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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
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[1] and become a ranked[2] 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 field. On 24 December, the prize fund and the money distribution were announced.[3][4]
Non-ranked
These events do not affect the PDC Order of Merit; therefore, the prize money won does not contribute to the players' PDC OoM rankings.
World Series of Darts
The 2025 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation, consisting of seven World Series events and one finals.[11]
There were no changes from the previous year; all eight events remained the same, with the only change being the Nordic Masters being held before the US Masters.
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Pro Tour
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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.[15][16]
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:
- 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 cards
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open, and qualifiers for all European Tours and select televised events.
The 2025 PDC Tour Cards are 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.[17] 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 DRA-sanctioned events.
- 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 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.[18][19]
Q-School
The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage is given a PDC Tour Card.
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, a ranking is created for each Q-School and a point is awarded for every win after the Last 64. Available Tour Card places for each Q-School are allocated in proportion to the total number of participants, with 9 cards going to the UK Q-School and 12 going to the European Q-School.
At the end of the fourth day in the Final Stage, based on their ranking, the following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[26]
UK Q-School Order of Merit[32]
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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.[34]
Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.9,[35] 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 twenty-four events organized over six weekends.[36] On 17 June, it was announced that four more events in Qingdao, China from 11 to 14 September were added to the calendar.[37]
Alongside the two Asian Championship finalists, the top five players on the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
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.[55] On 8 October 2024, a sixth weekend in Norway with four events was added.[56] On 23 January 2025, the weekend in Iceland was moved from September to April due to a scheduling conflict with the European Tour.[57]
The top two players on the PDCNB Tour Order of Merit at the end of the year will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38] The newly-established PDC Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship will be held in October 2025 and will feature the top 24 players in the PDCNB Tour Order of Merit, with the winner also qualifying for the 2026 World Championship.[58]
Next Gen
The PDC Europe Next Gen is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. This series of tournaments is unique as the format of play is rotated event by event. These formats include: seeding, 'double in, double out' (DIDO), FA Cup (no seedings, random draw at the start of each round) and 'master out' (players can win a leg on a treble or double). The 2025 calendar consists of fifteen events organized over seven weekends.[67]
The prizes for this PDC Global Affiliate Tour are as follows:[68]
- The top twenty players on the Next Gen Order of Merit earn a spot in the 2025 PDC Europe Super League.
- The top four players on a separate Next Gen Youth Order of Merit (players between 16 and 22 years of age) earn a spot in the 2025 PDC Europe Super League.
Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour
The Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Australia. The 2025 calendar consists of 15 Pro Tour events organized over five weekends.[76] Events 1, 2 and 3 were held in September 2024 as part of the final weekend of the 2024 DPA Pro Tour.[77] The last weekend was moved to August due to an initial overlap with the World Series Finals.[78]
The DPA Pro Tour Order of Merit winner will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
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 consists of 12 Pro Tour events organized over six weekends.
The DPNZ Pro Tour Order of Merit winner will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
Australian Darts Association (ADA) Tour
Championship Darts Corporation (CDC)
The Championship Darts Corporation (CDC) is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from North America. The 2025 calendar consists of sixteen events organized over six weekends.[99]
The top ranked American and top ranked Canadian on the CDC Tour Order of Merit will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
Cross-Border Darts Challenge
The Cross-Border Darts Challenge featured 8 players from both Canada and the United States. The event took place in Simi Valley, California on 11–12 April.[104] 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.[105] This win also qualified Gates for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
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North American Championship
The North American Championship features 8 players from both Canada and the United States. The event is taking place in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City on the afternoon of 28 June, in conjunction with the US Darts Masters. The winner will qualify for the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts and the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[106]
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China Pro Tour
The China Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from China. The 2025 calendar consists of ten events held from May to October.
The China Pro Tour Order of Merit winner will automatically qualify for the Asian Championship.[107]
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.[107]
Play-offs[118]
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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 that was launched in 2023.[119] The 2025 calendar will consist of six events organised over three weekends in Panama, the Bahamas and Chile – an expansion from four events in 2024.[99]
One CDLC representative will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
African Continental Tour
The African Continental Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Africa. The tour is split in the regions Southern African and East & Northern Africa. Each region will have four events on the 2025 calendar.
One African representative will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[38]
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