2025 in PDC

The year 2025 is the 33rd year in the history of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a darts promotion based in the United Kingdom.

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PDC in 2025

Order of Merit rule changes

A number of PDC Order of Merit rules were changed at the start of the 2025 season.^[1]

• The amount of seeded players at the World Grand Prix was increased from eight to sixteen.
• The seeding for the European Tour was reformed; the top sixteen players in the PDC Order of Merit received byes to the second round of each tournament, while the sixteen qualifiers from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit played the remaining sixteen qualifiers in the first round.
• Players inside the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit were prohibited from competing on the 2025 Development Tour and Women's Series.
• The knockout stage of the World Youth Championship was expanded from 32 to 64, meaning two players would qualify from each group.

World Masters rebrand

Main article: 2025 PDC World Masters

The 2025 PDC World Masters was the first edition of the tournament, previously known as simply the Masters, under its new rebrand. The rebrand saw the event name changed to mirror the World Masters organised by the British Darts Organisation and later the World Darts Federation, adopting the tournament's format of set play over the best of three legs per set. It also became a ranked premier event for the first time, and preliminary rounds were introduced to determine eight qualifiers for the tournament, who joined the top 24 in the PDC Order of Merit.^[2] The tournament was won by Luke Humphries.^[3]

Broadcasting deals

The PDC and Sky Sports extended their partnership to broadcast darts in the United Kingdom and Ireland until 2030.^[4] The organisation also agreed to a broadcasting deal with NBC Sports and its streaming service Peacock, starting from the 2025 Premier League Darts final.^[5]

Increases to prize money and World Championship field in 2026

On 31 March, the PDC announced an mass increase in prize money for tournaments, starting from the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, where the champion will receive a doubled top prize of £1,000,000 from a total prize fund of £5,000,000. The field for the World Championship also expanded from 96 to 128 players. The total amount of prize money on offer in PDC events in 2026 went up £7,000,000 from the 2025 season, along with increases for the PDC's secondary tours and a 50% rise in funding for PDC Global Affiliate Tours.^[6]

Premier Events

The PDC Premier Events are a series of major professional darts tournaments organised by the PDC. These events are considered the most prestigious in the sport and contain the largest prize funds in the PDC.

Ranked

These events contribute to a player's ranking on the PDC Order of Merit. The prize money won in these tournaments is added to the player's total earnings over a two-year period, which determines their ranking.

Date	Event	Venue	Prize fund	Format	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
15 December 2024–3 January 2025	2025 World Championship	Alexandra Palace, London, England	£2,500,000	Sets	[a](102.73) Luke Littler	7–3	Michael van Gerwen (100.69)	[7][8]
30 January–2 February 2025	World Masters	Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England	£500,000	Sets	(100.42) Luke Humphries	6–5	Jonny Clayton (97.99)	[3][9]
28 February–2 March 2025	UK Open	Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, England	£600,000	Legs	(101.51) Luke Littler	11–2	James Wade (88.06)	[10]
19–27 July 2025	World Matchplay	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England	£800,000	Legs	(107.24) Luke Littler	18–13	James Wade (101.54)	[11][12]
6–12 October 2025	World Grand Prix	Mattioli Arena, Leicester, England	£600,000	Sets		–
23–26 October 2025	European Championship	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany	£600,000	Legs		–
8–16 November 2025	Grand Slam	WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton, England	£650,000	Legs		–
21–23 November 2025	Players Championship Finals	Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, England	£600,000	Legs		–
11 December 2025–3 January 2026	2026 World Championship	Alexandra Palace, London, England	£5,000,000	Sets		–

Non-ranked

These events do not affect the PDC Order of Merit.

Date	Event	Venue	Prize fund	Format	Champion	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
6 February – 29 May 2025	Premier League	The O2 Arena, London, England[b]	£1,000,000	Legs	(97.86) Luke Humphries	11–8	Luke Littler (100.29)	[13]
12–15 June 2025	World Cup	Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany	£450,000	Legs	(95.96) Northern Ireland  (Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney)	10–9	Wales (92.95) (Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price)	[14][15]

World Series of Darts

Main article: 2025 World Series of Darts

The 2025 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the PDC, consisting of seven World Series events and one finals.^[16]

All eight events remained the same from the previous year, with the only change being the Nordic Masters being held before the US Masters.

No.	Date	Event	Venue	Champion	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	16–17 January	Bahrain Masters	Sakhir, Bahrain International Circuit	(99.33) Stephen Bunting	8–4	Gerwyn Price (96.64)	[17]
2	24–25 January	Dutch Masters	Den Bosch, Maaspoort	(101.87) Rob Cross	8–5	Stephen Bunting (96.46)	[18]
3	6–7 June	Nordic Masters	Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen	(97.49) Stephen Bunting	8–4	Rob Cross (98.04)	[19]
4	27–28 June	US Masters	New York City, Hulu Theater	(99.14) Luke Humphries	8–6	Nathan Aspinall (92.49)	[20]
5	4–5 July	Poland Masters	Gliwice, PreZero Arena	(103.12) Gerwyn Price	8–7	Stephen Bunting (97.95)	[21]
6	8–9 August	Australian Masters	Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre	(99.10) Luke Littler	8–4	Mike De Decker (89.74)	[22]
7	15–16 August	New Zealand Masters	Auckland, Spark Arena	(115.02) Luke Littler	8–4	Luke Humphries (102.31)	[23]
8	12–14 September	World Series Finals	Amsterdam, AFAS Live	(98.37) Michael van Gerwen	11–7	(101.99) Luke Littler	[24]

