ryder 204
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Laursen €3,8752 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Weber 180
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Caris €3,1753 Flag of England.svg David Platt 176
4 Flag of Finland.svg Marko Kantele €2,2504 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 116
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Lukasiak €1,6755 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Fagg 104
6 Flag of Finland.svg Ulf Ceder €1,200 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Aitken 104
7 Flag of Gibraltar.svg Hannu Suominen €1,0757 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Modra 96
Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Nilsson €1,0758 Flag of England.svg Wayne Clegg 88
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Larsson €9259 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Gardner60
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Skau €750 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Tichowitsch 60
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The 2020 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were 27 PDC Pro Tour events held, 23 Players Championships and 4 European Tour events.

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