2018 PDC Pro Tour
This page also includes results from the PDC’s affiliated tours including the Development and Challenge Tours and all the regional tours as well as the results from the World Championship regional qualifiers.
Prize Money
The prize money for the UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship and European Tour events stay the same as 2017.This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage | |||
| Winner | £10,000 | £10,000 | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | £6,000 | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £2,500 | £3,000 | £6,000 |
| £2,000 | £2,250 | £4,000 | |
| Last 16 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £3,000 |
| Last 32 | £750 | £1,000 | £2,000 |
| Last 48 | N/A | N/A | £1,000 |
| Last 64 | £250 | £500 | N/A |
| Total | £60,000 | £75,000 | £135,000 |
PDC Tour Card
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.Tour Cards
The 2018 Tour Cards are awarded to:- The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2018 World Championship.
- * Phil Taylor resigned his card, and therefore, Martin Schindler moved into the top 64.
- 24 qualifiers from 2017 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour.
- * Rob Cross is in the top 64 of the Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Challenge Tour.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Development Tour.
- * Dimitri Van den Bergh is also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, a Pro Tour Card was awarded to Adam Hunt, who finished third on the Development Tour Order of Merit.
- The 12 qualifiers from the 2018 Qualifying Schools.
Q-School
In a change to previous years, The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe can choose which Q-School they want to compete in.- The UK Q-School took place at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan from 18–21 January.
- The European Q-School took place at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim from 18–21 January.
An Order of Merit was also created for each Q School. For every win after the first full round the players get awarded 1 point.
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of entrants. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
UK Q-School Order of Merit
European Q-School Order of Merit
- Danny Noppert
- Robert Marijanović
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Vincent Kamphuis
- Jose Justicia
- Davy Van Baelen
UK Open Qualifiers
Players Championships
European Tour
PDC Challenge Tour
PDC Development Tour
Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic
The Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic replaced the events in Norway and Latvia with new events in Lithuania and Iceland in 2018. As with 2017, there were 10 events held over 5 weekends. Two players from the Tour earned a 2019 PDC World Darts Championship spot, Darius Labanauskas and Daniel Larsson.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 27 January |  Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen  | 6 – 2 | Ulf Ceder | |
| 2 | Sunday 28 January | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Daniel Larsson  | 6 – 4 | ||
| 3 |  Vilnius, Panorama Hotel | 6 – 5 |  Cor Dekker | |||
| 4 | Sunday 25 February | Vilnius, Panorama Hotel | Darius Labanauskas  | 6 – 5 | Daniel Larsson | |
| 5 | Saturday 26 May | Vääksy, Hotelli Tallukka | Marko Kantele | 6 – 2 | Ulf Ceder | |
| 6 | Sunday 27 May | Vääksy, Hotelli Tallukka | Cor Dekker | 6 – 3 | Magnus Caris | |
| 7 | Saturday 11 August | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel & Konferens | Daniel Larsson | 6 – 3 | Kim Viljanen | |
| 8 | Sunday 12 August | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel & Konferens | Marko Kantele | 6 – 5 | Darius Labanauskas | |
| 9 | Saturday 6 October |  Reykjavik, City Park Hotel | 6 – 2 | |||
| 10 | Sunday 7 October | Reykjavik, City Park Hotel | 6 – 4 |
Professional Darts Corporation Asia
The PDC introduced the PDC Asian Tour in 2018, with 12 events held over 6 weekends. Five players from the Tour earned a 2019 PDC World Darts Championship spot after Seigo Asada won the Japanese Qualifier. The other players to qualify were Lourence Ilagan, Royden Lam, Noel Malicdem and Paul Lim.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 10 March |  Seoul, KBS Sports World | Royden Lam  | 5 – 3 |  Noel Malicdem | |
| 2 | Sunday 11 March | Seoul, KBS Sports World | Seigo Asada  | 5 – 4 | ||
| 3 | Saturday 28 April |  Macau, Regency Art Hotel | 5 – 2 | Alexis Toylo | ||
| 4 | Sunday 29 April | Macau, Regency Art Hotel | Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 1 | Royden Lam | |
| 5 | Saturday 23 June | Kobe, Kobe Port Terminal | Royden Lam | 5 – 3 | Seigo Asada | |
| 6 | Sunday 24 June | Kobe, Kobe Port Terminal | Noel Malicdem | 5 – 0 | ||
| 7 | Saturday 18 August |  Kuala Lumpur, Grand Centro Ballroom | Seigo Asada | 5 – 4 | Royden Lam | |
| 8 | Sunday 19 August | Kuala Lumpur, Grand Centro Ballroom | Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 1 |  Harith Lim | |
| 9 |  Taipei, G Club | Seigo Asada | 5 – 4 |  Paul Lim | ||
| 10 | Sunday 9 September | Taipei, G Club | Paul Lim | 5 – 3 | Lourence Ilagan | |
| 11 | Saturday 13 October | Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 4 | Val Capuyan | ||
| 12 | Sunday 14 October | Noel Malicdem | 5 – 2 | Paul Lim |
Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 16 February |  St Clair, Blue Cattle Dog Hotel | 6 – 4 | Tim Pusey | ||
| 2 | St Clair, Blue Cattle Dog Hotel | James Bailey | 6 – 5 | Steve MacArthur | ||
| 3 | Sunday 18 February | St Clair, Blue Cattle Dog Hotel | James Bailey | 6 – 5 | ||
| 4 | Friday 23 March | Seaford, Seaford Hotel | Corey Cadby | 6 – 1 | ||
