2025 in PDC
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The year 2025 is the 33rd year in the history of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a darts promotion based in the United Kingdom.
Premier Events
[edit]The PDC Premier Events are a series of major professional darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). These events, globally broadcast, are considered the most prestigious in the darts sport due their high level of competition and largest prize funds in PDC.
Ranked
[edit]These events contribute to a player's ranking on the PDC Order of Merit (PDC OoM). The prize money won in these tournaments is added to the player's total earnings over a two-year period, which determines their PDC OoM ranking.
On 28 October 2024, it was announced that the then non-ranked event, the Masters, would be renamed as the World Masters[1] and become a ranked[2] premier event. With this change, the tournament would now be played in sets instead of legs, and preliminary rounds will be held to complete the 32-player tournament field. On 24 December, the prize fund and the money distribution were announced.[3][4]
| Date | Event | Venue | Prize fund | Format | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Ref. |
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| 15 December 2024 – 3 January 2025 | 2025 World Darts Championship |  London, Alexandra Palace
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£2,500,000 | Sets | 102.73 Luke Littler
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7–3 |  Michael van Gerwen 100.69
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Stephen Bunting Chris Dobey
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| 30 January–2 February 2025 | World Masters | Milton Keynes, Marshall Arena
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£500,000 | Sets | 100.42 Luke Humphries
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6–5 |  Jonny Clayton 97.99
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Danny Noppert  Dimitri Van den Bergh
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| 28 February–2 March 2025 | UK Open | Minehead, Butlin's Minehead
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£600,000 | Legs | 
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| 19–27 July 2025 | World Matchplay | Blackpool, Winter Gardens
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£800,000 | Legs |
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| 6–12 October 2025 | World Grand Prix | Leicester, Mattioli Arena
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£600,000 | Sets |
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| 23–26 October 2025 | European Championship |  Dortmund, Westfalenhallen
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£500,000 | Legs |
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| 8–16 November 2025 | Grand Slam of Darts | Wolverhampton, WV Active Aldersley
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£650,000 | Legs |
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| 21–23 November 2025 | Players Championship Finals | Minehead, Butlin's Minehead
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£600,000 | Legs |
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| 15 December 2025 – 3 January 2026 | 2026 World Darts Championship | London, Alexandra Palace
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£2,500,000 | Sets |
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Non-ranked
[edit]These events do not affect the PDC Order of Merit; therefore, the prize money won does not contribute to the players' PDC OoM rankings.
| Date | Event | Venue | Prize fund | Format | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Ref. |
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| 6 February – 29 May 2025 | Premier League Darts | London, The O2 Arena[a]
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£1,000,000 | Legs |
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| 12–15 June 2025 | World Cup of Darts | Frankfurt, Eissporthalle
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£450,000 | Legs |
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- ^ The tournment is held across 17 different venues, with the finals being played in The O2 Arena.
World Series of Darts
[edit]The 2025 World Series of Darts will be a series of televised darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, consisting of seven World Series events and one finals.[7]
There were no changes from the previous year; all eight events remained the same, with the only change being the Nordic Masters being held before the US Masters.
| No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Ref. |
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| 1 | 16–17 January | Bahrain Masters |  Sakhir, Bahrain International Circuit
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99.33 Stephen Bunting
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8–4 | Gerwyn Price 96.64
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Luke Humphries  Peter Wright
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| 2 | 24–25 January | Dutch Darts Masters | Den Bosch, Maaspoort
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101.87 Rob Cross
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8–5 | Stephen Bunting 96.46
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Luke Littler Gerwyn Price
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| 3 | 6–7 June | Nordic Darts Masters |  Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen
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| 4 | 27–28 June | US Darts Masters |  New York City, Hulu Theater
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| 5 | 4–5 July | Poland Darts Masters |  Gliwice, PreZero Arena
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| 6 | 8–9 August | Australian Darts Masters |  Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre
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| 7 | 15–16 August | New Zealand Masters |  Auckland, Spark Arena
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| 8 | 12–14 September | World Series of Darts Finals | Amsterdam, AFAS Live
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Pro Tour
[edit]The 2025 PDC Pro Tour is a series of darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), made up by thirty-four Players Championship events and fourteen European Tour events. This year's Pro Tour is the biggest ever, as the PDC expanded its calendar by adding four more Players Championship events and increasing the number of European Tour events by one compared to previous years.[10][11]
The PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit is formed by combining the results from the PDC European Tour Order of Merit and the PDC Players Championships Order of Merit.
- Prize money
The prize money remained unchanged from the previous year. This is how it will be divided:
| Stage | ET | PC |
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| Winner | £30,000 | £12,000 |
| Runner-up | £12,000 | £8,000 |
| Semifinalists | £8,500 | £4,000 |
| Quarterfinalists | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| Last 16 | £4,000 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £2,500[a] | £1,500 |
| Last 48 | £1,250[a] | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £1,000 |
| Total | £175,000 | £125,000 |
- ^ a b Pre-qualified players from the PDC and PDC Pro Tour Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.
