# 2015 PDC Pro Tour

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.
| Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/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 | £1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £250 | £250 | £50 |
| Total | £115,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 | £10,000 |

## 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:
* (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship. (Richie Burnett and Jarkko Komula resigned their memberships; as a result, Cristo Reyes and Colin Osborne were awarded Tour Cards).
* (26) The 26 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour (Mark Frost and Alan Tabern).
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Youth Tour (Dimitri Van den Bergh and Josh Payne).
* (34) The 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School.
The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.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:
| January 14 | January 15 | January 16 | January 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 |
| 376 | 367 | 369 | 348 |
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 Q-School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
* Andy Boulton
* Ken MacNeil
* Jermaine Wattimena
* Nathan Aspinall
* Prakash Jiwa
* Chris Dobey
* Steve McNally
* Haruki Muramatsu
* Lee Palfreyman
* Tony Richardson
* Stephen Willard
* Darren Johnson
* Robbie Green
* Jim Walker
* William O'Connor
* Johnny Haines
* Curtis Hammond
* Paul Milford

## UK Open Qualifiers

Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2015 UK Open.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1 | Friday 6 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 1 | Michael van Gerwen |
| 2 | Saturday 7 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Vincent van der Voort |
| 3 | Sunday 8 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | James Wade |
| 4 | Friday 20 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 5 | Jelle Klaasen |
| 5 | Saturday 21 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael Smith | 6 – 5 | Adrian Lewis |
| 6 | Sunday 22 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Phil Taylor | 6 – 2 | Ian White |

## Players Championships

There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 14 March | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Gary Anderson | 6 – 5 | James Wade |
| 2 | Sunday 15 March | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | James Wade | 6 – 5 | Peter Wright |
| 3 | Friday 10 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 3 | Robert Thornton |
| 4 | Saturday 11 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Adrian Lewis |
| 5 | Sunday 12 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 5 | Brendan Dolan |
| 6 | Friday 1 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 5 | James Wade |
| 7 | Saturday 2 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | James Wade |
| 8 | Sunday 3 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Keegan Brown | 6 – 3 | Adrian Lewis |
| 9 | Saturday 16 May | Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre | Phil Taylor | 6 – 4 | Gary Anderson |
| 10 | Sunday 17 May | Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre | Joe Murnan | 6 – 4 | Dave Chisnall |
| 11 | Saturday 23 May | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Dave Chisnall | 6 – 1 | Ian White |
| 12 | Sunday 24 May | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Peter Wright | 6 – 1 | Jelle Klaasen |
| 13 | Saturday 4 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | James Wade | 6 – 5 | Kim Huybrechts |
| 14 | Sunday 5 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Jelle Klaasen | 6 – 2 | Ian White |
| 15 | Saturday 26 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Terry Jenkins | 6 – 4 | Peter Wright |
| 16 | Sunday 27 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Jelle Klaasen | 6 – 4 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| 17 | Friday 2 October | Dublin, Citywest Hotel | Ian White | 6 – 5 | Dave Chisnall |
| 18 | Saturday 3 October | Dublin, Citywest Hotel | Alan Norris | 6 – 1 | Kim Huybrechts |
| 19 | Saturday 24 October | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Benito van de Pas |
| 20 | Sunday 25 October | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Gary Anderson | 6 – 2 | James Wade |

## PDC European Tour

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

## 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.
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 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 21 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Kirk Shepherd | 5 – 3 | Jack Tweddell |
| 2 | Saturday 21 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Colin Fowler | 5 – 2 | Steve Maish |
| 3 | Sunday 22 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Shaun Griffiths | 5 – 1 | Scott Dale |
| 4 | Sunday 22 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Richie Corner | 5 – 1 | Ryan Searle |
| 5 | Saturday 30 May | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Jan Dekker | 5 – 0 | Kurt Parry |
| 6 | Saturday 30 May | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Matt Clark | 5 – 2 | Richie Corner |
| 7 | Sunday 31 May | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Shaun Griffiths | 5 – 2 | Ian Lever |
| 8 | Sunday 31 May | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Joe Murnan | 5 – 3 | Scott Dale |
| 9 | Saturday 11 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Jan Dekker | 5 – 1 | Dean Reynolds |
| 10 | Saturday 11 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Joe Murnan | 5 – 1 | Tony Randell |
| 11 | Sunday 12 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Richie Corner | 5 – 4 | Mike Norton |
| 12 | Sunday 12 July | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Dean Reynolds | 5 – 3 | Chris Quantock |
| 13 | Saturday 19 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Chris Quantock | 5 – 0 | Paul Rowley |
| 14 | Saturday 19 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Peter Hudson | 5 – 4 | Ryan Palmer |
| 15 | Sunday 20 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Jan Dekker | 5 – 2 | Jon Jukes |
| 16 | Sunday 20 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Martin Lukeman | 5 – 2 | Kirk Shepherd |

