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2023 PDC Pro Tour
The 2023 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series.
On 21 November 2022, it was announced that the prize money for the Women's Series will be doubled in 2023.
The following day, it was announced that the prize money for Challenge/Development Tour events would also increase, with the prize fund going up from £10,000 to £15,000 per event.
On 15 February 2023, it was announced that the prize money for the PDC European Tour events was to increase by 25% with prize funds increasing from £140,000 to £175,000 per event.
This is how the prize money was divided:
| Stage | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}ET | PC | CT/DT | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £30,000 | £12,000 | £2,500 | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | £12,000 | £8,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £8,500 | £4,000 | £750 | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | £6,000 | £3,000 | £500 | £300 |
| Last 16 | £4,000 | £2,000 | £300 | £200 |
| Last 32 | £2,500 | £1,250 | £200 | £100 |
| Last 48 | £1,250 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £750 | £75 | £50 |
| Total | £175,000 | £100,000 | £15,000 | £10,000 |
128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championship events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events.
The 2023 Tour Cards were awarded to:
- (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2023 World Championship.
- (30) 30 qualifiers from 2022 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- (1) The winner of the 2021 UK Challenge Tour (Jim Williams).
- Jim Williams was also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
- (1) The winner of the 2021 European Challenge Tour (Matt Campbell).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 UK Development Tour (Bradley Brooks).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 European Development Tour (Rusty-Jake Rodriguez).
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2022 Challenge Tour (Robert Owen and Danny van Trijp).
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2022 Development Tour (Geert Nentjes and Jurjen van der Velde).
- (8) The daily winners from the 2023 Q-Schools.
Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players has been reached. In 2023, that meant a total of 19 additional players qualified this way.
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe could choose which Q-School to compete in.
Q-School was once again split into two stages; with all players who lost their tour cards after the 2023 World Championship and the players who finished from third to sixteenth in the 2022 Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit exempted to the final stage. The first stage consisted a block of three days, with the last eight players on each day qualifying into the final stage. A ranking of other players was also produced with players qualifying via that ranking to produce a full list of 128 players for each final stage.
Stage One took place between 9–11 January; with the Final Stage being held between 12 and 15 January. The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage received a PDC Tour Card.
The UK Q-School was held at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England; with the European Q-School held at Wunderland Kalkar in Kalkar, Germany.
| UK Q-School | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Monk | Graham Usher | Josh Payne | Adam Smith-Neale |
| Jeffrey Sparidaans | Corey Cadby | Jeffrey de Zwaan | Robbie Knops |
An Order of Merit was created for each Q School. For every win after the Last 64, the players were awarded 1 point.
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final stage Q-School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of participants, with 9 cards going to the UK Q-School and 10 going to the European Q-School.
The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
There were 30 Players Championship events in 2023.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 11 February | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}Ryan Searle (100.75) | 8 – 4 | Jamie Hughes (93.07) | |
| 2 | Sunday 12 February | Danny Noppert (100.70) | 8 – 3 | Simon Whitlock (89.53) | ||
| 3 | Saturday 18 February | Kim Huybrechts (92.60) | 8 – 1 | Gabriel Clemens (85.89) | ||
| 4 | Sunday 19 February | Dirk van Duijvenbode (100.08) | 8 – 2 | Ryan Searle (88.66) | ||
| 5 | Saturday 11 March | Ross Smith (93.69) | 8 – 6 | Gary Anderson (92.12) | ||
| 6 | Sunday 12 March | Dirk van Duijvenbode (103.92) | 8 – 4 | Ryan Searle (96.97) | ||
| 7 | Sunday 19 March | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Michael van Gerwen (98.29) | 8 – 4 | Josh Rock (99.75) | |
| 8 | Monday 20 March | Gary Anderson (99.77) | 8 – 5 | Krzysztof Ratajski (93.31) | ||
| 9 | Saturday 15 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Krzysztof Ratajski (94.17) | 8 – 1 | Chris Landman (83.76) | |
| 10 | Sunday 16 April | Dirk van Duijvenbode (99.92) | 8 – 3 | José de Sousa (94.37) | ||
| 11 | Saturday 20 May | Leicester Arena, Leicester | Rob Cross (101.59) | 8 – 3 | Mike De Decker (86.94) | |