Pro Tour

Main articles: 2025 PDC Pro Tour and 2025 PDC Players Championship series

The 2025 PDC Pro Tour is a series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC, made up of 34 Players Championship events and 14 European Tour events.^[25]

Tour cards

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

The 2025 PDC Tour Cards were awarded to:

• (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 World Championship.
  • 56th-placed Steve Beaton resigned his Tour Card.^[26] His spot went to the 65th ranked player, Nick Kenny.
• (28) 28 qualifiers from 2024 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
  • Leighton Bennett's Tour Card was removed as he had received an eight-year ban from competing in events sanctioned by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA).
  • Paul Krohne handed in his Tour Card.
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2023 Challenge Tour (Berry van Peer and Owen Bates).
• (1) Highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour (Nathan Rafferty).
  • Wessel Nijman, the other highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour, was in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Challenge Tour (Wesley Plaisier and Christian Kist).
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Development Tour (Niko Springer and Sebastian Białecki).
• (8) The daily winners from the 2025 Q-Schools.

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 was reached. In 2025, a total of 21 additional players qualified this way.^[27][28]

Q-School

Main article: 2025 PDC Pro Tour § Q-School

The players below earned PDC Tour Cards at Q-School.

UK Q-School
January 9	January 10	January 11	January 12
Tom Bissell [29][30]	Justin Hood [31]	Tavis Dudeney [32]	Jim Long [33][34]
128 players	127 players	126 players	125 players
European Q-School
January 9	January 10	January 11	January 12
Viktor Tingström [35][30]	Kai Gotthardt [31]	Dennie Olde Kalter [32]	Maik Kuivenhoven [33][36]
128 players	127 players	126 players	125 players

UK Q-School Order of Merit[37]  Bradley Brooks  Darryl Pilgrim  Greg Ritchie  Adam Lipscombe  Adam Paxton  Cam Crabtree  Adam Warner  Andy Boulton  Thomas Lovely

European Q-School Order of Merit[38]  Cor Dekker  Pero Ljubić  Karel Sedláček  Oskar Lukasiak  Tytus Kanik  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  Dominik Grüllich  Stefaan Henderyck  Maximilian Czerwinski  Max Hopp  Leon Weber  Marvin van Velzen

Secondary Tours

Main articles: 2025 PDC Challenge Tour series, 2025 PDC Development Tour series, and 2025 PDC Women's Series

The 2025 PDC Secondary Tours are series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC predominantly participated in by players without a Tour Card. There are three secondary tours – the Challenge Tour (for players who unsuccessfully participated in the 2025 Q-School), Development Tour (for players aged 16–24) and Women's Series (for female players). All three offer qualification to the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts and 2026 World Championship, while the Challenge and Development Tours offer 2026–27 PDC Tour Cards.

PDC Secondary Tour leaders and earnings (£)

Rank	Challenge Tour (after 20/24 events)[39]		Development Tour (after 20/24 events)[40]		Women's Series (after 20/24 events)[41]
	Player	Earnings	Player	Earnings	Player	Earnings
1	Darius Labanauskas [A]	9,700	Cam Crabtree [A][B]	14,975	Beau Greaves [A]	29,600
2	Stefan Bellmont	8,150	Beau Greaves	13,100	Fallon Sherrock	11,900
3	Ted Evetts	7,775	Owen Bates [A]	10,075	Lisa Ashton [A][C]	9,900
4	Jamai van den Herik	7,175	Jurjen van der Velde [C]	8,775	Noa-Lynn van Leuven	7,600
5	Mervyn King	7,025	Charlie Manby	8,625	Gemma Hayter	6,600

Provisional qualifications earned through secondary tour (as of 7 September 2025)
2025 Grand Slam of Darts and 2026–27 PDC Tour Card
2026 PDC World Championship and 2026–27 PDC Tour Card
2025 Grand Slam of Darts
2026 PDC World Championship
2026–27 PDC Tour Card

1. Provisionally qualified for the 2026 PDC World Championship through a different qualifying route.
2. Ineligible to receive 2026–27 Tour Card while in the first year of a two-year (2025–26) Tour Card.
3. Provisionally qualified for the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts through a different qualifying route.

Global Affiliate Tours

The PDC Global Affiliate Tours are a series of regional darts competitions organised by the PDC in collaboration with various local darts organizations around the world.^[42]

Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.9,^[43] 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

The PDC Asian Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Asia. The 2025 calendar originally consisted of 24 events organised over six weekends.^[44] On 17 June, it was announced that four more events in Qingdao, China on 11–12 September were added to the calendar.^[45]

2025 PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit^[46]

Rank	Player	Earnings
1	Alexis Toylo	$16,100
2	Motomu Sakai	$13,550
3	Lourence Ilagan	$11,450
4	Ryusei Azemoto	$10,900
5	Paul Lim	$10,300
6	Man Lok Leung	$9,900
7	Paolo Nebrida	$9,850
8	Tomoya Goto	$7,400
9	Keita Ono	$6,950
10	Lok Yin Lee	$5,750
Qualified for the 2026 PDC World Championship

