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2017 PDC Pro Tour
The 2017 PDC Pro Tour is a current series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there are 40 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events.
Prize money Edit
Prize money for each European Tour event has increased from £115,000 to £135,000. The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stays the same as 2016.[1][2]
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/DT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £25,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | £10,000 | £6,000 | £5,000 | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £6,000 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | £4,000 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £300 |
| Last 16 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £200 |
| Last 32 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £750 | £100 |
| Last 48 | £1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £500 | £250 | £50 |
| Total | £135,000 | £75,000 | £60,000 | £10,000 |
PDC Tour Card Edit
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.
Tour cards Edit
The 2017 Tour Cards were awarded to:
- (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 World Championship.
- (32) The 32 2016/17 Tour Card Holders not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour (Rob Cross and Ryan Searle).
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour (
Dean Reynolds[a] and Ross Twell). - (16) The 16 qualifiers from 2017 Q-School.
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 had been reached. In 2017, that means that a total of 12 players qualified this way.[3]
Q-School Edit
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 19–22. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:
| January 19[4] | January 20[5] | January 21[6] | January 22[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 431 contestants | 422 contestants | 406 contestants | 385 contestants |
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. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
UK Open Qualifiers Edit
As with recent years, 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 3 February | Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre | Peter Wright | 6 – 4 | Adrian Lewis | [8] |
| 2 | Saturday 4 February | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 4 | Gary Anderson | [9] | |
| 3 | Sunday 5 February | Peter Wright | 6 – 5 | Michael Smith | [10] | |
| 4 | Friday 10 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Gary Anderson | [11] | |
| 5 | Saturday 11 February | Simon Whitlock | 6 – 3 | Ronny Huybrechts | [12] | |
| 6 | Sunday 12 February | Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | James Wade | [13] |
Players Championships Edit
Compared to last year, there were two Players Championship events added on the calendar, increasing the number to 22. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship will qualify for the Players Championship Finals.
European Tour Edit
Compared to last year, there are two European Tour events added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.
PDC Challenge Tour Edit
The Challenge Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
PDC Development Tour Edit
The Development Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic Edit
The Scandinavian Darts Corporation was renamed as the Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB). There were 10 events held over 5 weekends.[68]
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 18 February | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Magnus Caris | [69] |
| 2 | Sunday 19 February | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Marko Kantele | [69] | |
| 3 | Saturday 18 March | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 1 | Daniel Larsson | [70] |
| 4 | Sunday 19 March | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 3 | Ricky Nauman | [70] | |
| 5 | Saturday 20 May | Oslo, Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen | Dennis Nilsson | 6 – 3 | Per Laursen | [71] |
| 6 | Sunday 21 May | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Per Laursen | [72] | |
| 7 | Saturday 12 August | Helsinki, Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 0 | Magnus Caris | [73] |
| 8 | Sunday 13 August | Marko Kantele | 6 – 4 | Cor Dekker | [74] | |
| 9 | Saturday 4 November | Riga, Bellevue Park Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Marko Kantele | [75] |
| 10 | Sunday 5 November | Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2 | Ulf Ceder | [75] |
Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix Pro Tour Edit
The Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. Gordon Mathers was the top player in the rankings, and therefore has automatically qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 3 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 1 | John Weber | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | [76] |
| 2 | Saturday 4 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 1 | Cody Harris | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [76] |
| 3 | Sunday 5 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 2 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 1 | John Weber | [76] |
