2017 PDC Pro Tour
Darts tournaments
The 2017 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events were the events that made up the Pro Tour. There were 40 PDC Pro Tour events held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 12 European Tour events.
Prize money
Prize money for each European Tour event increased from £115,000 to £135,000. The UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship events stayed the same as 2016.
This is how the prize money was divided:
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 2017 Tour Cards were awarded to:
(64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 World Championship.
(32) The 32 2016/17 Tour Card Holders not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
(2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Challenge Tour (Rob Cross and Ryan Searle).
(2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour (Dean Reynolds and Ross Twell).
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