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	25–26 January	Dubai	(94.08) Alexis Toylo	5 – 3	Tomoya Goto (89.22)	[47]
2			(100.65) Lourence Ilagan	5 – 1	Man Lok Leung (88.64)	[48]
3			(100.22) Lourence Ilagan	5 – 2	Paolo Nebrida (93.65)	[49]
4			(76.60) Paul Lim	5 – 2	Dolreich Tongcopanon (69.71)	[50]
5	12–13 April	Shizuoka	(87.02) Motomu Sakai	5 – 3	Paul Lim (84.81)	[51]
6			(90.05) Mitsuhiko Tatsunami	5 – 2	Seigo Asada (87.50)	[52]
7			(93.77) Man Lok Leung	5 – 3	Ryusei Azemoto (89.42)	[53]
8			(99.57) Keita Ono	5 – 1	Motomu Sakai (91.88)	[54]
9	3–4 May	Kuala Lumpur	(89.41) Reynaldo Rivera	5 – 4	Abdul Qahar'ukail Haji Shamsul Ariffin (79.76)	[55]
10			(111.83) Ryusei Azemoto	5 – 1	Teng Lieh Pupo (85.67)	[56]
11			(88.22) Keita Ono	5 – 2	Tengku Shah (84.85)	[57]
12			(84.78) Paul Lim	5 – 4	Ak Muhd Hamdi Bin Pg Masshor (83.03)	[58]
13	17–18 May	Ulaanbaatar	(100.64) Motomu Sakai	5 – 3	Man Lok Leung (97.46)	[59]
14			(88.41) Motomu Sakai	5 – 0	Alain Abiabi (78.85)	[60]
15			(97.22) Man Lok Leung	5 – 2	Yuta Hayashi (81.84)	[61]
16			(82.67) Alain Abiabi	5 – 3	Tomoya Goto (79.87)	[62]
17	5–6 July	Singapore	(78.78) Alexis Toylo	5 – 3	John Marco Lumilang (80.24)	[63]
18			(90.03) Motomu Sakai	5 – 3	Alexis Toylo (93.66)	[64]
19			(86.51) Alexis Toylo	5 – 3	Christian Perez (81.74)	[65]
20			(88.13) Paolo Nebrida	5 – 4	Paul Lim (85.40)	[66]
21	2–3 August	Manila	(88.98) Lourence Ilagan	5 – 2	Christian Perez (85.95)	[67]
22			(83.59) Ryusei Azemoto	5 – 2	Alexis Toylo (77.52)	[68]
23			(93.94) Lourence Ilagan	5 – 0	Takayuki Masatsu (83.54)	[69]
24			(82.52) Alexis Toylo	5 – 4	Sonny Balagat (78.97)	[70]
25	11–12 September	Qingdao	(78.69) Lok Yin Lee	5 – 4	Motomu Sakai (84.41)	[71]
26			(98.88) Alexis Toylo	5 – 0	Lourence Ilagan (86.63)	[72]
27			(97.51) Paolo Nebrida	5 – 4	Tomoya Goto (90.02)	[73]
28			(89.09) Ryusei Azemoto	5 – 3	Man Lok Leung (94.77)	[74]

Asian Championship

The PDC Asian Championship featured 48 players – national qualifiers and players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit – and took place on 13–14 September in Qingdao.^[45] The winner, Lourence Ilagan, qualified for the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.^[75] The results of the knockout stage are shown below.^[76]

	Second round (best of 9 legs) 13 Sep				Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 14 Sep				Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 14 Sep				Final (best of 13 legs) 14 Sep
	Alexis Toylo 90.54	5
	Mikuru Suzuki 72.08	0
					Alexis Toylo 97.10	6
					Qingyu Zhan 94.03	5
	Tomoya Goto 83.36	0
	Qingyu Zhan 87.38	5
									Alexis Toylo 86.25	6
									Paul Lim 80.90	5
	Ryusei Azemoto 86.38	5
	Alain Abiabi 78.75	0
					Ryusei Azemoto 93.46	4
					Paul Lim 89.82	6
	Paul Lim 93.22	5
	Xiaochen Zong 80.94	2
													Alexis Toylo 82.50	4
													Lourence Ilagan 83.81	7
	Lourence Ilagan 83.30	5
	Christian Perez 90.07	3
					Lourence Ilagan 91.03	6
					Sho Okano 85.30	2
	Paolo Nebrida 90.52	3
	Sho Okano 89.20	5
									Lourence Ilagan 91.62	6
									Motomu Sakai 90.33	4
	Motomu Sakai 81.07	5
	Yuta Hayashi 84.30	2
					Motomu Sakai 94.88	6
					Man Lok Leung 93.87	3
	Man Lok Leung 85.91	5
	Chi-Jui Tseng 83.76	3

Championship Darts Circuit (CDC)

The Championship Darts Circuit (CDC) is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from North America. The 2025 calendar consists of 16 events organised over six weekends.^[77]

No.	Date	Location	Format	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1	9–10 May	Niagara Falls, New York		(89.09) Leonard Gates	7 – 4	David Cameron (89.23)	[78]
2			Sets	(89.70) Stowe Buntz	5 – 3	Gary Mawson (86.13)	[79]
3	6–8 June	Cambridge, Ontario	Win by 2 legs	(91.55) Adam Sevada	7 – 5	Stowe Buntz (88.01)	[80]
4				(94.41) Adam Sevada	7 – 3	Stowe Buntz (86.36)	[81]
5	11–13 July	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois	DIDO	(85.02) Adam Sevada	7 – 6	Jim Long (81.03)	[82]
6				(85.59) Adam Sevada	7 – 5	Doug Boehm (83.54)	[83]
7				(92.70) Stowe Buntz	7 – 3	Gary Mawson (81.27)	[84]
8	1–3 August	Brownsburg, Indiana		(88.49) Darryl Christie	7 – 5	Jacob Taylor (87.30)	[85]
9			Sets	(93.25) David Cameron	5 – 4	Jason Brandon (89.75)	[86]
10				(97.88) Stowe Buntz	7 – 6	Adam Sevada (93.43)	[87]
11	22–24 August	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois		(97.42) Alex Spellman	7 – 0	David Cameron (78.46)	[88]
12			Win by 2 legs	(89.91) Stowe Buntz	7 – 3	Alex Spellman (82.92)	[89]
13				(86.30) Adam Sevada	7 – 2	Darryl Christie (82.65)	[90]
14	19–21 September	Brownsburg, Indiana		(88.65) Jim Long	7 – 3	David Cameron (91.68)	[91]
15			DIDO	(94.55) David Cameron	7 – 6	Stowe Buntz (87.60)	[92]
16				(89.18) Leonard Gates	7 – 3	Adam Sevada (88.69)	[93]

