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 amount of seeded players at the World Grand Prix was increased from eight to sixteen.
The seeding for the European Tour was reformed; the top sixteen players in the PDC Order of Merit received byes to the second round of each tournament, while the sixteen qualifiers from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit played the remaining sixteen qualifiers in the first round.
Players inside the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit were prohibited from competing on the [2025 PDC 2025 PDC Development Tour series|Development Tour series|2025 Development Tour] and Women's Series.
The knockout stage of the World Youth Championship was expanded from 32 to 64, meaning two players would qualify from each group.

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.

Date	Event	Venue	Champion	Score	Runner-up
	2025 World Championship	Alexandra Palace, London, England
30 January – 2 February 2025	World Masters	Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England
28 February – 2 March 2025	UK Open	Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, England
19–27 July 2025	World Matchplay	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
6–12 October 2025	World Grand Prix	Mattioli Arena, Leicester, England
23–26 October 2025	European Championship	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
8–16 November 2025	[2025 2025 Grand Slam of Darts\|Grand Slam of Darts\|Grand Slam]
21–23 November 2025		Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, England
	2026 World Championship	Alexandra 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 [2025 World Series of Darts|World Series of Darts Finals|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.	Date	Event	Venue	Champion	Legs	Runner-up
1	16–17 January	Bahrain Masters	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
2	24–25 January	Dutch Masters	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands
3	6–7 June	Nordic Masters	Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4	27–28 June	US Masters	Hulu Theater, New York City, United States
5	4–5 July	Poland Masters	PreZero Arena, Gliwice, Poland
6	8–9 August	Australian Masters	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia
7	15–16 August	New 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 PDC 2025 PDC Challenge Tour series|Challenge Tour series|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

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

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.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	25–26 January	Dubai		5 – 3
2	25–26 January	Dubai		5 – 1
3	25–26 January	Dubai		5 – 2
4	25–26 January	Dubai		5 – 2
5	12–13 April	Shizuoka		5 – 3
6	12–13 April	Shizuoka		5 – 2
7	12–13 April	Shizuoka		5 – 3
8	12–13 April	Shizuoka		5 – 1
9	3–4 May	Kuala Lumpur		5 – 4
10	3–4 May	Kuala Lumpur		5 – 1
11	3–4 May	Kuala Lumpur		5 – 2
12	3–4 May	Kuala Lumpur		5 – 4
13	17–18 May	Ulaanbaatar		5 – 3
14	17–18 May	Ulaanbaatar		5 – 0
15	17–18 May	Ulaanbaatar		5 – 2
16	17–18 May	Ulaanbaatar		5 – 3
17	5–6 July	Singapore		5 – 3
18	5–6 July	Singapore		5 – 3
19	5–6 July	Singapore		5 – 3
20	5–6 July	Singapore		5 – 4
21	2–3 August	Manila		5 – 2
22	2–3 August	Manila		5 – 2
23	2–3 August	Manila		5 – 0
24	2–3 August	Manila		5 – 4
25	11–12 September	Qingdao		5 – 4
26	11–12 September	Qingdao		5 – 0
27	11–12 September	Qingdao		5 – 4
28	11–12 September	Qingdao		5 – 3

Asian Championship

The PDC Asian Championship featured 48 players – national qualifiers and players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit – and took place on 13–14 September in Qingdao. The winner, Lourence Ilagan, qualified for the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts. The results of the knockout stage are shown below.

Championship Darts Circuit (CDC)

The Championship Darts Circuit is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from North America. The 2025 calendar consisted of 16 events organised over six weekends.

No.	Date	Location	Format	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1	9–10 May	Niagara Falls, New York			7 – 4
2	9–10 May	Niagara Falls, New York	Sets		5 – 3
3	6–8 June	Cambridge, Ontario	Win by 2 legs		7 – 5
4	6–8 June	Cambridge, Ontario			7 – 3
5	11–13 July	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois			7 – 6
6	11–13 July	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois			7 – 5
7	11–13 July	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois			7 – 3
8	1–3 August	Brownsburg, Indiana			7 – 5
9	1–3 August	Brownsburg, Indiana	Sets		5 – 4
10	1–3 August	Brownsburg, Indiana			7 – 6
11	22–24 August	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois			7 – 0
12	22–24 August	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois	Win by 2 legs		7 – 3
13	22–24 August	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois			7 – 2
14	19–21 September	Brownsburg, Indiana			7 – 3
15	19–21 September	Brownsburg, Indiana			7 – 6
16	19–21 September	Brownsburg, Indiana			7 – 3

Cross-Border Darts Challenge

The Cross-Border Darts Challenge featured eight players from both Canada and the United States. The event took place in Simi Valley, California on 11–12 April. The winner earned a spot at the 2025 US Darts Masters, but with Leonard Gates already qualified as the winner of the 2024 CDC Continental Cup, the spot was awarded to the top-ranked non-qualified player from the CDC Order of Merit.

