2014 PDC Pro Tour
The 2014 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers, and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there were 34 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, 6 UK Open Qualifiers, and 8 European Tour events.
Prize money
Prize money for each UK Open Qualifier was increased from £35,000 to £50,000 to match the 2013 Players Championships, which themselves remained unchanged for this year. European Tour events offered £100,000 per event, the same as in 2013.| Stage | UK Open Qualifiers, Players Championships | European Tour |
| Winner | £10,000 | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | £8,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £2,500 | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | £1,500 | £3,000 |
| Last 16 | £1,000 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £500 | £1,250 |
| Last 48 | – | £1,000 |
| Last 64 | £250 | – |
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.Tour Cards
The 2014 Tour Cards were awarded to:- The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2014 World Championship. Co Stompé, Jani Haavisto and Steve Coote resigned their cards.
- The 42 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School.
- The 16 qualifiers from 2013 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- Four semi-finalists of the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, only Stephen Bunting accepted his tour card.
- The winner of the 2013 Scandinavian Order of Merit.
- The winner of the 2012 Scandinavian Order of Merit.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2013 Challenge Tour .
- Two highest qualifiers from 2012 Youth Tour.
Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 15–18. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:| January 15 | January 16 | January 17 | January 18 |
 Kyle Anderson  Benito van de Pas  Antonio Alcinas  Andrew Gilding |  Tomas Seyler Andy Parsons  Gerwyn Price Dave Bird |  Gary Stone Matt Padgett Robert Owen Tony Newell | Steve West Nigel Heydon Joe Murnan Jason Hogg |
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
| Stage | Points |
| 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, with 26 of the top 27 players taking a Tour Card. Stuart Bousfield turned down his chance to take up a Tour Card from the rankings, and as such is removed from the standings for 2014.
Players Championships
Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on 15 March.Players Championship 2 in Barnsley on 16 March.
Players Championship 3 in Crawley on 22 March.
Players Championship 4 in Crawley on 23 March.
Players Championship 5 in Wigan on 12 April.
Players Championship 6 in Wigan on 13 April.
Players Championship 7 in Wigan on 3 May.
Players Championship 8 in Wigan on 4 May.
Players Championship 9 in Crawley on 24 May.
Players Championship 10 in Crawley on 25 May.
Players Championship 11 in Coventry on 14 June.
Players Championship 12 in Coventry on 15 June.
Players Championship 13 in Crawley on 13 September.
Players Championship 14 in Crawley on 14 September.
Players Championship 15 in Dublin on 4 October.
Players Championship 16 in Dublin on 5 October.
Players Championship 17 in Crawley on 18 October.
Players Championship 18 in Crawley on 19 October.
Players Championship 19 in Coventry on 22 November.
Players Championship 20 in Coventry on 23 November.
UK Open Qualifiers
European Tour
European Tour events had 48 players competing in each event this year instead of the 64 previously used. The top 16 on the one year Pro Tour Order of Merit entered each tournament at the last 32 stage. Twenty players from the UK Qualifier, eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier in each event met in the first round with the 16 winners going on to face the 16 seeded players.There were eight European Tour events this year:
| No. | Date | Also known as the | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | 31 January–2 February | German Darts Championship | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Gary Anderson | 6–5 | Justin Pipe | |
| 2 | 14–16 February | Dutch Darts Masters | Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof | Michael van Gerwen | 6–4 | Mervyn King | |
| 3 | 19–21 April | German Darts Masters | Berlin, Maritim Hotel | Phil Taylor | 6–4 | Michael van Gerwen | |