Cross-Border Darts Challenge

The Cross-Border Darts Challenge featured eight players from both Canada and the United States. The event took place in Simi Valley, California on 11–12 April.^[94] The winner earned a spot at the 2025 US Darts Masters, but with Leonard Gates already qualified as the winner of the 2024 CDC Continental Cup, the spot was awarded to the top-ranked non-qualified player from the CDC Order of Merit.^[95]

First round (best of 9 legs) 11 Apr

Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) 12 Apr

Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 Apr

Final (best of 13 legs) 12 Apr

USA1

Leonard Gates 88.04

5

Chris Caldwell 75.20

3

USA1

Leonard Gates 93.88

5

Jake Womack 83.27

3

CAN4

Jack Robinson 60.04

0

Jake Womack 92.78

5

USA1

Leonard Gates 91.09

6

USA3

Adam Sevada 89.53

3

CAN2

Steve Warnock 92.23

5

Doug Boehm 76.80

1

CAN2

Steve Warnock 79.35

0

USA3

Adam Sevada 100.20

5

USA3

Adam Sevada 85.06

5

Kiley Edmunds 85.03

2

USA1

Leonard Gates 98.42

7

CAN3

Jeff Smith 93.33

4

CAN1

Jacob Taylor 95.13

5

Gary Mawson 71.12

0

CAN1

Jacob Taylor 78.26

2

USA4

Alex Spellman 87.74

5

USA4

Alex Spellman 84.63

5

Jason Roker 71.56

2

USA4

Alex Spellman 83.72

1

CAN3

Jeff Smith 91.42

6

USA2

Stowe Buntz 87.13

5

Albert Anstey 74.06

2

USA2

Stowe Buntz 81.50

3

CAN3

Jeff Smith 91.98

5

CAN3

Jeff Smith 92.56

5

Jeff Springer 89.59

3

North American Championship

The North American Championship featured eight players from both Canada and the United States. The event took place in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City on the afternoon of 28 June, in conjunction with the US Darts Masters.^[96]

	Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)					Final (best of 11 legs)
	1	Matt Campbell 103.98	6
		Jason Brandon 90.09	1
						1	Matt Campbell 96.65	6
							Stowe Buntz 96.24	2
	4	Jules van Dongen 57.23	0
		Stowe Buntz 92.97	6
											1	Matt Campbell 85.76	6
											3	Jim Long 80.86	3
	2	Danny Lauby 85.45	6
		Leonard Gates 80.55	1
						2	Danny Lauby 78.32	1
						3	Jim Long 89.66	6
	3	Jim Long 88.92	6
		Adam Sevada 84.09	4

ANZ Premier League

The ANZ Premier League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Dabble Darts PDC ANZ Premier League)^[97] was announced by the PDC in December 2024.^[98] The tournament will consist of eight nights, held in arenas across Australia and New Zealand every Saturday between 4 October and 22 November. In a format similar to the PDC's Premier League Darts, the first seven nights of the ANZ Premier League will see a knockout bracket featuring the eight participants take place. The top four players will then progress to Finals Night, where they will compete in a round-robin tournament, with the top two players advancing to the final.^[99]

The tournament will include 2010 PDC World Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock, as well as seven other qualifiers from the DPA, DPNZ and ADA tours. The winner will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.^[100]

List of participants:

•  Simon Whitlock (invited qualifier)^[99]
•  Joe Comito (DPA Pro Tour – winner)^[101]
•  Brody Klinge (DPA Pro Tour – runner-up)^[101]
•  James Bailey (DPA Pro Tour – third place)^[101]
•  Tim Pusey (ADA Tour – winner)^[102]
•  Raymond Smith (ADA Tour – runner-up)^[102]
•  Jonny Tata (DPNZ Pro Tour – winner)^[103]
•  Ben Robb (DPNZ Pro Tour – playoff winner)^[103]

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	4 October	John Cain Arena, Melbourne	(96.03) Jonny Tata	5 – 3	Raymond Smith (93.74)	[104]
2	11 October	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
3	18 October	AIS Arena, Canberra
4	25 October	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
5	1 November	Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6	8 November	TSB Arena, Wellington
7	15 November	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
8	22 November	Nissan Arena, Brisbane

Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour

The Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Australia. The 2025 calendar consisted of 15 Pro Tour events organised over five weekends.^[105] Events 1, 2 and 3 were held in September 2024 as part of the final weekend of the 2024 DPA Pro Tour.^[106] The last weekend was moved to August due to an initial overlap with the World Series Finals.^[107]