| 12 | Sunday 21 May | Jonny Clayton (98.30) | 8 – 5 | Josh Rock (99.52) | ||
| 13 | Monday 12 June | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Michael Smith (93.87) | 8 – 7 | Gary Anderson (93.96) | |
| 14 | Tuesday 13 June | Damon Heta (89.83) | 8 – 2 | Luke Woodhouse (77.09) | ||
| 15 | Monday 10 July | Leicester Arena, Leicester | Luke Humphries (98.46) | 8 – 7 | Dave Chisnall (96.78) | |
| 16 | Tuesday 11 July | Damon Heta (103.55) | 8 – 4 | Ryan Joyce (88.48) | ||
| 17 | Saturday 26 August | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Gerwyn Price (94.48) | 8 – 5 | Josh Rock (95.44) | |
| 18 | Sunday 27 August | Gerwyn Price (98.52) | 8 – 1 | Gian van Veen (93.66) | ||
| 19 | Sunday 3 September | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Callan Rydz (91.90) | 8 – 7 | Dave Chisnall (92.51) | |
| 20 | Monday 4 September | Luke Humphries (94.79) | 8 – 6 | Kevin Doets (92.97) | ||
| 21 | Tuesday 5 September | Gerwyn Price (96.57) | 8 – 6 | Daniel Klose (89.99) | ||
| 22 | Wednesday 27 September | Danny Noppert (95.74) | 8 – 7 | Christian Kist (97.14) | ||
| 23 | Thursday 28 September | Dave Chisnall (103.98) | 8 – 3 | Luke Humphries (101.94) | ||
| 24 | Friday 29 September | Gary Anderson (103.68) | 8 – 4 | Ryan Joyce (92.81) | ||
| 25 | Wednesday 18 October | Gary Anderson (97.39) | 8 – 4 | Josh Rock (91.16) | ||
| 26 | Thursday 19 October | Ryan Joyce (95.80) | 8 – 7 | Gerwyn Price (96.70) | ||
| 27 | Friday 20 October | Radek Szagański (98.28) | 8 – 5 | Connor Scutt (89.84) | ||
| 28 | Saturday 21 October | Ross Smith (104.68) | 8 – 6 | Damon Heta (96.68) | ||
| 29 | Wednesday 1 November | Gerwyn Price (100.31) | 8 – 3 | Dave Chisnall (87.39) | ||
| 30 | Thursday 2 November | Dave Chisnall (96.46) | 8 – 4 | Jim Williams (94.19) |
The PDC European Tour remained at 13 events for 2023, although there was no event in Gibraltar, ending 10 years of darts on the peninsula.
| No. | Date | Event | Location | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24–26 February | Baltic Sea Darts Open | Kiel, Wunderino Arena | Dave Chisnall (101.31) | 8 – 5 | Luke Humphries (96.27) | |
| 2 | 24–26 March | European Darts Open | Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena | Gerwyn Price (96.28) | 8 – 7 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (98.27) | |
| 3 | 31 March–2 April | International Darts Open | Riesa, SACHSENarena | Gerwyn Price (105.64) | 8 – 4 | Michael van Gerwen (100.46) | |
| 4 | 8–10 April | German Darts Grand Prix | Munich, Kulturhalle Zenith | Michael Smith (102.88) | 8 – 5 | Nathan Aspinall (94.63) | |
| 5 | 21–23 April | Austrian Darts Open | Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle | Jonny Clayton (101.36) | 8 – 6 | Josh Rock (101.47) | |
| 6 | 28–30 April | Dutch Darts Championship | Leeuwarden, WTC Expo | Dave Chisnall (99.89) | 8 – 5 | Luke Humphries (96.31) | |
| 7 | 5–7 May | Belgian Darts Open | Wieze, Oktoberhallen | Michael van Gerwen (99.69) | 8 – 6 | Luke Humphries (101.03) | |
| 8 | 12–14 May | Czech Darts Open | Prague, PVA EXPO | Peter Wright (95.68) | 8 – 6 | Dave Chisnall (97.40) | |
| 9 | 26–28 May | European Darts Grand Prix | Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | Rob Cross (97.73) | 8 – 6 | Luke Humphries (104.22) | |
| 10 | 30 June–2 July | European Darts Matchplay | Trier, Trier Arena | Luke Humphries (93.27) | 8 – 7 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (91.06) | |
| 11 | 8–10 September | German Darts Open | Jena, Sparkassen-Arena | Krzysztof Ratajski (93.68) | 8 – 3 | Stephen Bunting (92.50) | |
| 12 | 22–24 September | Hungarian Darts Trophy | Budapest, MVM Dome | Dave Chisnall (104.82) | 8 – 7 | Luke Humphries (100.97) | |
| 13 | 13–15 October | German Darts Championship | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Ricardo Pietreczko (92.93) | 8 – 4 | Peter Wright (85.08) |
The Challenge Tour will once again consist of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit get a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit gets a spot at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Challenge Tour rankings are additionally used to top up Players Championship events should not all 128 Tour Card holders choose to enter. Furthermore, the eight highest ranked players from the 2023 Challenge Tour without a tour card for the 2024 season qualified for the first round of the 2024 UK Open.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry van Peer | £13,275 |
| 2 | Owen Bates | £9,700 |
| 3 | John Henderson | £9,525 |
| 4 | Andy Boulton | £8,850 |
| 5 | Cam Crabtree | £8,850 |
| 6 | Christian Kist | £7,625 |
| 7 | Dom Taylor | £6,200 |
| 8 | James Hurrell | £6,200 |
| 9 | Dragutin Horvat | £6,075 |
| 10 | Thibault Tricole | £5,875 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 20 January | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Chris Landman (92.52) | 5 – 2 | Lukas Wenig (85.04) | |
| 2 | Christian Kist (92.18) | 5 – 2 | Scott Mitchell (87.24) | |||
| 3 | Saturday 21 January | Andy Boulton (86.19) | 5 – 3 | Martijn Dragt (88.86) | ||
| 4 | Cam Crabtree (94.65) | 5 – 4 | Owen Bates (103.22) | |||
| 5 | Sunday 22 January | Thibault Tricole (93.87) | 5 – 2 | Owen Bates (89.28) | ||
