2014 PDC Pro Tour


The 2014 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. 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

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.
Stage
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
£3,000£1,500£300£150
Last 16£2,000£1,000£200£100
Last 32£1,250£500£100£50
Last 48£1,000N/AN/AN/A
Last 64N/A£250£50£25
Total£100,000£50,000£10,000£5,000

PDC Pro Tour Card

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

Tour Cards

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

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:
January 15January 16January 17January 18

Players Championships

Players Championship 1

Players Championship 1 was contested on 15 March 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson, who defeated Andrew Gilding 6–5 in the final.

Players Championship 2

Players Championship 2 was contested on 16 March 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Dean Winstanley 6–1 in the final.

Players Championship 3

Players Championship 3 was contested on 22 March in Crawley. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson, who defeated Phil Taylor 6–5 in the final.

Players Championship 4

Players Championship 4 was contested on 23 March in Crawley. The tournament was won by Phil Taylor, who whitewashed Ian White 6–0 in the final.

Players Championship 5

Players Championship 5 in Wigan on 12 April.

Players Championship 6

Players Championship 6 in Wigan on 13 April.

Players Championship 7

Players Championship 7 in Wigan on 3 May.

Players Championship 8

Players Championship 8 in Wigan on 4 May.

Players Championship 9

Players Championship 9 was contested on 24 May 2014 in Crawley. The tournament was won by Peter Wright who defeated Justin Pipe 6–2 in the final.

Players Championship 10

Players Championship 10 was contested on 25 May 2014 in Crawley. The tournament was won by Terry Jenkins, who defeated Stephen Bunting 6–3 in the final.

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 11 in Coventry on 14 June.

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 12 in Coventry on 15 June.

Players Championship 13

Players Championship 13 in Crawley on 13 September.

Players Championship 14

Players Championship 14 was contested on 14 September in Crawley. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Michael Smith 6–4 in the final.

Players Championship 15

Players Championship 15 in Dublin on 4 October.

Players Championship 16

Players Championship 16 in Dublin on 5 October.

Players Championship 17

Players Championship 17 in Crawley on 18 October.

Players Championship 18

Players Championship 18 in Crawley on 19 October.

Players Championship 19

Players Championship 19 in Coventry on 22 November.

Players Championship 20

Players Championship 20 in Coventry on 23 November.

UK Open Qualifiers

European Tour

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.
There were eight European Tour events this year:
No.DateAlso known as theVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
131 January–2 FebruaryGerman Darts Championship

PDC Youth Tour

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.DateWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 1 MarchNick Kenny

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 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. Mark Frost and Alan Tabern were the top two players at the end of the year.
No.DateWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Sunday 2 MarchJamie Robinson

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The winner after all nine events will play in the 2015 World Championship.
No.DateAlso known asVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 1 MarchSDC Finland

Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The 2 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2015 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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 26 April

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 2015 World Championship.
No.DateAlso known asWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 1 FebruaryMittagong RSL Open 1John Weber

Other PDC tournaments

The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2014. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some have eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments are non-ranking.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-UpRef.
July 13PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event