2014 PDC Pro Tour




The 2014 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers, and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. This year there were 34 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, 6 UK Open Qualifiers, and 8 European Tour events.




Contents






  • 1 Prize money


  • 2 PDC Pro Tour Card


    • 2.1 Tour Cards


    • 2.2 Q School




  • 3 Players Championships


  • 4 UK Open Qualifiers


  • 5 European Tour


  • 6 PDC Youth Tour


  • 7 PDC Challenge Tour


  • 8 Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour


  • 9 Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour


  • 10 Other PDC tournaments


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





Prize money


Prize money for each UK Open Qualifier was increased from £35,000 to £50,000 to match the 2013 Players Championships, which themselves remained unchanged for this year. European Tour events offered £100,000 per event, the same as in 2013.[1]
















































Stage UK Open Qualifiers,
Players Championships
European Tour
Winner £10,000 £20,000
Runner-up £5,000 £8,000
Semi-finalists £2,500 £4,000
Quarter-finalists £1,500 £3,000
Last 16 £1,000 £2,000
Last 32 £500 £1,250
Last 48 £1,000
Last 64 £250


PDC Pro Tour Card


128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.



Tour Cards


The 2014 Tour Cards were awarded to:



  • (63) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2014 World Championship. Netherlands Co Stompé resigned his card.

  • (42) The 42 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School.

  • (16) The 16 qualifiers from 2013 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.

  • (1) Four semi-finalists of the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, only England Stephen Bunting accepted his tour card.

  • (1) The winner of the 2013 Scandinavian Order of Merit (Denmark Per Laursen).

  • (1) The winner of the 2012 Scandinavian Order of Merit (Finland Jarkko Komula).

  • (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2013 Challenge Tour England (Ben Ward and England Adam Hunt).

  • (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2012 Youth Tour (England Chris Aubrey and England Josh Payne).


Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting accepted his offer of a Tour Card, while a further 16 players won automatic Tour Cards at Qualifying School. To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit, with 26 of the top 27 players taking a Tour Card.



Q School


The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 15–18. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:















January 15[2][3]
January 16[4][5]
January 17[6][7]
January 18[8][9]

Australia Kyle Anderson
Netherlands Benito van de Pas
Spain Antonio Alcinas
England Andrew Gilding



Germany Tomas Seyler
England Andy Parsons
Wales Gerwyn Price
England Dave Bird



Scotland Gary Stone
England Matt Padgett
Wales Robert Owen
England Tony Newell



England Steve West
England Nigel Heydon
England Joe Murnan
Scotland Jason Hogg



A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:



























Stage Points
Last 8 9
Last 16 5
Last 32 3
Last 64 2
Last 128 1

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit, with 26 of the top 27 players taking a Tour Card. Stuart Bousfield turned down his chance to take up a Tour Card from the rankings, and as such is removed from the standings for 2014.[10]





  1. England Brian Woods


  2. Austria Zoran Lerchbacher


  3. England Mick Todd


  4. England Pete Dyos


  5. England Keegan Brown


  6. England Stuart White


  7. England Steve Grubb


  8. England Ian Moss


  9. Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez


  10. Netherlands Christian Kist


  11. Scotland Jim Walker


  12. England Dave Ladley


  13. Netherlands Mareno Michels


  14. Scotland Mark Barilli


  15. Scotland Jamie Bain


  16. England Michael Barnard


  17. England David Dodds


  18. England Steve Hine


  19. England Terry Temple


  20. England Ross Twell


  21. England Stuart Anderson


  22. England Conan Whitehead


  23. England Mark Cox


  24. Republic of Ireland William O'Connor


  25. England Stuart Bousfield


  26. Netherlands Joey ten Berge


  27. Netherlands Kevin Voornhout




Players Championships


(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on 15 March.[11]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England Andrew Gilding

6
 

England Darren Webster
2
 
 

England Andrew Gilding

6
 

England James Wade

6
 

England James Wade
3
 

England Ronnie Baxter
5
 
 
 

England Andrew Gilding 107.70
5

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 111.47

6

England Andy Hamilton
3
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson

6

England Mervyn King

6
 

England Mervyn King
3
 

England Adrian Lewis
4
 

Players Championship 2 in Barnsley on 16 March.[12]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen

6
 

England Michael Smith
4
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts
3
 

Netherlands Christian Kist
2
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.64

6

England Dean Winstanley

6
 
 
 

England Dean Winstanley 94.95
1

Scotland Gary Anderson
5
 
 

England Dean Winstanley

6

Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld

6
 

Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
4
 

England Darren Webster
1
 

Players Championship 3 in Crawley on 22 March.[13]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England Phil Taylor

6
 

England Terry Jenkins
4
 
 

England Phil Taylor

6
 

England Nigel Heydon

6
 

England Nigel Heydon
0
 

England Ronnie Baxter
2
 
 
 

England Phil Taylor 101.96
5

Netherlands Christian Kist

6
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 105.81

6

England James Wade
3
 
 

Netherlands Christian Kist
5

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 

England Adrian Lewis
4
 

Players Championship 4 in Crawley on 23 March.[14]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sweden Magnus Caris

6
 

England Stephen Bunting
4
 
 

Sweden Magnus Caris
4
 

England Ian White

6
 

England Ian White

6
 

England Dave Chisnall
2
 
 
 

England Ian White 87.89
0

England Phil Taylor

6
 
 
 

England Phil Taylor 104.86

6

England Michael Smith
1
 
 

England Phil Taylor

6

England Mervyn King

6
 

England Mervyn King
2
 

England Adrian Lewis
3
 

Players Championship 5 in Wigan on 12 April.[15]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England James Hubbard

6
 

England Mervyn King
4
 
 

England James Hubbard
1
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan

6
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan

6
 

England Dean Winstanley
5
 
 
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 103.66

6

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 
 
 

England Michael Smith 87.43
0

England James Wade
2
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson
4

England Michael Smith

6
 

England Michael Smith

6
 

Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
3
 

Players Championship 6 in Wigan on 13 April.[16]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

Wales Richie Burnett
5
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

England Phil Taylor

6
 

England Phil Taylor
4
 

Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
4
 
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton 95.32

6

England Ian White

6
 
 
 

England Ian White 96.38
5

Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
1
 
 

England Ian White

6

Australia Kyle Anderson

6
 

Australia Kyle Anderson
1
 

England James Wade
3
 

Players Championship 7 in Wigan on 3 May.[17]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 

Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
1
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson
3
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts
5
 
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton 101.92

6

England Keegan Brown

6
 
 
 

England Keegan Brown 88.27
5

England Ben Ward
1
 
 

England Keegan Brown

6

Scotland Peter Wright

6
 

Scotland Peter Wright
5
 

England Ronnie Baxter
5
 

Players Championship 8 in Wigan on 4 May.[18]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England Stephen Bunting

6
 

England Ian White
5
 
 

England Stephen Bunting
2
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

England Darren Webster
3
 
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton 106.56

6

England Terry Jenkins

6
 
 
 

England Terry Jenkins 105.85
4

England Andrew Gilding
4
 
 

England Terry Jenkins

6

Australia Simon Whitlock

6
 

Australia Simon Whitlock
1
 

Netherlands Christian Kist
2
 

Players Championship 9 in Crawley on 24 May.[19]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Netherlands Benito van de Pas

6
 

England Mervyn King
1
 
 

Netherlands Benito van de Pas
5
 

England Justin Pipe

6
 

England Justin Pipe

6
 

Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan
3
 
 
 

England Justin Pipe 85.36
2

England Jamie Caven

6
 
 
 

Scotland Peter Wright 94.82

6

Scotland Gary Anderson
4
 
 

England Jamie Caven
2

Scotland Peter Wright

6
 

Scotland Peter Wright

6
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
4
 

Players Championship 10 in Crawley on 25 May.[20]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England Stephen Bunting

6
 

England Darren Webster
5
 
 

England Stephen Bunting

6
 

England Justin Pipe

6
 

England Justin Pipe
4
 

England Ronnie Baxter
5
 
 
 

England Stephen Bunting 94.48
3

England Andy Hamilton

6
 
 
 

England Terry Jenkins 92.60

6

England Tony Newell
2
 
 