## 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.
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 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 25 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 4 – 1 | Jamie Lewis |
| 2 | Saturday 25 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Berry van Peer | 4 – 0 | Scott Dale |
| 3 | Sunday 26 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Aden Kirk | 4 – 1 | Benito van de Pas |
| 4 | Sunday 26 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Berry van Peer | 4 – 0 | Harry Ward |
| 5 | Saturday 27 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Mike De Decker | 4 – 3 | Benito van de Pas |
| 6 | Saturday 27 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Benito van de Pas | 4 – 2 | Bradley Kirk |
| 7 | Sunday 28 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Nathan Aspinall | 4 – 2 | Benito van de Pas |
| 8 | Sunday 28 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 2 | Rhys Griffin |
| 9 | Saturday 12 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Jamie Lewis | 4 – 2 | Bradley Kirk |
| 10 | Saturday 12 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 2 | Josh Payne |
| 11 | Sunday 13 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Mike De Decker | 4 – 2 | Nathan Aspinall |
| 12 | Sunday 13 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Aaron Dyer | 4 – 1 | Shaun Griffiths |
| 13 | Saturday 17 October | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Bradley Kirk | 4 – 2 | Nathan Aspinall |
| 14 | Saturday 17 October | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Sven Groen | 4 – 2 | Nick Kenny |
| 15 | Sunday 18 October | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Dean Reynolds | 4 – 2 | Mike De Decker |
| 16 | Sunday 18 October | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Bradley Kirk | 4 – 3 | Josh Payne |

## 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 qualified to play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 21 March | Copenhagen, Park Inn | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 4 | Steen Lysen |
| 2 | Sunday 22 March | Copenhagen, Park Inn | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Dennis Nilsson |
| 3 | Saturday 23 May | Stockholm, Scandic Alvik | Per Laursen | 6 – 5 | Magnus Caris |
| 4 | Sunday 24 May | Stockholm, Scandic Alvik | Per Laursen | 6 – 1 | Oskar Lukasiak |
| 5 | Saturday 1 August | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Magnus Caris | 6 – 3 | Per Laursen |
| 6 | Sunday 2 August | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Roman Obukhov |
| 7 | Saturday 26 September | Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka | Ulf Ceder | 6 – 4 | Hannu Suominen |
| 8 | Saturday 26 September | Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Magnus Caris |

