2015 PDC Pro Tour
The 2015 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers, and European Tour events were the events that made up the Pro Tour. This year there were 35 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers, and nine European Tour events.
Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship increased from £50,000 to £60,000 per event and the European Tour increased from £100,000 to £115,000 per event. UK Open Qualifiers stayed the same as last year.| Stage | Stage | |||
| Winner | £10,000 | £10,000 | Winner | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | £5,000 | Runner-up | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £2,500 | £2,500 | Semi-finalists | £5,000 |
| ' | £1,500 | £2,000 | ' | £3,500 |
| Last 16 | £1,000 | £1,500 | Last 16 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £500 | £750 | Last 32 | £1,500 |
| Last 64 | £250 | £250 | Last 48 | £1,000 |
| Total | £50,000 | £60,000 | Total | £115,000 |
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 2015 Tour Cards were awarded to:- The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship..
- The 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School.
- The 26 qualifiers from 2014 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Youth Tour.
Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 14–17. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:| January 14 | January 15 | January 16 | January 17 |
 Nigel Heydon Alan Norris Jeffrey de Zwaan Mike Zuydwijk | Matthew Edgar Andy Jenkins Jason Lovett Devon Petersen | Steve Douglas Steve West James Wilson Jason Wilson | Nathan Derry Jamie Robinson Jonny Clayton Magnus Caris |
| 376 | 367 | 369 | 348 |
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. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
Players Championships
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 14 March | Barnsley, Metrodome | Gary Anderson  | 6–5 | James Wade | |
| 2 | Sunday 15 March | Barnsley, Metrodome | James Wade | 6–5 | Peter Wright | |
| 3 | Friday 10 April | Barnsley, Metrodome | Adrian Lewis | 6–3 | Robert Thornton | |
| 4 | Saturday 11 April | Barnsley, Metrodome | 6–1 | Adrian Lewis | ||
| 5 | Sunday 12 April | Barnsley, Metrodome | Adrian Lewis | 6–5 |  Brendan Dolan | |
| 6 | Friday 1 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Michael van Gerwen | 6–5 | James Wade | |
| 7 | Saturday 2 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Peter Wright | 6–5 | James Wade | |
| 8 | Sunday 3 May | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Keegan Brown | 6–3 | Adrian Lewis | |
| 9 | Saturday 16 May | Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre | Phil Taylor | 6–4 | Gary Anderson | |
| 10 | Sunday 17 May | Crawley, K2 Leisure Centre | Joe Murnan | 6–4 | Dave Chisnall | |
| 11 | Saturday 23 May | Barnsley, Metrodome | Dave Chisnall | 6–1 | Ian White | |
| 12 | Sunday 24 May | Barnsley, Metrodome | Peter Wright | 6–1 | Jelle Klaasen | |
| 13 | Saturday 4 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | James Wade | 6–5 |  Kim Huybrechts | |
| 14 | Sunday 5 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Jelle Klaasen | 6–2 | Ian White | |
| 15 | Barnsley, Metrodome | Terry Jenkins | 6–4 | Peter Wright | ||
| 16 | Sunday 27 September | Barnsley, Metrodome | Jelle Klaasen | 6–4 | ||
| 17 | Friday 2 October |  Dublin, City West Hotel | Ian White | 6–5 | Dave Chisnall | |
| 18 | Saturday 3 October | Dublin, City West Hotel | Alan Norris | 6–1 | Kim Huybrechts | |
| 19 | Saturday 24 October | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Peter Wright | 6–5 | Benito van de Pas | |
| 20 | Sunday 25 October | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Gary Anderson | 6–2 | James Wade |
UK Open Qualifiers
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 6 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Adrian Lewis | 6–1 | Michael van Gerwen | |
| 2 | Saturday 7 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | 6–1 | |||
| 3 | Sunday 8 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Michael van Gerwen | 6–1 | James Wade | |
| 4 | Friday 20 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Michael van Gerwen | 6–5 | Jelle Klaasen | |
| 5 | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Michael Smith | 6–5 | Adrian Lewis | ||
| 6 | Sunday 22 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Ian White |
European Tour
| No. | Date | Also known as the | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | 13–15 February | German Darts Championship |  Hildesheim, Halle 39 | 6–2 | |||
| 2 | 20–22 March | Gibraltar Darts Trophy |  Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium | Michael van Gerwen | 6–3 | Terry Jenkins | |
| 3 | 4–6 April | German Darts Masters | Munich, Ballhausforum | Michael van Gerwen | 6–5 | ||
| 4 | 5–7 June | Dutch Darts Masters | Venray, Evenementenhal | Michael van Gerwen | 6–0 | Justin Pipe | |
| 5 | 19–21 June | International Darts Open | Riesa, SACHSENarena | Michael Smith | 6–3 | Benito van de Pas | |
| 6 | 10–12 July | European Darts Open | Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel | Robert Thornton | 6–2 | Kim Huybrechts | |
| 7 | 11–13 September | European Darts Trophy | Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle | Michael Smith | 6–2 | ||
