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	Wiener Neustadt, Arena Nova	Justin Pipe	6–3	James Wade	[5]
2013	31 May–2 June		Michael van Gerwen	6–3	Mervyn King	[6][7]
2014	20–22 June	Salzburg, Salzburg Arena	Vincent van der Voort	6–5	Jamie Caven	[8]
2016	10–12 June	Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat	Phil Taylor	6–4	Michael Smith	[9]
2017	23–25 June

German Darts Championship

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2012	22–24 June	Berlin, Tempodrom	Phil Taylor	6–2	Dave Chisnall	[10]
2013	6–8 September	Hildesheim, Halle 39	Dave Chisnall	6–2	Peter Wright	[11]
2014	31 January–2 February		Gary Anderson	6–5	Justin Pipe	[12]
2015	13–15 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Gary Anderson	[13]
2016	14–16 October		Alan Norris	6–5	Jelle Klaasen
2017	24–26 March

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

German Darts Masters

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2012	7–9 September	Sindelfingen, Glaspalast	Adrian Lewis	6–3	Ian White	[20]
2013	20–22 September		Steve Beaton	6–5	Mervyn King	[21]
2014	19–21 April	Berlin, Maritim Hotel	Phil Taylor	6–4	Michael van Gerwen	[22]
2015	4–6 April	München, Ballhausforum	Michael van Gerwen	6–5	John Henderson	[23]
2016	26–28 March		Michael van Gerwen	6–4	Peter Wright	[24]
2017	15–17 April	Jena, Sparkassen-Arena

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	[25]
2013	25–27 October	Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof	Kim Huybrechts	6–3	Brendan Dolan	[26]
2014	14–16 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–4	Mervyn King	[27]
2015	5–7 June	Venray, Evenementenhal	Michael van Gerwen	6–0	Justin Pipe	[28]
2016	12–14 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Daryl Gurney	[29]
2017	1–3 September	Maastricht, MECC Maastricht

European Darts Trophy

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2013	30 March–1 April	Sindelfingen, Glaspalast	Wes Newton	6–5	Paul Nicholson	[30][31][32]
2014	19–21 September	Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus	Michael Smith	6–5	Michael van Gerwen	[33]
2015	11–13 September	Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle	Michael Smith	6–2	Michael van Gerwen	[34]
2016	9–11 September		Michael van Gerwen	6–5	Mensur Suljović	[35]
2017	13–15 October	Göttingen, Lokhalle

Gibraltar Darts Trophy

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2013	28–30 June	Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium	Phil Taylor	6–1	Jamie Lewis	[36]
2014	27–29 June		James Wade	6–4	Steve Beaton	[37]
2015	20–22 March		Michael van Gerwen	6–3	Terry Jenkins	[38]
2016	6–8 May		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Dave Chisnall	[39]
2017	12–14 May

European Darts Grand Prix

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
2014	5–7 September	Sindelfingen, Glaspalast	Mervyn King	6–5	Michael Smith	[40]
2015	16–18 October		Kim Huybrechts	6–5	Peter Wright	[41]
2016	16–18 September		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Peter Wright	[42]
2017	5–7 May

International Darts Open

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

European Darts Matchplay

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2015	18–20 September	Innsbruck, Olympiahalle	Michael van Gerwen	6–4	Dave Chisnall	[45]
2016	13–15 May	Hamburg, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle	James Wade	6–5	Dave Chisnall	[46]
2017	9–11 June

German Darts Open

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

German Darts Grand Prix

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

Past tournaments

UK Masters

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
2013	8 March–10 March	Minehead, Butlins Resort	John Part	6–4	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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