PDC announces 2025 Calendar with over 130 days of ranking action including expanded ProTour confirmed
PDCThe PDC has announced the darts calendar for 2025. What stands out is that a number of Players Championship tournaments and one Euro Tour tournament have been added to the calendar making it non-stop throughout the season.
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In 2025, PDC ranking tournaments will take place on more than 130 days. Also, the calendar includes the PDC's secondary tours and qualifying events that will be part of the biggest year ever on the professional circuit.
The PDC European Tour will be expanded to 14 events as the German city of Göttingen again becomes host to one of the three-day tournaments in addition to the 13 venues for the 2024 season. Four additional one-day Players Championships will also be held in 2025, bringing the number of Players Championship tournaments to 34. Another development is that the Masters will be expanded to 32 players and the event will count toward the world rankings starting in 2025.
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The new darts season begins with the PDC Qualifying School from Jan. 6-12, with simultaneous events in Milton Keynes and Kalkar. The Premier League and Players Championship seasons then begin in February, while the UK Open takes place from Feb. 28 to March 2 at Butlin's Minehead Resort.
The European Tour begins in March in Wieze, Belgium. From March through May, as many as eight Euro Tour tournaments will be completed. The World Cup of Darts will be held in Frankfurt from June 12-15, while the World Matchplay will be held in Blackpool from July 19-27.
The European Tour concludes in the fall with visits to Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland and Germany ahead of the European Championship Oct. 23-26 in Dortmund.
Amsterdam will again host the World Series of Darts Finals, which will take place from Sept. 12 to 14. The dates of the other World Series tournaments will be announced later.
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The World Grand Prix will remain in Leicester from Oct. 6-12, while November will see the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton and the Players Championship Finals in Minehead, prior to the start of the PDC World Darts Championship in December.
The PDC's Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women's Series will again each have 24 events throughout the year, providing valuable experience for players outside the PDC ProTour circuit.
| DAY | DATE | SPEELING LOCATION | TOURNAMENT |
| JANUARY | |||
| Mon - Sun | 6 - 12 | Kalkar | European Q School |
| Mon - Sun | 6 - 12 | Milton Keynes | UK Q School |
| Fri | 17 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 1 + 2 |
| Za | 18 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 3 + 4 |
| So | 19 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 5 |
| Do - Sun | 30 - Feb 2 | Milton Keynes | The Masters |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Do | 6 | Belfast | Premier League 1 |
| Sat - Sun | 8 - 9 | Hildesheim | ET 2, 3, 4, 6 Host Nation Qualifiers |
| Ma | 10 | Wigan | Players Championship 1 |
| Di | 11 | Wigan | Players Championship 2 |
| Wed | 12 | Wigan | ET1 - 2 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers |
| Do | 13 | Glasgow | Premier League 2 |
| Za | 15 | Leicester | Women's Series 1 + 2 |
| So | 16 | Leicester | Women's Series 3 + 4 |
| Ma | 17 | Rosmalen | Players Championship 3 |
| Di | 18 | Rosmalen | Players Championship 4 |
| Wed | 19 | Rosmalen | ET3 - 4 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers |
| Do | 20 | Dublin | Premier League 3 |
| Fri | 21 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 1 + 2 |
| Za | 22 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 3 + 4 |
| So | 23 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 5 |
| Do | 27 | Exeter | Premier League 4 |
| Fri - Sun | March 28 - 2 | Minehead | UK Open |
| March | |||
| Do | 6 | Brighton | Premier League 5 |
| Do | 6 | Wieze | ET1 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 7 - 9 | Wieze | European Tour 1 |
| Za | 8 | Leicester | Women's Series 5 + 6 |
| So | 9 | Leicester | Women's Series 7 + 8 |
| Di | 11 | Leicester | Players Championship 5 |
| Wed | 12 | Leicester | Players Championship 6 |
| Do | 13 | Nottingham | Premier League 6 |
| Fri | 14 | Hildesheim | Challenge Tour 6 + 7 |
| Za | 15 | Hildesheim | Challenge Tour 8 + 9 |
| So | 16 | Hildesheim | Challenge Tour 10 |
| Ma | 17 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 7 |
| Di | 18 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 8 |
| Do | 20 | Cardiff | Premier League 7 |
| Fri - Sun | 21 - 23 | Göttingen | European Tour 2 |
| Do | 27 | Newcastle | Premier League 8 |
| Fri | 28 | Leicester | Development Tour 6 + 7 |
| Za | 29 | Leicester | Development Tour 8 + 9 |
| So | 30 | Leicester | Development Tour 10 |
| Ma | 31 | Leicester | Players Championship 9 |
| APRIL | |||
| Di | 1 | Leicester | Players Championship 10 |
| Wed | 2 | Leicester | ET5 - 6 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers |
| Do | 3 | Berlin | Premier League 9 |
| Fri - Sun | 4 - 6 | Riesa | European Tour 3 |