| 8 | 18–20 September | European Darts Matchplay |  Innsbruck, Olympiahalle | Michael van Gerwen | 6–4 | Dave Chisnall | |
| 9 | 16–18 October | European Darts Grand Prix | Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | Kim Huybrechts | 6–5 | Peter Wright |
Hong Kong Darts Masters
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 received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 21 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Kirk Shepherd | 5–3 | Jack Tweddell | |
| 2 | Saturday 21 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Colin Fowler | 5–2 | Steve Maish | |
| 3 | Sunday 22 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Shaun Griffiths | 5–1 | Scott Dale | |
| 4 | Sunday 22 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Richie Corner | 5–1 | Ryan Searle | |
| 5 | Saturday 30 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Jan Dekker | 5–0 | Kurt Parry | |
| 6 | Saturday 30 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Matt Clark | 5–2 | Richie Corner | |
| 7 | Sunday 31 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Shaun Griffiths | 5–2 | Ian Lever | |
| 8 | Sunday 31 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Joe Murnan | 5–3 | Scott Dale | |
| 9 | Saturday 11 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Jan Dekker | 5–1 | Dean Reynolds | |
| 10 | Saturday 11 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Joe Murnan | 5–1 | Tony Randell | |
| 11 | Sunday 12 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Richie Corner | 5–4 | Mike Norton | |
| 12 | Sunday 12 July | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 5–3 | Chris Quantock | |
| 13 | Saturday 19 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Chris Quantock | 5–0 | Paul Rowley | |
| 14 | Saturday 19 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Pete Hudson | 5–4 | Ryan Palmer | |
| 15 | Sunday 20 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Jan Dekker | 5–2 | Jon Jukes | |
| 16 | Sunday 20 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Martin Lukeman | 5–2 | Kirk Shepherd |
Challenge Tour Order of Merit
Development Tour
The PDC Unicorn Development Tour was open to players aged 16–23. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School. Prize money was doubled from the 2014 season, with £200,000 on offer for the 17 youth events, including £40,000 for the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 25 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 4–1 | Jamie Lewis | |
| 2 | Saturday 25 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Berry van Peer | 4–0 | Scott Dale | |
| 3 | Sunday 26 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Aden Kirk | 4–1 | Benito van de Pas | |
| 4 | Sunday 26 April | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Berry van Peer | 4–0 | Harry Ward | |
| 5 | Saturday 27 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Mike De Decker | 4–3 | Benito van de Pas | |
| 6 | Saturday 27 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Benito van de Pas | 4–2 | Bradley Kirk | |
| 7 | Sunday 28 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Nathan Aspinall | 4–2 | Benito van de Pas | |
| 8 | Sunday 28 June | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–2 | Rhys Griffin | |
| 9 | Saturday 12 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Jamie Lewis | 4–2 | Bradley Kirk | |
| 10 | Saturday 12 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4–2 | Josh Payne | |
| 11 | Sunday 13 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Mike De Decker | 4–2 | Nathan Aspinall | |
| 12 | Sunday 13 September | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Aaron Dyer | 4–1 | Shaun Griffiths | |
| 13 | Saturday 17 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Bradley Kirk | 4–2 | Nathan Aspinall | |
| 14 | Saturday 17 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Sven Groen | 4–2 | Nick Kenny | |
| 15 | Sunday 18 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4–2 | Mike De Decker | |
| 16 | Sunday 18 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Bradley Kirk | 4–3 | Josh Payne |
Development Tour Order of Merit
Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour
The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player, Kim Viljanen, and the runner-up, Per Laursen, on the SDC Order of Merit 2015 will play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 21 March |  Copenhagen, Park Inn | Kim Viljanen  | 6–4 | Steen Lysen | |
| 2 | Sunday 22 March | Copenhagen, Park Inn | Kim Viljanen | 6–3 | Dennis Nilsson | |
| 3 | Saturday 23 May | Stockholm, Scandic Alvik | Per Laursen | 6–5 | Magnus Caris | |
| 4 | Sunday 24 May | Stockholm, Scandic Alvik | Per Laursen | 6–1 | Oskar Lukasiak | |
| 5 | Saturday 1 August |  Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | 6–3 | Per Laursen | ||
| 6 | Sunday 2 August | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Kim Viljanen | 6–3 | ||
| 7 | Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka | Ulf Ceder | 6–4 | Hannu Suominen | ||
| 8 | Vääksy, Hotel Tallukka | Marko Kantele | 6–5 | Magnus Caris |
Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2016 World Championship Qualifier will be played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players fromArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 21 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6–4 | Maksim Belov | |
| 2 | Sunday 22 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6–5 | Maksim Belov | |
| 3 | Saturday 28 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6–3 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | |
| 4 | Sunday 29 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6–0 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | |
| 5 | Saturday 25 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Alexey Pilipenko | 6–5 | Anton Kolesov | |
| 6 | Sunday 26 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6–2 | Anton Kolesov |
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from 25 events across Australia. The top player in the rankings, Laurence Ryder, automatically qualified for the 2016 World Championship.| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 13 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 1 | John Weber  | 6–4 | Jeremy Fagg | |
| 2 | Saturday 14 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6–5 | John Weber | |
| 3 | Sunday 15 February | Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 3 | Barry Gardner | 6–5 | Dave Marland | |
| 4 | Friday 6 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 1 | Robbie King | 6–1 | Wayne Clegg | |
| 5 | Saturday 7 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 2 | Beau Anderson | 6–2 | Shane Tichowitsch | |
| 6 | Sunday 8 March | Dosh Balcatta AGP 3 | Jeremy Fagg | 6–5 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 7 | Saturday 28 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 1 | Rob Modra | 6–1 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 8 | Sunday 29 March | DPA Australian Matchplay 2 | David Platt | 6–2 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 9 | Saturday 11 April | South Australian Open 1 | Peter Machin | 6–4 | Rob Modra | |
| 10 | Sunday 12 April | South Australian Open 2 | David Platt | 6–0 | Raymond O'Donnell | |
| 11 | Saturday 16 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 | David Platt | 6–0 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 12 | Sunday 17 May | Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 | John Weber | 6–5 | Rob Modra | |
| 13 | Friday 29 May | Queensland Open 1 | Chris Morrison | 6–3 | Stu Leach | |
| 14 | Saturday 30 May | Queensland Open 2 | Laurence Ryder | 6–3 | David Platt | |
| 15 | Sunday 31 May | Queensland Open 3 | David Platt | 6–? | John Weber | |
| 16 | Saturday 20 June | Victoria Open 1 | David Platt | 6–5 | Bill Aitken | |
| 17 | Sunday 21 June | Victoria Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6–4 | John Weber | |
| 18 | Saturday 8 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 1 | Adam Rowe | 5–0 | Graham Parker | |
| 19 | Sunday 9 August | Perth Masters Qualifier 2 | Kim Lewis | 5–1 | Conan Ugle | |
| 20 | Monday 17 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 | Cody Harris  | 6–2 | Warren Parry | |
| 21 | Tuesday 18 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 | Tic Bridge | 6–2 | John Weber | |
| 22 | Wednesday 19 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 | Warren Parry | 6–4 | John Weber | |
| 23 | Thursday 5 November | Harrows Australian GP 1 | Bill Aitken | 6-3 | Tyson Hoefel | |
| 24 | Friday 6 November | Harrows Australian GP 2 | Cody Harris | 6-4 | Adam Rowe | |
| 25 | Saturday 7 November | Harrows Australian GP 3 | John Weber | 6-3 | Cody Harris |
World Championship PDPA Qualifier
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| Monday 30 November | Coventry, Ricoh Arena | Ricky Evans | 5–4 | Andy Boulton |
World Darts Championship - International Qualifiers
| Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| Thursday 26 March | DARTSLIVE SUPERDARTS | Paul Lim  | 4–2 |  Boris Krčmar | |
| Sunday 12 July | DPNZ Qualifier | Rob Szabo | 9–3 | Craig Caldwell | |
| Saturday 22 August | South Asia Qualifier | Thanawat Gaweenuntawong  | Beat |  Tengku Shah | |
| Sunday 23 August | North American Qualifier | Darin Young  | 3–2 | Larry Butler | |
| 26–27 September | South African Masters | Warrick Scheffer  | 9–2 | Clifford Stradling | |
| Saturday 10 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | Mick McGowan | 6–5 | Tom Biggane | |
| Friday 23 October | Philippine Qualifier | Alex Tagarao  | 3–2 | Lourence Ilagan | |
| Saturday 24 October | Southern Europe Qualifier | John Michael  | 6–4 |  Antonio Alcinas | |
| 24–25 October | Russian Qualifier | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 3–1 | Anton Kolesov | |
| Saturday 7 November | Greater China Qualifier | Qiang Sun  | 2–1 | Yuyi Shao | |
| Sunday 8 November | Oceanic Masters | Koha Kokiri | 8–4 | Warren Parry | |
| Sunday 8 November | PDJ Japanese Qualifier | Keita Ono  | 6–0 | Yuki Yamada | |
| Saturday 14 November | German Qualifier | René Eidams | 10–8 | Maik Langendorf | |
| Saturday 14 November | Eastern Europe Qualifier | Michael Rasztovits | 10–7 | Boris Krčmar | |
| Sunday 15 November | Central Europe Qualifier | Sven Groen | 6–3 | Mario Robbe |
| First Round Qualifiers |
| Preliminary Round Qualifiers |