| 4 | Friday 17 February | DPA World Series Qualifier 2 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | |
| 5 | Saturday 18 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 3 | Lucas Cameron | 6 – 2 | Corey Cadby | |
| 6 | Sunday 19 February | Australian Pro Tour Event 4 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | |
| 7 | Friday 10 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 3 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Rhys Mathewson | [77] |
| 8 | Saturday 11 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 5 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 4 | John Weber | [78] |
| 9 | Sunday 12 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 6 | Rhys Mathewson | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [79] |
| 10 | Friday 24 March | DPA World Series Qualifier 4 | Cody Harris | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | [80] |
| 11 | Saturday 25 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 7 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson | [81] |
| 12 | Sunday 26 March | Australian Pro Tour Event 8 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Gordon Mathers | [82] |
| 13 | Friday 7 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 5 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Tic Bridge | [83] |
| 14 | Saturday 8 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 9 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 1 | Corey Cadby | [84] |
| 15 | Sunday 9 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 10 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 3 | Koha Kokiri | [85] |
| 16 | Friday 28 April | DPA World Series Qualifier 6 | Cody Harris | 6 – ? | Dave Marland | [86] |
| 17 | Saturday 29 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 11 | Cody Harris | 6 – 2 | Gordon Mathers | [87] |
| 18 | Sunday 30 April | Australian Pro Tour Event 12 | Justin Thompson | 6 – 5 | Rhys Mathewson | [88] |
| 19 | Friday 12 May | DPA World Series Qualifier 7 | Corey Cadby | 6 – ? | Rhys Mathewson | [89] |
| 20 | Saturday 13 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 13 | Tic Bridge | 6 – 4 | Gordon Mathers | [90] |
| 21 | Sunday 14 May | Australian Pro Tour Event 14 | Gordon Mathers | 6 – 4 | Corey Cadby | [91] |
| 22 | Friday 16 June | DPA World Series Qualifier 8 | David Platt | 6 – 3 | Corey Cadby | [92] |
| 23 | Saturday 17 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 15 | Corey Cadby | 6 – 0 | Barry Gardner | [93] |
| 24 | Sunday 18 June | Australian Pro Tour Event 16 | Koha Kokiri | 6 – 2 | Rhys Mathewson | [94] |
| 25 | Sunday 26 November | Harrows Oceanic Classic | Tony David | 6 – 4 | Brad Thorp |
EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour Edit
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2018 World Championship Qualifier were played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 25 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 2 | Evgenii Izotov | [95] |
| 2 | Sunday 26 February | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 6 – 3 | Boris Koltsov | [96] | |
| 3 | Saturday 25 March | Aleksander Shevel | 6 – 3 | Maxim Belov | [97] | |
| 4 | Sunday 26 March | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [98] | |
| 5 | Saturday 29 April | Evgenii Izotov | 6 – 5 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [99] | |
| 6 | Sunday 30 April | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | [99] |
World Championship International Qualifiers Edit
| Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 9 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Cody Harris | 7 – 2 | Warren Parry | [100] |
| Thursday 13 July | North American Championship | Willard Bruguier | 6 – 5 | Dave Richardson | [101] |
| Sunday 10 September | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Seigo Asada | 5 – 2 | Yuya Higuchi | [102] |
| Saturday 23 September[103] | Central/South American Qualifier | Diogo Portela | 6 – 1 | Alexandre Sattin | [104] |
| Saturday 30 September | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Alan Ljubić | 6 – 2 | Krzysztof Kciuk | [105] |
| Saturday 7 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | William O'Connor | 6 – 4 | Jason Cullen | [106] |
| Sunday 8 October | South & West Asia Qualifier | Paul Lim | 2 – 1 | Keshminder Jaswant | [107] |
| Saturday 21 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | Toni Alcinas | 6 – 5 | Jesús Noguera | [108] |
| Sunday 22 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3 – 1 | Boris Koltsov | [108] |
| Saturday 28 October | North & East Asia Qualifier | Kai Fan Leung | 2 – 0 | Minseok Choi | |
| Sunday 29 October | Harrows Oceanic Masters | Bernie Smith | 6 – 5 | Tahuna Irwin | [109] |
| Sunday 5 November | China Qualifier | Zong Xiao Chen | 2 – 1 | Yin Deng | [110] |
| Saturday 18 November | German Qualifier | Kevin Münch | 10 – 3 | Dragutin Horvat | |
| Sunday 19 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Kenny Neyens | 6 – 4 | Davyd Venken | |
| Sunday 26 November | World Youth Championship | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 – 3 | Josh Payne | [111] |
World Championship PDPA Qualifier Edit
The winner qualified directly for the first round of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. The runner-up qualified for the preliminary round, as did the winner of the third-place playoff.