North American Championship

The North American Championship featured eight players from both Canada and the United States. The event took place in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City on the afternoon of 28 June, in conjunction with the US Darts Masters.

Continental Cup

The Continental Cup featured the top 16 players in the CDC rankings at the end of the 2025 season. The event took place at the Columbia Social Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 and 18 October.

ANZ Premier League

The ANZ Premier League was announced by the PDC in December 2024. The tournament consists of eight nights, held in arenas across Australia and New Zealand every Saturday between 4 October and 22 November. In a format similar to the PDC's Premier League Darts, the first seven nights of the ANZ Premier League see a knockout bracket featuring the eight participants take place. The top four players will then progress to Finals Night, where they will compete in a round-robin tournament, with the top two players advancing to the final.
The tournament will include 2010 PDC World Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock, as well as seven other qualifiers from the DPA, DPNZ and ADA tours. The winner will qualify for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.

Rank	Player	Night wins	Points
1		2	22
2		2	13
3		0	13
4		1	11
5		1	9
6		1	7
7		0	7
8		0	2

List of participants:

Simon Whitlock '
Joe Comito '
Brody Klinge '
James Bailey '
Tim Pusey '
Raymond Smith '
Jonny Tata '
Ben Robb '

'''Finals Night'''

Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour

The Dartplayers Australia Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Australia. The 2025 calendar consisted of 15 Pro Tour events organised over five weekends. Events 1, 2 and 3 were held in September 2024 as part of the final weekend of the 2024 DPA Pro Tour. The last weekend was moved to August due to an initial overlap with the World Series Finals.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up
4	Saturday 22 February	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 3
5	Saturday 22 February	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 0
6	Sunday 23 February	Commercial Club, Albury		3 – 0
7	Saturday 5 April	Italian Club, Bunbury		6 – 5
8	Saturday 5 April	Italian Club, Bunbury		6 – 5
9	Sunday 6 April	Italian Club, Bunbury		3 – 2
10	Saturday 14 June	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 5
11	Saturday 14 June	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 1
12	Sunday 15 June	Commercial Club, Albury		3 – 0
13	Saturday 12 July	Bowls Club, Warilla		6 – 4
14	Saturday 12 July	Bowls Club, Warilla		6 – 5
15	Sunday 13 July	Bowls Club, Warilla		3 – 0
16	Saturday 30 August	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 4
17	Saturday 30 August	Commercial Club, Albury		6 – 2
18	Sunday 31 August	Commercial Club, Albury		3 – 0

Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour

The Dartplayers New Zealand Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from New Zealand. The 2025 calendar consisted of 12 Pro Tour events organised over six weekends.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Saturday 15 February	Kapi Mana Darts, Wellington		7 – 2
2	Sunday 16 February	Kapi Mana Darts, Wellington		7 – 5
3	Saturday 22 March	CSDA, Christchurch		7 – 6
4	Sunday 23 March	CSDA, Christchurch		7 – 5
5	Saturday 26 April	Sun City, Nelson		7 – 4
6	Sunday 27 April	Sun City, Nelson		7 – 4
7	Saturday 24 May	River City Darts Club, Hamilton		7 – 2
8	Sunday 25 May	River City Darts Club, Hamilton		7 – 0
9	Saturday 23 August	Howick Club, Auckland		7 – 3
10	Sunday 24 August	Howick Club, Auckland		7 – 5
11	Saturday 27 September	CSDA, Christchurch		7 – 5
12	Sunday 28 September	CSDA, Christchurch		7 – 4

Australian Darts Association (ADA) Tour

The Australian Darts Association Tour is the newly-established PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Oceania. The 2025 calendar consisted of 12 events organised over three weekends.

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	27–29 June	Sandgate, Queensland		6 – 2
2	27–29 June	Sandgate, Queensland		6 – 3
3	27–29 June	Sandgate, Queensland		6 – 5
4	27–29 June	Sandgate, Queensland		6 – 2
5	1–3 August	Elizabeth North		6 – 5
6	1–3 August	Elizabeth North		6 – 3
7	1–3 August	Elizabeth North		6 – 4
8	1–3 August	Elizabeth North		6 – 1
9	5–7 September	Melton, Victoria		6 – 3
10	5–7 September	Melton, Victoria		6 – 5
11	5–7 September	Melton, Victoria		6 – 4
12	5–7 September	Melton, Victoria		6 – 5

Nordic & Baltic Tour

The PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. On 30 August 2024, the 2025 calendar was announced, originally consisting of five weekends in five different countries. On 8 October 2024, a sixth weekend in Norway with four events was added. On 23 January 2025, the weekend in Iceland was moved from September to April due to a scheduling conflict with the European Tour.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Saturday 15 February	Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga		6 – 5
2	Sunday 16 February	Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga		6 – 5
3	Saturday 29 March	Apple Hotel, Gothenburg		6 – 4
4	Sunday 30 March	Apple Hotel, Gothenburg		6 – 2
5	Saturday 12 April	Bullseye, Reykjavík		6 – 5
6	Sunday 13 April	Bullseye, Reykjavík		6 – 2
7	Saturday 10 May	Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy		6 – 2
8	Sunday 11 May	Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy		6 – 3
9	Saturday 5 July	Slangerup Dartklub, Slangerup		6 – 5
10	Sunday 6 July	Slangerup Dartklub, Slangerup		6 – 5
11	Saturday 2 August	Olavsgaard Hotel, Oslo		6 – 4
12	Sunday 3 August	Olavsgaard Hotel, Oslo		6 – 2

Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship

The newly-established PDC Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship was held on 3 and 4 October and featured the top 24 players on the PDCNB Tour Order of Merit.

