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) Players Championship 1 Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship at The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster on 10 January
Players Championship 2 Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar on 17 January
Players Championship 3 Players Championship 3 at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar on 18 January
Players Championship 4 Players Championship 4 at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 28 February
Players Championship 5 Players Championship 5 at van der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 1 March
Players Championship 6 Players Championship 6 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on 7 March
Players Championship 7 Players Championship 7 at Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on 14 March
Players Championship 8 Players Championship 8 at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood on 21 March
Players Championship 9 Players Championship 9 at the Coventry Arena, Coventry on 28 March
Players Championship 10 Players Championship 10 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on 4 April
Players Championship 11 Players Championship 11 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on 5 April
Players Championship 12 Players Championship 12 at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton on 11 April
Players Championship 13 Players Championship 13 at the Moorway Centre, Derby on 18 April
Players Championship 14 Players Championship 14 at the Newport Centre, Newport on 9 May
Players Championship 15 Players Championship 15 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley on 13 June
Players Championship 16 Players Championship 16 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley on June 14.
Players Championship 17 Players Championship 17 at the Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken on 20 June
Players Championship 18 Players Championship 18 at the Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken on 21 June
Players Championship 19 Players Championship 19 at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on 30 June
Players Championship 20 Players Championship 20 at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney on 9 August
Players Championship 21 Players Championship 21 at the Hilton, London, Ontario on 16 August
Players Championship 22 Players Championship 22 at the Holiday Inn Select, Atlanta on 22 August
Players Championship 23 US Open Players Championship at the Holiday Inn Select, Atlanta on 23 August
Players Championship 24 Players Championship 24 at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on 5 September
Players Championship 25 Players Championship 25 at the Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg on 6 September
Players Championship 26 Players Championship 26 at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on 3 October
Players Championship 27 Players Championship 27 at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on 4 October
Players Championship 28 John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic at the National Event Centre, Killarney on 18 October
Players Championship 29 Players Championship 29 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on 24 October
Players Championship 30 Players Championship 30 at van der Valk Hotel, Nuland on 25 October
Players Championship 31 Players Championship 31 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on 7 November
Players Championship 32 Players Championship 32 at Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine on 8 November
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.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-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 Mikołajczyk November 28 PDC World Russia Qualifying Event Roman Konchikov 7–3 Anastasia Dobromyslova
External links 2009 PDC Calendar
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