PDC European Tour
The PDC European Tour is a series of darts tournaments held across Europe organized by the Professional Darts Corporation. Starting in 2012 with five events, the number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, ten in 2016, twelve in 2017, thirteen in both 2018 and 2019, and thirteen once more in 2020. These events see the top players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit compete against players from six different regional qualifiers. Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £140,000, with £25,000 going to the winner. These events differ to others held on the Pro Tour as they are played on one board in front of an audience. They are not televised, but are streamed on the PDC's subscription service.
Prize money
Prize money for European Tour events rose to £140,000 in 2019. This is how the prize money is divided:Stage | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015–2016 | 2017–2018 | 2019–2020 |
Winner | £15,000 | £20,000 | £20,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
Runner-up | £7,500 | £10,000 | £8,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | £5,000 | £5,000 | £4,000 | £5,000 | £6,000 | £6,500 |
£3,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | £3,500 | £4,000 | £5,000 | |
Last 16 | £1,500 | £2,000 | £2,000 | £2,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 |
Last 32 | £1000 | £1,000 | £1,250 | £1,500 | £2,000 | £2,000 |
Last 48 | N/A | N/A | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
Last 64 | £200 | £500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Last 96 | £100 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total | £82,100 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £115,000 | £135,000 | £140,000 |
Active tournaments
Austrian Darts Open
German Darts Championship
Year | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
2012 | 22–24 June | Berlin, Tempodrom | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Dave Chisnall | |
2013 | 6–8 September | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Dave Chisnall | 6–2 | Peter Wright | |
2014 | 31 January–2 February | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Gary Anderson | 6–5 | Justin Pipe | |
2015 | 13–15 February | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Gary Anderson | |
2016 | 14–16 October | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Alan Norris | 6–5 | Jelle Klaasen | |
2017 | 24–26 March | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Peter Wright | 6–3 | Michael van Gerwen | |
2018 | 31 August–2 September | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Michael van Gerwen | 8–6 | James Wilson | |
2019 | 29–31 March | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Daryl Gurney | 8–6 | Ricky Evans | |
- | - | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | - | - | - | - |
European Darts Open
Dutch Darts Masters
Gibraltar Darts Trophy
European Darts Grand Prix
International Darts Open
European Darts Matchplay
German Darts Open
German Darts Grand Prix
Czech Darts Open
Belgian Darts Championship
Hungarian Darts Trophy
Former tournaments
UK Masters
German Darts Masters
European Darts Trophy
Dutch Darts Championship
Danish Darts Open
Austrian Darts Championship
Records and statistics
Total finalist appearances
Nine-dart finishes
Twelve nine-darters have been thrown on the European Tour. The first one was thrown by Michael Smith in the inaugural tournament in Austria in 2012.After a gap of just over 5 years between nine-darters, the so-called "Curse of Ross Smith" hung over the European Tour, named after Smith, who got his in the 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. Since Michael van Gerwen broke the curse at the 2018 European Darts Matchplay, there have been five more nine-dart finishes.
Player | Year | Method | Opponent | Result |
Michael Smith | 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 1st Round | ? | Jamie Caven | Won |
Simon Whitlock | 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 2nd Round | ? | Joe Cullen | Won |
Colin Lloyd | 2012 German Darts Championship, 1st Round | 3 x T20; ; 2 x T20, D15 | Alex Roy | Won |
Mark Webster | 2012 German Darts Masters, 1st Round | ? | Andree Welge | Lost |
Ian White | 2012 German Darts Masters, 3rd Round | ? | Andy Hamilton | Won |
Ross Smith | 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 | Adrian Lewis | Lost |
Michael van Gerwen | 2018 European Darts Matchplay, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Ryan Joyce | Won |
Michael van Gerwen | 2019 European Darts Open, Semi-Final | 3 x T20; T20, 2 x T19; T19, Bull, D20 | Mensur Suljović | Won |
James Wade | 2019 German Darts Championship, 3rd Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Darren Webster | Lost |
Steve Beaton | 2019 German Darts Open, 1st Round | 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 | Kirk Shepherd | Won |
Gerwyn Price | 2019 Czech Darts Open, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Glen Durrant | Won |
Dave Chisnall | 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Quarter-Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | James Wade | Won |