| 4 | 20–22 June | Austrian Darts Open |  Salzburg, Salzburgarena | Vincent van der Voort | 6–5 | Jamie Caven | |
| 5 | 27–29 June | Gibraltar Darts Trophy |  Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium | James Wade | 6–4 | Steve Beaton | |
| 6 | 11–13 July | European Darts Open | Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel | Peter Wright | 6–2 | Simon Whitlock | |
| 7 | 5–7 September | European Darts Grand Prix | Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | Mervyn King | 6–5 | Michael Smith | |
| 8 | 19–21 September | European Darts Trophy | Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus | Michael Smith | 6–5 | Michael van Gerwen |
PDC Youth Tour
The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour was open to players aged 16–21. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC ProTour in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School. Dimitri van den Bergh and Josh Payne were the top two players at the end of the year.| No. | Date | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 1 March | Nick Kenny | 4–2 | Josh Payne | |
| 2 | Saturday 1 March | Lewis Venes | 4–1 | Josh Payne | |
| 3 | Saturday 29 March | Mike Zuydwijk | 4–0 | James Hubbard | |
| 4 | Saturday 5 April | Dimitri Van den Bergh  | 4–2 |  Shaun Narain | |
| 5 | Saturday 26 April | Sam Hewson | 4–0 | John de Kruijf | |
| 6 | Saturday 26 April | George Killington | 4–2 | Max Hopp | |
| 7 | Saturday 17 May | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–3 | Adam Hunt | |
| 8 | Saturday 17 May | James Hubbard | 4–2 | Reece Robinson | |
| 9 | Saturday 31 May | Adam Hunt | 4–3 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
| 10 | Saturday 31 May | Nick Kenny | 4–1 | Sam Hewson | |
| 11 | Saturday 5 July | Dean Reynolds | 4–2 | Max Hopp | |
| 12 | Saturday 5 July | Reece Robinson | 4–2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | |
| 13 | Saturday 27 September | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–1 | Adam Smith-Neale | |
| 14 | Saturday 27 September | Josh Payne | 4–3 | Keegan Brown | |
| 15 | Saturday 1 November | Keegan Brown | 4–3 | Jake Jones | |
| 16 | Saturday 1 November | Dean Reynolds | 4–3 | Josh Payne |
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 will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC ProTour in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School. Mark Frost and Alan Tabern were the top two players at the end of the year.| No. | Date | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Sunday 2 March | Jamie Robinson | 5–4 | Matthew Edgar | |
| 2 | Sunday 2 March | Ron Meulenkamp | 5–4 | Alan Tabern | |
| 3 | Sunday 30 March | Alan Tabern | 5–4 | Ian McFarlane | |
| 4 | Sunday 6 April | Matthew Edgar | 5–4 | Mark Frost | |
| 5 | Sunday 27 April | Colin Fowler | 5–2 | Mark Frost | |
| 6 | Sunday 27 April | Colin Fowler | 5–2 | Matt Clark | |
| 7 | Sunday 18 May | Alex Roy | 5–4 | Mark Lawrence | |
| 8 | Sunday 18 May | Alan Tabern | 5–3 | Dave Honey | |
| 9 | Sunday 1 June | Alan Tabern | 5–0 | Luke Woodhouse | |
| 10 | Sunday 1 June | Jay Foreman | 5–4 | Max Hopp | |
| 11 | Sunday 6 July | Mark Frost | 5–2 | Jamie Robinson | |
| 12 | Sunday 6 July | Brett Claydon | 5–4 | Aden Kirk | |
| 13 | Sunday 28 September | Mark Frost | 5–4 |  Prakash Jiwa | |
| 14 | Sunday 28 September | Mark Frost | 5–1 | Steve Douglas | |
| 15 | Sunday 2 November | Colin Fowler | 5–1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
| 16 | Sunday 2 November | Matt Clark | 5–4 | Steve Douglas |
Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour
The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The winner after all nine events will play in the 2015 World Championship.| No. | Date | Also known as | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 1 March | SDC Finland  | Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland | Vesa Nuutinen | 6–1 | Uki Takkinen | |
| 2 | Saturday 1 March | SDC Finland | Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland | Ulf Ceder | 6–2 | Jarkko Komula | |
| 3 | Sunday 2 March | SDC Finland | Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland | Jani Haavisto | 6–4 | Ali Roberts | |
| 4 | Saturday 26 April | SDC Sweden  | Stockholm, Sweden | Jani Haavisto | 6–3 | Jarkko Komula | |
