2016 PDC Pro Tour

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The 2016 PDC Pro Tour is a currently-running 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 36 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and ten European Tour events.

Prize money

Prize money for each Players Championship has increased from £60,000 to £75,000 per event. The UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events stays the same as in 2015.[1]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage UKQ PC ET
Winner £10,000 £10,000 £25,000
Runner-up £5,000 £6,000 £10,000
Semi-finalists £2,500 £3,000 £5,000
Quarter-finalists £2,000 £2,250 £3,500
Last 16 £1,500 £1,500 £2,000
Last 32 £750 £1,000 £1,500
Last 48 N/A N/A £1,000
Last 64 £250 £500 N/A
Total £60,000 £75,000 £115,000

PDC Pro Tour Card

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

Tour Cards

The 2016 Tour Cards are awarded to:

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 2016, that meant a total of 14 players qualified this way.

Q-School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

January 13[2][3] January 14[4][5] January 15[6][7] January 16[8][9]

England John Bowles
England Simon Stevenson
England Andy Parsons
England Ricky Williams

Wales Jonathan Worsley
England James Richardson
England Ted Evetts
England Ryan Meikle

Northern Ireland Ray Campbell
Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf
England Tony Newell
England Brian Woods

England Ryan Palmer
England Ross Smith
Netherlands Yordi Meeuwisse
Netherlands Vincent Kamphuis
371 contestants 372 contestants 364 contestants 350 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:[8]

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UK Open Qualifiers

No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 5 February England Wigan, Robin Park Arena Adrian Lewis England 6–2 England Phil Taylor [10]
2 Saturday 6 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Alan Norris [11]
3 Sunday 7 February Phil Taylor England 6−2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [12]
4 Friday 19 February Gary Anderson Scotland 6–1 England James Wade [13]
5 Saturday 20 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Wales Gerwyn Price [14]
6 Sunday 21 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Steve Beaton [15]

Players Championships

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 12 March England Barnsley, Metrodome Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 England Adrian Lewis [16]
2 Sunday 13 March Stephen Bunting England 6–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [17]
3 Friday 8 April Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [18]
4 Saturday 9 April Benito van de Pas Netherlands 6–5 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [19]
5 Sunday 10 April Ian White England 6–0 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [20]
6 Saturday 30 April Josh Payne England 6–5 England James Wade [21]
7 Sunday 1 May Gerwyn Price Wales 6–3 Scotland Peter Wright [22]
8 Saturday 21 May England Coventry, Ricoh Arena Gerwyn Price Wales 6–1 England Jamie Caven [23]
9 Sunday 22 May Benito van de Pas Netherlands 6–0 England Joe Cullen [24]
10 Saturday 2 July England Barnsley, Metrodome
11 Sunday 3 July
12 Saturday 6 August
13 Sunday 7 August
14 Tuesday 20 September
15 Wednesday 21 September
16 Thursday 22 September
17 Saturday 30 September Republic of Ireland Dublin, City West Hotel
18 Sunday 1 October
19 Saturday 22 October England Barnsley, Metrodome
20 Sunday 23 October

European Tour

Compared to last year, there's one European Tour event added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.

No. Date Venue Location Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 12–14 February Dutch Darts Masters Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney [25]
2 26–28 March German Darts Masters Germany Munich, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 Scotland Peter Wright [26]
3 6–8 May Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [27]
4 13–15 May European Darts Matchplay Germany Hamburg, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle James Wade England 6–5 England Dave Chisnall [28]
5 10–12 June Austrian Darts Open Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat
6 29–31 July European Darts Open Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel
7 2–4 September International Darts Open Germany Riesa, Sachsen Arena
8 9–11 September European Darts Trophy Germany Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle
9 16–18 September European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast
10 14–16 October German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39

PDC Challenge Tour

The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 19 March England Wigan, Robin Park Arena Chris Quantock England 5−3 England Rob Cross [29]
2 Barry Lynn England 5−4 Australia Rob Modra [30]
3 Sunday 20 March Ritchie Edhouse England 5−0 England Mark Dudbridge [31]
4 Bryan de Hoog Netherlands 5−4 England Peter Hudson [32]
5 Saturday 28 May Nick Fullwell England 5−1 England Rob Cross
6 Adam Hunt England 5−3 England Jamie Bain
7 Sunday 29 May Ryan Searle England 5−2 England Mark Dudbridge
8 Scott Taylor England 5−4 England Barry Lynn
9 Saturday 25 June England Coventry, Ricoh Arena
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11 Sunday 26 June
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13 Saturday 10 September England Wigan, Robin Park Arena
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15 Sunday 11 September
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PDC Development Tour

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour is open to players aged 16–23. The Development Tour is expanded from 16 to 20 tournaments, where event number 20 is the PDC Youth World Championship from the Last 64 onwards. The players who finish first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 26 March England Wigan, Robin Park Arena Callum Loose England 4−0 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez
2 Steve Lennon Republic of Ireland 4−2 Wales Kurt Parry
3 Sunday 27 March Josh Payne England 4−1 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez
4 Adam Hunt England 4−2 Wales Dean Reynolds
5 Saturday 23 April Germany Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle Max Hopp Germany 4−2 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon
6 Ross Twell England 4−2 England Adam Hunt
7 Sunday 24 April Kenny Neyens Belgium 4−1 England Callum Loose
8 Dean Reynolds Wales 4−3 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez
9 Saturday 14 May England Wigan, Robin Park Arena Dean Reynolds Wales 4−3 England Bradley Kirk
10 Ross Twell England 4−2 Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks
11 Sunday 15 May Aden Kirk England 4−3 England Keegan Brown
12 Ross Twell England 4−3 England Luke Humphries
13 Saturday 3 September England Coventry, Ricoh Arena
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15 Sunday 4 September
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17 Saturday 15 October England Wigan, Robin Park Arena
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19 Sunday 16 October

