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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

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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

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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 and become a ranked 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 grid[1]. On 24 December, the prize fund and the money distribution were presented.[2]

Date Event Venue Prize fund Format Champion Score Runner-up Semifinalists Ref.
15 December 2024 – 3 January 2025 2025 World Darts Championship England London, Alexandra Palace £2,500,000 Sets   –    Stephen Bunting
 Chris Dobey
30 January–2 February 2025 World Masters England Milton Keynes, Marshall Arena £500,000 Sets   –    
 
28 February–2 March 2025 UK Open England Minehead, Butlin's Minehead £600,000 Legs   –    
 
19–27 July 2025 World Matchplay England Blackpool, Winter Gardens £800,000 Legs   –    
 
6–12 October 2025 World Grand Prix England Leicester, Mattioli Arena £600,000 Sets   –    
 
23–26 October 2025 European Championship Germany Dortmund, Westfalenhallen £500,000 Legs   –    
 
8–16 November 2025 Grand Slam of Darts England Wolverhampton, WV Active Aldersley £650,000 Legs   –    
 
21–23 November 2025 Players Championship Finals England Minehead, Butlin's Minehead £600,000 Legs   –    
 
15 December 2025 – 3 January 2026 2026 World Darts Championship England London, Alexandra Palace £2,500,000 Sets   –    
 

Non-ranked

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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 Semifinalists Ref.
6 February – 29 May 2025 Premier League Darts England London, The O2 Arena[a] £1,000,000 Legs   –    
 
12–15 June 2025 World Cup of Darts Germany Frankfurt, Eissporthalle £450,000 Legs   –    
 
  1. ^ The tournment is held across 17 different venues, with the finals being played in The O2 Arena.

World Series of Darts

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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.[3]

There were no changes from the previous year; all eight events remained the same, with the only change being the Nordic Masters celebrated before the US Masters

No. Date Event Venue Champion Legs Runner-up Semifinalists Ref.
1 16–17 January Bahrain Masters Bahrain Sakhir, Bahrain International Circuit   –    
 
2 24–25 January Dutch Darts Masters Netherlands Den Bosch, Maaspoort   –    
 
3 6–7 June Nordic Darts Masters Denmark Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen   –    
 
4 27–28 June US Darts Masters United States New York City, Hulu Theater   –    
 
5 4–5 July Poland Darts Masters Poland Gliwice, PreZero Arena   –    
 
6 8–9 August Australian Darts Masters Australia Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre   –    
 
7 15–16 August New Zealand Masters New Zealand Auckland, Spark Arena   –    
 
8 12–14 September World Series of Darts Finals Netherlands Amsterdam, AFAS Live   –    
 

Pro Tour

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Main article: 2025 PDC Pro Tour

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.[4]

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
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
  1. ^ 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 Card

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Main article: List of players with a 2025 PDC Tour Card

128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open, and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events.

The 2025 PDC Tour Cards are awarded to:

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.

Q-School

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The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q–School) is split into the UK Q-School for British and Irish players, held at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England; and the European Q-School for the rest of European players, held at Wunderland Kalkar in Kalkar, Germany. Non-European players can choose which Q-School to compete in.[5]

There are two stages in Q-School:[6]

  • The First Stage, played between 6–8 January, is entered by any darts player who registers to Q-School. The eight quarterfinalists from each of the three days qualify into the Final Stage alongside other players coming from a First Stage ranking to produce a full list of 128 players for each Final Stage.
  • The Final Stage, held between 9–12 January, consists of all players qualified from the First Stage plus players exempted to the Final Stage, as those who lost their PDC Tour Cards after the 2025 World Championship, and those who finished from third to sixteenth in the 2024 Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit and do not have PDC Tour Cards yet.

The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage is given a PDC Tour Card.


Player Championships

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Main article: 2025 PDC Players Championship series


The PDC Player Championships (PC) are a series of non-televised darts events that are part of the PDC Pro Tour. Starting in 2025, the number of events will increase by four compared to previous years, bringing the total to thirty-four Players Championship events per year.[4]

The Players Championship Order of Merit is determined based on the total prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events throughout the year. The top 64 players on this ranking qualify for the premier event Players Championship Finals.

2025 PDC Players Championship season
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Monday 10 February Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan 		   
2 Tuesday 11 February    
3 Monday 17 February Autotron,
Netherlands Rosmalen 		   
4 Tuesday 18 February    
5 Tuesday 11 March Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
6 Wednesday 12 March    
7 Monday 17 March Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
8 Tuesday 18 March    
9 Monday 31 March Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
10 Tuesday 1 April    
11 Tuesday 8 April    
12 Wednesday 9 April    
13 Monday 14 April Autotron,
Netherlands Rosmalen 		   
14 Tuesday 15 April    
15 Monday 12 May Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
16 Tuesday 13 May    
17 Tuesday 17 June Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
18 Wednesday 18 June    
19 Thursday 19 June    
20 Tuesday 29 July Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
21 Wednesday 30 July    
22 Monday 25 August Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes 		   
23 Tuesday 26 August    
24 Wednesday 27 August    
25 Tuesday 9 September Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
26 Wednesday 10 September    
27 Tuesday 30 September Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
28 Wednesday 1 October    
29 Thursday 2 October    
30 Tuesday 14 October Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan 		   
31 Wednesday 15 October    
32 Tuesday 28 October    
33 Wednesday 29 October    
34 Thursday 30 October    

