Among them include an expanded Premier League, the new UK Open format, 30 Players Championship events and a new European Tour event. This means that there will be over 200 days of darts in a year which in turn brings more opportunities for players and fans.
The Premier League Darts like alluded to will be expanded and that will be to 17 nights. Rotterdam’s double header, which was a late addition last year, remains.
These events will also include the dreaded Judgement Night which as usual will be completed around events such as The Masters and The UK Open.
The World Cup of Darts remains but in a new venue of Hamburg. The European Championship also moves to the popular Gottingen which is a host of a European Tour. One of the major pieces of news regards the Netherlands with the World Series of Darts Finals set to move from Vienna to Amsterdam.
Also the European Tour will have an event in Prague with other venues such as Sindelfingen and Riesa in Germany remaining as does Gibraltar, Czech Republic and Denmark.
Germany will get a Pro Tour weekend as well with Hildesheim, home of the European Qualifying School hosting in August, with 30 events including four mid-week double headers planned.
Q-School finally will change as well with European Qualifying School being straight after the World Championship. UK players will play for a Tour Card a few weeks later between January 17th and 20th.
DATE | VENUE | TOURNAMENT |
JANUARY | ||
1 | London | World Championship Final |
3 - 6 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Q-School |
17 - 20 | Wigan | UK Q-School |
21 | Dorchester Hotel | Awards Dinner |
26 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 1, 2 |
27 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 3, 4 |
31 - Feb 1 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Tour S&W Europe Qualifier 1, 2, 3, 4 |
FEBRUARY | ||
1 - 3 | Milton Keynes | The Masters |
7 | Newcastle | Premier League Darts 1 |
9 | Wigan | Players Championship 1 |
10 | Wigan | Players Championship 2 |
14 | Glasgow | Premier League Darts 2 |
16 | Wigan | Players Championship 3 |
17 | Wigan | Players Championship 4 |
21 | Dublin | Premier League Darts 3 |
22 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 1 + 2 |
23 | Barnsley | Players Championship 5 |
24 | Barnsley | Players Championship 6 |
28 | Exeter | Premier League Darts 4 |
MARCH | ||
1 - 3 | Minehead | UK Open |
7 | Leeds | Premier League Darts 5 |
9 | Wigan | Development Tour 1, 2 |
10 | Wigan | Development Tour 3, 4 |
14 | Nottingham | Premier League Darts 6 |
15 | Wigan | European Tour UK Qualifier 3 + 4 |
16 | Wigan | Players Championship 7 |
17 | Wigan | Players Championship 8 |
21 | Berlin, Germany | Premier League Darts 7 |
21 | Leverkusen, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 1 |
22 - 24 | Leverkusen, Germany | European Tour 1 |
27 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Premier League Darts 8 |
28 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Premier League Darts 9 |
28 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 2 |
29 - 31 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Tour 2 |
APRIL | ||
4 | Belfast | Premier League Darts 10 |
6 | Barnsley | Players Championship 9 |
7 | Barnsley | Players Championship 10 |
10 - 12 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Tour S&W Europe Qualifier 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
11 | Liverpool | Premier League Darts 11 |
12 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 5 + 6 |
13 | Barnsley | Players Championship 11 |
14 | Barnsley | Players Championship 12 |
18 | Cardiff | Premier League Darts 12 |
19 | Munich, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 3 |
20 | Wigan | Development Tour 5, 6 |
21 | Wigan | Development Tour 7, 8 |
20 - 22 | Munich, Germany | European Tour 3 |
25 | Birmingham | Premier League Darts 13 |
25 | Saarbrücken, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 4 |
26 - 28 | Saarbrücken, Germany | European Tour 4 |
30 | Barnsley | Players Championship 13 |
MAY | ||
1 | Barnsley | Players Championship 14 |
2 | Manchester | Premier League Darts 14 |
2 | Graz, Austria | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 5 |
3 - 5 | Graz, Austria | European Tour 5 |
9 | Sheffield | Premier League Darts 15 |
9 | Sindelfingen, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 6 |
11 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 5, 6 |
12 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 7, 8 |
10 - 12 | Sindelfingen, Germany | European Tour 6 |
16 | Aberdeen | Premier League Darts 16 |
17 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 7 + 8 |
18 | Barnsley | Players Championship 15 |
19 | Barnsley | Players Championship 16 |
23 | London | Premier League Darts Play-Offs |
23 | TBC, Netherlands | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 7 |
24 - 26 | TBC, Netherlands | European Tour 7 |
JUNE | ||
6 - 9 | Hamburg, Germany | World Cup |
8 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 9, 10 |
9 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 11, 12 |
13 | Copenhagen, Denmark | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 8 |
14 - 16 | Copenhagen, Denmark | European Tour 8 |
21 | Wigan | European Tour UK Qualifier 9 + 10 |
22 | Wigan | Players Championship 17 |
23 | Wigan | Players Championship 18 |
27 | Prague, Czech Republic | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 9 |
28 - 30 | Prague, Czech Republic | European Tour 9 |
JULY | ||
12 | Peterborough | European Tour UK Qualifier 11 + 12 |
13 | Peterborough | Challenge Tour 9, 10 |
14 | Peterborough | Challenge Tour 11, 12 |
16 | Barnsley | Players Championship 19 |
17 | Barnsley | Players Championship 20 |
20 - 28 | Blackpool | World Matchplay |
AUGUST | ||
3 | Hildesheim, Germany | Players Championship 21 |
4 | Hildesheim, Germany | Players Championship 22 |
10 | Wolverhampton | Challenge Tour 13, 14 |
11 | Wolverhampton | Challenge Tour 15, 16 |
17 | Hildesheim, Germany | Development Tour 13, 14 |
18 | Hildesheim, Germany | Development Tour 15, 16 |
19 - 20 | Hildesheim, Germany | European Tour S&W Europe Qualifier 10, 11, 12, 13 |
29 | Vienna, Austria | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 10 |
30 - Sep 1 | Vienna, Austria | European Tour 10 |
SEPTEMBER | ||
5 | Mannheim, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 11 |
6 - 8 | Mannheim, Germany | European Tour 11 |
10 | Barnsley | Players Championship 23 |
11 | Barnsley | Players Championship 24 |
12 | Riesa, Germany | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 12 |
13 - 15 | Riesa, Germany | European Tour 12 |
20 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 13 |
21 | Barnsley | Players Championship 25 |
22 | Barnsley | Players Championship 26 |
26 | Gibraltar | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 13 |
28 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 17, 18 |
29 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 19, 20 |
27 - 29 | Gibraltar | European Tour 13 |
OCTOBER | ||
3 | Dublin | World Series Finals Qualifier |
4 | Dublin | Players Championship 27 |
5 | Dublin | Players Championship 28 |
6 - 12 | Dublin | World Grand Prix |
14 | Barnsley | Players Championship 29 |
15 | Barnsley | Players Championship 30 |
19 - 20 | VENUE TBC | Champions League |
24 - 27 | Göttingen, Germany | European Championship |
NOVEMBER | ||
1 - 3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | World Series Finals |
2 | Wigan | Development Tour 17, 18 |
3 | Wigan | Development Tour 19, 20 |
4 | Wigan | Grand Slam Qualifier + WYC L64 |
9 - 17 | Wolverhampton | Grand Slam of Darts |
22 - 24 | Minehead | Players Championship Finals |
24 | Minehead | World Youth Championship Final |
25 | Wigan | World Championship Qualifier |
DECEMBER | ||
TBC | London | World Championship |