The 2015

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was a series of non-televised

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tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

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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

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after the 2015 World Championship. ( Richie Burnett and

Jarkko Komula Jarkko Komula (born 13 March 1976) is a Finnish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is nicknamed Smiley because he rarely smiles. Darts career BDO Komula reached the final of the 2001 ...

resigned their memberships; as a result,

Cristo Reyes Cristo Reyes Torres (born 30 July 1987) is a Spanish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC World Champi ...

and

Colin Osborne Colin Osborne (born 19 June 1975) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2009, he won the Championship League and reached the final of the UK Open. Darts career Osborne has won tw ...

were awarded Tour Cards). *(34) The 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School. *(26) The 26 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the

following the World Championship. *(2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour (

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and

Alan Tabern "The Saint" Alan Tabern (born 29 September 1966) is an English darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Darts career A left-hander, Tabern made his PDC World Championship debut in 2006 with a surprising ...

). *(2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Youth Tour (

Dimitri Van den Bergh Dimitri Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time World Youth Champion and the 2020 World Matchplay champion, after beating Gar ...

and Josh Payne). The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the

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were withdrawn from this year.

Q School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in

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from January 14–17. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played: A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system: 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:

Players Championships

UK Open Qualifiers

European Tour

Hong Kong Darts Masters

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 (

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and Richie Corner) 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 Qualifying School.

Challenge Tour Order of Merit

Development Tour

The PDC Unicorn Development 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 (

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and

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). In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying 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.

Development Tour Order of Merit

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player,

Kim Viljanen Kim Viljanen (born December 4, 1981) is a Finnish darts player. Career Viljanen won the boys' singles event at the 1999 WDF World Cup in Durban, South Africa. In 2004, he progressed to the last 32 of the World Masters, losing 3–2 to Tony West ...

, and the runner-up,

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, on the SDC Order of Merit 2015 will play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.

Eurasian 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,

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. Players from

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and

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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.

World Championship PDPA Qualifier

World Darts Championship - International Qualifiers

References

External links

2015 PDC calendarEvents
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