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 27 November | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Ted Evetts | 5 – 1 | Brendan Dolan | Jamie Lewis | 5 – 3 | Chris Quantock | [112] |
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The 2017 PDC Pro Tour is a current series of non televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation PDC Players Championships UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour This year there are 40 PDC Pro Tour events being held 22 Players Championships six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events Contents 1 Prize money 2 PDC Tour Card 2 1 Tour cards 2 2 Q School 3 UK Open Qualifiers 4 Players Championships 5 European Tour 6 PDC Challenge Tour 7 PDC Development Tour 8 Professional Darts Corporation Nordic amp Baltic 9 Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix Pro Tour 10 EuroAsian Darts Corporation EADC Pro Tour 11 World Championship International Qualifiers 12 World Championship PDPA Qualifier 13 ReferencesPrize money EditPrize money for each European Tour event has increased from 115 000 to 135 000 The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stays the same as 2016 1 2 This is how the prize money is divided Stage ET PC UKQ CT DTWinner 25 000 10 000 10 000 2 000Runner up 10 000 6 000 5 000 1 000Semi finalists 6 000 3 000 2 500 500Quarter finalists 4 000 2 250 2 000 300Last 16 3 000 1 500 1 500 200Last 32 2 000 1 000 750 100Last 48 1 000 N A N A N ALast 64 N A 500 250 50Total 135 000 75 000 60 000 10 000PDC Tour Card Edit128 players are granted Tour Cards which enables them to participate in all Players Championships UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events Tour cards Edit Main article List of players with a 2017 PDC Tour Card The 2017 Tour Cards were awarded to 64 The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 World Championship 32 The 32 2016 17 Tour Card Holders not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship 2 Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour Rob Cross and Ryan Searle 2 Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour Dean Reynolds a and Ross Twell 16 The 16 qualifiers from 2017 Q School 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 had been reached In 2017 that means that a total of 12 players qualified this way 3 Dean Reynolds turned down his Tour Card which was subsequently awarded to Aden Kirk Q School Edit The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 19 22 The following players won two year tour cards on each of the days played January 19 4 January 20 5 January 21 6 January 22 7 Prakash Jiwa Lee Bryant Stephen Burton Jim Brown Richard North Ritchie Edhouse Royden Lam Maik Langendorf Scott Taylor Richie Burnett John Part Steve Lennon Martin Schindler Kirk Shepherd Toni Alcinas Paul Nicholson431 contestants 422 contestants 406 contestants 385 contestantsA Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system Stage PointsLast 8 9Last 16 5Last 32 3Last 64 2Last 128 1To 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 Jamie Bain Jimmy Hendriks Ronnie Baxter Steve Hine Sven Groen Paul Rowley Scott Darbyshire Mickey Mansell Chris Quantock John Norman Jnr Darren Johnson Madars RazmaUK Open Qualifiers EditAs with recent years 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open No Date Venue Winner Score Runner up Ref 1 Friday 3 February Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Peter Wright 6 4 Adrian Lewis 8 2 Saturday 4 February Simon Whitlock 6 4 Gary Anderson 9 3 Sunday 5 February Peter Wright 6 5 Michael Smith 10 4 Friday 10 February Michael van Gerwen 6 3 Gary Anderson 11 5 Saturday 11 February Simon Whitlock 6 3 Ronny Huybrechts 12 6 Sunday 12 February Peter Wright 6 3 James Wade 13 Players Championships EditCompared