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, thirteen in both 2018 and 2019, and thirteen once more in 2020. These events see the top players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit compete against players from six different regional qualifiers. Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £140,000, 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 are streamed on the PDC's subscription service.

Prize money

Prize money for European Tour events rose to £140,000 in 2019.[2] This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage2012201320142015–20162017–20182019–2020
Winner£15,000£20,000£20,000£25,000£25,000£25,000
Runner-up£7,500£10,000£8,000£10,000£10,000£10,000
Semi-finalists£5,000£5,000£4,000£5,000£6,000£6,500
Quarter-finalists£3,000£3,000£3,000£3,500£4,000£5,000
Last 16£1,500£2,000£2,000£2,000£3,000£3,000
Last 32£1000£1,000£1,250£1,500£2,000£2,000
Last 48N/AN/A£1,000£1,000£1,000£1,000
Last 64£200£500N/AN/AN/AN/A
Last 96£100N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total£82,100£100,000£100,000£115,000£135,000£140,000

Active tournaments

Austrian Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 27–29 April Wiener Neustadt, Arena Nova Justin Pipe 6–3 James Wade [3]
2013 31 May–2 June Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Mervyn King [4][5]
2014 20–22 June Salzburg, Salzburgarena Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Jamie Caven [6]
2016 10–12 June Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Phil Taylor 6–4 Michael Smith [7]
2017 23–25 June Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Michael Smith [8]
2018 20–22 April Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle Jonny Clayton 8–5 Gerwyn Price [9]
2019 3–5 May Michael van Gerwen 8–7 Ian White [10]

German Darts Championship
Main article: German Darts Championship
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 22–24 June Berlin, Tempodrom Phil Taylor 6–2 Dave Chisnall [11]
2013 6–8 September Hildesheim, Halle 39 Dave Chisnall 6–2 Peter Wright [12]
2014 31 January–2 February Gary Anderson 6–5 Justin Pipe [13]
2015 13–15 February Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Gary Anderson [14]
2016 14–16 October Alan Norris 6–5 Jelle Klaasen [15]
2017 24–26 March Peter Wright 6–3 Michael van Gerwen [16]
2018 31 August–2 September Michael van Gerwen 8–6 James Wilson [17]
2019 29–31 March Daryl Gurney 8–6 Ricky Evans [18]

European Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 6–8 July Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel Raymond van Barneveld 6–4 Dave Chisnall [19]
2013 17–19 May Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Simon Whitlock [20]
2014 11–13 July Peter Wright 6–2 Simon Whitlock [21]
2015 10–12 July Robert Thornton 6–2 Kim Huybrechts [22]
2016 29–31 July Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Peter Wright [23]
2017 30 June–2 July Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena Peter Wright 6–2 Mervyn King [24]
2018 23–25 March Michael van Gerwen 8–7 Peter Wright [25]
2019 22–24 March Michael van Gerwen 8–6 Rob Cross [26]

Dutch Darts Masters
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 26–28 October Nuland, Van Der Valk Hotel Simon Whitlock 6–1 Paul Nicholson [27]
2013 25–27 October Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof Kim Huybrechts 6–3 Brendan Dolan [28]
2014 14–16 February Michael van Gerwen 6–4 Mervyn King [29]
2015 5–7 June Venray, Evenementenhal Michael van Gerwen 6–0 Justin Pipe [30]
2016 12–14 February Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Daryl Gurney [31]
2017 1–3 September Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Steve Beaton [32]
2018 11–13 May Zwolle, IJsselhallen Michael van Gerwen 8–5 Steve Lennon [33]
2019 24–26 May Ian White 8–7 Michael van Gerwen [34]

Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 28–30 June Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium Phil Taylor 6–1 Jamie Lewis [35]
2014 27–29 June James Wade 6–4 Steve Beaton [36]
2015 20–22 March Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Terry Jenkins [37]
2016 6–8 May Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Dave Chisnall [38]
2017 12–14 May Michael Smith 6–4 Mensur Suljović [39]
2018 8–10 June Michael van Gerwen 8–3 Adrian Lewis [40]
2019 27–29 September Krzysztof Ratajski 8–2 Dave Chisnall [41]
2020 25–27 September

European Darts Grand Prix
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2014 5–7 September Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Mervyn King 6–5 Michael Smith [42]
2015 16–18 October Kim Huybrechts 6–5 Peter Wright [43]
2016 16–18 September Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Peter Wright [44]
2017 5–7 May Peter Wright 6–0 Michael van Gerwen [45]
2018 4–6 May Michael van Gerwen 8–3 James Wade [46]
2019 10–12 May Ian White 8–7 Peter Wright [47]

International Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2015 19–21 June Riesa, SACHSENarena Michael Smith 6–3 Benito van de Pas [48]
2016 2–4 September Mensur Suljović 6–5 Kim Huybrechts [49]
2017 22–24 September Peter Wright 6–5 Kim Huybrechts [50]
2018 14–16 September Gerwyn Price 8–3 Simon Whitlock [51]
2019 13–15 September Gerwyn Price 8–6 Rob Cross [52]

European Darts Matchplay
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2015 18–20 September Innsbruck, Olympiahalle Michael van Gerwen 6–4 Dave Chisnall [53]
2016 13–15 May Hamburg, Inselparkhalle James Wade 6–5 Dave Chisnall [54]
2017 9–11 June Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Mensur Suljović [55]
2018 29 June–1 July Michael van Gerwen 8–2 William O'Connor [56]
2019 6–8 September Mannheim, Maimarkthalle Joe Cullen 8–5 Michael van Gerwen [57]

German Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 21–23 April Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle Peter Wright 6–5 Benito van de Pas [58]
2018 13–15 April Max Hopp 8–7 Michael Smith [59]
2019 26–28 April Michael van Gerwen 8–3 Ian White [60]
2020 11–13 September Jena, Sparkassen-Arena