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player and the runner-up on the SDC Order of Merit 2016 will play in the 2017 World Championship preliminary round.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 30 January Finland Tuusula, Hotel Gustavelund Per Laursen Denmark 6–4 Sweden Dennis Nilsson
2 Sunday 31 January Kim Viljanen Finland 6–3 Sweden Magnus Caris
3 Saturday 19 March Denmark Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Daniel Larsson Sweden 6–5 Sweden Magnus Caris
4 Sunday 20 March Kim Viljanen Finland 6–1 Denmark Daniel Jensen
5 Saturday 27 August Norway Norway
6 Sunday 28 August
7 Saturday 8 October Sweden Sweden
8 Saturday 9 October

Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2017 World Championship Qualifier will be 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 27 February Russia Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center Boris Koltsov Russia 6–4 Russia Aleksey Kadochnikov [33]
2 Sunday 28 February Roman Obukhov Russia 6–3 Russia Boris Koltsov [34]
3 Saturday 26 March Anton Kolesov Russia 6–5 Russia Roman Obukhov [35]
4 Sunday 27 March Boris Koltsov Russia 6–1 Russia Nikolai Mikhalin [36]
5 Saturday 23 April Boris Koltsov Russia 6–3 Russia Roman Obukhov [37]
6 Sunday 24 April Boris Koltsov Russia 6–5 Russia Roman Obukhov [38]

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualified for the 2017 World Championship.

No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
1 Friday 5 February Chester Hill Open 1 Corey Cadby Australia 6–5 Australia John Weber
2 Saturday 6 February Chester Hill Open 2 David Platt England 6–2 Australia Harley Kemp
3 Sunday 7 February Chester Hill Open 3 Gordon Mathers Australia 6–2 Australia Corey Cadby
4 Friday 4 March Victoria Open 1 Corey Cadby Australia 6–2 England David Platt
5 Saturday 5 March Victoria Open 2 Corey Cadby Australia 6–5 Australia Tyson Hoeful
6 Sunday 6 March Victoria Open 3 Corey Cadby Australia 6–2 Australia Laurence Ryder
7 Saturday 19 March DPA Perth Open 1 David Platt England 6–3 New Zealand Koha Kokiri
8 Sunday 20 March DPA Perth Open 2 David Platt England 6–4 Australia Corey Cadby
9 Saturday 2 April Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 Dave Marland Australia 6–5 England David Platt
10 Sunday 3 April Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 Corey Cadby Australia 6–5 Australia Harley Kemp
11 Saturday 30 April NDDA Open 1 David Platt England 6−4 Australia Tic Bridge
12 Sunday 1 May NDDA Open 2 David Platt England 6−1 Australia Tyson Hoeful
13 Thursday 26 May DPA Australian Singles Corey Cadby Australia 6-1 New Zealand Darren Herewini
14 Friday 27 May DPA Australian Open Damon Heta Australia 6-1 Australia John Weber
15 Friday 24 June Queensland Open 1
16 Saturday 25 June Queensland Open 2
17 Sunday 26 June Queensland Open 3
18 Saturday 30 July Sydney Masters Qualifier 1
19 Sunday 31 July Sydney Masters Qualifier 2
20 Monday 1 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 3
21 Thursday 3 November Harrows Australian GP 21
22 Friday 4 November Harrows Australian GP 22
23 Saturday 5 November Harrows Australian GP 23

Chinese Tour

Stages One to Three will count towards the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts, Stages Four to Seven for the inaugural 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters event and Stages Eight to Ten for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship.

No. Date Venue Winner Sets (Legs) Runner-Up Ref.
1 Saturday 2 April China Qingdao Dawei Zhang China 2–1 (0-3, 3-1, 3-2) China Weihong Li [39]
2 Saturday 9 April China Guangzhou Bin Ouyang China 2–1 (3-2, 1-3, 3-1) China Hu Ling [40]
3 Saturday 23 April China Ningbo Lihao Wen China 2-1 (3-1, 2-3, 3-2) China Jianhua Shen [41]
4 Saturday 14 May China Jinan Yanlai Shi China 2-0 (3-1, 3-0) China Weihong Li [42]
5 Saturday 28 May China Hangzhou Guanshou Ruan China 2-0 (3-0, 3-2) China Yuyi Shao [43]
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World Championship PDPA Qualifier

Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
Monday 28 November England Wigan, Robin Park Arena


World Championship International Qualifiers

Date Event Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
Soft Tip Qualifier
Sunday 10 July DPNZ Qualifier New Zealand New Zealand
South Asia Qualifier
North American Qualifier
South African Masters South Africa South Africa
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay
Philippine Qualifier Philippines Philippines
22–23 October EADC Qualifier
Greater China Qualifier
Sunday 6 November Oceanic Masters
PDJ Japanese Qualifier Japan Japan
Saturday 12 November Eastern Europe Qualifier
German Qualifier Germany Germany
Southern Europe Qualifier
Central Europe Qualifier

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