The first edition of the PDC China Championship will be held on Sunday, August 18, in the Chinese city of Xiamen, where a field of 24 players will compete for the title.
Sixteen of the 24 participants have now been confirmed for the PDC China Championship 2024. Eight players forced their spot through the PDC China Pro Tour Order of Merit, and furthermore there are already eight regional qualifiers.
Last term, 164 players competed in various regional qualifying tournaments. Those produced eight winners. On Aug. 16 and 17, there are four more qualifying tournaments to go, with eight more Chinese players able to secure their starting spot for the PDC China Championship.
China's best player Xiaochen Zong will be one of the players making his appearance at the PDC China Championship. The winner of the tournament will get to compete in the
PDC Asian Championship in October, as well as the
World Darts Championship in December.
There is also prize money to be earned at the PDC China Championship. A total of $10,000 in prize money has been made available. All participants are guaranteed at least $150. The eight players who survive the group stage will see their prize money increase to at least $500. The winner of the tournament will ultimately go home with $2,000.
PDC China Championship 2024 participant field
China ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Xiaochen Zong
Lihao Wen
Bin Zheng
Chengan Liu
Xicheng Han
Zizhao Zheng
Jianjun Jia
Zhiwei Lin
Regional Qualifiers.
Binjie He
Tong Xu
Yu Zhu
Exchange Liu
Jingsong Lin
Junyu Wang
Junjie Li
Zishuo Wang
Distribution of prize money at PDC China Championship
Winner - $2,000
Runner-up - $1,000
Semi-finalists - $700
Quarterfinalists - $500
Numbers two in group - $300
Numbers three in group - $150
Total - $10,000
Format
Group phase: Best of 9 legs.
Quarterfinals: Best of 3 sets, Best of 5 legs.
Semifinals: Best of 3 sets, Best of 5 legs.
Final: Best of 5 sets, Best of 5 legs.