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2014 PDC Pro Tour

January 01, 1970

The 2014 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 are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there were 34 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, 6 UK Open Qualifiers, and 8 European Tour events.

Prize money edit

Prize money for each UK Open Qualifier was increased from £35,000 to £50,000 to match the 2013 Players Championships, which themselves remained unchanged for this year. European Tour events offered £100,000 per event, the same as in 2013.[1]

Stage ET PC/UKQ CT YT
Winner £20,000 £10,000 £2,000 £1,000
Runner-up £8,000 £5,000 £1,000 £500
Semi-finalists £4,000 £2,500 £500 £250
Quarter-finalists £3,000 £1,500 £300 £150
Last 16 £2,000 £1,000 £200 £100
Last 32 £1,250 £500 £100 £50
Last 48 £1,000 N/A N/A N/A
Last 64 N/A £250 £50 £25
Total £100,000 £50,000 £10,000 £5,000

PDC Pro Tour Card edit

128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

Tour Cards edit

The 2014 Tour Cards were awarded to:

Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting accepted his offer of a Tour Card, while a further 16 players won automatic Tour Cards at Qualifying School. To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit, with 26 of the top 27 players taking a Tour Card.

Q School edit

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 15–18. 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:

Stage Points
Last 8 9
Last 16 5
Last 32 3
Last 64 2
Last 128 1

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit, with 26 of the top 27 players taking a Tour Card. Stuart Bousfield turned down his chance to take up a Tour Card from the rankings, and as such is removed from the standings for 2014.[10]

  1.   Brian Woods
  2.   Zoran Lerchbacher
  3.   Mick Todd
  4.   Pete Dyos
  5.   Keegan Brown
  6.   Stuart White
  7.   Steve Grubb
  8.   Ian Moss
  9.   Rowby-John Rodriguez
  10.   Christian Kist
  11.   Jim Walker
  12.   Dave Ladley
  13.   Mareno Michels
  14.   Mark Barilli
  15.   Jamie Bain
  16.   Michael Barnard
  17.   Davey Dodds
  18.   Steve Hine
  19.   Terry Temple
  20.   Ross Twell
  21.   Stuart Anderson
  22.   Conan Whitehead
  23.   Mark Cox
  24.   William O'Connor
  25.   Stuart Bousfield
  26.   Joey ten Berge
  27.   Kevin Voornhout

Players Championships edit

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on 15 March.[11]

Players Championship 2 in Barnsley on 16 March.[12]

Players Championship 3 in Crawley on 22 March.[13]

Players Championship 4 in Crawley on 23 March.[14]

Players Championship 5 in Wigan on 12 April.[15]

Players Championship 6 in Wigan on 13 April.[16]

Players Championship 7 in Wigan on 3 May.[17]

Players Championship 8 in Wigan on 4 May.[18]

Players Championship 9 in Crawley on 24 May.[19]

Players Championship 10 in Crawley on 25 May.[20]

Players Championship 11 in Coventry on 14 June.[21]

Players Championship 12 in Coventry on 15 June.[22]

Players Championship 13 in Crawley on 13 September.[23]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Gary Anderson 96.50 6
  Kim Huybrechts 93.08 5   Gary Anderson 115.62 6
  Adrian Lewis 92.25 6   Adrian Lewis 94.16 0
  Gerwyn Price 92.74 5   Gary Anderson 97.28 6
  Richie Burnett 90.08 6   Richie Burnett 91.44 5
  Steve Beaton 90.30 4   Richie Burnett 83.58 6
  Mervyn King 81.06 3   Brendan Dolan 87.62 5
  Brendan Dolan 85.63 6

Players Championship 14 in Crawley on 14 September.[24]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.63 1
  Ian White 95.37 6   Ian White 90.55 2
  Michael Smith 107.83 6   Michael Smith 93.98 6
  Benito van de Pas 95.91 4   Michael Smith 94.18 4
  Dave Chisnall 93.21 5   Michael van Gerwen 96.70 6
  Adrian Lewis 94.21 6   Adrian Lewis 89.63 2
  Dean Winstanley 96.11 3   Michael van Gerwen 99.05 6
  Michael van Gerwen 95.04 6

Players Championship 15 in Dublin on 4 October.[25]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Adrian Lewis 96.86 6
  Dave Chisnall 99.83 2   Adrian Lewis 100.59 5
  Justin Pipe 100.38 6   Justin Pipe 102.79 6
  Dean Winstanley 91.04 1   Justin Pipe 95.90 6
  Michael van Gerwen 100.79 6   Michael van Gerwen 98.50 5
  Darren Webster 96.74 2   Michael van Gerwen 99.17 6
  Brendan Dolan 96.12 6   Brendan Dolan 90.36 1
  Andrew Gilding 98.28 4

Players Championship 16 in Dublin on 5 October.[26]