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
4	Saturday 22 February	Commercial Club, Albury	(88.33) Brody Klinge	6 – 3	Koha Kokiri (84.60)	[108]
5			(75.15) Darren Penhall	6 – 0	James Bailey (66.33)	[109]
6	Sunday 23 February		(81.04) Brody Klinge	3 – 0	Danny Porter (80.37)	[110]
7	Saturday 5 April	Italian Club, Bunbury	(83.87) Stuart Coburn	6 – 5	Joe Comito (82.94)	[111]
8			(80.39) Stuart Coburn	6 – 5	Joe Comito (82.84)	[112]
9	Sunday 6 April		(82.07) James Bailey	3 – 2	Joe Comito (79.76)	[113]
10	Saturday 14 June	Commercial Club, Albury	(75.94) Gordon Mathers	6 – 5	Brody Klinge (79.19)	[114]
11			(88.98) Brody Klinge	6 – 1	Brandon Weening (81.05)	[115]
12	Sunday 15 June		(92.31) Brody Klinge	3 – 0	Keith Charchalis (79.38)	[116]
13	Saturday 12 July	Bowls Club, Warilla	(89.68) Joe Comito	6 – 4	Tim Pusey (84.17)	[117]
14			(85.26) Tim Pusey	6 – 5	Brandon Weening (83.79)	[118]
15	Sunday 13 July		(88.26) Tim Pusey	3 – 0	Joe Comito (88.19)	[119]
16	Saturday 30 August	Commercial Club, Albury	(92.88) Joe Comito	6 – 4	Stuart Coburn (86.04)	[120]
17			(96.66) Brody Klinge	6 – 2	Joe Comito (86.95)	[121]
18	Sunday 31 August		(85.32) Brody Klinge	3 – 0	Dave Hanel (75.96)	[122]

Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour

The Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from New Zealand. The 2025 calendar consisted of 12 Pro Tour events organised over six weekends.^[123]

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 15 February	Kapi Mana Darts, Wellington	(73.60) Mark Cleaver	7 – 2	Jaymie Hilton-Jones (62.10)	[124]
2	Sunday 16 February		(73.22) Mark Cleaver	7 – 5	Jaymie Hilton-Jones (68.11)	[125]
3	Saturday 22 March	CSDA, Christchurch	(85.90) John Hurring	7 – 6	Ben Robb (80.14)	[126]
4	Sunday 23 March		(88.72) John Hurring	7 – 5	Ben Robb (88.68)	[127]
5	Saturday 26 April	Sun City, Nelson	(84.20) Jack Sheppard	7 – 4	Charles Hautapu (79.68)	[128]
6	Sunday 27 April		(95.47) Jonny Tata	7 – 4	Haupai Puha (86.78)	[129]
7	Saturday 24 May	River City Darts Club, Hamilton	(85.40) Haupai Puha	7 – 2	John Hurring (83.25)	[130]
8	Sunday 25 May		(87.68) Jonny Tata	7 – 0	Mark Cleaver (79.43)	[131]
9	Saturday 23 August	Howick Club, Auckland	(94.79) Ben Robb	7 – 3	Haupai Puha (86.13)	[132]
10	Sunday 24 August		(99.49) Jonny Tata	7 – 5	Haupai Puha (92.55)	[133]
11	Saturday 27 September	CSDA, Christchurch	(87.97) Jonny Tata	7 – 5	Jamie Hamill (77.98)	[134]
12	Sunday 28 September		(95.03) Jonny Tata	7 – 4	Ben Robb (91.61)	[135]

Australian Darts Association (ADA) Tour

The Australian Darts Association (ADA) Tour is the newly-established PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Oceania.^[136] The 2025 calendar consists of 12 events organised over three weekends.^[137]

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	27–29 June	Sandgate, Queensland	(95.95) Raymond Smith	6 – 2	Tim Pusey (87.49)	[138]
2			(89.45) Raymond Smith	6 – 3	Tim Pusey (86.32)	[139]
3			(87.51) Raymond Smith	6 – 5	Ben Robb (90.10)	[140]
4			(95.08) Raymond Smith	6 – 2	Tim Pusey (80.90)	[141]
5	1–3 August	Elizabeth North	(98.36) Brody Klinge	6 – 5	Ben Robb (96.12)	[142]
6			(93.47) Brody Klinge	6 – 3	Robbie King (90.57)	[143]
7			(82.40) Tim Pusey	6 – 4	Robbie King (77.47)	[144]
8			(87.48) Robbie King	6 – 1	Harley Kemp (72.08)	[145]
9	5–7 September	Melton, Victoria	(87.88) Ben Robb	6 – 3	Tim Pusey (89.91)	[146]
10			(92.49) Tim Pusey	6 – 5	Raymond Smith (88.55)	[147]
11			(82.83) Tim Pusey	6 – 4	James Bailey (76.37)	[148]
12			(94.60) Brody Klinge	6 – 5	Raymond Smith (96.06)	[149]

Nordic & Baltic Tour

The PDC Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB) Tour 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, originally consisting of five weekends in five different countries.^[150] On 8 October 2024, a sixth weekend in Norway with four events was added.^[151] On 23 January 2025, the weekend in Iceland was moved from September to April due to a scheduling conflict with the European Tour.^[152]

2025 PDCNB Tour Order of Merit^[153]

Rank	Player	Earnings
1	Andreas Harrysson	€6,800
2	Teemu Harju [c]	€4,475
3	Oskar Lukasiak [c]	€4,475
4	Marko Kantele	€3,375
5	Valters Melderis	€3,050
6	Johan Engström	€3,025
7	Darius Labanauskas	€2,925
8	Daniel Larsson	€2,575
9	Jonas Masalin	€2,325
10	Cor Dekker	€1,375
Qualified for the 2026 PDC World Championship