| 6 | Friday 17 March | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Berry van Peer (94.51) | 5 – 2 | Peter Jacques (94.56) | |
| 7 | John Henderson (87.96) | 5 – 3 | Ron Meulenkamp (89.18) | |||
| 8 | Saturday 18 March | Ron Meulenkamp (98.88) | 5 – 0 | Alexander Merkx (84.80) | ||
| 9 | Dragutin Horvat (78.28) | 5 – 0 | Christian Kist (76.37) | |||
| 10 | Friday 5 May | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Berry van Peer (88.29) | 5 – 2 | Dragutin Horvat (84.63) | |
| 11 | Wayne Jones (90.92) | 5 – 2 | Daniel Ayres (83.57) | |||
| 12 | Saturday 6 May | Berry van Peer (90.26) | 5 – 3 | Harry Ward (88.32) | ||
| 13 | Berry van Peer (87.77) | 5 – 3 | Scott Mitchell (82.70) | |||
| 14 | Sunday 7 May | Conan Whitehead (97.60) | 5 – 2 | William Borland (84.76) | ||
| 15 | Friday 11 August | Wesley Plaisier (96.42) | 5 – 2 | Scott Mitchell (91.67) | ||
| 16 | Darryl Pilgrim (95.64) | 5 – 1 | Andy Boulton (88.40) | |||
| 17 | Saturday 12 August | Robert Grundy (85.08) | 5 – 2 | Christian Kist (84.44) | ||
| 18 | Cam Crabtree (86.64) | 5 – 2 | Stefan Bellmont (85.90) | |||
| 19 | Sunday 13 August | Owen Bates (93.52) | 5 – 4 | Wesley Plaisier (87.98) | ||
| 20 | Saturday 28 October | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | John Henderson (93.55) | 5 – 3 | Lukas Wenig (86.80) | |
| 21 | Dom Taylor (94.50) | 5 – 2 | Cam Crabtree (87.53) | |||
| 22 | Sunday 29 October | Vítězslav Sedlák (86.51) | 5 – 2 | John Henderson (89.51) | ||
| 23 | Andy Boulton (93.00) | 5 – 4 | Owen Bates (89.07) | |||
| 24 | Monday 30 October | James Hurrell (90.03) | 5 – 2 | Owen Bates (78.35) |
The Development Tour once again consisted of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit received a spot at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Development Tour rankings additionally formed a large part of qualification for the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship. Furthermore, the top 8 ranked players from the 2023 Development Tour Order of Merit, who did not manage to earn a Tour Card for the 2024 season, qualified for the first round of the 2024 UK Open.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gian van Veen | £20,950 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £20,175 |
| 3 | Wessel Nijman | £14,825 |
| 4 | Nathan Rafferty | £10,125 |
| 5 | Sebastian Białecki | £9,025 |
| 6 | Dylan Slevin | £8,725 |
| 7 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £8,000 |
| 8 | Bradley Brooks | £7,475 |
| 9 | Cam Crabtree | £7,175 |
| 10 | Jurjen van der Velde | £7,125 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 31 March | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Christopher Toonders (90.65) | 5 – 2 | Marvin Kraft (82.22) | |
| 2 | Dylan Slevin (97.34) | 5 – 4 | Luke Littler (93.64) | |||
| 3 | Saturday 1 April | Luke Littler (91.41) | 5 – 1 | Jurjen van der Velde (72.18) | ||
| 4 | Gian van Veen (80.50) | 5 – 2 | Adam Paxton (74.85) | |||
| 5 | Sunday 2 April | Luke Littler (92.55) | 5 – 3 | Kevin Troppmann (80.93) | ||
| 6 | Friday 28 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Wessel Nijman (96.87) | 5 – 3 | Nathan Girvan (90.43) | |
| 7 | Sebastian Białecki (85.32) | 5 – 4 | Leighton Bennett (82.78) | |||
| 8 | Saturday 29 April | Gian van Veen (97.17) | 5 – 2 | Thomas Banks (95.37) | ||
| 9 | Ciarán Teehan (89.44) | 5 – 4 | Jurjen van der Velde (90.50) | |||
| 10 | Sunday 30 April | Gian van Veen (87.27) | 5 – 1 | Bradly Roes (81.91) | ||
| 11 | Friday 9 June | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Bradley Brooks (101.38) | 5 – 3 | Owen Roelofs (98.24) | |
| 12 | Wessel Nijman (100.34) | 5 – 1 | Dylan Slevin (95.38) | |||
| 13 | Saturday 10 June | Gian van Veen (96.05) | 5 – 4 | Wessel Nijman (98.48) | ||
| 14 | Jarred Cole (90.09) | 5 – 1 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (80.94) | |||
| 15 | Sunday 11 June | Adam Gawlas (87.84) | 5 – 4 | Dylan Slevin (91.49) | ||
| 16 | Friday 14 July | Leicester Arena, Leicester | Luke Littler (90.03) | 5 – 2 | Bradly Roes (88.25) | |
| 17 | Gian van Veen (93.94) | 5 – 0 | Reece Colley (74.58) | |||
| 18 | Saturday 15 July | Nathan Rafferty (92.44) | 5 – 3 | Cam Crabtree (93.13) | ||
| 19 | Wessel Nijman (96.23) | 5 – 3 | Gian van Veen (93.28) | |||
| 20 | Sunday 16 July | Luke Littler (89.87) | 5 – 4 | Gian van Veen (89.36) | ||
| 21 | Friday 18 August | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (84.35) | 5 – 3 | Dominik Grüllich (81.20) | |
| 22 | Sebastian Białecki (96.62) | 5 – 3 | Keane Barry (96.08) | |||
| 23 | Saturday 19 August | Gian van Veen (94.61) | 5 – 4 | Luke Littler (95.68) | ||
| 24 | Luke Littler (91.97) | 5 – 1 | Cam Crabtree (83.31) |
The preliminary rounds of the 2023 World Youth Championship were held on 20 August 2023 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes; while the final was held on 26 November 2023 at Butlin's Minehead as part of the 2023 Players Championship Finals. The winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
Josh Rock, who was not eligible to play on the Development Tour due to being in the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit, was reigning champion and top seed going into the tournament. However he was defeated by Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals 6–5.