Players Championship 17 in Crawley on 18 October.[27]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Gary Anderson 104.86 6
  Darren Webster 92.18 0   Gary Anderson 96.38 4
  James Wade 102.72 6   James Wade 95.09 6
  Robert Thornton 101.92 5   James Wade 95.02 6
  Michael van Gerwen 100.30 6   Kim Huybrechts 94.67 5
  Benito van de Pas 94.75 4   Michael van Gerwen 91.41 3
  Kim Huybrechts 102.73 6   Kim Huybrechts 101.54 6
  Steve Beaton 95.09 3

Players Championship 18 in Crawley on 19 October.[28]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  James Wade 95.94 6
  Terry Jenkins 90.48 0   James Wade 97.80 6
  Kim Huybrechts 92.07 6   Kim Huybrechts 92.21 3
  Vincent van der Voort 93.84 4   James Wade 91.18 2
  Michael van Gerwen 94.67 6   Michael van Gerwen 96.76 6
  Peter Wright 88.69 1   Michael van Gerwen 89.84 6
  Jyhan Artut 98.86 6   Jyhan Artut 92.84 4
  Ian White 98.21 3

Players Championship 19 in Coventry on 22 November.[29]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Gerwyn Price 94.93 6
  Ross Smith 90.19 3   Gerwyn Price 85.90 3
  Ian White 93.99 6   Ian White 95.74 6
  Peter Hudson 84.30 4   Ian White 90.35 6
  Brendan Dolan 91.98 6   Dave Chisnall 86.95 2
  John Bowles 85.11 5   Brendan Dolan 94.25 5
  Dave Chisnall 102.92 6   Dave Chisnall 87.28 6
  Adrian Lewis 90.00 2

Players Championship 20 in Coventry on 23 November.[30]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Gary Anderson 109.60 6
  Ian White 100.00 2   Gary Anderson 98.26 6
  James Wade 96.11 6   James Wade 95.17 5
  Ron Meulenkamp 85.72 3   Gary Anderson 99.75 6
  Simon Whitlock 91.46 6   Peter Wright 96.81 5
  Richie Howson 89.26 4   Simon Whitlock 95.54 5
  Peter Wright 108.65 6   Peter Wright 98.14 6
  Prakash Jiwa 91.52 0

UK Open Qualifiers edit

No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 7 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Andy Hamilton   6–2   Adrian Lewis [31]
2 Saturday 8 February Stephen Bunting   6–5   Andrew Gilding [32]
3 Sunday 9 February Phil Taylor   6–2   Adrian Lewis [33]
4 Friday 21 February Brendan Dolan   6–1   Jamie Lewis [34]
5 Saturday 22 February Gary Anderson   6–2   Robert Thornton [35]
6 Sunday 23 February Michael van Gerwen   6–0   Michael Smith [36]

European Tour edit

European Tour events had 48 players competing in each event this year instead of the 64 previously used. The top 16 on the one year Pro Tour Order of Merit entered each tournament at the last 32 stage. Twenty players from the UK Qualifier, eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier in each event met in the first round with the 16 winners going on to face the 16 seeded players.[37]

There were eight European Tour events this year:

No. Date Also known as the Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 31 January–2 February German Darts Championship   Hildesheim, Halle 39 Gary Anderson   6–5   Justin Pipe [38]
2 14–16 February Dutch Darts Masters   Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof Michael van Gerwen   6–4   Mervyn King [39]
3 19–21 April German Darts Masters   Berlin, Maritim Hotel Phil Taylor   6–4   Michael van Gerwen [40]
4 20–22 June Austrian Darts Open   Salzburg, Salzburgarena Vincent van der Voort   6–5   Jamie Caven [41]
5 27–29 June Gibraltar Darts Trophy   Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium James Wade   6–4   Steve Beaton [42]
6 11–13 July European Darts Open   Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel Peter Wright   6–2   Simon Whitlock [43]
7 5–7 September European Darts Grand Prix   Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Mervyn King   6–5   Michael Smith [44]
8 19–21 September European Darts Trophy   Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus Michael Smith   6–5   Michael van Gerwen [45]

PDC Youth Tour edit

The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour was open to players aged 16–21. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC ProTour in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School. Dimitri van den Bergh and Josh Payne were the top two players at the end of the year.

No. Date Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 1 March Nick Kenny   4–2   Josh Payne [46]
2 Lewis Venes   4–1   Josh Payne [46]
3 Saturday 29 March Mike Zuydwijk   4–0   James Hubbard [47]
4 Saturday 5 April Dimitri Van den Bergh   4–2   Shaun Narain [48]
5 Saturday 26 April Sam Hewson   4–0   John de Kruijf [49]
6 George Killington   4–2   Max Hopp [49]
7 Saturday 17 May Dimitri Van den Bergh   4–3   Adam Hunt [50]
8 James Hubbard   4–2   Reece Robinson [50]
9 Saturday 31 May Adam Hunt   4–3   Rowby-John Rodriguez [51]
10 Nick Kenny