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 15 February	Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga	(89.32) Oskar Lukasiak	6 – 5	Andreas Harrysson (88.01)	[155]
2	Sunday 16 February		(98.28) Jonas Masalin	6 – 5	Teemu Harju (93.19)	[156]
3	Saturday 29 March	Apple Hotel, Gothenburg	(94.94) Valters Melderis	6 – 4	Johan Engström (91.83)	[157]
4	Sunday 30 March		(81.21) Marko Kantele	6 – 2	Valters Melderis (79.33)	[158]
5	Saturday 12 April	Bullseye, Reykjavík	(94.84) Andreas Harrysson	6 – 5	Marko Kantele (98.93)	[159]
6	Sunday 13 April		(86.03) Andreas Harrysson	6 – 2	Oskar Lukasiak (81.53)	[160]
7	Saturday 10 May	Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy	(93.97) Teemu Harju	6 – 2	Daniel Larsson (90.76)	[161]
8	Sunday 11 May		(97.57) Darius Labanauskas	6 – 3	Andreas Harrysson (92.01)	[162]
9	Saturday 5 July	Slangerup Dartklub, Slangerup	(93.42) Daniel Larsson	6 – 5	Edwin Torbjörnsson (87.07)	[163]
10	Sunday 6 July		(85.28) Andreas Harrysson	6 – 5	Oskar Lukasiak (78.65)	[164]
11	Saturday 2 August	Olavsgaard Hotel, Oslo	(95.76) Andreas Harrysson	6 – 4	Oskar Lukasiak (86.13)	[165]
12	Sunday 3 August		(80.52) Teemu Harju	6 – 2	Johan Engström (79.80)	[166]

Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship

The newly-established PDC Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship is being held on 3 and 4 October and features the top 24 players on the PDCNB Tour Order of Merit.^{[167][168][169]}

	First round (best of 11 legs) 3 October					Second round (best of 11 legs) 4 October					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 4 October					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 4 October					Final (best of 15 legs) 4 October
	16	Ivan Springborg 76.14	1			1	Andreas Harrysson 99.11	6
	17	Viktor Tingström 85.53	6			17	Viktor Tingström 91.44	3
											1	Andreas Harrysson 98.68	4
											8	Daniel Larsson 103.36	6
	9	Jonas Masalin 81.22	6			8	Daniel Larsson 90.86	6
	24	Edgar Znutins 74.06	4			9	Jonas Masalin 83.93	2
																8	Daniel Larsson
																12	Edwin Torbjörnsson
	13	Kent Jøran Sivertsen 81.06	3			4	Marko Kantele 70.82	2
	20	Anton Östlund 83.30	6			20	Anton Östlund 76.62	6
											20	Anton Östlund 88.96	5
											12	Edwin Torbjörnsson 91.00	6
	12	Edwin Torbjörnsson 77.45	6			5	Valters Melderis 87.21	5
	21	Niels Heinsøe 72.36	5			12	Edwin Torbjörnsson 88.17	6
	15	Pär Riihonen 75.92	6			2	Teemu Harju 74.76	6
	18	Michael Mogensen 74.02	5			15	Pär Riihonen 65.45	1
											2	Teemu Harju 88.40	6
											10	Cor Dekker 81.43	4
	10	Cor Dekker 79.76	6			7	Darius Labanauskas 88.75	5
	23	Jani Keskinarkaus 76.08	3			10	Cor Dekker 94.15	6
																2	Teemu Harju
																6	Johan Engström
	14	Mindaugas Barauskas 71.71	6			3	Oskar Lukasiak 80.81	2
	19	Mattias Jönsson 72.15	5			14	Mindaugas Barauskas 81.00	6
											14	Mindaugas Barauskas 78.90	5
											6	Johan Engström 81.34	6
	11	Andreas Hyllgaardhus 81.60	6			6	Johan Engström 99.10	6
	22	Andreas Toft Jørgensen 78.84	4			11	Andreas Hyllgaardhus 81.03	0

Next Gen

The PDC Europe Next Gen is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. The 2025 calendar consists of 15 events organised over seven weekends. Players who are over 16 years of age who do not hold a PDC Tour Card are eligible to compete. The top players will qualify for the 2025 PDC Europe Super League.^[170]

No.	Date	Location	Format	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	1–2 February	Hildesheim	DIDO	(79.73) Kevin Troppmann	5 – 3	Rowby-John Rodriguez (59.73)	[171]
2			FA Cup	(85.99) Michael Klönhammer	6 – 1	Jarod Becker (76.71)	[172]
3	1–2 March	Kalkar	Master Out	(82.39) Kevin Kuhn	6 – 4	Oliver Mueller (88.43)	[173]
4			Seeding	(88.12) Dragutin Horvat	6 – 2	Paul Krohne (85.35)	[174]
5	20–22 June	Rust	DIDO	(73.81) Oliver Mueller	5 – 2	Kimi Seemann (61.81)	[175]
6			Master Out	(92.97) Oliver Mueller	6 – 0	Daniel Klose (73.29)	[176]
7			FA Cup	(95.64) Daniel Klose	6 – 1	Andrej Batz (83.33)	[177]
8	2–3 August	Sindelfingen	DIDO	(84.40) Michael Klönhammer	5 – 3	Matthias Ehlers (74.08)	[178]
9			Seeding	(80.66) Daniel Klose	6 – 3	Yorick Hofkens (83.20)	[179]
10	9–10 August		Master Out	(92.87) Daniel Klose	6 – 1	Jannis Barkhausen (83.81)	[180]
11			FA Cup	(84.48) Patrick Klingelhöfer	6 – 5	Paul Krohne (91.47)	[181]
12	23–24 August	Kalkar	DIDO	(85.53) Paul Krohne	5 – 4	Franz Rötzsch (88.32)	[182]
13			Seeding	(97.91) Paul Krohne	6 – 3	Tim Scholz (88.14)	[183]
14	13–14 September	Hildesheim	Master Out	(84.51) Arno Merk	6 – 3	Liam Maendl-Lawrance (81.97)	[184]
15			FA Cup	(89.61) Arno Merk	6 – 3	Sebastian Steinmetz (79.35)	[185]