The top 2 from the 2023 PDC Development Tour series met in the final, with Luke Littler defeating Gian van Veen 6–4.
The results from the third round onwards are shown below.
The 2023 PDC Women's Series was expanded from 20 to 24 events held over six weekends. The top 8 ranked players earned from the last 8 Women's Series events of 2022 and the first 12 events of 2023 qualified for the 2023 Women's World Matchplay in Blackpool. The top two players from the series qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, while the top non-qualified player qualified for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Greaves | £24,300 |
| 2 | Mikuru Suzuki | £12,100 |
| 3 | Fallon Sherrock | £7,750 |
| 4 | Robyn Byrne | £6,150 |
| 5 | Rhian O'Sullivan | £5,400 |
| 6 | Lisa Ashton | £5,200 |
| 7 | Aileen de Graaf | £4,400 |
| 8 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven | £3,750 |
| 9 | Lorraine Winstanley | £3,150 |
| 10 | Priscilla Steenbergen | £2,700 |
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Greaves | £29,400 |
| 2 | Fallon Sherrock | £17,200 |
| 3 | Mikuru Suzuki | £13,600 |
| 4 | Rhian O'Sullivan | £9,100 |
| 5 | Lisa Ashton | £8,950 |
| 6 | Robyn Byrne | £6,900 |
| 7 | Aileen de Graaf | £5,400 |
| 8 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven | £5,300 |
| 9 | Natalie Gilbert | £4,700 |
| 10 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | £4,300 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 25 February | Leicester Arena, Leicester | Beau Greaves (94.34) | 5 – 3 | Mikuru Suzuki (86.82) | |
| 2 | Beau Greaves (81.68) | 5 – 0 | Kim Holden (65.72) | |||
| 3 | Sunday 26 February | Mikuru Suzuki (84.62) | 5 – 1 | Rhian O'Sullivan (79.43) | ||
| 4 | Beau Greaves (89.46) | 5 – 0 | Robyn Byrne (74.38) | |||
| 5 | Saturday 13 May | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Beau Greaves (94.75) | 5 – 2 | Fallon Sherrock (93.48) | |
| 6 | Rhian O'Sullivan (84.53) | 5 – 3 | Beau Greaves (80.21) | |||
| 7 | Sunday 14 May | Robyn Byrne (78.88) | 5 – 1 | Laura Turner (69.44) | ||
| 8 | Mikuru Suzuki (78.10) | 5 – 3 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven (76.45) | |||
| 9 | Saturday 24 June | Halle 39, Hildesheim | Beau Greaves (95.94) | 5 – 1 | Mikuru Suzuki (84.47) | |
| 10 | Fallon Sherrock (88.95) | 5 – 2 | Robyn Byrne 81.82 | |||
| 11 | Sunday 25 June | Beau Greaves (89.05) | 5 – 4 | Fallon Sherrock (90.92) | ||
| 12 | Beau Greaves (104.38) | 5 – 0 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven (81.77) | |||
| 13 | Saturday 29 July | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | Beau Greaves (93.31) | 5 – 2 | Lisa Ashton (90.76) | |
| 14 | Beau Greaves (104.96) | 5 – 1 | Fallon Sherrock (83.89) | |||
| 15 | Sunday 30 July | Beau Greaves (91.65) | 5 – 0 | Mikuru Suzuki (74.77) | ||
| 16 | Beau Greaves (85.02) | 5 – 4 | Mikuru Suzuki (77.51) | |||
| 17 | Saturday 16 September | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Mikuru Suzuki (81.93) | 5 – 1 | Lisa Ashton (72.73) | |
| 18 | Lisa Ashton (93.94) | 5 – 0 | Anastasia Dobromyslova (68.46) | |||
| 19 | Sunday 17 September | Beau Greaves (94.01) | 5 – 2 | Anastasia Dobromyslova (80.66) | ||
| 20 | Fallon Sherrock (84.78) | 5 – 4 | Beau Greaves (92.67) | |||
| 21 | Saturday 14 October | Fallon Sherrock (95.13) | 5 – 0 | Vicky Pruim (80.40) | ||
| 22 | Fallon Sherrock (82.58) | 5 – 0 | Aoife McCormack (79.11) | |||
| 23 | Sunday 15 October | Fallon Sherrock (88.30) | 5 – 3 | Rhian O'Sullivan (82.85) | ||
| 24 | Natalie Gilbert (74.61) | 5 – 3 | Lorraine Winstanley (71.63) |
Following a break of three years, the PDC Asian Tour returned in 2023 with an expanded tour consisting of 24 events held over 8 weekends. The first 15 events were confirmed on 10 November 2022, with the remaining 9 confirmed at a later date. The top four players from the final 2023 PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