European Tour

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Main article: PDC European Tour


The PDC European Tour (ET) is a series of televised darts events that are part of the PDC Pro Tour. Beginning in 2025, the total number of events will expand to fourteen per year, one more than the previous years. The German Darts Open returns after a one-year absence and will be hosted in Göttingen, location rejoining the tour for the first time since 2018.[7]

The PDC European Tour Order of Merit is determined based on the total prize money won by each player in the European Tour events throughout the year. The top 32 players on this ranking qualify for the premier event European Championship.

2025 PDC European Tour season
No. Date Event Location Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 7–9 March Belgian Darts Open Belgium Wieze, Oktoberhallen    
2 21–23 March German Darts Open Germany Göttingen, Lokhalle    
3 4–6 April International Darts Open Germany Riesa, WT Energiesysteme Arena    
4 19–21 April German Darts Grand Prix Germany Munich, Zenith    
5 25–27 April Austrian Darts Open Austria Graz, Premstättner Halle    
6 2–4 May European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast    
7 23–25 May Dutch Darts Championship Netherlands Rosmalen, Autotron    
8 30 May–1 June European Darts Open Germany Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena    
9 11–13 July Baltic Sea Darts Open Germany Kiel, Wunderino Arena    
10 29–31 August Flanders Darts Trophy Belgium Antwerp, Antwerp Expo    
11 5–7 September Czech Darts Open Czech Republic Prague, PVA EXPO Praha    
12 19–21 September Hungarian Darts Trophy Hungary Budapest, MVM Dome    
13 26–28 September Swiss Darts Trophy Switzerland Basel, St. Jakobshalle    
14 17–19 October German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39    

Secondary Tours

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The PDC Secondary Tours refer to a group of darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) that are separate from the main PDC Pro Tour. These tours provide players opportunities to compete, develop their skills, and earn various rewards like major PDC Premier Events qualification spots and Tour Cards through their own ranking systems.

Prize money

The prize money remained unchanged from the previous year. This is how is divided:

Stage CT/DT WS
Winner £2,500 £2,000
Runner-up £1,000 £1,000
Semi-finalists £750 £500
Quarter-finalists £500 £300
Last 16 £300 £200
Last 32 £200 £100
Last 64 £75 £50[a]
Total £15,000 £10,000
  1. ^ Last 64 prize money will only be paid out, if a minimum of 128 participants take part in a Women's Series event.

Challenge Tour

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Main article: 2025 PDC Challenge Tour series

The Challenge Tour, known as the Winmau Challenge Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the PDC's second tier system for players of any age who competed at the current year's Qualifying Schools but did not win a Tour Card[8]. Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 4.2[9], the Challenge Tour OoM rankings are used to top up Players Championship events to make the total number of entries up to 128, should any of the current Tour Card holders choose not to enter the brackets, as of the Event entry deadline.

Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.9, the 2025 Challenge Tour prizes are as follows:

  • The top two players on the Challenge Order of Merit, who have not obtained the further rewards via another method, win a two-year PDC Tour Card starting 2026, and a place in the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship.
  • The highest ranked player on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, who has not obtained the further reward via another method, gets a spot at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.
  • The players in the Top 16 of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, who have not obtained a PDC Tour Card before the 2025 Q-School, receive free entry to the Final Stage of the later event.
  • The eight highest ranked players from the Challenge Tour Order of Merit who remain non-Tour Card Holders for the 2026 season qualify for the first round of the 2026 UK Open.

The 2025 Challenge Tour will consist of four weekends of five events, and one weekend of four events.

2025 PDC Challenge Tour season
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 17 January Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes 		   
2    
3 Saturday 18 January    
4    
5 Sunday 19 January    
6 Friday 14 March Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
7    
8 Saturday 15 March    
9    
10 Sunday 16 March    
11 Friday 2 May Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes 		   
12    
13 Saturday 3 May    
14    
15 Sunday 4 May    
16 Friday 15 August Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
17    
18 Saturday 16 August    
19    
20 Sunday 17 August    
21 Saturday 25 October Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan 		   
22    
23 Sunday 26 October    
24    

Development Tour

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Main article: 2025 PDC Development Tour series

The Development Tour, known as the Winmau Development Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the PDC's youth system open to all players aged 16–24[10]. According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.2[9], players ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit or outside the previously mentioned age range on the cut-off date of a Development Tour event are not eligible to enter said event.

Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.9, the 2025 Development Tour prizes are as follows:

  • The top two players on the Development Order of Merit, who have not obtained the further rewards via another method, win a two-year PDC Tour Card, starting 2025, and a place in the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship.
  • The highest ranked player on the Development Tour Order of Merit, who has not obtained the further reward via another method, gets a spot at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.
  • The players in the Top 16 of the Development Tour Order of Merit, who have not obtained a PDC Tour Card before the 2025 Q-School, receive free entry to the Final Stage of the later event.
  • The eight highest ranked players from the Development Tour Order of Merit who do not manage to earn a Tour Card for the 2026 season qualify for the first round of the 2026 UK Open.
  • The two finalists of the PDC World Youth Championship qualify for the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts. Furthermore, the winner of the PDC World Youth Championship receives an invitation to play in the first round of the 2026 World Darts Championship.

The 2025 PDC Development Tour consisted of four weekends of five events, and one weekend of four events.

2025 PDC Development Tour season
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 21 February Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes 		   
2    
3 Saturday 22 February    
4    
5 Sunday 23 February    
6 Friday 28 March Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
7    
8 Saturday 29 March    
9    
10 Sunday 30 March    
11 Friday 9 May Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim 		   
12    
13 Saturday 10 May    
14    
15 Sunday 11 May    
16 Friday 5 September Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan 		   
17    
18 Saturday 6 September    
19    
20 Sunday 7 September    
21 Saturday 11 October    
22    
23 Sunday 12 October    
24    

Women's Series

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Main article: 2025 PDC Women's Series

The PDC Women's Series is a series of female-only darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)[11]. According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.2[9], women players ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit or under 16 years of age on the cut-off date of a Women's Series event are not eligible to enter said event.

Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.9[9], the Women's Series prizes are as follows:

The 2025 PDC Women's Series consisted of six weekends of four events.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 15 February Mattioli Arena,
England Leicester 		   
2    
3 Sunday 16 February    
4    
5 Saturday 8 March    
6    
7 Sunday 9 March    
8    
9 Saturday 12 April Autotron,
Netherlands Rosmalen 		   
10    
11 Sunday 13 April    
12    
13 Saturday 7 June Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes 		   
14    
15 Sunday 8 June    
16    
17 Saturday 23 August    
18    
19 Sunday 24 August    
20    
21 Saturday 18 October Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan 		   
22    
23 Sunday 19 October    
24    

Global Affiliate Tours

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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[12]. In 2025, seven active PDC Global Affiliate Tours will be held.

Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.9[9], 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

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Main article: 2025 PDC Asian Tour series

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.[13]

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.
2025 PDC Asian Tour season
No. Date Location Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 25–26 January United Arab Emirates Dubai
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3
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5 12–13 April Japan Shizuoka
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9 3–4 May Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
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13 17–18 May Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
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17 5–6 July Singapore Singapore
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21 2–3 August Philippines Manila
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Nordic & Baltic Tour

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Main article: 2025 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour series

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.[14] On 8 October 2024, a sixth weekend in Norway with four events was added.[15]

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.
2025 PDCNB Tour season
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 15 February Bellevue Park Hotel,
Latvia Riga 		   
2 Sunday 16 February    
3 Saturday 29 March Apple Hotel,
Sweden Gothenburg 		   
4 Sunday 30 March    
5 Saturday 10 May Hotelli Tallukka,
Finland Vääksy 		   
6 Sunday 11 May    
7 Saturday 5 July Slangerup Dartklub,
Denmark Slangerup 		   
8 Sunday 6 July    
9 Saturday 2 August Olavsgaard Hotel,
Norway Oslo 		   
10 Sunday 3 August    
11 Saturday 6 September Bullseye,
Iceland Reykjavík 		   
12 Sunday 7 September    


References

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  1. ^ "Winmau World Masters to return as PDC event undergoes radical rebrand". PDC. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ "£500,000 prize fund announced for 2025 Winmau World Masters". PDC. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed". PDC. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "More darts than ever in 2025 as PDC calendar released". PDC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  5. ^ Gorton, Josh (24 September 2024). "2025 PDC Qualifying Schools entries now open". PDC. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Entry deadline approaching for 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools". PDC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ Gorton, Josh (28 August 2024). "PDC European Tour expanded to 14 events with 2025 dates confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Winmau Challenge Tour". PDC.
  9. ^ a b c d e "PDC Order of Merit Rules". www.pdc.tv.
  10. ^ "Winmau Development Tour". PDC.
  11. ^ "Women's Series". PDC.
  12. ^ "Global Affiliate Tours". PDC. 17 December 2024.
  13. ^ Allen, Dave (29 December 2024). "2025 PDC Asian Tour dates confirmed ahead of Dubai's opening weekend". PDC. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  14. ^ Plagborg Magnussen, Mads (30 August 2024). "PDC Nordic & Baltic Calendar of 2025". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  15. ^ Plagborg Magnussen, Mads (8 October 2024). "Norway to be part of the Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour in 2025". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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