Next Gen

The PDC Europe Next Gen is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. The 2025 calendar consisted of 15 events organised over seven weekends. Players over 16 years of age who did not hold a PDC Tour Card were eligible to compete.

No.	Date	Location	Format	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	1–2 February	Hildesheim	DIDO		5 – 3
2	1–2 February	Hildesheim	FA Cup		6 – 1
3	1–2 March	Kalkar	Master Out		6 – 4
4	1–2 March	Kalkar	Seeding		6 – 2
5	20–22 June	Rust	DIDO		5 – 2
6	20–22 June	Rust	Master Out		6 – 0
7	20–22 June	Rust	FA Cup		6 – 1
8	2–3 August	Sindelfingen	DIDO		5 – 3
9	2–3 August	Sindelfingen	Seeding		6 – 3
10	9–10 August	Sindelfingen	Master Out		6 – 1
11	9–10 August	Sindelfingen	FA Cup		6 – 5
12	23–24 August	Kalkar	DIDO		5 – 4
13	23–24 August	Kalkar	Seeding		6 – 3
14	13–14 September	Hildesheim	Master Out		6 – 3
15	13–14 September	Hildesheim	FA Cup		6 – 3

DIDO = Double in/double out, FA Cup = Random draw every round, Master Out = Finish on a double or treble, Seeding = Top-ranked players are seeded

Super League

The PDC Europe Super League was held from 4 to 7 November and featured 24 players from the Next Gen tour – the top 20 players on the main Next Gen Order of Merit and the top four players on the youth Order of Merit. Although players from Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein were eligible to qualify, all 24 players were from Germany. The qualifiers were split into four groups of six, with the top four players in each group progressing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage results are shown below.

China Pro Tour

The China Pro Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from China. The 2025 calendar consisted of ten events held from May to October.

No.	Date	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Saturday 24 May		5 – 1
2	Saturday 24 May		5 – 2
3	Sunday 25 May		5 – 4
4	Saturday 19 July		5 – 4
5	Saturday 19 July		5 – 1
6	Sunday 20 July		5 – 1
7	Friday 22 August		5 – 4
8	Friday 22 August		5 – 4
9	Saturday 23 August		5 – 4
10	Saturday 23 August		5 – 3

China Premier League

The China Premier League featured eight players: the top six players from the China Online Tour Order of Merit and two qualifiers. Seven events were held from 18 to 20 April 2025, followed by the play-offs which determined the champion.
The finalists of the China Premier League play-offs represented China at the 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts.

No.	Date	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	18–20 April		5 – 4
2	18–20 April		5 – 3
3	18–20 April		5 – 0
4	18–20 April		5 – 2
5	18–20 April		5 – 3
6	18–20 April		5 – 2
7	18–20 April		5 – 4

'''Play-offs'''

China Championship

The China Championship featured 24 players: the top 16 players on the Order of Merit and 8 qualifiers from online Chinese events. It took place on 24 August and consisted of a group stage and a knockout stage. The results of the knockout stage are shown below.

Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean (CDLC) Tour

The Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2025 calendar consisted of six events organised over three weekends in Panama, the Bahamas and Chile – an expansion from four events in 2024.

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Saturday 26 April	Panama City		6 – 5
2	Sunday 27 April	Panama City		6 – 0
3	Saturday 26 July	Grand Bahama		6 – 1
4	Sunday 27 July	Grand Bahama		6 – 3
5	Saturday 4 October	Santiago		6 – 0
6	Sunday 5 October	Santiago		6 – 0

African Continental Tour

The African Continental Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Africa. The tour was split into two regions: South and North.

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Saturday 8 February	Gqeberha		8 – 6
2	Saturday 5 April	Kimberley		8 – 6
3	Saturday 21 June	Walvis Bay		8 – 5
4	Sunday 30 August	Gaborone		8 – 0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up
1	Sunday 27 April	Nairobi		8 – 5
2	Sunday 1 June	Nakuru		8 – 5
3	Sunday 27 July	Nairobi		8 – 7

Japan Tour

The Japan Tour, also known as the Steel Darts Japan Tour, is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Japan. The 2025 calendar consisted of twelve events organised over three weekends, followed by the Japan Tour Finals. The top 32 players on the Japan Tour Order of Merit after event 12 competed in the Japan Tour Finals in Tokyo on 16 November.

Japan Tour Finals

The results from the last 16 onwards are shown below.