2015 PDC Pro Tour


The 2015 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 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

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.
StageStage
Winner£10,000£10,000Winner£25,000
Runner-up£5,000£5,000Runner-up£10,000
Semi-finalists£2,500£2,500Semi-finalists£5,000
'£1,500£2,000'£3,500
Last 16£1,000£1,500Last 16£2,000
Last 32£500£750Last 32£1,500
Last 64£250£250Last 48£1,000
Total£50,000£60,000Total£115,000

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.

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The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.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 Qualifying 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 14January 15January 16January 17

Nigel Heydon
Alan Norris
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Mike Zuydwijk

Matthew Edgar
Andy Jenkins
Jason Lovett
Devon Petersen

Steve Douglas
Steve West
James Wilson
Jason Wilson

Nathan Derry
Jamie Robinson
Jonny Clayton
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 Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:

Players Championships

No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 14 March Barnsley, MetrodomeGary Anderson 6–5 James Wade
2Sunday 15 March Barnsley, MetrodomeJames Wade 6–5 Peter Wright
3Friday 10 April Barnsley, MetrodomeAdrian Lewis 6–3 Robert Thornton
4Saturday 11 April Barnsley, Metrodome6–1 Adrian Lewis
5Sunday 12 April Barnsley, MetrodomeAdrian Lewis 6–5 Brendan Dolan
6Friday 1 May Coventry, Ricoh ArenaMichael van Gerwen 6–5 James Wade
7Saturday 2 May Coventry, Ricoh ArenaPeter Wright 6–5 James Wade
8Sunday 3 May Coventry, Ricoh ArenaKeegan Brown 6–3 Adrian Lewis
9Saturday 16 May Crawley, K2 Leisure CentrePhil Taylor 6–4 Gary Anderson
10Sunday 17 May Crawley, K2 Leisure CentreJoe Murnan 6–4 Dave Chisnall
11Saturday 23 May Barnsley, MetrodomeDave Chisnall 6–1 Ian White
12Sunday 24 May Barnsley, MetrodomePeter Wright 6–1 Jelle Klaasen
13Saturday 4 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJames Wade 6–5 Kim Huybrechts
14Sunday 5 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJelle Klaasen 6–2 Ian White
15 Barnsley, MetrodomeTerry Jenkins 6–4 Peter Wright
16Sunday 27 September Barnsley, MetrodomeJelle Klaasen 6–4
17Friday 2 October Dublin, City West HotelIan White 6–5 Dave Chisnall
18Saturday 3 October Dublin, City West HotelAlan Norris 6–1 Kim Huybrechts
19Saturday 24 October Coventry, Ricoh ArenaPeter Wright 6–5 Benito van de Pas
20Sunday 25 October Coventry, Ricoh ArenaGary Anderson 6–2 James Wade

UK Open Qualifiers

No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Friday 6 February Wigan, Robin Park ArenaAdrian Lewis 6–1 Michael van Gerwen
2Saturday 7 February Wigan, Robin Park Arena6–1
3Sunday 8 February Wigan, Robin Park ArenaMichael van Gerwen 6–1 James Wade
4Friday 20 February Wigan, Robin Park ArenaMichael van Gerwen 6–5 Jelle Klaasen
5 Wigan, Robin Park ArenaMichael Smith 6–5 Adrian Lewis
6Sunday 22 February Wigan, Robin Park ArenaPhil Taylor 6–2 Ian White

European Tour

No.DateAlso known as theVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
113–15 FebruaryGerman Darts Championship Hildesheim, Halle 396–2
220–22 MarchGibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar, Victoria StadiumMichael van Gerwen 6–3 Terry Jenkins
34–6 AprilGerman Darts Masters Munich, BallhausforumMichael van Gerwen 6–5
45–7 JuneDutch Darts Masters Venray, EvenementenhalMichael van Gerwen 6–0 Justin Pipe
519–21 JuneInternational Darts Open Riesa, SACHSENarenaMichael Smith 6–3 Benito van de Pas
610–12 JulyEuropean Darts Open Düsseldorf, Maritim HotelRobert Thornton 6–2 Kim Huybrechts
711–13 SeptemberEuropean Darts Trophy Mülheim, RWE-SporthalleMichael Smith 6–2
818–20 SeptemberEuropean Darts Matchplay Innsbruck, OlympiahalleMichael van Gerwen 6–4 Dave Chisnall
916–18 OctoberEuropean Darts Grand Prix Sindelfingen, GlaspalastKim Huybrechts 6–5 Peter Wright