The Asian Championship also returned, this time taking place in Shimonoseki between 5–8 October. The PDC Asian Championship winner and runner-up will also qualify, and if either or both players have already qualified from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit then the place(s) would be passed to the next-best-placed non-qualified player from the PDC Asian Championship (split by PDC Asian Tour OOM if required using standard PDC countback rules). In addition, the best-placed non-qualified Japanese player from the PDC Asian Championship (if no Japanese player reaches the final) will also qualify for the World Championship, with any ties to be split by PDC Asian Tour OOM if required using standard PDC countback rules. If one or both of the PDC Asian Championship finalists are Japanese, this place will pass to the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The last two places were occupied by the PDC China Premier League qualifiers, which were held between June and August, with a final playoff at the end, and an Indian Qualifier from an event taking place on 28 October 2023.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lourence Ilagan | $11,000 |
| 2 | Tomoya Goto | $9,150 |
| 3 | Paolo Nebrida | $9,100 |
| 4 | Reynaldo Rivera | $8,700 |
| 5 | Man Lok Leung | $8,700 |
| 6 | Lok Yin Lee | $7,800 |
| 7 | Jun Matsuda | $7,300 |
| 8 | Paul Lim | $6,650 |
| 9 | Rosendo Lubaton | $6,050 |
| 10 | Nitin Kumar | $5,900 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 11 March | Kobe International Exhibition Centre, Kobe | Man Lok Leung (94.91) | 5 – 3 | Lourence Ilagan (89.29) | |
| 2 | Lourence Ilagan (97.70) | 5 – 2 | Motomu Sakai (90.96) | |||
| 3 | Sunday 12 March | Haruki Muramatsu (82.38) | 5 – 4 | Lourence Ilagan (88.91) | ||
| 4 | Saturday 25 March | KINTEX 1 Hall Grand Ballroom, Seoul | Lok Yin Lee (90.51) | 5 – 2 | Keita Ono (77.43) | |
| 5 | Jun Matsuda (84.38) | 5 – 3 | Tomoya Goto (81.11) | |||
| 6 | Sunday 26 March | Man Lok Leung (87.27) | 5 – 2 | Tomoya Goto (87.62) | ||
| 7 | Saturday 15 April | Leyte Academic Center, Palo | Rosendo Lubaton (104.59) | 5 – 2 | Lourence Ilagan (89.40) | |
| 8 | Ryan Condat (96.77) | 5 – 2 | Nitin Kumar (86.02) | |||
| 9 | Sunday 16 April | Reynaldo Rivera (110.51) | 5 – 0 | Lourence Ilagan (93.71) | ||
| 10 | Saturday 29 April | Riverside Regal Hotel, Hong Kong | Christian Perez (95.71) | 5 – 1 | Nitin Kumar (85.68) | |
| 11 | Lourence Ilagan (88.14) | 5 – 1 | Reynaldo Rivera (83.84) | |||
| 12 | Sunday 30 April | Paolo Nebrida (88.96) | 5 – 4 | Reynaldo Rivera (94.57) | ||
| 13 | Saturday 27 May | Triple Event Hall, Ulaanbaatar | Zong Xiao Chen (92.73) | 5 – 2 | Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren (75.83) | |
| 14 | Nitin Kumar (88.20) | 5 – 4 | Paul Lim (81.47) | |||
| 15 | Sunday 28 May | Zong Xiao Chen (83.03) | 5 – 1 | Jun Matsuda (74.47) | ||
| 16 | Saturday 1 July | Forest3 Cafe, Singapore | Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan (89.49) | 5 – 3 | Paolo Nebrida (86.07) | |
| 17 | Sunday 2 July | Tomoya Goto (88.99) | 5 – 3 | Alexis Toylo (89.02) | ||
| 18 | Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan (94.00) | 5 – 2 | Paolo Nebrida (93.75) | |||
| 19 | Saturday 29 July | Tide Resort, Bang Saen | Mitsuhiko Tatsunami (88.76) | 5 – 2 | Paolo Nebrida (78.85) | |
| 20 | Man Lok Leung (93.44) | 5 – 3 | Paolo Nebrida (90.62) | |||
| 21 | Sunday 30 July | Paul Lim (91.74) | 5 – 1 | Paolo Nebrida (85.70) | ||
| 22 | Saturday 9 September | Hampton by Hilton, Qingdao | Lok Yin Lee (84.20) | 5 – 4 | Rosendo Lubaton (84.57) | |
| 23 | Reynaldo Rivera (93.16) | 5 – 2 | Alexis Toylo (78.96) | |||
| 24 | Sunday 10 September | Tomoya Goto (100.21) | 5 – 1 | Paolo Nebrida (87.78) |
Due to a tie, the fourth advancing place had to be decided by a decisive match:
| Date | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 10 September | Reynaldo Rivera (88.71) | 5 – 4 | Man Lok Leung (86.59) |
The Asian Championship was held in Shimonoseki. The top 16 players from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did the winners of sixteen national qualifiers and qualifiers from events held prior to the Championship, up to a count of 48 players. The finalists qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship; while the winner qualified for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.