to last year there were two Players Championship events added on the calendar increasing the number to 22 In addition the top 64 of the Players Championship will qualify for the Players Championship Finals No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Saturday 25 February Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Alan Norris 6 1 Peter Jacques 14 2 Sunday 26 February Gary Anderson 6 1 Peter Wright 15 3 Saturday 11 March Rob Cross 6 5 Mervyn King 16 4 Sunday 12 March Simon Whitlock 6 3 Darren Johnson 17 5 Saturday 1 April Milton Keynes Arena MK Adrian Lewis 6 3 Dave Chisnall 18 6 Sunday 2 April Michael van Gerwen 6 1 Peter Wright 19 7 Saturday 8 April Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Daryl Gurney 6 3 Kim Huybrechts 20 8 Sunday 9 April Joe Cullen 6 5 Daryl Gurney 21 9 Saturday 29 April Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Michael van Gerwen 6 2 Robert Thornton 22 10 Sunday 30 April Gary Anderson 6 3 Peter Wright 23 11 Saturday 20 May Milton Keynes Arena MK Peter Wright 6 3 Daryl Gurney 24 12 Sunday 21 May Rob Cross 6 5 Ian White 25 13 Saturday 17 June Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Steve Beaton 6 3 Gary Anderson 26 14 Sunday 18 June Gary Anderson 6 1 Ian White 27 15 Saturday 8 July Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Darren Webster 6 1 Daryl Gurney 28 16 Sunday 9 July Joe Cullen 6 4 Zoran Lerchbacher 29 17 Saturday 5 August Kyle Anderson 6 2 Kevin Painter 30 18 Sunday 6 August Dave Chisnall 6 5 Richard North 31 19 Friday 29 September Dublin Citywest Hotel Rob Cross 6 2 Peter Wright 32 20 Saturday 30 September Mensur Suljovic 6 4 Stephen Bunting 33 21 Tuesday 10 October Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Rob Cross 6 3 Adrian Lewis 34 22 Wednesday 11 October Jonny Clayton 6 1 James Wilson 35 European Tour EditCompared to last year there are two European Tour events added on the calendar In addition the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship No Date Event Location Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 24 26 March German Darts Championship Hildesheim Halle 39 95 36 Peter Wright 6 3 Michael van Gerwen 93 29 36 2 15 17 April German Darts Masters Jena Sparkassen Arena 107 33 Michael van Gerwen 6 2 Jelle Klaasen 98 29 37 3 21 23 April German Darts Open Saarbrucken Saarlandhalle 97 49 Peter Wright 6 5 Benito van de Pas 110 46 38 4 5 7 May European Darts Grand Prix Sindelfingen Glaspalast 104 86 Peter Wright 6 0 Michael van Gerwen 99 56 39 5 12 14 May Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar Victoria Stadium 96 33 Michael Smith 6 4 Mensur Suljovic 99 00 40 6 9 11 June European Darts Matchplay Hamburg Edel optics de Arena 102 05 Michael van Gerwen 6 3 Mensur Suljovic 106 26 41 7 23 25 June Austrian Darts Open Vienna Multiversum Schwechat 105 16 Michael van Gerwen 6 5 Michael Smith 101 01 42 8 30 June 2 July European Darts Open Leverkusen Ostermann Arena 103 07 Peter Wright 6 2 Mervyn King 92 42 43 9 1 3 September Dutch Darts Masters Maastricht MECC Maastricht 99 59 Michael van Gerwen 6 1 Steve Beaton 98 54 44 10 8 10 September German Darts Grand Prix Mannheim Maimarkthalle 111 00 Michael van Gerwen 6 3 Rob Cross 93 38 45 11 22 24 September International Darts Open Riesa SACHSENarena 102 65 Peter Wright 6 5 Kim Huybrechts 92 44 46 12 13 15 October European Darts Trophy Gottingen Lokhalle 96 70 Michael van Gerwen 6 4 Rob Cross 93 23 47 PDC Challenge Tour EditThe Challenge Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Saturday 25 March Milton Keynes Arena MK Aaron Dyer 5 1 Mark Frost 48 2 Paul Milford 5 0 Martin Lukeman 48 3 Sunday 26 March Lee Evans 5 4 Kevin Dowling 49 4 Aaron Dyer 5 2 Mark Wilson 49 5 Saturday 15 April Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Ryan Harrington 5 2 Mark Frost 50 6 