PDC European Tour

In 2012, the PDC introduced a series of five tournaments held across Europe known as the European Tour. The number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, ten in 2016 and there will be twelve held in 2017.[1] These events see the top players on the PDC Order of Merit compete against players from a UK qualifier, European qualifier and home nations qualifier (the country where the event is held). Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £115,000, with £25,000 going to the winner.[2] 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.[3]

Prize money

Prize money for European Tour events stays the same as in 2015.[4] This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage 2012 2013 2014 2015-2016
Winner £15,000 £20,000 £20,000 £25,000
Runner-up £7,500 £10,000 £8,000 £10,000
Semi-finalists £5,000 £5,000 £4,000 £5,000
Quarter-finalists £3,000 £3,000 £3,000 £3,500
Last 16 £1,500 £2,000 £2,000 £2,000
Last 32 £1000 £1,000 £1,250 £1,500
Last 48 N/A N/A £1,000 £1,000
Last 64 £200 £500 N/A N/A
Last 96 £100 N/A N/A N/A
Total £82,100 £100,000 £100,000 £115,000

Current 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 [5]
2013 31 May–2 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Mervyn King [6][7]
2014 20–22 June Austria Salzburg, Salzburg Arena Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6–5 England Jamie Caven [8]
2016 10–12 June Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Phil Taylor England 6–4 England Michael Smith [9]
2017 23–25 June

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 [10]
2013 6–8 September Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 Dave Chisnall England 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [11]
2014 31 January–2 February Gary Anderson Scotland 6–5 England Justin Pipe [12]
2015 13–15 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Gary Anderson [13]
2016 14–16 October Alan Norris England 6–5 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
2017 24–26 March

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 [14]
2013 17–19 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [15][16]
2014 11–13 July Peter Wright Scotland 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [17]
2015 10–12 July Robert Thornton Scotland 6–2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [18]
2016 29–31 July Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [19]
2017 29 June–2 July Germany Leverkusen, Ostermann Arena

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 [20]
2013 20–22 September Steve Beaton England 6–5 England Mervyn King [21]
2014 19–21 April Germany Berlin, Maritim Hotel Phil Taylor England 6–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [22]
2015 4–6 April Germany München, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland John Henderson [23]
2016 26–28 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 Scotland Peter Wright [24]
2017 15–17 April Germany Jena, Sparkassen-Arena

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

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 [30][31][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

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 [36]
2014 27–29 June James Wade England 6–4 England Steve Beaton [37]
2015 20–22 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Terry Jenkins [38]
2016 6–8 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [39]
2017 12–14 May

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 [40]
2015 16–18 October Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [41]
2016 16–18 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [42]
2017 5–7 May

International Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2015 19–21 June Germany Riesa, Sachsen Arena Michael Smith England 6–3 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [43]
2016 2–4 September Mensur Suljović Austria 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [44]
2017 22–24 September

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 [45]
2016 13–15 May Germany Hamburg, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle James Wade England 6–5 England Dave Chisnall [46]
2017 9–11 June

German Darts Open

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 21–23 April Germany Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle

German Darts Grand Prix

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 8–10 September Germany Mannheim, Maimarkthalle

Past tournaments

UK Masters

Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 8 March–10 March England Minehead, Butlins Resort John Part Canada 6–4 England Stuart Kellett [47][48][49]

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen  Netherlands 12 3 15
2 Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor  England 4 0 4
3 Smith, MichaelMichael Smith  England 3 2 5
4 Huybrechts, KimKim Huybrechts  Belgium 2 2 4
5 Wade, JamesJames Wade  England 2 1 3
6 Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall  England 1 5 6
7 Wright, PeterPeter Wright  Scotland 1 4 5
8 King, MervynMervyn King  England 1 3 4
9 Pipe, JustinJustin Pipe  England 1 2 3
Whitlock, SimonSimon Whitlock  Australia 1 2 3
11 Anderson, GaryGary Anderson  Scotland 1 1 2
Beaton, SteveSteve Beaton  England 1 1 2
Suljović, MensurMensur Suljović  Austria 1 1 2
14 Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis  England 1 0 1
Norris, AlanAlan Norris  England 1 0 1
Newton, WesWes Newton  England 1 0 1
Part, JohnJohn Part  Canada 1 0 1
Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton  Scotland 1 0 1
van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld  Netherlands 1 0 1
van der Voort, VincentVincent van der Voort  Netherlands 1 0 1
21 Nicholson, PaulPaul Nicholson  Australia 0 2 2
22 Caven, JamieJamie Caven  England 0 1 1
Dolan, BrendanBrendan Dolan  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
Gurney, DarylDaryl Gurney  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
Henderson, JohnJohn Henderson  Scotland 0 1 1
Jenkins, TerryTerry Jenkins  England 0 1 1
Kellett, StuartStuart Kellett  England 0 1 1
Lewis, JamieJamie Lewis  Wales 0 1 1
van de Pas, BenitoBenito van de Pas  Netherlands 0 1 1
White, IanIan White  England 0 1 1
Klaasen, JelleJelle Klaasen  Netherlands 0 1 1

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