| 5 | Saturday 26 April | SDC Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Marko Kantele | 6–4 | Jarkko Komula | |
| 6 | Sunday 27 April | SDC Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Jarkko Komula | 6–3 | Sami Sanssi | |
| 7 | Saturday 30 August | SDC Denmark  | Park Inn Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark | Per Laursen | 6–2 | Daniel Larsson | |
| 8 | Saturday 30 August | SDC Denmark | Park Inn Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark | Kim Viljanen | 6–4 |  Madars Razma | |
| 9 | Sunday 31 August | SDC European Championship Qualifier | Park Inn Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark | Robert Wagner  | 6–4 | Magnus Caris |
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualified for the 2015 World Championship.| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 1 February | Mittagong RSL Open 1 | John Weber | 6–5 | Shane Tichowitsch | |
| 2 | Sunday 2 February | Mittagong RSL Open 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–3 | Bill Aitken | |
| 3 | Saturday 8 March | Dosh Perth Open 1 | Laurence Ryder | 6–1 | Tic Bridge | |
| 4 | Sunday 9 March | Dosh Perth Open 2 | David Platt | 6–4 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 5 | Saturday 29 March | Victoria Open 1 | Laurence Ryder | 6–5 | David Platt | |
| 6 | Sunday 30 March | Victoria Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6–5 | Tic Bridge | |
| 7 | Saturday 11 April | NDDA Open 1 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–1 | Lindsay Wells | |
| 8 | Sunday 12 April | NDDA Open 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–5 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 9 | Saturday 17 May | Russell Stewart Classic | David Platt | 6–2 | Rob Modra | |
| 10 | Sunday 18 May | DPA Australian Matchplay | Rob Modra | 6–1 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 11 | Saturday 20 June | Kirribilli Club Open 1 | Laurence Ryder | 6–4 | David Platt | |
| 12 | Sunday 21 June | Kirribilli Club Open 2 | Tic Bridge | 6–3 | David Platt | |
| 13 | Friday 18 July | Southern Illawarra Open 1 | John Weber | 6–4 | David Platt | |
| 14 | Saturday 19 July | Southern Illawarra Open 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–4 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 15 | Sunday 24 August | DPA Australian Singles | Damon Heta | 6–3 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 16 | Sunday 24 August | Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 | Laurence Ryder | 6–4 | Damon Heta | |
| 17 | Monday 25 August | Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 | John Weber | 6–1 |  Rob Szabo | |
| 18 | Monday 25 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 | Kyle Anderson | 5–3 | Rob Szabo | |
| 19 | Thursday 26 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 | Damon Heta | 5–4 | Gordon Mathers |
Other PDC tournaments
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2014. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some have eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments are non-ranking.| Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| July 13 | PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event | Mark McGrath | 11–6 | Jonathan Silcock | |
| September 28 | South African Masters |  Nolan Arendse | 9–5 | Devon Petersen | |
| October 11 | PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event |  Ian Perez | 5–2 | Bryan Eribal | |
| October 12 | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay |  Daryl Gurney | 6–2 |  Radoslaw Szaganski | |
| October 25 | PDC World China Qualifying Event |  Alex Hon | 5–3 |  Yuanjun Liu | |
| October 25 | Bull's Super League Darts Iberia | Cristo Reyes | 6–0 | José V. Rodríguez | |
| November 9 | Oceanic Masters | John Weber | 8–2 | Rob Szabo | |
| November 15 | PDC World Central European Qualifying Event | Jermaine Wattimena | 6–3 | Kenny Neyens | |
| November 22 | PDC World Southern European Qualifying Event |  John Michael | 6–4 |  Marco Brentegani | |
| November 22 | PDJ Japanese Qualifier |  Haruki Muramatsu | 6–5 | Masumi Chino | |
| November 22 | Bull's Super League Germany | Max Hopp | 10–8 | Sascha Stein | |
| November 22 | Bull's Super League Eastern Europe |  Robert Marijanović | 10–7 | Boris Krčmar | |
| December 1 | Jason Hogg | 5–2 | Scott MacKenzie |