England Andy Hamilton
5

England Terry Jenkins

6
 

England Terry Jenkins

6
 

England Dean Winstanley
1
 

Players Championship 11 in Coventry on 14 June.[21]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Belgium Ronny Huybrechts

6
 

England Dean Winstanley
5
 
 

Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
4
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

Scotland Robert Thornton

6
 

England Ronnie Baxter
2
 
 
 

Scotland Robert Thornton 92.79
2

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 100.97

6

England Terry Temple
0
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson

6

England Joe Cullen

6
 

England Joe Cullen
3
 

Netherlands Benito van de Pas
3
 

Players Championship 12 in Coventry on 15 June.[22]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen

6
 

England Stuart Kellett
1
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
4
 

England James Wade

6
 

England James Wade

6
 

England Dave Chisnall
5
 
 
 

England James Wade 88.82
3

Australia Simon Whitlock

6
 
 
 

Australia Simon Whitlock 99.27

6

England Ian White
5
 
 

Australia Simon Whitlock

6

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan

6
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
5
 

Scotland Peter Wright
5
 

Players Championship 13 in Crawley on 13 September.[23]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 96.50

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 93.08
5
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 115.62

6
 

England Adrian Lewis 92.25

6
 

England Adrian Lewis 94.16
0
 

Wales Gerwyn Price 92.74
5
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 97.28

6

Wales Richie Burnett 90.08

6
 
 
 

Wales Richie Burnett 91.44
5

England Steve Beaton 90.30
4
 
 

Wales Richie Burnett 83.58

6

England Mervyn King 81.06
3
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 87.62
5
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 85.63

6
 

Players Championship 14 in Crawley on 14 September.[24]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.63
1
 

England Ian White 95.37

6
 
 

England Ian White 90.55
2
 

England Michael Smith 107.83

6
 

England Michael Smith 93.98

6
 

Netherlands Benito van de Pas 95.91
4
 
 
 

England Michael Smith 94.18
4

England Dave Chisnall 93.21
5
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.70

6

England Adrian Lewis 94.21

6
 
 

England Adrian Lewis 89.63
2

England Dean Winstanley 96.11
3
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.05

6
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.04

6
 

Players Championship 15 in Dublin on 4 October.[25]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England Adrian Lewis 96.86

6
 

England Dave Chisnall 99.83
2
 
 

England Adrian Lewis 100.59
5
 

England Justin Pipe 100.38

6
 

England Justin Pipe 102.79

6
 

England Dean Winstanley 91.04
1
 
 
 

England Justin Pipe 95.90

6

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.79

6
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.50
5

England Darren Webster 96.74
2
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.17

6

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 96.12

6
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 90.36
1
 

England Andrew Gilding 98.28
4
 

Players Championship 16 in Dublin on 5 October.[26]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson

6
 

England Justin Pipe
4
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 102.82

6
 

England Stephen Bunting

6
 

England Stephen Bunting 95.32
2
 

Australia Kyle Anderson
1
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 93.82
2

England Joe Cullen

6
 
 
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 96.98

6

Wales Mark Webster
2
 
 

England Joe Cullen 99.12
3

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan

6
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 101.51

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts
2
 

Players Championship 17 in Crawley on 18 October.[27]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 104.86

6
 

England Darren Webster 92.18
0
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 96.38
4
 

England James Wade 102.72

6
 

England James Wade 95.09

6
 

Scotland Robert Thornton 101.92
5
 
 
 

England James Wade 95.02

6

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.30

6
 
 
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 94.67
5

Netherlands Benito van de Pas 94.75
4
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 91.41
3

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 102.73

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 101.54

6
 

England Steve Beaton 95.09
3
 

Players Championship 18 in Crawley on 19 October.[28]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

England James Wade 95.94

6
 

England Terry Jenkins 90.48
0
 
 

England James Wade 97.80

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 92.07

6
 

Belgium Kim Huybrechts 92.21
3
 

Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 93.84
4
 
 
 

England James Wade 91.18
2

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.67

6
 
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.76

6

Scotland Peter Wright 88.69
1
 
 