The results from the second round onwards are shown below.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiaochen Zong | 28 |
| 2 | Lihao Wen | 18 |
| 3 | Xicheng Han | 14 |
| 4 | Bin Zheng | 10 |
| 5 | Chengan Liu | 8 |
| 6 | Zhou Bu | 2 |
| 6 | Hailong Chen | 2 |
| 6 | Zhiwei Lin | 2 |
| Night | Date | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 6 Jun | Xiaochen Zong (87.78) | 5 – 1 | Xicheng Han (79.92) | |
| 2 | Tuesday 11 July | Xicheng Han (96.35) | 5 – 0 | Lihao Wen (79.81) | |
| 3 | Tuesday 25 July | Xiaochen Zong (91.79) | 5 – 3 | Lihao Wen (79.03) | |
| 4 | Tuesday 15 Aug | Lihao Wen (85.12) | 5 – 4 | Zong Xiao Chen (81.06) | |
| 5 | Saturday 26 Aug | Xiaochen Zong (79.77) | 5 – 1 | Chengan Liu (78.70) | |
| 6 | Xiaochen Zong (95.81) | 5 – 1 | Chengan Liu (85.42) | ||
| 7 | Saturday 27 Aug | Xiaochen Zong (84.06) | 5 – 3 | Lihao Wen (82.11) |
The 2023 China Premier League playoff was held on August 27. The winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 Aug | Final(best of 21 legs) 27 Aug | ||||||||
| 1 | Xiaochen Zong (87.64) | 10 | |||||||
| 4 | Bin Zheng (81.33) | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Xiaochen Zong (90.62) | 11 | |||||||
| 3 | Xicheng Han (80.72) | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Lihao Wen (85.88) | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Xicheng Han (90.30) | 10 |
The PDC India Qualifier was held on 28 October, the winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
On 15 January 2023, PDC Nordic & Baltic announced their 2023 calendar, which had 5 weekends in 5 different countries. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Kantele | €6,050 |
| 2 | Jeffrey de Graaf | €4,225 |
| 3 | Benjamin Drue Reus | €3,200 |
| 4 | Daniel Larsson | €3,150 |
| 5 | Dennis Nilsson | €2,125 |
| 6 | Paavo Myller | €1,975 |
| 7 | Vladimir Andersen | €1,825 |
| 8 | Mindaugas Barauskas | €1,700 |
| 9 | Tom Veje | €1,400 |
| 10 | Oskar Lukasiak | €1,300 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 18 February | Slangerup Dart Club, Slangerup | Marko Kantele (93.33) | 6 – 1 | Jeffrey de Graaf (85.37) | |
| 2 | Sunday 19 February | Mindaugas Barauskas (79.07) | 6 – 5 | Tom Veje (72.26) | ||
| 3 | Saturday 11 March | Apple Hotel, Gothenburg | Marko Kantele (88.12) | 6 – 4 | Hannu Suominen (86.06) | |
| 4 | Sunday 12 March | Daniel Larsson (84.48) | 6 – 1 | Benjamin Drue Reus (77.71) | ||
| 5 | Saturday 15 April | Bullseye, Reykjavík | Vladimir Andersen (90.96) | 6 – 4 | Daniel Larsson (91.22) | |
| 6 | Sunday 16 April | Marko Kantele (89.50) | 6 – 1 | Jeffrey de Graaf (83.33) | ||
| 7 | Saturday 3 June | Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy | Marko Kantele (86.33) | 6 – 5 | Dennis Nilsson (88.45) | |
| 8 | Sunday 4 June | Jeffrey de Graaf (83.76) | 6 – 1 | Paavo Myller (76.13) | ||
| 9 | Saturday 15 July | Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga | Jeffrey de Graaf (93.98) | 6 – 5 | Dennis Nilsson (92.17) | |
| 10 | Sunday 16 July | Benjamin Drue Reus (83.73) | 6 – 3 | Valters Melderis (75.31) |
The Dartplayers Australia Tour returned to a unified tour for 2023. Dates announced by Dartsplayer Australia. The winner after twenty tournaments received a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Penhall | $9,890 |
| 2 | Brandon Weening | $3,440 |
| 3 | Mal Cuming | $3,360 |
| 4 | Joe Comito | $3,300 |
| 5 | Harley Kemp | $2,030 |
| 6 | Brenton Lloyd | $1,970 |
| 7 | Jeremy Fagg | $1,550 |
| 8 | Gordon Mathers | $1,510 |
| 9 | Mitchell Clegg | $1,200 |
| 10 | Bailey Marsh | $1,080 |
| 10 | David Platt | $1,080 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 18 February | Warilla Bowls Club, Barrack Heights | (86.84) Jeremy Fagg | 5 – 2 | Gordon Mathers (83.87) | |
| 2 | (86.49) Brandon Weening | 5 – 3 | Bill Aitken (82.30) | |||
| 3 | Sunday 19 February | (86.72) Mal Cuming | 5 – 4 | Gordon Mathers (85.84) | ||
| 4 | (85.14) Darren Penhall | 5 – 2 | Brandon Weening (74.57) | |||
| 5 | Saturday 18 March | (77.88) Harley Kemp | 5 – 2 | Brenton Lloyd (77.39) | ||
| 6 | (87.32) Darren Penhall | 5 – 3 | Joe Comito (82.89) | |||
| 7 | Sunday 19 March | (95.98) Joe Comito | 5 – 4 | Darren Penhall (91.02) | ||
| 8 | (96.54) Darren Penhall | 5 – 2 | Mitchell Clegg (75.36) | |||