Tour cards
[edit]128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open, and qualifiers for all European Tours and select televised events.
The 2025 PDC Tour Cards are awarded to:
- (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 World Championship.
- 56th-placed Steve Beaton resigned his Tour Card.[12] His spot went to the 65th ranked player, Nick Kenny.
- (28) 28 qualifiers from 2024 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- Leighton Bennett's Tour Card was removed as he had received an eight-year ban from competing in DRA-sanctioned events.
- Paul Krohne handed in his Tour Card.
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2023 Challenge Tour (Berry van Peer and Owen Bates).
- (1) Highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour (Nathan Rafferty).
- Wessel Nijman, the other highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour, was in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Challenge Tour (Wesley Plaisier and Christian Kist).
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Development Tour (Niko Springer and Sebastian Białecki).
- (8) The daily winners from the 2025 Q-Schools.
Afterwards, the playing field will be complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players has been reached. In 2025, that means that a total of 21 additional players will qualify this way.[13][14]
Q-School
[edit]The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage is given a PDC Tour Card.
| UK Q-School | |||
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| January 9 | January 10 | January 11 | January 12 |
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| 128 players | 127 players | 126 players | 125 players |
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| January 9 | January 10 | January 11 | January 12 |
| 128 players | 127 players | 126 players | 125 players |
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, a ranking is created for each Q-School and a point is awarded for every win after the Last 64. Available Tour Card places for each Q-School are allocated in proportion to the total number of participants, with 9 cards going to the UK Q-School and 12 going to the European Q-School.
At the end of the fourth day in the Final Stage, based on their ranking, the following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[21]
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European Q-School Order of Merit[28]
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Global Affiliate Tours
[edit]The PDC Global Affiliate Tours are a series of regional darts competitions organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in collaboration with various local darts organizations around the world.[29] In 2025, seven active PDC Global Affiliate Tours will be held.
Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.9,[30] first year Tour Card holders can participate without restrictions, in their second year they may only qualify for a major event if at the entries' closing date they are outside the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and beyond the second year of being a Tour Card Holder they can play but not qualify for any PDC Premier Event via this route.
Asian Tour
[edit]The PDC Asian Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour specifically for Asian darts players. This year's calendar will consist of twenty-four events organized over six weekends.[31]
The prizes for this PDC Global Affiliate Tour are as follows:
- The top four players on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who have not obtained the further reward via another method, earn a spot in the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship.
- The top two players of the PDC Asian Championship, who have not obtained the further reward via another method, qualify to the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship. Furthermore, the winner of the PDC Asian Championship receives an invitation to play in the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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| 1 | 25–26 January |  Dubai
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(94.08) Alexis Toylo 
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5 – 3 |  Tomoya Goto (89.22)
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| 2 | (100.65) Lourence Ilagan
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5 – 1 |  Man Lok Leung (88.64)
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| 3 | (100.22) Lourence Ilagan
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5 – 2 | Paolo Nebrida (93.65)
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| 4 | (76.60) Paul Lim 
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5 – 2 | Dolreich Tongcopanon (69.71)
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| 5 | 12–13 April | Shizuoka
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Nordic & Baltic Tour
[edit]The Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic Tour (PDCNB) is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. On 30 August 2024, the 2025 calendar was announced, consisting of five weekends in five different countries.[36] On 8 October 2024, a sixth weekend in Norway with four events was added.[37]
The prizes for this PDC Global Affiliate Tour are as follows:
- The top four players on the PDCNB Order of Merit, who have not obtained the further reward via another method, earn a spot in the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship.
- The players in the Top 8 of the PDCNB Order of Merit, who have not obtained a PDC Tour Card before the 2025 Q-School, receive free entry to the later event.
- The two highest ranked U24 players on the PDCNB Order of Merit obtain a place in the 2025 PDC World Youth Championship.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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| 1 | Saturday 15 February | Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga
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| 3 | Saturday 29 March | Apple Hotel, Gothenburg
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| 4 | Sunday 30 March |
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| 5 | Saturday 10 May | Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy
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| 6 | Sunday 11 May |
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| 7 | Saturday 5 July | Slangerup Dartklub, Slangerup
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| 8 | Sunday 6 July |
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| 9 | Saturday 2 August | Olavsgaard Hotel, Oslo
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| 10 | Sunday 3 August |
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| 11 | Saturday 6 September | Bullseye, Reykjavík
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| 12 | Sunday 7 September |
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References
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- ^ Allen, Dave (29 August 2024). "The Masters expands to 32-player ranked event in 2025". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (24 December 2024). "£500,000 prize fund announced for 2025 Winmau World Masters". PDC. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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