Wayne Jones 5 1 Jason Wilson 50 7 Sunday 16 April Mark Dudbridge 5 2 Alan Tabern 51 8 Wayne Jones 5 2 Jay Foreman 51 9 Saturday 13 May Milton Keynes Arena MK Nathan Aspinall 5 1 Radek Szaganski 52 10 Robert Rickwood 5 3 Jason Wilson 52 11 Sunday 14 May Peter Jacques 5 4 Wayne Jones 53 12 Luke Humphries 5 4 Andy Smith 53 13 Saturday 10 June Warrick Scheffer 5 3 Mark Dudbridge 54 14 Kevin McDine 5 4 Luke Humphries 54 15 Sunday 11 June Mark Dudbridge 5 4 Kevin Edwards 55 16 Matthew Edgar 5 2 Barrie Bates 55 17 Saturday 9 September Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Peter Jacques 5 2 Wayne Jones 56 18 Nick Fullwell 5 4 Kevin Edwards 56 19 Sunday 10 September Wayne Jones 5 3 Stuart Kellett 57 20 Alan Tabern 5 3 Adam Smith Neale 57 PDC Development Tour EditThe Development Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Saturday 18 February Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Luke Humphries 5 1 Dawson Murschell 58 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh 5 2 Kenny Neyens 58 3 Sunday 19 February Ryan Meikle 5 1 Harry Ward 59 4 Luke Humphries 5 2 Kenny Neyens 59 5 Saturday 18 March Kenny Neyens 5 4 Adam Hunt 60 6 Dimitri Van den Bergh 5 2 Adam Hunt 60 7 Sunday 19 March Adam Hunt 5 3 Stephen Rosney 61 8 Steve Lennon 5 3 Ted Evetts 61 9 Saturday 27 May Hildesheim Halle 39 Luke Humphries 5 1 Dimitri Van den Bergh 62 10 Mike van Duivenbode 5 0 Adam Hunt 62 11 Sunday 28 May Jeffrey de Zwaan 5 2 Adam Smith Neale 63 12 Rusty Jake Rodriguez 5 1 Harry Ward 63 13 Saturday 16 September Barnsley Barnsley Metrodome Dimitri Van den Bergh 5 4 Rhys Griffin 64 14 Mike van Duivenbode 5 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh 64 15 Sunday 17 September Martin Schindler 5 2 Justin van Tergouw 65 16 Luke Humphries 5 1 Ryan Meikle 65 17 Saturday 4 November Wigan Robin Park Tennis Centre Mike De Decker 5 3 Kurt Parry 66 18 Ted Evetts 5 2 Rowby John Rodriguez 66 19 Sunday 5 November Rowby John Rodriguez 5 4 Luke Humphries 67 20 Luke Humphries 5 3 Jake Jones 67 Professional Darts Corporation Nordic amp Baltic EditThe Scandinavian Darts Corporation was renamed as the Professional Darts Corporation Nordic amp Baltic PDCNB There were 10 events held over 5 weekends 68 No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Saturday 18 February Copenhagen Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Kim Viljanen 6 2 Magnus Caris 69 2 Sunday 19 February Kim Viljanen 6 0 Marko Kantele 69 3 Saturday 18 March Gothenburg Apple Hotel Kim Viljanen 6 1 Daniel Larsson 70 4 Sunday 19 March Kim Viljanen 6 3 Ricky Nauman 70 5 Saturday 20 May Oslo Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen Dennis Nilsson 6 3 Per Laursen 71 6 Sunday 21 May Marko Kantele 6 5 Per Laursen 72 7 Saturday 12 August Helsinki Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa Kim Viljanen 6 0 Magnus Caris 73 8 Sunday 13 August Marko Kantele 6 4 Cor Dekker 74 9 Saturday 4 November Riga Bellevue Park Hotel Kim Viljanen 6 2 Marko Kantele 75 10 Sunday 5 November Kim Viljanen 6 2 Ulf Ceder 75 Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix Pro Tour EditThe Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia Gordon Mathers was the top player in the rankings and therefore has automatically qualified for the 2018 World Championship No Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Friday 3 February DPA World Series Qualifier 1 John Weber 6 5 Lucas Cameron 76 2 Saturday 4 February Australian Pro Tour Event 1 Cody Harris 6 4 Corey Cadby 76 3 Sunday 5 February Australian Pro Tour Event 2 Corey Cadby 6 1 John Weber 76 4 Friday 17 February DPA World Series Qualifier 2 Justin Thompson 6 4 Corey Cadby5 Saturday 18 February Australian Pro Tour Event 3 Lucas Cameron 6 2 Corey Cadby6 Sunday 19 February Australian Pro Tour Event 4 Rhys Mathewson 6 5 Lucas