| 9 | Friday 28 April | Geelong Greyhound Club, Geelong | (88.00) Mal Cuming | 5 – 1 | Brody Klinge (82.17) | |
| 10 | Saturday 29 April | (100.27) Darren Penhall | 5 – 3 | Brandon Weening (95.41) | ||
| 11 | (92.91) Darren Penhall | 5 – 4 | Mal Cuming (86.98) | |||
| 12 | Sunday 30 April | (88.02) Mal Cuming | 5 – 1 | Joe Comito (78.86) | ||
| 13 | (91.53) Darren Penhall | 5 – 2 | Mal Cuming (91.83) | |||
| 14 | Saturday 27 May | Warilla Bowls Club, Barrack Heights | (90.66) Darren Penhall | 5 – 3 | Joe Comito (91.20) | |
| 15 | (85.28) Darren Penhall | 5 – 4 | Joe Comito (82.42) | |||
| 16 | Sunday 28 May | (81.41) Bailey Marsh | 5 – 4 | Darren Penhall (83.30) | ||
| 17 | (83.60) David Platt | 5 – 4 | Brenton Lloyd (78.51) | |||
| 18 | Saturday 8 July | (85.89) Darren Penhall | 5 – 3 | Brandon Weening (84.36) | ||
| 19 | (96.29) Darren Penhall | 5 – 2 | Brandon Weening (86.29) | |||
| 20 | Saturday 9 July | (87.62) Darren Penhall | 5 – 4 | Brandon Weening (83.66) | ||
| 21 | (89.21) Jeremy Fagg | 5 – 4 | Darren Penhall (89.73) |
The Dartplayers New Zealand Tour returned for an extended tour for 2023. There were 12 events held over 6 weekends.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Robb | 168 |
| 2 | Haupai Puha | 144 |
| 3 | Kayden Milne | 124 |
| 4 | Warren Parry | 120 |
| 5 | Mark Cleaver | 88 |
| 6 | Tukina Weko | 72 |
| 7 | John Hurring | 72 |
| 8 | Darren Dummigan | 48 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 25 February | Black Horse Hotel, Christchurch | (86.12) Ben Robb | 7 – 3 | Warren Parry (79.35) | |
| 2 | Sunday 26 February | (94.62) Ben Robb | 7 – 4 | Haupai Puha (86.69) | ||
| 3 | Saturday 25 March | Birkenhead RSA, Auckland | (94.76) John Hurring | 7 – 6 | Ben Robb (92.73) | |
| 4 | Sunday 26 March | (90.12) Haupai Puha | 7 – 4 | Tukina Weko (79.59) | ||
| 5 | Saturday 29 April | Sun City, Nelson | (90.62) Ben Robb | 7 – 5 | Kayden Milne (78.22) | |
| 6 | Sunday 30 April | (83.39) Ben Robb | 7 – 3 | Haupai Puha (74.95) | ||
| 7 | Saturday 13 May | Hamilton Cossie Club, Hamilton | (82.47) Kayden Milne | 7 – 3 | Warren Parry (77.48) | |
| 8 | Sunday 14 May | (86.36) Ben Robb | 7 – 5 | Haupai Puha (81.70) | ||
| 9 | Saturday 2 September | Dunedin Metropolitan Club, Dunedin | (88.10) Ben Robb | 7 – 1 | Kayden Milne (86.64) | |
| 10 | Sunday 3 September | (85.02) Darren Dummigan | 7 – 5 | Tukina Weko (80.33) | ||
| 11 | Saturday 7 October | Black Horse Hotel, Christchurch | (100.20) Haupai Puha | 7 – 0 | Jonny Tata (78.66) | |
| 12 | Sunday 8 October | (86.52) Warren Parry | 7 – 6 | Mark Cleaver (90.10) |
Following the culmination of the 2023 DPNZ ProTour season, the top 16 players on the DPNZ Order of Merit competed in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship qualifier on 9 October in Christchurch. The results from the semi-final onwards are shown.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals(best of 13 legs) 09 Oct | Final(best of 15 legs) 09 Oct | ||||||||
| Ben Robb (88.85) | 7 | ||||||||
| Kayden Milne (82.84) | 4 | ||||||||
| Ben Robb (94.62) | 8 | ||||||||
| Haupai Puha (90.17) | 4 | ||||||||
| Darren Herewini (82.49) | 0 | ||||||||
| Haupai Puha (93.11) | 7 |
The 2023 Oceanic Masters was held on October 22, the winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
The Championship Darts Corporation continued in 2023. It hosted 12 events held over 4 weekends. The top players from the United States and Canada on the Tour Points qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Spellman | 116 |
| 2 | Stowe Buntz | 102 |
| 3 | Leonard Gates | 96 |
| 4 | David Cameron | 94 |
| 5 | Jacob Taylor | 84 |
| 6 | Danny Lauby | 82 |
| 7 | Jim Long | 70 |
| 8 | Doug Boehm | 48 |
| 9 | Jason Brandon | 48 |
| 10 | Larry Butler | 45 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 20 May | American Legion Post 331, Brownsburg | Jake Womack (88.72) | 7 – 2 | Stowe Buntz (78.41) | |
| 2 | Alex Spellman (95.78) | 7 – 5 | Jason Brandon (89.03) | |||
| 3 | Sunday 21 May | Leonard Gates (97.62) | 7 – 1 | J.T. Davis (88.61) | ||
| 4 | Saturday 15 July | Ramada Plaza Hotel North Shore, Wheeling | Jules van Dongen (96.53) | 7 – 4 | Danny Lauby (97.29) | |
| 5 | Alex Spellman (99.84) | 7 – 4 | David Cameron (87.91) | |||
