# 2017 PDC Pro Tour

The 2017 PDC Pro Tour is a current series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there are 40 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events.

## Prize money

Prize money for each European Tour event has increased from £115,000 to £135,000. The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stays the same as 2016.
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/DT |
| Winner | £25,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | £10,000 | £6,000 | £5,000 | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £6,000 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | £4,000 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £300 |
| Last 16 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £200 |
| Last 32 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £750 | £100 |
| Last 48 | £1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £500 | £250 | £50 |
| Total | £135,000 | £75,000 | £60,000 | £10,000 |

## PDC Tour Card

128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

### Tour cards

The 2017 Tour Cards were awarded to:
* (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 World Championship.
* (32) The 32 2016/17 Tour Card Holders not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour (Rob Cross and Ryan Searle).
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour (Dean Reynolds and Ross Twell).
* (16) The 16 qualifiers from 2017 Q-School.
Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2017, that means that a total of 12 players qualified this way.
* ↑ Dean Reynolds turned down his Tour Card, which was subsequently awarded to Aden Kirk.

### Q-School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 19–22. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:
| January 19 | January 20 | January 21 | January 22 |
| Prakash Jiwa  Lee Bryant  Stephen Burton  Jim Brown | Richard North  Ritchie Edhouse  Royden Lam  Maik Langendorf | Scott Taylor  Richie Burnett  John Part  Steve Lennon | Martin Schindler  Kirk Shepherd  Toni Alcinas  Paul Nicholson |
| 431 contestants | 422 contestants | 406 contestants | 385 contestants |
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 Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
* Jamie Bain
* Jimmy Hendriks
* Ronnie Baxter
* Steve Hine
* Sven Groen
* Paul Rowley
* Scott Darbyshire
* Mickey Mansell
* Chris Quantock
* John Norman Jnr
* Darren Johnson
* Madars Razma

## UK Open Qualifiers

As with recent years, 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1 | Friday 3 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Wright | 6 – 4 | Adrian Lewis |
| 2 | Saturday 4 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 4 | Gary Anderson |
| 3 | Sunday 5 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Michael Smith |
| 4 | Friday 10 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Gary Anderson |
| 5 | Saturday 11 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 3 | Ronny Huybrechts |
| 6 | Sunday 12 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | James Wade |

## Players Championships

Compared to the previous year, there were two Players Championship events added to the calendar, increasing the number to 22. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship qualified for the Players Championship Finals.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 25 February | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Alan Norris | 6 – 1 | Peter Jacques |
| 2 | Sunday 26 February | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Gary Anderson | 6 – 1 | Peter Wright |
| 3 | Saturday 11 March | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Rob Cross | 6 – 5 | Mervyn King |
| 4 | Sunday 12 March | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 3 | Darren Johnson |
| 5 | Saturday 1 April | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 3 | Dave Chisnall |
| 6 | Sunday 2 April | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Peter Wright |
| 7 | Saturday 8 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Daryl Gurney | 6 – 3 | Kim Huybrechts |
| 8 | Sunday 9 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Joe Cullen | 6 – 5 | Daryl Gurney |
| 9 | Saturday 29 April | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 2 | Robert Thornton |
| 10 | Sunday 30 April | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Gary Anderson | 6 – 3 | Peter Wright |
| 11 | Saturday 20 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | Daryl Gurney |
| 12 | Sunday 21 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Rob Cross | 6 – 5 | Ian White |
| 13 | Saturday 17 June | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Steve Beaton | 6 – 3 | Gary Anderson |
| 14 | Sunday 18 June | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Gary Anderson | 6 – 1 | Ian White |
| 15 | Saturday 8 July | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Darren Webster | 6 – 1 | Daryl Gurney |
| 16 | Sunday 9 July | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Joe Cullen | 6 – 4 | Zoran Lerchbacher |
| 17 | Saturday 5 August | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Kyle Anderson | 6 – 2 | Kevin Painter |
| 18 | Sunday 6 August | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Dave Chisnall | 6 – 5 | Richard North |
| 19 | Friday 29 September | Dublin, Citywest Hotel | Rob Cross | 6 – 2 | Peter Wright |
| 20 | Saturday 30 September | Dublin, Citywest Hotel | Mensur Suljović | 6 – 4 | Stephen Bunting |
| 21 | Tuesday 10 October | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Rob Cross | 6 – 3 | Adrian Lewis |
| 22 | Wednesday 11 October | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Jonny Clayton | 6 – 1 | James Wilson |