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 89.84

6

Germany Jyhan Artut 98.86

6
 

Germany Jyhan Artut 92.84
4
 

England Ian White 98.21
3
 

Players Championship 19 in Coventry on 22 November.[29]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wales Gerwyn Price 94.93

6
 

England Ross Smith 90.19
3
 
 

Wales Gerwyn Price 85.90
3
 

England Ian White 93.99

6
 

England Ian White 95.74

6
 

England Peter Hudson 84.30
4
 
 
 

England Ian White 90.35

6

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 91.98

6
 
 
 

England Dave Chisnall 86.95
2

England John Bowles 85.11
5
 
 

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 94.25
5

England Dave Chisnall 102.92

6
 

England Dave Chisnall 87.28

6
 

England Adrian Lewis 90.00
2
 

Players Championship 20 in Coventry on 23 November.[30]



















































































Quarter-finals
 
Semi-finals
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 109.60

6
 

England Ian White 100.00
2
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 98.26

6
 

England James Wade 96.11

6
 

England James Wade 95.17
5
 

Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 85.72
3
 
 
 

Scotland Gary Anderson 99.75

6

Australia Simon Whitlock 91.46

6
 
 
 

Scotland Peter Wright 96.81
5

England Richie Howson 89.26
4
 
 

Australia Simon Whitlock 95.54
5

Scotland Peter Wright 108.65

6
 

Scotland Peter Wright 98.14

6
 

India Prakash Jiwa 91.52
0
 


UK Open Qualifiers





























































No.
Date
Venue
Winner
Score
Runner-up
Ref.
1
Friday 7 February

Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan

Andy Hamilton England
6–2

England Adrian Lewis
[31]
2
Saturday 8 February

Stephen Bunting England
6–5

England Andrew Gilding
[32]
3
Sunday 9 February

Phil Taylor England
6–2

England Adrian Lewis
[33]
4
Friday 21 February

Brendan Dolan Northern Ireland
6–1

Wales Jamie Lewis
[34]
5
Saturday 22 February

Gary Anderson Scotland
6–2

Scotland Robert Thornton
[35]
6
Sunday 23 February

Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
6–0

England Michael Smith
[36]


European Tour


European Tour events had 48 players competing in each event this year instead of the 64 previously used. The top 16 on the one year Pro Tour Order of Merit entered each tournament at the last 32 stage. Twenty players from the UK Qualifier, eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier in each event met in the first round with the 16 winners going on to face the 16 seeded players.[37]


There were eight European Tour events this year:





























































































No.
Date
Also known as the
Venue
Winner
Score
Runner-up
Ref.
1
31 January–2 February

German Darts Championship

Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39

Gary Anderson Scotland
6–5

England Justin Pipe
[38]
2
14–16 February

Dutch Darts Masters

Netherlands Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof

Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
6–4

England Mervyn King
[39]
3
19–21 April

German Darts Masters

Germany Berlin, Maritim Hotel

Phil Taylor England
6–4

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
[40]
4
20–22 June

Austrian Darts Open

Austria Salzburg, Salzburgarena

Vincent van der Voort Netherlands
6–5

England Jamie Caven
[41]
5
27–29 June

Gibraltar Darts Trophy

Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium

James Wade England
6–4

England Steve Beaton
[42]
6
11–13 July

European Darts Open

Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel

Peter Wright Scotland
6–2

Australia Simon Whitlock
[43]
7
5–7 September

European Darts Grand Prix

Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast

Mervyn King England
6–5

England Michael Smith
[44]
8
19–21 September

European Darts Trophy

Germany Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus

Michael Smith England
6–5

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
[45]


PDC Youth Tour


The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour was open to players aged 16–21. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC ProTour in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School. Dimitri van den Bergh and Josh Payne were the top two players at the end of the year.




































































































































