The 2024 PDC Pro Tour is the current series of non-televised darts tournaments and European Tour events organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There will be thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series.[1]
PDC ProTour Order of Merit as of 20 Oct 2024:[2][3] Prize money in the tables is in units of £1,000.
^Last 64 prize money will only be paid out, if a minimum of 128 participants take part in a Women's Series event.
PDC Tour Card
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events.
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 2024, that meant that a total of 23 additional players qualified this way.[5]
Q-School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe could choose which Q-School to compete in.
Stage One took place between 8–10 January; with the Final Stage being held between 11 and 14 January. The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage will be given a PDC Tour Card.
An Order of Merit was created for each Q School. For every win after the Last 64, the players will be awarded 1 point. The top ten from the UK rankings and top thirteen from the Europe rankings, excluding those who won their cards outright, will win a Tour Card.
The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
There are 30 Players Championship events in 2024. The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which was solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season.
The Challenge Tour will once again consist of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit get a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, while the winner of the Order of Merit gets a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Challenge Tour rankings are additionally used to top up Players Championship events should not all 128 Tour Card holders choose to enter. Furthermore, the eight highest ranked players from the 2024 Challenge Tour without a tour card for the 2025 season qualified for the first round of the 2025 UK Open.
2024 Challenge Tour ranking after 20 events[55][56]
The 2024 Development Tour once again consisted of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit will receive a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit gets a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Development Tour rankings additionally form a large part of qualification for the 2024 PDC World Youth Championship. Furthermore, the top 8 ranked players from the 2024 Development Tour Order of Merit, who do not manage to earn a Tour Card for the 2025 season, will qualify for the first round of the 2025 UK Open.
2024 Development Tour final ranking after 24 events
^Aileen de Graaf, who occupied eighth position in the final 12-month Order of Merit, has informed the PDC that she is unavailable to compete in Blackpool due to a prior commitment. As such, Katie Sheldon will now come into the field for the event.[102]
PDC Europe has announced a new tournament series in November 2023 called PDC Europe Next Gen.[127] There are 18 PDC Europe Next Gen events in 2024. There will be a separate ranking list for the PDC Europe Next Gen, which will be used directly for qualification for the PDC Europe Super League. The top 10 in the rankings qualify for the event for the World Cup starting place.
The PDJ has announced the first edition of the Japan Tour.[172] 10 events, followed by a final, will decide which player will qualify for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.
PDJ Japan Tour final was contested on 8 September 2024. The winner may participate in the PDC World Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.[183]
PDC China Championship was contested on 18 August 2024. The winner may participate in the PDC World Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
DPNZ Winmau 2024 - Top 16 Playoffs was contested on 7 October 2024. The winner may participate in the PDC World Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
This year the CDC Tour will be held over 5 weekends. The best Canadian/American and the best player not yet qualified after 14 events will qualify for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship with a place at q-school also guaranteed for the winner of the tour.
Under PDC Rule 3.9, champion Matt Campbell (third year of Tour Card) is not eligible to qualify for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship or 2024 Grand Slam of Darts by virtue of winning the North American Championship.[243]
ADS PDC World Championship Qualifier 2024 was contested on 29 September 2024. The winner may participate in the PDC World Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.