The 2010 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers. This year there were 45 PDC Pro Tour events – 37 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship (excluding Australia and Canada) and UK Open Qualifier increased from £29,600 in 2009 to £31,200 in 2010. Prize money for Australian and Canadian Players Championships remained unchanged at £21,600 per event.
Stage | UK/Europe/USA Events | Australia/Canada Events |
Second round | £200 | £100 |
Third round | £300 | £200 |
Fourth round | £500 | £300 |
Quarter-finals | £1,000 | £700 |
Semi-finals | £1,500 | £1,250 |
Final | £3,000 | £2,500 |
Winner | £6,000 | £5,000 |
In addition, £400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a nine-dart finish. Should this not be won in an event, it would be carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish is achieved. Once the prize fund is won, it reverted to £400 for the next event.
Players Championships
- (All matches – best of 11 legs)
- Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship 1 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar on February 6[1]
| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wade | 6 | | | |
| Andy Smith | 2 | | | James Wade | 5 | |
| Wayne Jones | 6 | | | Wayne Jones | 6 | |
| Mark Dudbridge | 5 | | | | | | Wayne Jones | 2 | |
| Colin Lloyd | 6 | | | | | Colin Lloyd | 6 | |
| Colin Osborne | 3 | | | Colin Lloyd | 6 | | | | |
| Mervyn King | 6 | | | Mervyn King | 2 | |
| Jamie Caven | 4 | | |
- PDPA Players Championship 2 Gibraltar at the Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar on February 7[2]
| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Heydon | 6 | | | |
| James Wade | 3 | | | Nigel Heydon | 2 | |
| Gary Anderson | 6 | | | Gary Anderson | 6 | |
| Terry Jenkins | 3 | | | | | | Gary Anderson | 5 | |
| Andy Hamilton | 6 | | | | | Denis Ovens | 6 | |
| Wes Newton | 5 | | | Andy Hamilton | 1 | | | | |
| Denis Ovens | 6 | | | Denis Ovens | 6 | |
| Steve Evans | 2 | | |
- PDPA Players Championship 3 Swindon at Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon on February 20[3]
- PDPA Players Championship 4 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on February 27[4]
- PDPA Players Championship 5 Germany at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on March 6[5]
- PDPA Players Championship 6 Germany at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on March 7[6]
- PDPA Players Championship 7 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on March 13[7]
- PDPA Players Championship 8 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on March 20[8]
- PDPA Players Championship 10 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on April 17[10]
- PDPA Players Championship 11 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on April 24[11]
- PDPA Players Championship 12 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on May 8[12]
- PDPA Players Championship 13 Austria at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on May 15[13]
- PDPA Players Championship 14 Austria at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on May 16[14]
- PDPA Players Championship 17 Holland at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Haarlem on June 19[17]
- PDPA Players Championship 18 Holland at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Haarlem on June 20[18]
- US Open Players Championship 19 at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 27[19]
- Players Championship 20 Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28[20]
- Players Championship 21 Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 29[21]
- Australian Open Players Championship 22 at the Revesby Workers Club, Sydney on August 22[22]
- Canadian Players Championship 23 at the Hilton, London, Ontario on August 28[23]
- Canadian Masters Players Championships 24 at the Hilton, London, Ontario on August 29[24]
- PDPA Players Championship 25 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on September 4[25]
- PDPA Players Championship 26 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on September 5[26]
- PDPA Players Championship 27 Holland in Nuland on September 18[27]
- PDPA Players Championship 28 Holland in Nuland on September 19[28]
- PDPA Players Championship 29 Ireland at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on October 2[29]
- PDPA Players Championship 30 Ireland at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on October 3[30]
- John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 31 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on October 17[31]
- PDPA Players Championship 32 Bad Nauheim at the Dolce Bad Nauheim on October 23[32]
- PDPA Players Championship 33 Bad Nauheim at the Dolce Bad Nauheim on October 24[33]
- PDPA Players Championship 36 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on November 26[36]
- PDPA Players Championship 37 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on November 27[37]
UK Open Qualifiers
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2011 World Championship.