No.
Date
Winner
Legs
Runner-Up
Ref.
1
Saturday 1 March

Nick Kenny Wales
4–2

England Josh Payne
[46]
2

Lewis Venes England
4–1

England Josh Payne
[46]
3
Saturday 29 March

Mike Zuydwijk Netherlands
4–0

England James Hubbard
[47]
4
Saturday 5 April

Dimitri Van den Bergh Belgium
4–2

Canada Shaun Narain
[48]
5
Saturday 26 April

Sam Hewson England
4–0

Netherlands John de Kruijf
[49]
6

George Killington England
4–2

Germany Max Hopp
[49]
7
Saturday 17 May

Dimitri Van den Bergh Belgium
4–3

England Adam Hunt
[50]
8

James Hubbard England
4–2

England Reece Robinson
[50]
9
Saturday 31 May

Adam Hunt England
4–3

Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez
[51]
10

Nick Kenny Wales
4–1

England Sam Hewson
[51]
11
Saturday 5 July

Dean Reynolds Wales
4–2

Germany Max Hopp
[52]
12

Reece Robinson England
4–2

Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh
[52]
13
Saturday 27 September

Dimitri Van den Bergh Belgium
4–1

England Adam Smith-Neale
[53]
14

Josh Payne England
4–3

England Keegan Brown
[53]
15
Saturday 1 November

Keegan Brown England
4–3

England Jake Jones
[54]
16

Dean Reynolds Wales
4–3

England Josh Payne
[54]


PDC Challenge Tour


The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC ProTour in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2015 PDC Qualifying School. Mark Frost and Alan Tabern were the top two players at the end of the year.




































































































































No.
Date
Winner
Legs
Runner-Up
Ref.
1
Sunday 2 March

Jamie Robinson England
5–4

England Matthew Edgar
[55]
2

Ron Meulenkamp Netherlands
5–4

England Alan Tabern
[55]
3
Sunday 30 March

Alan Tabern England
5–4

England Ian McFarlane
[56]
4
Sunday 6 April

Matthew Edgar England
5–4

England Mark Frost
[57]
5
Sunday 27 April

Colin Fowler England
5–2

England Mark Frost
[58]
6

Colin Fowler England
5–2

England Matt Clark
[58]
7
Sunday 18 May

Alex Roy England
5–4

England Mark Lawrence
[59]
8

Alan Tabern England
5–3

England Dave Honey
[59]
9
Sunday 1 June

Alan Tabern England
5–0

Scotland Luke Woodhouse
[60]
10

Jay Foreman England
5–4

Germany Max Hopp
[60]
11
Sunday 6 July

Mark Frost England
5–2

England Jamie Robinson
[61]
12

Brett Claydon England
5–4

England Aden Kirk
[61]
13
Sunday 28 September

Mark Frost England
5–4

India Prakash Jiwa
[62]
14

Mark Frost England
5–1

England Steve Douglas
[62]
15
Sunday 2 November

Colin Fowler England
5–1

Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode
[63]
16

Matt Clark England
5–4

England Steve Douglas
[63]


Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour


The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The winner after all nine events (Jani Haavisto) will play in the 2015 World Championship.[64]




























































































No.
Date
Also known as
Venue
Winner
Legs
Runner-Up
Ref.
1
Saturday 1 March
SDC Finland Finland
Hotel Tallukka, Vaasky, Finland

Vesa Nuutinen Finland
6–1

Finland Uki Takkinen
[65]
2
Saturday 1 March

Ulf Ceder Finland
6–2

Finland Jarkko Komula
[65]
3
Sunday 2 March

Jani Haavisto Finland
6–4

Finland Ali Roberts
[65]
4
Saturday 26 April
SDC Sweden Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Jani Haavisto Finland
6–3

Finland Jarkko Komula
[66]
5
Saturday 26 April

Marko Kantele Finland
6–4

Finland Jarkko Komula
[66]
6
Sunday 27 April

Jarkko Komula Finland
6–3

Finland Sami Sanssi
[66]
7
Saturday 30 August
SDC Denmark Denmark
Park Inn Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark

Per Laursen Denmark
6–2

Sweden Daniel Larsson
[67]
8
Saturday 30 August

Kim Viljanen Finland
6–4

Latvia Madars Razma
[67]
9
Sunday 31 August
SDC European Championship Qualifier

Robert Wagner Norway
6–4

Sweden Magnus Caris
[68]


Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour


The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings (Laurence Ryder) automatically qualified for the 2015 World Championship.























































































































































































No.
Date
Also known as
Winner
Legs
Runner-Up
Ref.
1
Saturday 1 February
Mittagong RSL Open 1

