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.

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]

More information Stage, ET ...
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
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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The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.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:

More information January 14, January 15 ...
January 14[3] January 15[4] January 16[5] January 17[6]

 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:

More information Stage, Points ...
StagePoints
Last 89
Last 165
Last 323
Last 642
Last 1281
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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]

  1.  Andy Boulton
  2.  Ken MacNeil
  3.  Jermaine Wattimena
  4.  Nathan Aspinall
  5.  Prakash Jiwa
  6.  Chris Dobey
  7.  Steve McNally
  8.  Haruki Muramatsu
  9.  Lee Palfreyman
  10.  Tony Richardson
  11.  Stephen Willard
  12.  Darren Johnson
  13.  Robbie Green
  14.  Jim Walker
  15.  William O'Connor
  16.  Johnny Haines
  17.  Curtis Hammond
  18.  Paul Milford

UK Open Qualifiers

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

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 6 February England 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]
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Players Championships

There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.

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

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No. Date Also known as the Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 13–15 February German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 Michael van Gerwen  (117.94) 6 – 2  Gary Anderson (103.78) [33]
2 20–22 March Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium Michael van Gerwen  (107.04) 6 – 3  Terry Jenkins (99.28) [34]
3 4–6 April German Darts Masters Germany Munich, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen  (102.30) 6 – 5  John Henderson (89.59) [35]
4 5–7 June Dutch Darts Masters Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal Michael van Gerwen  (100.20) 6 – 0  Justin Pipe (87.62) [36]
5 19–21 June International Darts Open Germany Riesa, SACHSENarena Michael Smith  (88.23) 6 – 3  Benito van de Pas (81.41) [37]
6 10–12 July European Darts Open Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel Robert Thornton  (106.18) 6 – 2  Kim Huybrechts (100.69) [38]
7 11–13 September European Darts Trophy Germany Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle Michael Smith  (98.50) 6 – 2  Michael van Gerwen (101.12) [39]
8 18–20 September European Darts Matchplay Austria Innsbruck, Olympiahalle Michael van Gerwen  (99.58) 6 – 4  Dave Chisnall (95.89) [40]
9 16–18 October European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Kim Huybrechts  (99.30) 6 – 5  Peter Wright (99.95) [41]
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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]

More information Rank, Player ...
Final Challenge Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
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
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More information No., Date ...
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 March England 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 England 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]
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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.

More information Rank, Player ...
Final Development Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
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
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More information No., Date ...
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 25 April England 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 England 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]
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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.

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 March Denmark 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 Sweden 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 Russia 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 Finland Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka Ulf Ceder  6 – 4  Hannu Suominen [67]
8 Marko Kantele  6 – 5  Magnus Caris [68]
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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.

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 21 February Russia 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]
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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.

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
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
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World Championship PDPA Qualifier

More information Date, Venue ...
Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
Monday 30 November England Coventry, Ricoh Arena Ricky Evans  5 – 4  Andy Boulton [92]
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World Darts Championship international qualifiers

More information Date, Event ...
Date Event Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
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]
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More information Scandinavian Pro Tour, Australian Grand Prix ...
Scandinavian Pro Tour[60]Australian Grand Prix[102]
RankPlayerMoneyRankPlayerPoints
1Finland Kim Viljanen€4,4001Australia Laurence Ryder204
2Denmark Per Laursen€3,8752Australia John Weber180
3Sweden Magnus Caris€3,1753England David Platt176
4Finland Marko Kantele€2,2504Australia Robbie King116
5Sweden Oskar Lukasiak€1,6755Australia Jeremy Fagg104
6Finland Ulf Ceder€1,200Australia Bill Aitken104
7Gibraltar Hannu Suominen€1,0757Australia Rob Modra96
Sweden Dennis Nilsson€1,0758England Wayne Clegg88
9Sweden Daniel Larsson€9259Australia Barry Gardner60
10Denmark Per Skau€750Australia Shane Tichowitsch60
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Preliminary round qualifiers

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