2025 in PDC


The year 2025 is the 34th year in the history of the Professional Darts Corporation, a darts organisation based in the United Kingdom.

PDC in 2025

Order of Merit rule changes

A number of PDC Order of Merit rules were changed at the start of the 2025 season.
The 2025 PDC World Masters was the first edition of the tournament, previously known as simply the Masters, under its new rebrand. The rebrand saw the event name changed to mirror the World Masters organised by the British Darts Organisation and later the World Darts Federation, adopting the tournament's format of set play over the best of three legs per set. It also became a ranked premier event for the first time, and preliminary rounds were introduced to determine eight qualifiers for the tournament, who joined the top 24 in the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament was won by Luke Humphries.

Broadcasting deals

The PDC and Sky Sports extended their partnership to broadcast darts in the United Kingdom and Ireland until 2030. The organisation also agreed to a broadcasting deal with NBC Sports and its streaming service Peacock, starting from the 2025 Premier League Darts final.

Increases to prize money and World Championship field in 2026

On 31 March, the PDC announced an mass increase in prize money for tournaments, starting from the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, where the champion would receive a doubled top prize of £1,000,000 from a total prize fund of £5,000,000. The field for the World Championship also expanded from 96 to 128 players. The total amount of prize money on offer in PDC events in 2026 went up £7,000,000 from the 2025 season, along with increases for the PDC's secondary tours and a 50% rise in funding for PDC Global Affiliate Tours.

Premier Events

The PDC Premier Events are a series of major professional darts tournaments organised by the PDC. These events are considered the most prestigious in the sport and contain the largest prize funds in the PDC.

Ranked

These events contribute to a player's ranking on the PDC Order of Merit. The prize money won in these tournaments is added to the player's total earnings over a two-year period, which determines their ranking.
DateEventVenueChampionScoreRunner-up
2025 World ChampionshipAlexandra Palace, London, England
30 January – 2 February 2025World MastersMarshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England
28 February – 2 March 2025UK OpenButlin's Minehead, Minehead, England
19–27 July 2025World MatchplayWinter Gardens, Blackpool, England
6–12 October 2025World Grand PrixMattioli Arena, Leicester, England
23–26 October 2025European ChampionshipWestfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
8–16 November 2025Grand Slam
21–23 November 2025Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, England
2026 World ChampionshipAlexandra Palace, London, England

Non-ranked

These events do not affect the PDC Order of Merit.

World Series of Darts

The 2025 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the PDC, consisting of seven World Series events and one finals.
All eight events remained the same from the previous year, with the only change being the Nordic Masters being held before the US Masters.
No.DateEventVenueChampionLegsRunner-up
116–17 JanuaryBahrain Masters Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
224–25 JanuaryDutch Masters Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands
36–7 JuneNordic Masters Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
427–28 JuneUS Masters Hulu Theater, New York City, United States
54–5 JulyPoland Masters PreZero Arena, Gliwice, Poland
68–9 AugustAustralian Masters WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia
715–16 AugustNew Zealand Masters Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand

Pro Tour

The 2025 PDC Pro Tour was a series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC, made up of 34 Players Championship events and 14 European Tour events.

Tour cards

The 2025 PDC Tour Cards were awarded to:
  • The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 World Championship.
  • * 56th-placed Steve Beaton resigned his Tour Card. His spot went to the 65th ranked player, Nick Kenny.
  • 28 qualifiers from 2024 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
  • * Leighton Bennett's Tour Card was removed as he had received an eight-year ban from competing in events sanctioned by the Darts Regulation Authority.
  • * Paul Krohne handed in his Tour Card.
  • Two highest qualifiers from the 2023 Challenge Tour.
  • Highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour.
  • * Wessel Nijman, the other highest qualifier from the 2023 Development Tour, was in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
  • Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Challenge Tour.
  • Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Development Tour.
  • The daily winners from the 2025 Q-Schools.
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 was reached. In 2025, a total of 21 additional players qualified this way.

Q-School

The players below earned PDC Tour Cards at Q-School.
UK Q-School Order of Merit
European Q-School Order of Merit

  12. Secondary Tours

The 2025 PDC Secondary Tours were series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC predominantly participated in by players without a Tour Card. There were three secondary tours – the Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women's Series. All three offered qualification to the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts and 2026 World Championship, while the Challenge and Development Tours offered 2026–27 PDC Tour Cards.
Provisional qualifications earned through secondary tour
2025 Grand Slam of Darts, 2026 PDC World Championship and 2026–27 PDC Tour Card
2026 PDC World Championship and 2026–27 PDC Tour Card
2025 Grand Slam of Darts
2026 PDC World Championship
2026–27 PDC Tour Card

Women's World Matchplay

World Youth Championship

Global Affiliate Tours

The PDC Global Affiliate Tours are a series of regional darts competitions organised by the PDC in collaboration with various local darts organizations around the world.
Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.9, first-year Tour Card holders can participate without restrictions, in their second year they may only qualify for a major event if at the entries' closing date they are outside the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and beyond the second year of being a Tour Card Holder they can play but not qualify for any PDC Premier Event via this route.

Asian Tour

The PDC Asian Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Asia. The 2025 calendar originally consisted of 24 events organised over six weekends. On 17 June, it was announced that four more events in Qingdao, China on 11–12 September were added to the calendar.
No.DateLocationWinnerLegsRunner-up
125–26 January Dubai5 – 3
225–26 January Dubai5 – 1
325–26 January Dubai5 – 2
425–26 January Dubai5 – 2
512–13 April Shizuoka5 – 3
612–13 April Shizuoka5 – 2
712–13 April Shizuoka5 – 3
812–13 April Shizuoka5 – 1
93–4 May Kuala Lumpur5 – 4
103–4 May Kuala Lumpur5 – 1
113–4 May Kuala Lumpur5 – 2
123–4 May Kuala Lumpur5 – 4
1317–18 May Ulaanbaatar5 – 3
1417–18 May Ulaanbaatar5 – 0
1517–18 May Ulaanbaatar5 – 2
1617–18 May Ulaanbaatar5 – 3
175–6 July Singapore5 – 3
185–6 July Singapore5 – 3
195–6 July Singapore5 – 3
205–6 July Singapore5 – 4
212–3 August Manila5 – 2
222–3 August Manila5 – 2
232–3 August Manila5 – 0
242–3 August Manila5 – 4
2511–12 September Qingdao5 – 4
2611–12 September Qingdao5 – 0
2711–12 September Qingdao5 – 4
2811–12 September Qingdao5 – 3