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.

## 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The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.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:

 Alan Norris
 Jeffrey de Zwaan
 Mike Zuydwijk
 Andy Jenkins
 Jason Lovett
 Devon Petersen
 Steve West
 James Wilson
 Jason Wilson
 Jamie Robinson
 Jonny Clayton
 376

A Q-School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

 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:

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.

## Players Championships

There were 20 Players Championship events in 2015.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

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2. ↑ PDC Tour Card Holders Confirmed. PDC.
3. ↑ PDC Qualifying School Day One. PDC.
4. ↑ PDC Qualifying School Day Two. PDC.
5. ↑ PDC Qualifying School Day Three. PDC.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 PDC Qualifying School Day Four. PDC.
7. ↑ Lethal Lewis Triumphs In Wigan. PDC.
8. ↑ Mighty Mike Claims Wigan Win. PDC.
9. ↑ Mighty Mike Strikes Again In Wigan. PDC.
10. ↑ Mighty Mike Marches On. PDC.
11. ↑ Super Smith Seals Wigan Win. PDC.
12. ↑ Terrific Taylor Takes Wigan Win. PDC.
13. ↑ Super Scot Anderson Takes Barnsley Title. PDC.
14. ↑ Barnsley Win For Wondrous Wade. PDC.
15. ↑ ProTour Succes For Lewis In Barnsley. PDC.
16. ↑ Mighty Mike Takes ProTour Crown. PDC.
17. ↑ Lethal Lewis Completes Barnsley Double. PDC.
18. ↑ Mighty Mike Defies Wade For Title. PDC.
19. ↑ Nine-Dart Wright's Coventry Triumph. PDC.
20. ↑ Brilliant Brown Claims Maiden ProTour Win. PDC.
21. ↑ Taylor Edges Anderson For PC9 Win. PDC.
22. ↑ Debut PDC Title For Super Murnan. PDC.
23. ↑ Jubilant Chisnall claims victory in Barnsley. PDC.
24. ↑ ProTour Joy For Klaasen In Wigan. PDC.
25. ↑ Wicked Wade Wins In Wigan. PDC.
26. ↑ ProTour Joy For Klaasen In Wigan. PDC.
27. ↑ The Bull's Barnsley Birthday Bonanza. PDC.
28. ↑ Klaasen Edges Barney For Barnsley Win. PDC.
29. ↑ Dublin Delight For Diamond. PDC.
30. ↑ Maiden PDC Crown For Norris In Dublin. PDC.
31. ↑ Wright Strikes To Edge Out Big Ben. PDC.
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34. ↑ Rock Solid van Gerwen's Gibraltar Glory. PDC.
35. ↑ Million Pound van Gerwen's Munich Triumph!. PDC.
36. ↑ Four-Some Van Gerwen's Dutch Glory!. PDC.
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38. ↑ Super Thornton Takes First Euro Crown. PDC.
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42. ↑ PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 15-16. PDC.
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44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Griffiths & Corner Take Challenge Tour Titles. PDC.
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Wigan Wins For Dekker and Clark. PDC.
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Griffiths And Murnan Take Challenge Tour Crowns. PDC.
47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Challenge Tour Success For Dekker And Murnan. PDC.
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Wigan Wins For Corner And Reynolds. PDC.
49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 PDC Challenger Tour 13-14. PDC.
50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 PDC Challenger Tour 15-16. PDC.
51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Coventry Crowns For Rodriguez And Van Peer. PDC.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Development Delight For Kirk And Van Peer. PDC.
53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 5-6. PDC.
54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 7-8. PDC.
55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 9-10. PDC.
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62. ↑ SDC Event 2 – Copenhagen. SDC.
63. ↑ SDC Event 3 – Stockholm. SDC.
64. ↑ SDC Event 4 – Stockholm. SDC.
65. ↑ SDC Event 5 – Moscow. SDC.
66. ↑ SDC Event 6 – Moscow. SDC.
67. ↑ SDC Event 7 – Finland. SDC.
68. ↑ SDC Event 8 – Finland. SDC.
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70. ↑ 70.0 70.1 Obukhov Enjoys Russian Double. Professional Darts Corporation (2015-04-07).
71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 Russian Wins For Pilipenko & Koltsov. Professional Darts Corporation (2015-05-13).
72. ↑ 72.0 72.1 72.2 Trio Share Opening DPA Wins. PDC.
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74. ↑ 2015 Dosh Balcatta AGP Results. Darts Database.
75. ↑ 2015 Dosh Balcatta AGP Results. Darts Database.
76. ↑ 76.0 76.1 Modra & Platt Share AGP Wins. PDC.
77. ↑ 77.0 77.1 Machin & Platt's AGP Success. PDC.
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79. ↑ 2015 Warilla Bowls Club Open Results. Darts Database.
80. ↑ 2015 Queensland Open Results. Darts Database.
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82. ↑ 2015 Queensland Open Results. Darts Database.
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84. ↑ 2015 Victoria Open Results. Darts Database.
85. ↑ 85.0 85.1 Rowe & Lewis Complete Perth Field. Dart Players Australia.
86. ↑ Cody Harris takes Sydney Darts Masters Spot. Dart Players Australia.
87. ↑ Barney Killer Sydney Return. Dart Players Australia.
88. ↑ Warren Parry takes victory in the Sydney Darts Masters Template:Sic Day 3. Dart Players Australia.
89. ↑ Oceanic Masters Day 1. Dart Players Australia.
90. ↑ Cody Harris takes out Oceanic Masters Day II. Dart Players Australia.
91. ↑ Day 3 Harrows Australian Grand Prix. Dart Players Australia.
92. ↑ PDPA Qualifier Joy For Evans & Boulton. PDC.
93. ↑ Lim Secures Ally Pally Return. PDC.
94. ↑ Szabo Seals World Championship Return. PDC.
95. ↑ Thanawat Earns World Championship Spot. PDC.
96. ↑ Young Wins 2015 PDC Spectacular. PDC.
97. ↑ World Championship - International Update. PDC.
98. ↑ Irish Matchplay Delight For McGowan. PDC.
99. ↑ 99.0 99.1 99.2 Trio Secure World Championship Places. PDC.
100. ↑ 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 Five More International Qualifiers Secured. PDC.
101. ↑ Ryder & Kokiri Claim DPA Wins. PDC.

## External links

* 2015 PDC calendar
* Events at dartsdatabase.co.uk