## European Tour

Compared to 2016, there were two European Tour events added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour Order of Merit ranking qualified for the European Championship.
| No. | Date | Event | Location | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | 24-26 March | German Darts Championship | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | (95.36) Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | Michael van Gerwen (93.29) |
| 2 | 15-17 April | German Darts Masters | Jena, Sparkassen-Arena | (107.33) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 2 | Jelle Klaasen (98.29) |
| 3 | 21-23 April | German Darts Open | Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle | (97.49) Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Benito van de Pas (110.46) |
| 4 | 5-7 May | European Darts Grand Prix | Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | (104.86) Peter Wright | 6 – 0 | Michael van Gerwen (99.56) |
| 5 | 12-14 May | Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium | (96.33) Michael Smith | 6 – 4 | Mensur Suljović (99.00) |
| 6 | 9-11 June | European Darts Matchplay | Hamburg, Edel-optics.de Arena | (102.05) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Mensur Suljović (106.26) |
| 7 | 23-25 June | Austrian Darts Open | Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat | (105.16) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 5 | Michael Smith (101.01) |
| 8 | 30 June-2 July | European Darts Open | Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena | (103.07) Peter Wright | 6 – 2 | Mervyn King (92.42) |
| 9 | 1-3 September | Dutch Darts Masters | Maastricht, MECC Maastricht | (99.59) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Steve Beaton (98.54) |
| 10 | 8-10 September | German Darts Grand Prix | Mannheim, Maimarkthalle | (111.00) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Rob Cross (93.38) |
| 11 | 22-24 September | International Darts Open | Riesa, SACHSENarena | (102.65) Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Kim Huybrechts (92.44) |
| 12 | 13-15 October | European Darts Trophy | Göttingen, Lokhalle | (96.70) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 4 | Rob Cross (93.23) |

## PDC Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 25 March | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Aaron Dyer | 5 – 1 | Mark Frost |
| 2 | Saturday 25 March | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Paul Milford | 5 – 0 | Martin Lukeman |
| 3 | Sunday 26 March | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Lee Evans | 5 – 4 | Kevin Dowling |
| 4 | Sunday 26 March | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Aaron Dyer | 5 – 2 | Mark Wilson |
| 5 | Saturday 15 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Ryan Harrington | 5 – 2 | Mark Frost |
| 6 | Saturday 15 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Wayne Jones | 5 – 1 | Jason Wilson |
| 7 | Sunday 16 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Mark Dudbridge | 5 – 2 | Alan Tabern |
| 8 | Sunday 16 April | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Wayne Jones | 5 – 2 | Jay Foreman |
| 9 | Saturday 13 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Nathan Aspinall | 5 – 1 | Radek Szagański |
| 10 | Saturday 13 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Robert Rickwood | 5 – 3 | Jason Wilson |
| 11 | Sunday 14 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Peter Jacques | 5 – 4 | Wayne Jones |
| 12 | Sunday 14 May | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Luke Humphries | 5 – 4 | Andy Smith |
| 13 | Saturday 10 June | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Warrick Scheffer | 5 – 3 | Mark Dudbridge |
| 14 | Saturday 10 June | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Kevin McDine | 5 – 4 | Luke Humphries |
| 15 | Sunday 11 June | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Mark Dudbridge | 5 – 4 | Kevin Edwards |
| 16 | Sunday 11 June | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Matthew Edgar | 5 – 2 | Barrie Bates |
| 17 | Saturday 9 September | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Jacques | 5 – 2 | Wayne Jones |
| 18 | Saturday 9 September | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Nick Fullwell | 5 – 4 | Kevin Edwards |
| 19 | Sunday 10 September | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Wayne Jones | 5 – 3 | Stuart Kellett |
| 20 | Sunday 10 September | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Alan Tabern | 5 – 3 | Adam Smith-Neale |

## PDC Development Tour

The Development Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 18 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Luke Humphries | 5 – 1 | Dawson Murschell |
| 2 | Saturday 18 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 – 2 | Kenny Neyens |
| 3 | Sunday 19 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Ryan Meikle | 5 – 1 | Harry Ward |
| 4 | Sunday 19 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Luke Humphries | 5 – 2 | Kenny Neyens |
| 5 | Saturday 18 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Kenny Neyens | 5 – 4 | Adam Hunt |
| 6 | Saturday 18 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 – 2 | Adam Hunt |
| 7 | Sunday 19 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Adam Hunt | 5 – 3 | Stephen Rosney |
| 8 | Sunday 19 March | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Steve Lennon | 5 – 3 | Ted Evetts |
| 9 | Saturday 27 May | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Luke Humphries | 5 – 1 | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| 10 | Saturday 27 May | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Mike van Duivenbode | 5 – 0 | Adam Hunt |
| 11 | Sunday 28 May | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 5 – 2 | Adam Smith-Neale |
| 12 | Sunday 28 May | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 5 – 1 | Harry Ward |
| 13 | Saturday 16 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 – 4 | Rhys Griffin |
| 14 | Saturday 16 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Mike van Duivenbode | 5 – 3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| 15 | Sunday 17 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Martin Schindler | 5 – 2 | Justin van Tergouw |
| 16 | Sunday 17 September | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | Luke Humphries | 5 – 1 | Ryan Meikle |
| 17 | Saturday 4 November | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Mike De Decker | 5 – 3 | Kurt Parry |
| 18 | Saturday 4 November | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Ted Evetts | 5 – 2 | Rowby-John Rodriguez |
| 19 | Sunday 5 November | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 5 – 4 | Luke Humphries |
| 20 | Sunday 5 November | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Luke Humphries | 5 – 3 | Jake Jones |

## Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic

The Scandinavian Darts Corporation was renamed as the Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB). There were 10 events held over 5 weekends.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 18 February | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Magnus Caris |
| 2 | Sunday 19 February | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Marko Kantele |
| 3 | Saturday 18 March | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 1 | Daniel Larsson |
| 4 | Sunday 19 March | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Ricky Nauman |
| 5 | Saturday 20 May | Oslo, Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen | Dennis Nilsson | 6 – 3 | Per Laursen |
| 6 | Sunday 21 May | Oslo, Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Per Laursen |
| 7 | Saturday 12 August | Helsinki, Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Magnus Caris |
| 8 | Sunday 13 August | Helsinki, Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa | Marko Kantele | 6 – 4 | Cor Dekker |
| 9 | Saturday 4 November | Riga, Bellevue Park Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Marko Kantele |
| 10 | Sunday 5 November | Riga, Bellevue Park Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Ulf Ceder |

## Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. Gordon Mathers was the top player in the rankings, and therefore has automatically qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Friday 3 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 1 | John Weber | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron |
| 2 | Saturday 4 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 1 | Cody Harris | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby |
| 3 | Sunday 5 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 2 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 1 | John Weber |
| 4 | Friday 17 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 2 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby |
| 5 | Saturday 18 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 3 | Lucas Cameron | 6 – 2 | Corey Cadby |
| 6 | Sunday 19 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 4 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron |
| 7 | Friday 10 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 3 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Rhys Mathewson |
| 8 | Saturday 11 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 5 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | John Weber |
| 9 | Sunday 12 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 6 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby |
| 10 | Friday 24 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 4 | Cody Harris | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron |
| 11 | Saturday 25 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 7 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson |
| 12 | Sunday 26 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 8 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Gordon Mathers |
| 13 | Friday 7 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 5 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Tic Bridge |
| 14 | Saturday 8 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 9 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 1 | Corey Cadby |
| 15 | Sunday 9 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 10 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 3 | Koha Kokiri |
| 16 | Friday 28 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 6 | Cody Harris | 6 – ? | Dave Marland |
| 17 | Saturday 29 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 11 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Gordon Mathers |
| 18 | Sunday 30 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 12 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 5 | Rhys Mathewson |
| 19 | Friday 12 May | DPA World Series Qualifier 7 | Corey Cadby | 6 – ? | Rhys Mathewson |
| 20 | Saturday 13 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 13 | Tic Bridge | 6 – 4 | Gordon Mathers |
| 21 | Sunday 14 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 14 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby |
| 22 | Friday 16 June | DPA World Series Qualifier 8 | David Platt | 6 – 3 | Corey Cadby |
| 23 | Saturday 17 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 15 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 0 | Barry Gardner |
| 24 | Sunday 18 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 16 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson |
| 25 | Sunday 26 November | Harrows Oceanic Classic | Tony David | 6 – 4 | Brad Thorp |

## EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2018 World Championship Qualifier were 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 25 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 2 | Evgenii Izotov |
| 2 | Sunday 26 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 6 – 3 | Boris Koltsov |
| 3 | Saturday 25 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksander Shevel | 6 – 3 | Maxim Belov |
| 4 | Sunday 26 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin |
| 5 | Saturday 29 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Evgenii Izotov | 6 – 5 | Aleksandr Oreshkin |
| 6 | Sunday 30 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin |

## World Championship International Qualifiers

| Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Sunday 9 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Cody Harris | 7 – 2 | Warren Parry |
| Thursday 13 July | North American Championship | Willard Bruguier | 6 – 5 | Dave Richardson |
| Sunday 10 September | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Seigo Asada | 5 – 2 | Yuya Higuchi |
| Saturday 23 September | Central/South American Qualifier | Diogo Portela | 6 – 1 | Alexandre Sattin |
| Saturday 30 September | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Alan Ljubić | 6 – 2 | Krzysztof Kciuk |
| Saturday 7 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | William O'Connor | 6 – 4 | Jason Cullen |
| Sunday 8 October | South & West Asia Qualifier | Paul Lim | 2 – 1 | Keshminder Jaswant |
| Saturday 21 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | Toni Alcinas | 6 – 5 | Jesús Noguera |
| Sunday 22 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3 – 1 | Boris Koltsov |
| Saturday 28 October | North & East Asia Qualifier | Kai Fan Leung | 2 – 0 | Minseok Choi |
| Sunday 29 October | Harrows Oceanic Masters | Bernie Smith | 6 – 5 | Tahuna Irwin |
| Sunday 5 November | China Qualifier | Zong Xiao Chen | 2 – 1 | Yin Deng |
| Saturday 18 November | German Qualifier | Kevin Münch | 10 – 3 | Dragutin Horvat |
| Sunday 19 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Kenny Neyens | 6 – 4 | Davyd Venken |
| Sunday 26 November | World Youth Championship | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 – 3 | Josh Payne |

## World Championship PDPA Qualifier

The winner qualified directly for the first round of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. The runner-up qualified for the preliminary round, as did the winner of the third-place playoff.
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Ref. |
| Monday 27 November | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Ted Evetts | 5 – 1 | Brendan Dolan | Jamie Lewis | 5 – 3 | Chris Quantock | |