2017 PDC Pro Tour


The 2017 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events were the events that made up the Pro Tour. There were 40 PDC Pro Tour events held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events.

Prize money

Prize money for each European Tour event increased from £115,000 to £135,000. The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stayed the same as 2016.
This is how the prize money was divided:
Stage
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
£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£1,000N/AN/AN/A
Last 64N/A£500£250£50
Total£135,000£75,000£60,000£10,000

PDC 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 2017 Tour Cards were 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 2017, that means that a total of 12 players qualified this way.

Q-School

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 19January 20January 21January 22














431 contestants422 contestants406 contestants385 contestants

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
StagePoints
Last 89
Last 165
Last 323
Last 642
Last 1281

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

As with recent years, 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.
No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Friday 3 FebruaryPDCFlagR|Peter Wright|b=1PDCFlag|Adrian Lewisnowrap|Saturday 4 February

Players Championships

Compared to the previous year, there were two Players Championship events added to the calendar, increasing the number to 22. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship qualified for the Players Championship Finals.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 25 FebruaryPDCFlagR|Alan Norris|b=1nowrap|align="center" | 6 – 1PDCFlag|Peter Jacques

European Tour

Compared to 2016, there were two European Tour events added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour Order of Merit ranking qualified for the European Championship.
No.DateEventLocationWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Hildesheim, Halle 39PDCFlagR|Peter Wright|avg=|b=1nowrap|6 – 3PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=

PDC Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 25 MarchPDCFlagR|Aaron Dyer|b=1PDCFlag|Mark Frost

PDC Development Tour

The Development Tour consisted of 5 weekends of 4 events.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 18 FebruaryPDCFlagR|Luke Humphries|b=1PDCFlag|Dawson Murschell

Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic

The Scandinavian Darts Corporation was renamed as the Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic. There were 10 events held over 5 weekends.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 18 FebruaryPDCFlagR|Kim Viljanen|org=PDCNB|b=1PDCFlag|Magnus Caris|org=PDCNB

Dartplayers Australia Grand Prix Pro Tour

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.DateAlso known asWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Friday 3 FebruaryDPA World Series Qualifier 16 – 5
2Saturday 4 FebruaryAustralian Pro Tour Event 16 – 4
3Sunday 5 FebruaryAustralian Pro Tour Event 26 – 1
4Friday 17 FebruaryDPA World Series Qualifier 26 – 4
5Saturday 18 FebruaryAustralian Pro Tour Event 36 – 2
6Sunday 19 FebruaryAustralian Pro Tour Event 46 – 5
7Friday 10 MarchDPA World Series Qualifier 36 – 3
8Saturday 11 MarchAustralian Pro Tour Event 56 – 4
9Sunday 12 MarchAustralian Pro Tour Event 66 – 4
10Friday 24 MarchDPA World Series Qualifier 46 – 5
11Saturday 25 MarchAustralian Pro Tour Event 76 – 2
12Sunday 26 MarchAustralian Pro Tour Event 86 – 3
13Friday 7 AprilDPA World Series Qualifier 56 – 2
14Saturday 8 AprilAustralian Pro Tour Event 96 – 1
15Sunday 9 AprilAustralian Pro Tour Event 106 – 3
16Friday 28 AprilDPA World Series Qualifier 66 – ?
17Saturday 29 AprilAustralian Pro Tour Event 116 – 2
18Sunday 30 AprilAustralian Pro Tour Event 126 – 5
19Friday 12 MayDPA World Series Qualifier 76 – ?
20Saturday 13 MayAustralian Pro Tour Event 136 – 4
21Sunday 14 MayAustralian Pro Tour Event 146 – 4
22Friday 16 JuneDPA World Series Qualifier 86 – 3
23Saturday 17 JuneAustralian Pro Tour Event 156 – 0
24Sunday 18 JuneAustralian Pro Tour Event 166 – 2
25Sunday 26 NovemberHarrows Oceanic Classic6 – 4

EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1Saturday 25 FebruaryPDCFlagR|Boris Koltsov|org=EADC|b=1PDCFlag|Evgenii Izotov|org=EADC