PDC European Tour

The PDC European Tour is a series of darts tournaments held across Europe organized by the Professional Darts Corporation. Starting in 2012 with five events, the number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, ten in 2016, twelve in 2017, and thirteen due to be played in both 2018 and 2019. These events see the top players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit compete against players from five different regional qualifiers. Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £135,000, with £25,000 going to the winner.[1] These events differ to others held on the Pro Tour as they are played on one board in front of an audience. They are not televised, but selected events have been available on the PDC's YouTube channel in the past.[2]

Prize money

Prize money for European Tour events rose to £135,000 in 2017.[3] This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage2012201320142015–20162017–2018
Winner£15,000£20,000£20,000£25,000£25,000
Runner-up£7,500£10,000£8,000£10,000£10,000
Semi-finalists£5,000£5,000£4,000£5,000£6,000
Quarter-finalists£3,000£3,000£3,000£3,500£4,000
Last 16£1,500£2,000£2,000£2,000£3,000
Last 32£1000£1,000£1,250£1,500£2,000
Last 48N/AN/A£1,000£1,000£1,000
Last 64£200£500N/AN/AN/A
Last 96£100N/AN/AN/AN/A
Total£82,100£100,000£100,000£115,000£135,000

Active tournaments

Austrian Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 27–29 April Austria Wiener Neustadt, Arena Nova Justin Pipe England 6–3 England James Wade [4]
2013 31 May–2 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Mervyn King [5][6]
2014 20–22 June Austria Salzburg, Salzburgarena Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6–5 England Jamie Caven [7]
2016 10–12 June Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Phil Taylor England 6–4 England Michael Smith [8]
2017 23–25 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 England Michael Smith [9]
2018 20–22 April Austria Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle Jonny Clayton Wales 8–5 Wales Gerwyn Price [10]

German Darts Championship

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 22–24 June Germany Berlin, Tempodrom Phil Taylor England 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [11]
2013 6–8 September Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 Dave Chisnall England 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [12]
2014 31 January–2 February Gary Anderson Scotland 6–5 England Justin Pipe [13]
2015 13–15 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Gary Anderson [14]
2016 14–16 October Alan Norris England 6–5 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen [15]
2017 24–26 March Peter Wright Scotland 6–3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [16]
2018 31 August–2 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–6 England James Wilson [17]

European Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 6–8 July Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 6–4 England Dave Chisnall [18]
2013 17–19 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [19]
2014 11–13 July Peter Wright Scotland 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [20]
2015 10–12 July Robert Thornton Scotland 6–2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [21]
2016 29–31 July Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [22]
2017 29 June–2 July Germany Leverkusen, Ostermann Arena Peter Wright Scotland 6–2 England Mervyn King [23]
2018 23–25 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–7 Scotland Peter Wright [24]

Dutch Darts Masters

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 26–28 October Netherlands Nuland, Van Der Valk Hotel Simon Whitlock Australia 6–1 Australia Paul Nicholson [25]
2013 25–27 October Netherlands Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–3 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan [26]
2014 14–16 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Mervyn King [27]
2015 5–7 June Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–0 England Justin Pipe [28]
2016 12–14 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney [29]
2017 1–3 September Netherlands Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Steve Beaton [30]
2018 11–13 May Netherlands Zwolle, IJsselhallen Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon [31]

European Darts Trophy

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 30 March–1 April Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Wes Newton England 6–5 Australia Paul Nicholson [32]
2014 19–21 September Germany Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus Michael Smith England 6–5 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [33]
2015 11–13 September Germany Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle Michael Smith England 6–2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [34]
2016 9–11 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Austria Mensur Suljović [35]
2017 13–15 October Germany Göttingen, Lokhalle Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Rob Cross [36]
2018 12–14 October Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England James Wade [37]

Gibraltar Darts Trophy

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 28–30 June Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium Phil Taylor England 6–1 Wales Jamie Lewis [38]
2014 27–29 June James Wade England 6–4 England Steve Beaton [39]
2015 20–22 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Terry Jenkins [40]
2016 6–8 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [41]
2017 12–14 May Michael Smith England 6–4 Austria Mensur Suljović [42]
2018 8–10 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England Adrian Lewis [43]