German Darts Grand Prix
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 8–10 September Mannheim, Maimarkthalle Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Rob Cross [61]
2018 31 March–2 April Munich, Zenith Michael van Gerwen 8–5 Peter Wright [62]
2019 20–22 April Michael van Gerwen 8–3 Simon Whitlock [63]

Czech Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2019 28–30 June Prague, PVA Expo Praha Jamie Hughes 8–3 Stephen Bunting [64]
2020 16–18 October Prague, Královka Arena

Belgian Darts Championship
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2020 28 February–1 March Hasselt, Expo Hasselt Gerwyn Price 8–3 Michael Smith [65]

Hungarian Darts Trophy
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2020 4–6 September Budapest, ÉRD Aréna

Former tournaments

UK Masters
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 8–10 March Minehead, Butlin's Minehead John Part 6–4 Stuart Kellett [66][67][68]

German Darts Masters
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 7–9 September Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Adrian Lewis 6–3 Ian White [69]
2013 20–22 September Steve Beaton 6–5 Mervyn King [70]
2014 19–21 April Berlin, Maritim Hotel Phil Taylor 6–4 Michael van Gerwen [71]
2015 4–6 April Munich, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen 6–5 John Henderson [72]
2016 26–28 March Michael van Gerwen 6–4 Peter Wright [73]
2017 15–17 April Jena, Sparkassen-Arena Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Jelle Klaasen [74]

European Darts Trophy
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 30 March–1 April Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Wes Newton 6–5 Paul Nicholson [75]
2014 19–21 September Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus Michael Smith 6–5 Michael van Gerwen [76]
2015 11–13 September Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle Michael Smith 6–2 Michael van Gerwen [77]
2016 9–11 September Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Mensur Suljović [78]
2017 13–15 October Göttingen, Lokhalle Michael van Gerwen 6–4 Rob Cross [79]
2018 12–14 October Michael van Gerwen 8–3 James Wade [80]

Dutch Darts Championship
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 7–9 September Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Ian White 8–5 Ricky Evans [81]

Danish Darts Open
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 22–24 June Copenhagen, Brøndbyhallen Mensur Suljović 8–3 Simon Whitlock [82]
2019 14–16 June Dave Chisnall 8–3 Chris Dobey [83]

Austrian Darts Championship
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2019 30 August–1 September Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Mensur Suljović 8–7 Michael van Gerwen [84]

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances
As of 1 March 2020.
Rank Player Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Michael van Gerwen 32 8 40
2 Peter Wright 6 8 14
3 Michael Smith 4 5 9
4 Phil Taylor 4 0 4
5= Mensur Suljović 3 3 6
Ian White 3 3 6
7 Gerwyn Price 3 1 4
8 Dave Chisnall 2 6 8
9= Kim Huybrechts 2 3 5
James Wade 2 3 5
11 Simon Whitlock 1 5 6
12 Mervyn King 1 4 5
13= Steve Beaton 1 2 3
Justin Pipe 1 2 3
15= Gary Anderson 1 1 2
Daryl Gurney 1 1 2
Adrian Lewis 1 1 2
18= Jonny Clayton 1 0 1
Joe Cullen 1 0 1
Max Hopp 1 0 1
Jamie Hughes 1 0 1
Wes Newton 1 0 1
Alan Norris 1 0 1
John Part 1 0 1
Krzysztof Ratajski 1 0 1
Robert Thornton 1 0 1
Raymond van Barneveld 1 0 1
Vincent van der Voort 1 0 1
29 Rob Cross 0 4 4
30= Ricky Evans 0 2 2
Jelle Klaasen 0 2 2
Paul Nicholson 0 2 2
Benito van de Pas 0 2 2
34= Stephen Bunting 0 1 1
Jamie Caven 0 1 1
Chris Dobey 0 1 1
Brendan Dolan 0 1 1
John Henderson 0 1 1
Terry Jenkins 0 1 1
Stuart Kellett 0 1 1
Steve Lennon 0 1 1
Jamie Lewis 0 1 1
William O'Connor 0 1 1
James Wilson 0 1 1
Total 78 78 156

Nine-dart finishes

Twelve nine-darters have been thrown on the European Tour. The first one was thrown by Michael Smith in the inaugural tournament in Austria in 2012.

After a gap of just over 5 years between nine-darters, the so-called "Curse of Ross Smith" hung over the European Tour, named after Smith, who got his in the 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. Since Michael van Gerwen broke the curse at the 2018 European Darts Matchplay, there have been five more nine-dart finishes.

Player Year (+ Round) Method Opponent Result
Michael Smith 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 1st Round ? Jamie Caven Won
Simon Whitlock 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 2nd Round ? Joe Cullen Won
Colin Lloyd 2012 German Darts Championship, 1st Round 3 x T20; (171); 2 x T20, D15 Alex Roy Won
Mark Webster 2012 German Darts Masters, 1st Round ? Andree Welge Lost
Ian White 2012 German Darts Masters, 3rd Round ? Andy Hamilton Won
Ross Smith 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 Adrian Lewis Lost
Michael van Gerwen 2018 European Darts Matchplay, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 Ryan Joyce Won
Michael van Gerwen 2019 European Darts Open, Semi-Final 3 x T20; T20, 2 x T19; T19, Bull, D20 Mensur Suljović Won
James Wade 2019 German Darts Championship, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Darren Webster Lost
Steve Beaton 2019 German Darts Open, 1st Round 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 Kirk Shepherd Won
Gerwyn Price 2019 Czech Darts Open, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Glen Durrant Won
Dave Chisnall 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 James Wade Won

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