CALENDAR: These are the playing dates for all PDC Challenge Tour tournaments in 2024

In 2024, the PDC Challenge Tour will again consist of 24 tournaments. This circuit is open to players who participated at Q-School but failed to win a Tour Card. A kind of second division, for players who want to seek refuge within the PDC's system.

The 24 tournaments will be played over five weekends. One of those five weekends will be played in Hildesheim, Germany, and the other four weekends in the United Kingdom.

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Five tournaments are scheduled during the first weekend from Jan. 19 to 21. This will be followed by five tournaments in Hildesheim, Germany, from March 15 to 17. Five tournaments will also be played from June 7 to 9 and August 16 to 18. During the concluding weekend in Leicester on Nov. 2 and 3, there will be four tournaments.

At each Challenge Tour tournament, there is a prize pool of £15,000 to distribute. With the prize money a ranking is established. At the end of the season, the numbers one and two receive an invitation to the World Darts Championship, plus a Tour Card for 2025 and 2026. 

In addition, there is another reward for players who do well. The top of the standings have a chance to compete as a reserve player in the Players Championship tournaments on the PDC Pro Tour. If a Tour Card holder fails to register or cancels, the highest-ranked player on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit will be invited to fill in.

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Calendar PDC Challenge Tour 2024

Jan. 19-21: PDC Challenge Tour 1-5 (Milton Keynes)

March 15-17: PDC Challenge Tour 6-10 (Hildesheim)

June 7-9: PDC Challenge Tour 11-15 (Leicester)

Aug. 16-18: PDC Challenge Tour 16-20 (Milton Keynes)

November 2-3: PDC Challenge Tour 21-24 (Leicester)