No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
1 | Saturday 23 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 1 | Simon Whitlock | 6–3 | Jerry Weyman | |
2 | Sunday 24 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–5 | Rod Neeson | |
3 | Saturday 6 February | Unanderra Hotel Darts Open | Simon Whitlock | 6–0 | Barry Jouannet Jr | |
4 | Sunday 7 February | DPA Australian Singles | Simon Whitlock | 6–1 | Rob Modra | |
5 | Saturday 13 March | Coogee Bay Classic 1 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–2 | Mitchell Clegg | |
6 | Sunday 14 March | Coogee Bay Classic 2 | Rob Modra | 6–5 | Brendan McCausland | |
7 | Saturday 27 March | NDDA Open 1 | Peter Machin | 6–5 | Brendan McCausland | |
8 | Sunday 28 March | NDDA Open 2 | Danny Scally | 6–3 | Craig Prizeman | |
9 | Saturday 17 April | Criterion Hotel Open 1 | Rob Modra | 6–5 | Graham Davis | |
10 | Sunday 18 April | Criterion Hotel Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6–5 | Craig Prizeman | |
11 | Saturday 7 May | Goulburn Open 1 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–2 | Rob Modra | |
12 | Sunday 8 May | Goulburn Open 2 | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6–5 | Shane Tichowitsch | |
13 | Saturday 22 May | Queensland Open 1 | Rob Modra | 6–0 | Bill Aitken | |
14 | Sunday 23 May | Queensland Open 2 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–3 | Bill Aitken | |
15 | Saturday 5 June | Gaels Club Open 1 | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–3 | Brian Roach | |
16 | Sunday 6 June | Gaels Club Open 2 | Craig Prizeman | 6–1 | Rob Modra | |
17 | Saturday 19 June | Mittagong RSL Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6–3 | Rob Modra | |
18 | Sunday 20 June | Mittagong RSL Open 2 | Sean Reed | 6–4 | Phillip Hazel | |
19 | Saturday 17 July | Southern Illawarra Open | Bill Aitken | 6–5 | Barry Jouannet Jr | |
20 | Sunday 18 July | Warilla Bowls Club Open | Craig Prizeman | 6–3 | Rob Modra | |
21 | Sunday 15 August | Oceanic Masters | Simon Whitlock | 6–5 | Shane Tichowitsch | |
22 | Friday 20 August | Revesby Workers Club Open 3 | Robert Thornton | 6–4 | Dave Muller | |
23 | Saturday 21 August | Revesby Workers Club Open 4 | Tony Eccles | 6–5 | David Platt | |
24 | Sunday 22 August | Australian Open Players Championship | Dennis Priestley | 6–3 | Mark Hylton | |
25 | Saturday 25 September | Billabong Tavern Darts Open | Rob Modra | 6–4 | Michael Cassar | |
26 | Sunday 26 September | Russell Stewart Classic | Shane Tichowitsch | 6–4 | Wayne Weening | |
27 | Saturday 9 October | DPA Australian Matchplay 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6–3 | Rob Modra | |
28 | Sunday 10 October | DPA Australian Matchplay 2 | Mitchell Clegg | 6–2 | Dave Breasley | |
Other PDC tournaments
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2010. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
June 26 | World Cricket Championship | Phil Taylor | 3–2 | Mark Walsh |
June 30 | North American Darts Championship | John Part | 6–4 | Darin Young |
August 15 | Oceanic Masters | Simon Whitlock | 6–5 | Shane Tichowitsch |
September 12 | PDC World Japan Qualifying Event | Morihiro Hashimoto | 6–0 | Mitsumasa Hoshino |
September 25 | South African Masters | Devon Petersen | 5–4 | Les Francis |
October 10 | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay | Michael Mansell | 6–4 | Stephen Byrne |
October 16 | Gleneagle Irish Masters | Simon Whitlock | 6–4 | Phil Taylor |
October 30 | PDC World East European Qualifying Event | Dietmar Burger | 6–2 | Christian Kallinger |
November 5 | PDC World Sweden Qualifying Event | Magnus Caris | 6–1 | Par Riihonen |
November 6 | PDC World South European Qualifying Event | Boris Krcmar | 6–4 | Zdravko Antunovic |
November 6 | Caribbean and South American Masters | Norman Madhoo | 4–2 | Anthony Forde |
November 20 | PDC World Finland Qualifying Event | Veijo Viinikka | beat | Sami Sanssi |
November 20 | PDC World West European Qualifying Event | Roland Scholten | 6–4 | Armando Jimenez |
November 28 | PDC World Russia Qualifying Event | Andrei Ratnikov | 8–1 | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
November 28 | PDC World Greater China Qualifying Event | Scott MacKenzie | beat | Alex Hon |
November 29 | PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier | Alex Roy | 5–1 | Matt Padgett |
References
External links
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