John Weber Australia
6–5

Australia Shane Tichowitsch
[69]
2
Sunday 2 February
Mittagong RSL Open 2

Shane Tichowitsch Australia
6–3

Australia Bill Aitken
[70]
3
Saturday 8 March
Dosh Perth Open 1

Laurence Ryder Australia
6–1

Australia Tic Bridge
[71]
4
Sunday 9 March
Dosh Perth Open 2

David Platt England
6–4

Australia Laurence Ryder
[72]
5
Saturday 29 March
Victoria Open 1

Laurence Ryder Australia
6–5

England David Platt
[73]
6
Sunday 30 March
Victoria Open 2

Rob Modra Australia
6–5

Australia Tic Bridge
[74]
7
Saturday 11 April
NDDA Open 1

Shane Tichowitsch Australia
6–1

Australia Lindsay Wells
[75]
8
Sunday 12 April
NDDA Open 2

Shane Tichowitsch Australia
6–5

Australia Laurence Ryder
[76]
9
Saturday 17 May
Russell Stewart Classic

David Platt England
6–2

Australia Rob Modra
[77]
10
Sunday 18 May
DPA Australian Matchplay

Rob Modra Australia
6–1

Australia Laurence Ryder
[78]
11
Saturday 20 June
Kirribilli Club Open 1

Laurence Ryder Australia
6–4

England David Platt
[79]
12
Sunday 21 June
Kirribilli Club Open 2

Tic Bridge Australia
6–3

England David Platt
[80]
13
Friday 18 July
Southern Illawarra Open 1

John Weber Australia
6–4

England David Platt
[81]
14
Saturday 19 July
Southern Illawarra Open 2

Shane Tichowitsch Australia
6–4

Australia Laurence Ryder
[82]
15
Sunday 24 August
DPA Australian Singles

Damon Heta Australia
6–3

Australia Laurence Ryder
[83]
16
Sunday 24 August
Warilla Bowls Club Open 1

Laurence Ryder Australia
6–4

Australia Damon Heta
[84]
17
Monday 25 August
Warilla Bowls Club Open 2

John Weber Australia
6–1

New Zealand Rob Szabo
[85]
18
Monday 25 August
Sydney Masters Qualifier 1

Kyle Anderson Australia
5–3

New Zealand Rob Szabo
[86]
19
Thuesday 26 August
Sydney Masters Qualifier 2

Damon Heta Australia
5–4

Australia Gordon Mathers
[87]


Other PDC tournaments


The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2014. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some have eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments are non-ranking.



















































































































Date
Event
Winner
Score
Runner-Up
Ref.
July 13
PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event

New Zealand Mark McGrath
11–6

New Zealand Jonathan Silcock
[88]
September 28

South African Masters

South Africa Nolan Arendse
9–5

South Africa Devon Petersen
[89]
October 11
PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event

Philippines Christian Perez
5–2

Philippines Bryan Eribal
[90]
October 12
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay

Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
6–2

Republic of Ireland Radoslaw Szaganski
[91]
October 25
PDC World China Qualifying Event

Hong Kong Alex Hon
5–3

China Yuanjun Liu
[92]
October 25
Bull's Super League Darts Iberia

Spain Cristo Reyes
6–0

Spain José V. Rodríguez
[93]
November 9
Oceanic Masters

Australia John Weber
8–2

New Zealand Rob Szabo
[94]
November 15
PDC World Central European Qualifying Event

Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena
6–3

Belgium Kenny Neyens
[95]
November 22
PDC World Southern European Qualifying Event

Greece John Michael
6–4

Italy Marco Brentegani
[96]
November 22
PDJ Japanese Qualifier

Japan Haruki Muramatsu
6–5

Japan Masumi Chino
[96]
November 22
Bull's Super League Germany

Germany Max Hopp
10–8

Germany Sascha Stein
[96]
November 22
Bull's Super League Eastern Europe

Croatia Robert Marijanović
10–7

Croatia Boris Krčmar
[96]
December 01

PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier

Scotland Jason Hogg
5–2

Hong Kong Scott MacKenzie
[97]


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