| 6 | Sunday 16 July | Danny Lauby (89.77) | 7 – 5 | Jacob Taylor (87.99) | ||
| 7 | Saturday 12 August | Cambridge Newfoundland Club, Cambridge | Stowe Buntz (81.88) | 7 – 4 | Alex Spellman (82.34) | |
| 8 | Stowe Buntz (84.14) | 7 – 6 | Alex Spellman (85.11) | |||
| 9 | Sunday 13 August | Stowe Buntz (91.28) | 7 – 2 | Jim Long (85.50) | ||
| 10 | Friday 8 September | American Legion Post 331, Brownsburg | Alex Spellman (100.19) | 7 – 3 | Leonard Gates (94.38) | |
| 11 | Saturday 9 September | David Cameron (86.31) | 7 – 3 | Stowe Buntz (92.80) | ||
| 12 | Sunday 10 September | Leonard Gates (98.50) | 7 – 2 | David Cameron (92.31) |
As in the previous year, the North American Championship was played on the he Saturday afternoon of the US Darts Masters.
Under PDC Rule 3.9, champion Jeff Smith (third year of Tour Card) was not eligible to qualify for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship or 2023 Grand Slam of Darts by virtue of winning the North American Championship.
Before the CDC main season started, there was also a new tournament called the Cross-Border Darts Challenge featuring 8 players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other, with the winner earning a place at the 2023 US Darts Masters. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April.
Joey Lynaugh replaces Danny Baggish in the tournament.
The top 16 players in North America qualified for the CDC Continental Cup. The winner became CDC Tour Champion, with the winner also earning a place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well as the 2024 US Darts Masters and 2024 North American Darts Championship.
The CDC Evolution Tour 2023 final was held on the same day as the CDC Continental Cup, with the following results:
| Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Nicoll (71.89) | 6 – 5 | Brayden Hall (63.21) |
On 15 February 2023, it was announced that in co-operation with the African Darts Group, a first ever African Continental Tour would take place. It included qualifiers for the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts, as well as the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship and the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Carolissen | 2160 |
| 2 | Stefan Vermaak | 1210 |
| 3 | Vernon Bouwers | 1130 |
| 4 | Grant Sampson | 770 |
| 5 | Dameon Steffens | 680 |
| No. | Date | Winner | Legs | Runner up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 12 August | Stefan Vermaak (74.79) | 8 – 7 | Simon Adams (72.99) | |
| 2 | Saturday 23 September | Cameron Carolissen (101.15) | 8 – 2 | Vernon Bouwers (89.10) | |
| 3 | Saturday 29 October | Cameron Carolissen (82.70) | 8 – 7 | Grant Sampson (77.29) | |
| 4 | Friday 17 November | Cameron Carolissen (92.55) | 8 – 5 | Vernon Bouwers (84.72) |
The African Continental Tour Grand Final was held on 18 November 2023. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
The African qualifier for the World Darts Championship was held on 24 September 2023. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.
The 2023 CDLC Tour began in the Costa Rican capital of San José from 4–6 August, with two warm-up events being followed by back-to-back CDLC Tour events on the weekend 5–6 August. The Hotel Torremayor in Santiago then hosted the second and final weekend from 13–15 October, with CDLC Tour Events Three and Four taking place in Chile. Following the conclusion of October's double-header, the player at the top of the CDLC Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship at London's Alexandra Palace in December.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Madhoo | 44 |
| 2 | Sudesh Fitzgerald | 38 |
| 3 | Guillermo Soto | 34 |
| 4 | Alex Gutierrez | 32 |
| 5 | Jesus Ruben Salate | 30 |
| No. | Date | City | Winner | Legs | Runner up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 5 August | San José | Norman Madhoo (75.71) | 6 – 3 | Sudesh Fitzgerald (72.38) | |
| 2 | Sunday 6 August | Sudesh Fitzgerald (68.26) | 6 – 2 | Alex Gutierrez (62.10) | ||
| 3 | Saturday 14 October | Santiago | Norman Madhoo (80.02) | 6 – 3 | Jesus Ruben Salate (82.21) | |
| 4 | Sunday 15 October | Artur Valle (69.58) | 6 – 4 | Guillermo Soto (70.48) |
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