## 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 21 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 4 | Maxim Belov |
| 2 | Sunday 22 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 5 | Maxim Belov |
| 3 | Saturday 28 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin |
| 4 | Sunday 29 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin |
| 5 | Saturday 25 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Alexey Pilipenko | 6 – 5 | Anton Kolesov |
| 6 | Sunday 26 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris 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. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Friday 13 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 1 | John Weber | 6 – 4 | Jeremy Fagg |
| 2 | Saturday 14 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6 – 5 | John Weber |
| 3 | Sunday 15 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3 | Barry Gardner | 6 – 5 | Dave Marland |
| 4 | Friday 6 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 1 | Robbie King | 6 – 1 | Wayne Clegg |
| 5 | Saturday 7 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 2 | Beau Anderson | 6 – 2 | Shane Tichowitsch |
| 6 | Sunday 8 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 3 | Jeremy Fagg | 6 – 5 | Laurence Ryder |
| 7 | Saturday 28 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 1 | Rob Modra | 6 – 1 | Laurence Ryder |
| 8 | Sunday 29 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 2 | David Platt | 6 – 2 | Laurence Ryder |
| 9 | Saturday 11 April | South Australian Open 1 | Peter Machin | 6 – 4 | Rob Modra |
| 10 | Sunday 12 April | South Australian Open 2 | David Platt | 6 – 0 | Raymond O'Donnell |
| 11 | Saturday 16 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 | David Platt | 6 – 0 | Laurence Ryder |
| 12 | Sunday 17 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 | John Weber | 6 – 5 | Rob Modra |
| 13 | Friday 29 May | Queensland Open 1 | Chris Morrison | 6 – 3 | Stuart Leach |
| 14 | Saturday 30 May | Queensland Open 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6 – 3 | David Platt |
| 15 | Sunday 31 May | Queensland Open 3 | David Platt | 6 – ? | John Weber |
| 16 | Saturday 20 June | Victoria Open 1 | David Platt | 6 – 5 | Bill Aitken |
| 17 | Sunday 21 June | Victoria Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6 – 4 | John Weber |
| 18 | Saturday 8 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 1 | Adam Rowe | 5 – 0 | Graham Parker |
| 19 | Sunday 9 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 2 | Kim Lewis | 5 – 1 | Conan Ugle |
| 20 | Monday 17 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Warren Parry |
| 21 | Tuesday 18 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 | Tic Bridge | 6 – 2 | John Weber |
| 22 | Wednesday 19 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 | Warren Parry | 6 – 4 | John Weber |
| 23 | Thursday 5 November | Harrows Australian GP 1 | Bill Aitken | 6 – 3 | Tyson Hoeful |
| 24 | Friday 6 November | Harrows Australian GP 2 | Cody Harris | 6 – 4 | Adam Rowe |
| 25 | Saturday 7 November | Harrows Australian GP 3 | John Weber | 6 – 3 | Cody Harris |
| 26 | Sunday 8 November | Harrows Oceanic Classic | Tony David | 6 – 1 | Peter Hunt |

## World Championship PDPA Qualifier

| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| Monday 30 November | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Ricky Evans | 5 – 4 | Andy Boulton | |

## World Darts Championship international qualifiers

| Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Thursday 26 March | DARTSLIVE SUPERDARTS | Paul Lim | 4 – 2 | Boris Krčmar |
| Sunday 12 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Rob Szabo | 9 – 3 | Craig Caldwell |
| Saturday 22 August | South Asia Qualifier | Thanawat Gaweenuntawong | Beat | Tengku Shah |
| Sunday 23 August | North American Qualifier | Darin Young | 3 – 2 | Larry Butler |
| 26–27 September | South African Masters | Warrick Scheffer | 9 – 2 | Clifford Stradling |
| Saturday 10 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | Mick McGowan | 6 – 5 | Tom Biggane |
| Friday 23 October | Philippine Qualifier | Alex Tagarao | 3 – 2 | Lourence Ilagan |
| Saturday 24 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | John Michael | 6 – 4 | Toni Alcinas |
| 24–25 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3 – 1 | Anton Kolesov |
| Saturday 7 November | Greater China Qualifier | Sun Qiang | 2 – 1 | Yuyi Shao |
| Sunday 8 November | Oceanic Masters | Koha Kokiri | 8 – 4 | Warren Parry |
| Sunday 8 November | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Keita Ono | 6 – 0 | Yuki Yamada |
| Saturday 14 November | German Qualifier | René Eidams | 10 – 8 | Maik Langendorf |
| Saturday 14 November | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Michael Rasztovits | 10 – 7 | Boris Krčmar |
| Sunday 15 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Sven Groen | 6 – 3 | Mario Robbe |
| Scandinavian Pro Tour | Scandinavian Pro Tour | Scandinavian Pro Tour | Australian Grand Prix | Australian Grand Prix | Australian Grand Prix |
| Rank | Player | Money | Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Kim Viljanen | €4,400 | 1 | Laurence Ryder | 204 |
| 2 | Per Laursen | €3,875 | 2 | John Weber | 180 |
| 3 | Magnus Caris | €3,175 | 3 | David Platt | 176 |
| 4 | Marko Kantele | €2,250 | 4 | Robbie King | 116 |
| 5 | Oskar Lukasiak | €1,675 | 5 | Jeremy Fagg | 104 |
| 6 | Ulf Ceder | €1,200 | 5 | Bill Aitken | 104 |
| 7 | Hannu Suominen | €1,075 | 7 | Rob Modra | 96 |
| 7 | Dennis Nilsson | €1,075 | 8 | Wayne Clegg | 88 |
| 9 | Daniel Larsson | €925 | 9 | Barry Gardner | 60 |
| 10 | Per Skau | €750 | 9 | Shane Tichowitsch | 60 |
* First round qualifiers
* Preliminary round qualifiers