DIDO = Double in/double out, FA Cup = Random draw every round, Master Out = Finish on a double or treble, Seeding = Top-ranked players are seeded

China Pro Tour

The China Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from China. The 2025 calendar consisted of ten events held from May to October.

No.	Date	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 24 May	(84.67) Yuanjun Liu	5 – 1	Kehua Wang (77.30)	[186]
2		(84.76) Xiaochen Zong	5 – 2	Qingyu Zhan (79.37)	[187]
3	Sunday 25 May	(72.27) Tong Xu	5 – 4	Qingyu Zhan (69.72)	[188]
4	Saturday 19 July	(74.70) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 4	Yuanjun Liu (75.42)	[189]
5		(85.65) Xiaochen Zong	5 – 1	Bin Zheng (81.12)	[190]
6	Sunday 20 July	(88.73) Yuanjun Liu	5 – 1	Junyu Wang (75.21)	[191]
7	Friday 22 August	(78.92) Bin Zheng	5 – 4	Yuanjun Liu (87.16)	[192]
8		(81.30) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 4	Xicheng Han (76.16)	[193]
9	Saturday 23 August	(76.52) Lihao Wen	5 – 4	Ruilin Zhu (67.82)	[194]
10		(82.66) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 3	Yuanjun Liu (82.47)	[195]

China Premier League

The China Premier League featured eight players: the top six players from the China Online Tour Order of Merit and two qualifiers. Seven events were held from 18 to 20 April 2025, followed by the play-offs which determined the champion.

The finalists of the China Premier League play-offs represented China at the 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts.^[196]

No.	Date	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	18–20 April	(83.92) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 4	Lihao Wen (81.52)	[197]
2		(93.85) Xiaochen Zong	5 – 3	Qingyu Zhan (89.56)	[198]
3		(85.40) Lihao Wen	5 – 0	Qingyu Zhan (76.14)	[199]
4		(77.93) Bin Zheng	5 – 2	Lihao Wen (77.06)	[200]
5		(93.27) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 3	Xiaochen Zong (90.43)	[201]
6		(86.58) Qingyu Zhan	5 – 2	Bin Zheng (79.12)	[202]
7		(77.80) Bin Zheng	5 – 4	Xiaochen Zong (79.41)	[203]

Play-offs^[204]

	Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)					Final (best of 21 legs)
	Qingyu Zhan 80.52		7
	Xiaochen Zong 91.55		10
						Xiaochen Zong 90.18		11
						Lihao Wen 80.52		10
	Bin Zheng 74.47		6
	Lihao Wen 77.25		10

China Championship

The China Championship featured 24 players: the top 16 players on the China Pro Tour Order of Merit and 8 qualifiers from online Chinese events.^[196] It took place on 24 August and consisted of a group stage (eight groups of three) and a knockout stage. The results of the knockout stage are shown below.^[205]

	Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets)					Semi-finals (best of 3 sets)					Final (best of 5 sets)
	Qingyu Zhan 79.53		2
	Kehua Wang 68.52		0
						Qingyu Zhan 85.89		2
						Bin Zheng 75.18		0
	Bin Zheng 86.16		2
	Tong Xu 72.62		0
											Qingyu Zhan 79.47		1
											Xiaochen Zong 82.04		3
	Jizhou Li 69.07		0
	Xicheng Han 75.92		2
						Xicheng Han 74.50		0
						Xiaochen Zong 79.58		2
	Xiaochen Zong 83.83		2
	Jiepeng Xuan 71.85		0

Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean (CDLC) Tour

The Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean (CDLC) Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2025 calendar consists of six events organised over three weekends in Panama, the Bahamas and Chile – an expansion from four events in 2024.^[77]

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 26 April	Panama City	(71.84) Jesús Salate	6 – 5	Sudesh Fitzgerald (72.47)	[206]
2	Sunday 27 April		(81.98) Rashad Sweeting	6 – 0	Jonathon Heron (55.17)	[207]
3	Saturday 26 July	Grand Bahama	(77.96) Jesús Salate	6 – 1	Norman Madhoo (73.82)	[208]
4	Sunday 27 July		(86.08) Rashad Sweeting	6 – 3	Norman Madhoo (82.11)	[209]
5	Saturday 4 October	Santiago
6	Sunday 5 October

African Continental Tour

The African Continental Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Africa. The tour is split into two regions: South and North.

