The 2013 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were the Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, the UK Open Qualifiers, and the European Tour events. This year there were 32 PDC Pro Tour events – 16 Players Championships, 8 UK Open Qualifiers, and 8 European Tour events.
Prize money
Prize money for each UK Open Qualifier was £34,600, unchanged from 2012.[1] Prize money for each Players Championship has been increased from £34,600 to £50,000,[2] and the prize money for European Tour events has been increased to £100,000.[3][4][5]
Stage
ET
PC
UKQ
YT
Winner
£20,000
£10,000
£6,000
£500
Runner-up
£10,000
£5,000
£3,000
£300
Semi-finalists
£5,000
£2,500
£2,000
£200
Quarter-finalists
£3,000
£1,500
£1,000
£100
Last 16
£2,000
£1,000
£600
£75
Last 32
£1,000
£500
£400
£50
Last 64
£500
£250
£200
N/A
Total
£100,000
£50,000
£34,600
£3,000
PDC Pro Tour Card
128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.
37 Tour Card winners from 2012 not included among the 64 Order of Merit qualifiers ( Gary Butcher, Liam Kelly, Dave Smith and Les Wallace resigned their cards)
The two highest non-exempt players from the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour ( Chris Aubrey and Josh Payne)
The winner of the Scandinavian Darts Corporation's Order of Merit (Jarkko Komula)
25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in Wigan (four semi-finalists from each day, plus the top nine players from the Q School Order of Merit)
Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 17–20.
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
Stage
Points
Last 8
9
Last 16
5
Last 32
3
Last 64
2
Last 128
1
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[12]
There were 16 Players Championship events this year. The first of these was played in Wigan on 4 May 2013 and the last in Wigan on 24 November 2013.[15] The top 32 after all events have been completed will qualify for the 2013 Players Championship Finals.
The results from the eight qualifiers shown below were collated to form the UK Open Order of Merit. The top 32 players received entry into the final stages of the 2013 UK Open, with the top 96 (plus ties) entering in the earlier rounds.[32]
The PDC Challenge Tour was open to anyone aged between 14 and 25, who wasn't in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit. The top two in the Order of Merit received Tour Cards for 2014.
The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The leader of the Order of Merit after four events qualified for the 2013 European Championship. The winner after all eight events earned a place in the 2014 World Championship.[75]
[93][94] References for the dates, tournament names and venues in the table
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2014 World Championship.
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2013. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
