2009 PDC Pro Tour

The 2009 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They consisted of Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.

Prize money

Stage	UK/European Events	Non-European Events
Second round	£200	£100
Third round	£300	£200
Fourth round	£400	£300
Quarter-finals	£800	£700
Semi-finals	£1,500	£1,240
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 will revert to £400 for the next event.

Players Championships

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

• Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship at The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster on January 10

• Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar on January 17

• Stan James.com Players Championship at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar on January 18

• German Darts Classic at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on February 28

• PDPA Players Championship at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on March 1

• Scottish Players Championship 1 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on March 7

• North-West Players Championship at Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on March 14

• Brentwood Players Championship at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood on March 21

• Midlands Players Championship at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on March 28

• Nuland Players Championship 1 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on April 4

• Nuland Players Championship 2 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on April 5

• South-West Players Championship at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton on April 11

• Derby Players Championship at the Moorway Centre, Derby on April 18

• Welsh Players Championship at the Newport Centre, Newport on May 9

• Players Championship 1 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley on June 13

• Players Championship 2 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley on June 14

• GDT Players Championship 1 at the Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken on June 20

• GDT Players Championship 2 at the Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken on June 21

• Las Vegas Players Championship at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 30

• Australian Open Players Championship at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney on August 9

• Canadian Players Championship at the Hilton, London, Ontario on August 16

• Atlanta Players Championship at the Holiday Inn Select, Atlanta on August 22

• US Open Players championship at the Holiday Inn Select, Atlanta on August 23

• Austrian Open Players Championship 1 at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on September 5

• Austrian Open Players Championship 2 at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on September 6

• Irish Players Championship 1 at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on October 3

• Irish Players Championship 2 at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on October 4

• John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic at the National Event Centre, Killarney on October 18

• Nuland Players Championship 3 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on October 24

• Nuland Players Championship 4 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on October 25

• Scottish Players Championship 2 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on November 7

• Scottish Players Championship 3 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on November 8

UK Open Regional Finals

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

• UK Open North-East Regional Final at The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster on January 11

• UK Open Scottish Regional Final at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on March 8

• UK Open North-West Regional Final at Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on March 15

• UK Open South-East Regional Final at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood on March 22

• UK Open West Midlands Regional Final at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on March 29

• UK Open South-West Regional at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton on April 12

• UK Open East Midlands Regional at the Moorway Centre, Derby on April 19

• UK Open Welsh Regional at the Newport Centre, Newport on May 10

German Darts Corporation

The German Darts Corporation rankings are calculated from events across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2010 World Championship.

No.	Date	Also known as	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
1	Saturday 28 March	GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 1	Jyhan Artut	6–2	Andree Welge
2	Sunday 29 March	GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 2	Jyhan Artut	6–4	Tomas Seyler

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 2010 World Championship.

No.	Date	Also known as	Winner	Legs	Runner-Up	Ref.
1	Sunday 25 January	Punchbowl Open	Paul Nicholson	beat	Brian Roach
2	Sunday 22 February	DPA Australian Matchplay	Paul Nicholson	8–5	Steve McArthur
3	Saturday 14 March	NDDA Open 1	Rob Modra	6–2	Alan Ritchie
4	Sunday 15 March	NDDA Open 2	Raymond O'Donnell	beat	Rob Modra
5	Saturday 28 March	Gaels Club Open 1	Brian Roach	6–5	Barry Jouannet Jr
6	Sunday 29 March	Gaels Club Open 2	Barry Jouannet Jr	7–4	Jerry Weyman
7	Saturday 11 April	Victoria Open 1	Scott Krause	7–4	Steve Duke Jr
8	Sunday 12 April	Victoria Open 2	Raymond O'Donnell	7–4	Steve Duke Jr
9	Saturday 2 May	Goulburn Open 1	Simon Whitlock	7–5	Steve McArthur
10	Sunday 3 May	Goulburn Open 2	Simon Whitlock	7–2	Russell Stewart
11	Sunday 10 May	Viva Las Vegas NZ	Simon Whitlock	7–5	Phillip Hazel
12	Sunday 24 May	Queensland Open	Simon Whitlock	7–4	Shane Tichowitsch
13	Saturday 6 June	Criterion Hotel Open	Simon Whitlock	7–6	Phil Bottrell
14	Sunday 7 June	Russell Stewart Classic	Simon Whitlock	7–3	Russell Stewart
15	Sunday 21 June	Mittagong RSL Open	Simon Whitlock	8–2	Kevin Luland
16	Sunday 19 July	Southern Illawarra Open	Simon Whitlock	7–3	Jerry Weyman
17	Saturday 1 August	Illawarra Yacht Club Classic 1	Simon Whitlock	7–3	Paul Nicholson
18	Sunday 2 August	Illawarra Yacht Club Classic 2	Simon Whitlock	7–2	Paul Nicholson
19	Sunday 9 August	Australian Open Players Championship	Paul Nicholson	6–1	Robert Thornton
20	Saturday 5 September	Mildura Workers Club Open 1	Simon Whitlock	7–4	Daniel Sim
21	Sunday 6 September	Mildura Workers Club Open 2	Lindsay Wells	7–2	Rob Modra

Other PDC tournaments

The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2009. 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
May 31	North American Darts Championship	Scott Burnett	6–3	Darin Young
July 11	PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event	Phillip Hazel	beat	Bernie Smith
August 23	Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy	Aodhagan O'Neill	7–3	William O'Connor
September 26	Emperors Palace South African Open	Les Francis	4–3	Devon Petersen
September 27	Emperors Palace South African Masters	Phil Taylor	6–4	James Wade
October 17	Gleneagle Irish Masters	Phil Taylor	6–1	Wayne Jones
October 18	PDC World Spain Qualifying Event	Francisco Ruiz	6–2	Julio Barbero
October 25	Oceanic Masters	Warren Parry	7–1	Preston Ridd
October 25	PDC World Japan Qualifying Event	Haruki Muramatsu	6–2	Morihiro Hashimoto
November 6	PDC World East European Qualifying Event	Osmann Kijamet	6–3	Sebastijan Pecjak
November 7	Caribbean and South American Masters	Norman Madhoo	5–3	Anthony Forde
November 7	PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event	Ian Perez	beat	Rizal Barellano
November 14	PDC World Finland Qualifying Event	Jarkko Komula	3–1	Vesa Nuutinen
November 14	PDC World Germany Qualifying Event	Tomas Seyler	6–1	Michael Rosenauer
November 14	PDC World Sweden Qualifying Event	Magnus Caris	7–3	Jonas Karstrom
November 21	PDC World Poland Qualifying Event	Krzysztof Kciuk	6–1	Tomasz Mikolajczyk
November 28	PDC World Russia Qualifying Event	Roman Konchikov	7–3	Anastasia Dobromyslova

External links

• 2009 PDC Calendar