Hong Kong Darts Masters

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 Qualifying School.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 21 March Wigan, Robin Park ArenaKirk Shepherd 5–3 Jack Tweddell
2Saturday 21 March Wigan, Robin Park ArenaColin Fowler 5–2 Steve Maish
3Sunday 22 March Wigan, Robin Park ArenaShaun Griffiths 5–1 Scott Dale
4Sunday 22 March Wigan, Robin Park ArenaRichie Corner 5–1 Ryan Searle
5Saturday 30 May Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJan Dekker 5–0 Kurt Parry
6Saturday 30 May Wigan, Robin Park ArenaMatt Clark 5–2 Richie Corner
7Sunday 31 May Wigan, Robin Park ArenaShaun Griffiths 5–2 Ian Lever
8Sunday 31 May Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJoe Murnan 5–3 Scott Dale
9Saturday 11 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJan Dekker 5–1 Dean Reynolds
10Saturday 11 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaJoe Murnan 5–1 Tony Randell
11Sunday 12 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaRichie Corner 5–4 Mike Norton
12Sunday 12 July Wigan, Robin Park ArenaDean Reynolds 5–3 Chris Quantock
13Saturday 19 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaChris Quantock 5–0 Paul Rowley
14Saturday 19 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaPete Hudson 5–4 Ryan Palmer
15Sunday 20 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaJan Dekker 5–2 Jon Jukes
16Sunday 20 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaMartin Lukeman 5–2 Kirk Shepherd

Challenge Tour Order of Merit

Development Tour

The PDC Unicorn Development 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 Qualifying 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.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 25 April Coventry, Ricoh ArenaRowby-John Rodriguez 4–1 Jamie Lewis
2Saturday 25 April Coventry, Ricoh ArenaBerry van Peer 4–0 Scott Dale
3Sunday 26 April Coventry, Ricoh ArenaAden Kirk 4–1 Benito van de Pas
4Sunday 26 April Coventry, Ricoh ArenaBerry van Peer 4–0 Harry Ward
5Saturday 27 June Coventry, Ricoh ArenaMike De Decker 4–3 Benito van de Pas
6Saturday 27 June Coventry, Ricoh ArenaBenito van de Pas 4–2 Bradley Kirk
7Sunday 28 June Coventry, Ricoh ArenaNathan Aspinall 4–2 Benito van de Pas
8Sunday 28 June Coventry, Ricoh ArenaDimitri Van den Bergh 4–2 Rhys Griffin
9Saturday 12 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaJamie Lewis 4–2 Bradley Kirk
10Saturday 12 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaDimitri Van den Bergh 4–2 Josh Payne
11Sunday 13 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaMike De Decker 4–2 Nathan Aspinall
12Sunday 13 September Coventry, Ricoh ArenaAaron Dyer 4–1 Shaun Griffiths
13Saturday 17 October Wigan, Robin Park ArenaBradley Kirk 4–2 Nathan Aspinall
14Saturday 17 October Wigan, Robin Park ArenaSven Groen 4–2 Nick Kenny
15Sunday 18 October Wigan, Robin Park ArenaDean Reynolds 4–2 Mike De Decker
16Sunday 18 October Wigan, Robin Park ArenaBradley Kirk 4–3 Josh Payne

Development Tour Order of Merit

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player, Kim Viljanen, and the runner-up, Per Laursen, on the SDC Order of Merit 2015 will play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 21 March Copenhagen, Park InnKim Viljanen 6–4 Steen Lysen
2Sunday 22 March Copenhagen, Park InnKim Viljanen 6–3 Dennis Nilsson
3Saturday 23 May Stockholm, Scandic AlvikPer Laursen 6–5 Magnus Caris
4Sunday 24 May Stockholm, Scandic AlvikPer Laursen 6–1 Oskar Lukasiak
5Saturday 1 August Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center6–3 Per Laursen
6Sunday 2 August Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterKim Viljanen 6–3
7 Vääksy, Hotel TallukkaUlf Ceder 6–4 Hannu Suominen
8 Vääksy, Hotel TallukkaMarko Kantele 6–5 Magnus Caris