| Di | 8 | Leicester | Players Championship 11 |
| Wed | 9 | Leicester | Players Championship 12 |
| Do | 10 | Manchester | Premier League 10 |
| Za | 12 | Rosmalen | Women's Series 9 + 10 |
| So | 13 | Rosmalen | Women's Series 11 + 12 |
| Ma | 14 | Rosmalen | Players Championship 13 |
| Di | 15 | Rosmalen | Players Championship 14 |
| Do | 17 | Rotterdam | Premier League 11 |
| Sat - Mon | 19 - 21 | Munich | European Tour 4 |
| Do | 24 | Liverpool | Premier League 12 |
| Do | 24 | Graz | ET5 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 25 - 27 | Graz | European Tour 5 |
| MEI | |||
| Do | 1 | Birmingham | Premier League 13 |
| Fri - Sun | 2 - 4 | Sindelfingen | European Tour 6 |
| Fri | 2 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 11 + 12 |
| Za | 3 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 13 + 14 |
| So | 4 | Milton Keynes | Challenge Tour 15 |
| Do | 8 | Leeds | Premier League 14 |
| Fri | 9 | Hildesheim | Development Tour 11 + 12 |
| Za | 10 | Hildesheim | Development Tour 13 + 14 |
| So | 11 | Hildesheim | Development Tour 15 |
| Ma | 12 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 15 |
| Di | 13 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 16 |
| Wed | 14 | Hildesheim | ET7 - 8 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers |
| Do | 15 | Aberdeen | Premier League 15 |
| Sat - Sun | 17 - 18 | Hildesheim | ET 8, 9, 14 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Do | 22 | Sheffield | Premier League 16 |
| Do | 22 | Rosmalen | ET7 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 23 - 25 | Rosmalen | European Tour 7 |
| Do | 29 | London | Premier League Play-Offs |
| Fri - Sun | 30 - June 1 | Leverkusen | European Tour 8 |
| JUNE | |||
| Za | 7 | Milton Keynes | Women's Series 13 + 14 |
| So | 8 | Milton Keynes | Women's Series 15 + 16 |
| Do - Sun | 12 - 15 | Frankfurt | World Cup of Darts |
| Di | 17 | Leicester | Players Championship 17 |
| Wed | 18 | Leicester | Players Championship 18 |
| Do | 19 | Leicester | Players Championship 19 |
| Fri | 20 | Leicester | ET9-10 Tour Card Holder Qualifier |
| JULY | |||
| Fri - Sun | 11 - 13 | Kiel | European Tour 9 |
| Sat - Sun | 19 - 27 | Blackpool | World Matchplay |
| So | 27 | Blackpool | Women's World Matchplay |
| Di | 29 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 20 |
| Wed | 30 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 21 |
| Do | 31 | Hildesheim | ET11-12 Tour Card Holder Qualifier |
| AUGUSTUS | |||
| Fri | 15 | Leicester | Challenge Tour 16 + 17 |
| Za | 16 | Leicester | Challenge Tour 18 + 19 |
| So | 17 | Leicester | Challenge Tour 20 |
| Za | 23 | Milton Keynes | Women's Series 17 + 18 |
| So | 24 | Milton Keynes | Women's Series 19 + 20 |
| Ma | 25 | Milton Keynes | Players Championship 22 |
| Di | 26 | Milton Keynes | Players Championship 23 |
| Wed | 27 | Milton Keynes | Players Championship 24 |
| Do | 28 | Milton Keynes | World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier |
| Do | 28 | Antwerp | ET10 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 29 - 31 | Antwerp | European Tour 10 |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| Do | 4 | Prague | ET11 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 5 - 7 | Prague | European Tour 11 |
| Fri | 5 | Wigan | Development Tour 16 + 17 |
| Za | 6 | Wigan | Development Tour 18 + 19 |
| So | 7 | Wigan | Development Tour 20 |
| Di | 9 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 25 |
| Wed | 10 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 26 |
| Do | 11 | Hildesheim | ET13 - 14 Tour Card Holder Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 12 - 14 | Amsterdam | World Series of Darts Finals |
| Do | 18 | Budapest | ET12 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 19 - 21 | Budapest | European Tour 12 |
| Do | 25 | Basel | ET13 Host Nation Qualifier |
| Fri - Sun | 26 - 28 | Basel | European Tour 13 |
| Di | 30 | Leicester | Players Championship 27 |
| OKTOBER | |||
| Wed | 1 | Leicester | Players Championship 28 |
| Do | 2 | Leicester | Players Championship 29 |
| Mon - Sun | 6 - 12 | Leicester | World Grand Prix |
| Za | 11 | Wigan | Development Tour 21 + 22 |
| So | 12 | Wigan | Development Tour 23 + 24 |
| Ma | 13 | Wigan | World Youth Championship L128 |
| Di | 14 | Wigan | Players Championship 30 |
| Wed | 15 | Wigan | Players Championship 31 |
| Fri - Sun | 17 - 19 | Hildesheim | European Tour 14 |
| Za | 18 | Wigan | Women's Series 21 + 22 |
| So | 19 | Wigan | Women's Series 23 + 24 |
| Do - Sun | 23 - 26 | Dortmund | European Championship |
| Za | 25 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 21 + 22 |
| So | 26 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 23 + 24 |
| Di | 28 | Wigan | Players Championship 32 |
| Wed | 29 | Wigan | Players Championship 33 |
| Do | 30 | Wigan | Players Championship 34 |
| Fri | 31 | Wigan | Grand Slam of Darts Qualifier |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| Sat - Sun | 8 - 16 | Wolverhampton | Grand Slam of Darts |
| Fri - Sun | 21 - 23 | Minehead | Players Championship Finals |
| Ma | 24 | Leicester | World Championship Qualifier |
| DECEMBER | |||
| N/A. | N/A. | London | World Darts Championship |

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