| 5 | Saturday 24 March | Seaford, Seaford Hotel | Raymond Smith | 6 – 4 | Steve MacArthur | |
| 6 | Sunday 25 March | Seaford, Seaford Hotel | Mal Cuming | 6 – 5 | James Bailey | |
| 7 | Friday 13 April | Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club | Corey Cadby | 6 – 4 | Lucas Cameron | |
| 8 | Saturday 14 April | Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 9 | Sunday 15 April | Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club | Corey Cadby | 6 – 0 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 10 | Friday 18 May | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Corey Cadby | 6 – 2 | Tim Pusey | |
| 11 | Saturday 19 May | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Corey Cadby | 6 – 3 | Raymond Smith | |
| 12 | Sunday 20 May | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Corey Cadby | 6 – 5 | Raymond Smith | |
| 13 | Friday 15 June | North Hobart, Australian Italian Club | Raymond Smith | 6 – 4 | Steve MacArthur | |
| 14 | Saturday 16 June | North Hobart, Australian Italian Club | Raymond Smith | 6 – 5 | Lucas Cameron | |
| 15 | Sunday 17 June | North Hobart, Australian Italian Club | 6 – 4 | James Bailey | ||
| 16 | Friday 7 September | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Raymond Smith | 6 – 2 | ||
| 17 | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Mark Smyth | 6 – 4 | James Bailey | ||
| 18 | Sunday 9 September | Mitchelton, Brook Hotel | Tim Pusey | 6 – 4 | Robbie King |
Euroasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 |  Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | 6 – 4 | Maxim Aldoshin | |||
| 2 | Sunday 25 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Maxim Aldoshin | 6 – 4 | ||
| 3 | Sunday 29 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 1 | ||
| 4 | Sunday 29 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 4 | ||
| 5 | Monday 30 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6 – 5 | ||
| 6 | Monday 30 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 0 |
Championship Darts Circuit Pro Tour
The top American and Canadian players over the 2018 CDC Tour qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. Chuck Puleo and Jim Long took the two places.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 |  Chicago, North Shore Holiday Inn | 6 – 5 | Darin Young | |||
| 2 | Sunday 29 April | Chicago, North Shore Holiday Inn | 6 – 4 |  Jim Long | ||
| 3 | Saturday 19 May | Miamisburg, Moose Lodge #1645 | 6 – 5 | |||
| 4 | Sunday 20 May | Miamisburg, Moose Lodge #1645 | 6 – 5 | |||
| 5 | Saturday 23 June | Burlington, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 | 6 – 1 | Darin Young | ||
| 6 | Sunday 24 June | Burlington, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 | 6 – 5 | Matt Campbell | ||
| 7 | Saturday 4 August | New York City, Knights of Baron DeKalb | 6 – 3 | Rob Modra | ||
| 8 | Sunday 5 August | New York City, Knights of Baron DeKalb | 6 – 1 | Darin Young | ||
| 9 | Saturday 25 August | Philadelphia, Columbia Social Club | 6 – 2 | |||
| 10 | Sunday 26 August | Philadelphia, Columbia Social Club | 6 – 4 |
World Championship International Qualifiers
| Date | Event | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| Thursday 5 July | North American Championship | Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay | ||||
| Friday 13 July | DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier |  Invercargill, Working Mens Club | 7 – 2 | |||
| South/Central American Qualifier |  Palmas, Hotel Girassol Plaza | Diogo Portela | 6 – 4 |  Sudesh Fitzgerald | ||
| Eastern Europe Qualifier |  Vecsés, Bálint Ágnes Cultural Center | 6 – 4 | ||||
| Saturday 6 October | South/East Europe Qualifier |  Oberglatt, Chliriethalle Oberglatt | 6 – 4 | |||
| Saturday 6 October | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay |  Dublin, Citywest Hotel | Kevin Burness  | 6 – 3 |  Mick McGowan | |
| Sunday 7 October | PDJ Japan Championship | Tokyo, Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO | Seigo Asada | 5 – 1 | Shingo Enomata | |
| Sunday 7 October | Western Europe Qualifier |  Zwolle, IJsselhallen | Yordi Meeuwisse | 6 – 3 | Fabian Roosenbrand | |
| Saturday 20 October | South/West Europe Qualifier |  Ávila, Lienzo Norte Congress and Exhibition Center | 6 – 4 | |||
| Sunday 28 October | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 3 – 0 | |||
| Sunday 28 October | Indian Qualifier |  Pune, The Orbis School Auditorium | Nitin Kumar | 5 – 0 | Ankit Goenka | |
| Tuesday 30 October | Oceanic Masters | James Bailey | 3 – 2 | Tim Pusey | ||
| Sunday 11 November | PDC Chinese Qualifier |  Shanghai, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park | Yuanjun Liu | 5 – 2 | Xiaochen Zong | |
| Rest of the World Women's Qualifier |  Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel | 6 – 0 | Silvia Keller | |||
| Sunday 18 November | German Super League | Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel | 10 – 6 | Dragutin Horvat | ||
| Sunday 18 November | African Qualifier |  Johannesburg, Dinwiddie Sports Club | Devon Petersen | 7 – 2 | Nolan Arendse | |
| Sunday 25 November | World Youth Championship |  Minehead, Butlin's | 6 – 3 | Martin Schindler | ||
| Sunday 25 November | UK & Ireland Women's Qualifier | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Lisa Ashton | 6 – 3 | Maria O'Brien | |
| Monday 26 November | Tour Card Holders' Qualifier | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Adam Hunt | 7 – 4 |  Richie Burnett | |
| Monday 26 November | Tour Card Holders' Qualifier | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Aden Kirk | 7 – 6 |  Madars Razma | |
| Monday 26 November | Tour Card Holders' Qualifier | Milton Keynes, Arena MK | Stephen Burton | 7 – 6 | Scott Taylor | |
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