2025 Southern Africa

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 8 February	Gqeberha	(75.45) Stefan Vermaak	8 – 6	Devon Petersen (76.42)	[210]
2	Saturday 5 April	Kimberley	(71.65) Simon Adams	8 – 6	Dean Naude (70.90)	[211]
3	Saturday 21 June	Walvis Bay	(77.13) Graham Filby	8 – 5	Cameron Carolissen (74.57)	[212]
4	Sunday 30 August	Gaborone	(84.68) Cameron Carolissen	8 – 0	Graham Filby (73.93)	[213]

2025 Northern & Eastern Africa

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Sunday 27 April	Nairobi	(84.93) Patrick Ocheng	8 – 5	Felix Kirwa (79.37)	[214]
2	Sunday 1 June	Nakuru	(80.09) Patrick Ocheng	8 – 5	Peter Wachiuri (75.78)	[215]
3	Sunday 27 July	Nairobi	(82.31) Peter Wachiuri	8 – 7	Ndungu Nephat Muhinja (79.36)	[216]

Japan Tour

The Japan Tour, also known as the Steel Darts Japan Tour, is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Japan. The 2025 calendar consists of twelve events organised over three weekends, followed by the Japan Tour Finals.^[217] The top 32 players on the Japan Tour Order of Merit after event 12 will compete in the Japan Tour Finals in Tokyo on 16 November.^[218][217]

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	16–17 August	Twin Messe, Shizuoka	(92.48) Seigo Asada	4 – 1	Motomu Sakai (88.52)	[219]
2			(91.52) Sho Okano	4 – 1	Taiyo Nishimata (82.62)	[220]
3			(103.13) Sho Okano	4 – 1	Seigo Asada (97.74)	[221]
4			(84.89) Sho Okano	4 – 1	Takayuki Masatsu (79.30)	[222]
5	27–28 September		(107.36) Ryuta Arihara	4 – 0	Yuya Fukuchi (102.12)	[223]
6			(90.11) Keita Ono	4 – 3	Ryuta Arihara (91.89)	[224]
7			(94.36) Mitsuhiko Tatsunami	4 – 1	Osamu Inaba (77.77)	[225]
8			(71.75) Mitsuhiko Tatsunami	4 – 3	Toyokazu Shibata (78.22)	[226]
9	18–19 October	Kobe Port Terminal Hall, Kobe
10
11
12

World Championship international qualifiers

The 2026 PDC World Darts Championship field features 40 players who qualified for the event through various international qualifiers. They were invited in the following order.^[227]

  Originally a qualification route

  Back-up qualification route

List of international qualifiers for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship

Event	Dates	Position	Qualifier
PDC World Youth Championship	23 November	Winner
PDC Development Tour	21 February – 12 October	Winner
		Runner-up
		Third place
PDC Challenge Tour	17 January – 26 October	Winner
		Runner-up
		Third place
Women's World Matchplay	27 July	Winner	Lisa Ashton
PDC Women's Series	15 February – 19 October	Winner	Beau Greaves
		Runner-up
		Third place
PDJ Steel Darts Japan Tour	16 August – 16 November	Winner
PDC China Championship	24 August	Winner	Xiaochen Zong
IDC Indian Qualifier	3–5 October	Winner
PDC Asian Championship[d]	13–14 September	Winner	Lourence Ilagan
		Runner-up	Alexis Toylo
PDC Asian Tour	25 January – 14 September	Winner	Alexis Toylo
		Runner-up	Motomu Sakai
		Third place	Lourence Ilagan
		Fourth place	Ryusei Azemoto
		Fifth place	Paul Lim
		Sixth place[d]	Man Lok Leung
		Seventh place[d]	Paolo Nebrida
PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier	15 November	Winner
PDCE Mediterranean Qualifier	16 November	Winner
PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier	15 November	Winner
PDCE Czechia Qualifier	15/16 November	Winner
PDO Polish Qualifier	14 November	Winner
PDCE DACH Super League	4–7 November	Winner
Hungarian Super League	26 July – 18 October	Winner
PDC UK&IRE Tour Card Holder & Associate Member Qualifier	1 November	Winner
PDC North American Championship	28 June	Winner	Matt Campbell [e]
CDC Continental Cup	17–18 October	Winner
CDC Cross-Border Challenge	11–12 April	Winner	Leonard Gates
CDC Pro Tour	9 May – 21 September	Top-ranked American	Adam Sevada
		Top-ranked Canadian	David Cameron
		Top-ranked non-qualified[e]	Stowe Buntz
CDLC Tour	26 April – 5 October	Winner
PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship	3–4 October	Winner
PDCNB Pro Tour	15 February – 3 August	Winner	Andreas Harrysson
		Runner-up	Teemu Harju
ANZ Premier League	4 October – 22 November	Winner
ADA Tour	27 June – 7 September	Winner	Tim Pusey
DPA Pro Tour	22 February – 31 August	Winner	Joe Comito
DPNZ Pro Tour	15 February – 28 September	Winner	Jonny Tata
African Darts Group Qualifier	28 September	Winner	David Munyua
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier	24 November	1
		2
		3
		4

Notes

1. Represents a player's three-dart average
2. The tournament is held across 17 different venues, with the finals being played in The O2 Arena.
3. The tie between Teemu Harju and Oskar Lukasiak was broken based on whoever achieved the better result in the last tournament.^[154]
4. Both Asian Championship finalists had already qualified through the PDC Asian Tour. Accordingly, the qualifying spots reserved for the finalists were awarded to the highest unqualified players on the Asian Tour — Man Lok Leung (ranked sixth) and Paolo Nebrida (ranked seventh). ^[228]
5. Matt Campbell was ineligible to take the World Championship spot via the North American Championship due to PDC Rule 3.9, which states that players who have held a Tour Card for more than two years, or are inside the top 64 in the world, cannot use affiliate qualifiers to qualify for PDC events. The spot was awarded to the top-ranked non-qualified player from the CDC Pro Tour.^[43][229]