European Darts Grand Prix

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2014 5–7 September Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Mervyn King England 6–5 England Michael Smith [44]
2015 16–18 October Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [45]
2016 16–18 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [46]
2017 5–7 May Peter Wright Scotland 6–0 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [47]
2018 4–6 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England James Wade [48]

International Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2015 19–21 June Germany Riesa, SACHSENarena Michael Smith England 6–3 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [49]
2016 2–4 September Mensur Suljović Austria 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [50]
2017 22–24 September Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [51]
2018 14–16 September Gerwyn Price Wales 8–3 Australia Simon Whitlock [52]

European Darts Matchplay

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2015 18–20 September Austria Innsbruck, Olympiahalle Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Dave Chisnall [53]
2016 13–15 May Germany Hamburg, Inselparkhalle James Wade England 6–5 England Dave Chisnall [54]
2017 9–11 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 Austria Mensur Suljović [55]
2018 29 June–1 July Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–2 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor [56]

German Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 21–23 April Germany Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [57]
2018 13–15 April Max Hopp Germany 8–7 England Michael Smith [58]

German Darts Grand Prix

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 8–10 September Germany Mannheim, Maimarkthalle Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Rob Cross [59]
2018 31 March–2 April Germany Munich, Zenith Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Scotland Peter Wright [60]

Danish Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 22–24 June Denmark Copenhagen, Brøndbyhallen Mensur Suljović Austria 8–3 Australia Simon Whitlock [61]

Dutch Darts Championship

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 7–9 September Netherlands Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Ian White England 8–5 England Ricky Evans [62]

Former tournaments

UK Masters

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 8–10 March England Minehead, Butlin's Minehead John Part Canada 6–4 England Stuart Kellett [63][64][65]

German Darts Masters

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 7–9 September Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Adrian Lewis England 6–3 England Ian White [66]
2013 20–22 September Steve Beaton England 6–5 England Mervyn King [67]
2014 19–21 April Germany Berlin, Maritim Hotel Phil Taylor England 6–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [68]
2015 4–6 April Germany Munich, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland John Henderson [69]
2016 26–28 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 Scotland Peter Wright [70]
2017 15–17 April Germany Jena, Sparkassen-Arena Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen [71]

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances

As of 14 October 2018.
Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Michael van Gerwen  Netherlands 28 5 33
2 Peter Wright  Scotland 6 7 13
3 Michael Smith  England 4 4 8
4 Phil Taylor  England 4 0 4
5= James Wade  England 2 3 5
Kim Huybrechts  Belgium 2 3 5
Mensur Suljović  Austria 2 3 5
8 Dave Chisnall  England 1 5 6
9= Mervyn King  England 1 4 5
Simon Whitlock  Australia 1 4 5
11= Steve Beaton  England 1 2 3
Justin Pipe  England 1 2 3
13= Gary Anderson  Scotland 1 1 2
Adrian Lewis  England 1 1 2
Gerwyn Price  Wales 1 1 2
Ian White  England 1 1 2
17= Jonny Clayton  Wales 1 0 1
Max Hopp  Germany 1 0 1
Wes Newton  England 1 0 1
Alan Norris  England 1 0 1
John Part  Canada 1 0 1
Robert Thornton  Scotland 1 0 1
Raymond van Barneveld  Netherlands 1 0 1
Vincent van der Voort  Netherlands 1 0 1
25= Rob Cross  England 0 2 2
Jelle Klaasen  Netherlands 0 2 2
Paul Nicholson  Australia 0 2 2
Benito van de Pas  Netherlands 0 2 2
29= Jamie Caven  England 0 1 1
Brendan Dolan  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
Ricky Evans  England 0 1 1
Daryl Gurney  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
John Henderson  Scotland 0 1 1
Terry Jenkins  England 0 1 1
Stuart Kellett  England 0 1 1
Steve Lennon  Ireland 0 1 1
Jamie Lewis  Wales 0 1 1
William O'Connor  Ireland 0 1 1
James Wilson  England 0 1 1
Total 65 65 130

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