Eurasian 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.
1Saturday 21 February Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterAleksei Kadochnikov 6–4 Maksim Belov
2Sunday 22 February Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterRoman Obukhov 6–5 Maksim Belov
3Saturday 28 March Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterRoman Obukhov 6–3 Aleksandr Oreshkin
4Sunday 29 March Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterRoman Obukhov 6–0 Aleksandr Oreshkin
5Saturday 25 April Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterAlexey Pilipenko 6–5 Anton Kolesov
6Sunday 26 April Moscow, Omega Plaza Business CenterBoris Koltsov 6–2 Anton Kolesov

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 1John Weber 6–4 Jeremy Fagg
2Saturday 14 FebruaryEttamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2Laurence Ryder 6–5 John Weber
3Sunday 15 FebruaryEttamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3Barry Gardner 6–5 Dave Marland
4Friday 6 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 1Robbie King 6–1 Wayne Clegg
5Saturday 7 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 2Beau Anderson 6–2 Shane Tichowitsch
6Sunday 8 MarchDosh Balcatta AGP 3Jeremy Fagg 6–5 Laurence Ryder
7Saturday 28 MarchDPA Australian Matchplay 1Rob Modra 6–1 Laurence Ryder
8Sunday 29 MarchDPA Australian Matchplay 2David Platt 6–2 Laurence Ryder
9Saturday 11 AprilSouth Australian Open 1Peter Machin 6–4 Rob Modra
10Sunday 12 AprilSouth Australian Open 2David Platt 6–0 Raymond O'Donnell
11Saturday 16 MayWarilla Bowls Club Open 1David Platt 6–0 Laurence Ryder
12Sunday 17 MayWarilla Bowls Club Open 2John Weber 6–5 Rob Modra
13Friday 29 MayQueensland Open 1Chris Morrison 6–3 Stu Leach
14Saturday 30 MayQueensland Open 2Laurence Ryder 6–3 David Platt
15Sunday 31 MayQueensland Open 3David Platt 6–? John Weber
16Saturday 20 JuneVictoria Open 1David Platt 6–5 Bill Aitken
17Sunday 21 JuneVictoria Open 2Rob Modra 6–4 John Weber
18Saturday 8 AugustPerth Masters Qualifier 1Adam Rowe 5–0 Graham Parker
19Sunday 9 AugustPerth Masters Qualifier 2Kim Lewis 5–1 Conan Ugle
20Monday 17 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 1Cody Harris 6–2 Warren Parry
21Tuesday 18 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 2Tic Bridge 6–2 John Weber
22Wednesday 19 AugustSydney Masters Qualifier 3Warren Parry 6–4 John Weber
23Thursday 5 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 1Bill Aitken 6-3 Tyson Hoefel
24Friday 6 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 2Cody Harris 6-4 Adam Rowe
25Saturday 7 NovemberHarrows Australian GP 3John Weber 6-3 Cody Harris

World Championship PDPA Qualifier

DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
Monday 30 November Coventry, Ricoh ArenaRicky Evans 5–4 Andy Boulton

World Darts Championship - International Qualifiers

DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
Thursday 26 MarchDARTSLIVE SUPERDARTSPaul Lim 4–2 Boris Krčmar
Sunday 12 JulyDPNZ QualifierRob Szabo 9–3 Craig Caldwell
Saturday 22 AugustSouth Asia QualifierThanawat Gaweenuntawong Beat Tengku Shah
Sunday 23 AugustNorth American QualifierDarin Young 3–2 Larry Butler
26–27 SeptemberSouth African MastersWarrick Scheffer 9–2 Clifford Stradling
Saturday 10 OctoberTom Kirby Memorial Irish MatchplayMick McGowan 6–5 Tom Biggane
Friday 23 OctoberPhilippine QualifierAlex Tagarao 3–2 Lourence Ilagan
Saturday 24 OctoberSouthern Europe QualifierJohn Michael 6–4 Antonio Alcinas
24–25 OctoberRussian QualifierAleksandr Oreshkin 3–1 Anton Kolesov
Saturday 7 NovemberGreater China QualifierQiang Sun 2–1 Yuyi Shao
Sunday 8 NovemberOceanic MastersKoha Kokiri 8–4 Warren Parry
Sunday 8 NovemberPDJ Japanese QualifierKeita Ono 6–0 Yuki Yamada
Saturday 14 NovemberGerman QualifierRené Eidams 10–8 Maik Langendorf
Saturday 14 NovemberEastern Europe QualifierMichael Rasztovits 10–7 Boris Krčmar
Sunday 15 NovemberCentral Europe QualifierSven Groen 6–3 Mario Robbe

First Round Qualifiers
Preliminary Round Qualifiers