Cameron7 Friday 10 March DPA World Series Qualifier 3 Corey Cadby 6 3 Rhys Mathewson 77 8 Saturday 11 March Australian Pro Tour Event 5 Justin Thompson 6 4 John Weber 78 9 Sunday 12 March Australian Pro Tour Event 6 Rhys Mathewson 6 4 Corey Cadby 79 10 Friday 24 March DPA World Series Qualifier 4 Cody Harris 6 5 Lucas Cameron 80 11 Saturday 25 March Australian Pro Tour Event 7 Cody Harris 6 2 Rhys Mathewson 81 12 Sunday 26 March Australian Pro Tour Event 8 Corey Cadby 6 3 Gordon Mathers 82 13 Friday 7 April DPA World Series Qualifier 5 Koha Kokiri 6 2 Tic Bridge 83 14 Saturday 8 April Australian Pro Tour Event 9 Gordon Mathers 6 1 Corey Cadby 84 15 Sunday 9 April Australian Pro Tour Event 10 Gordon Mathers 6 3 Koha Kokiri 85 16 Friday 28 April DPA World Series Qualifier 6 Cody Harris 6 Dave Marland 86 17 Saturday 29 April Australian Pro Tour Event 11 Cody Harris 6 2 Gordon Mathers 87 18 Sunday 30 April Australian Pro Tour Event 12 Justin Thompson 6 5 Rhys Mathewson 88 19 Friday 12 May DPA World Series Qualifier 7 Corey Cadby 6 Rhys Mathewson 89 20 Saturday 13 May Australian Pro Tour Event 13 Tic Bridge 6 4 Gordon Mathers 90 21 Sunday 14 May Australian Pro Tour Event 14 Gordon Mathers 6 4 Corey Cadby 91 22 Friday 16 June DPA World Series Qualifier 8 David Platt 6 3 Corey Cadby 92 23 Saturday 17 June Australian Pro Tour Event 15 Corey Cadby 6 0 Barry Gardner 93 24 Sunday 18 June Australian Pro Tour Event 16 Koha Kokiri 6 2 Rhys Mathewson 94 25 Sunday 26 November Harrows Oceanic Classic Tony David 6 4 Brad ThorpEuroAsian Darts Corporation EADC Pro Tour EditThe 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2018 World Championship Qualifier were played at Omega Plaza Business Center Moscow Players from Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner up Ref 1 Saturday 25 February Moscow Omega Plaza Business Center Boris Koltsov 6 2 Evgenii Izotov 95 2 Sunday 26 February Aleksandr Oreshkin 6 3 Boris Koltsov 96 3 Saturday 25 March Aleksander Shevel 6 3 Maxim Belov 97 4 Sunday 26 March Roman Obukhov 6 3 Aleksandr Oreshkin 98 5 Saturday 29 April Evgenii Izotov 6 5 Aleksandr Oreshkin 99 6 Sunday 30 April Boris Koltsov 6 0 Aleksandr Oreshkin 99 World Championship International Qualifiers EditDate Event Winner Score Runner up Ref Sunday 9 July DPNZ Qualifier Cody Harris 7 2 Warren Parry 100 Thursday 13 July North American Championship Willard Bruguier 6 5 Dave Richardson 101 Sunday 10 September PDJ Japanese Qualifier Seigo Asada 5 2 Yuya Higuchi 102 Saturday 23 September 103 Central South American Qualifier Diogo Portela 6 1 Alexandre Sattin 104 Saturday 30 September Eastern Europe Qualifier Alan Ljubic 6 2 Krzysztof Kciuk 105 Saturday 7 October Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay William O Connor 6 4 Jason Cullen 106 Sunday 8 October South amp West Asia Qualifier Paul Lim 2 1 Keshminder Jaswant 107 Saturday 21 October Southern Europe Qualifier Toni Alcinas 6 5 Jesus Noguera 108 Sunday 22 October Russian Qualifier Aleksandr Oreshkin 3 1 Boris Koltsov 108 Saturday 28 October North amp East Asia Qualifier Kai Fan Leung 2 0 Minseok ChoiSunday 29 October Harrows Oceanic Masters Bernie Smith 6 5 Tahuna Irwin 109 Sunday 5 November China Qualifier Zong Xiao Chen 2 1 Yin Deng 110 Saturday 18 November German Qualifier Kevin Munch 10 3 Dragutin HorvatSunday 19 November Central Europe Qualifier Kenny Neyens 6 4 Davyd VenkenSunday 26 November World Youth Championship Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 3 Josh Payne 111 World Championship PDPA Qualifier EditThe winner qualified directly for the first round of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship The runner up qualified for the preliminary round as did the winner of the third place playoff Date Venue Winner 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