2018 PDC Pro Tour

Darts tournaments

The 2018 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 are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In this year there are 41 PDC Pro Tour events being held – 22 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and 13 European Tour events.

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

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The prize money for the UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship and European Tour events stayed the same as 2017.

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage | ET | PC | UKQ | CT/DT

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Winner | £25,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | £2,000
Runner-up | £10,000 | £6,000 | £5,000 | £1,000
Semi-finalists | £6,000 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £500
Quarter-finalists | £4,000 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £300
Last 16 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £200
Last 32 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £750 | £100
Last 48 | £1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A
Last 64 | N/A | £500 | £250 | £50
Total | £135,000 | £75,000 | £60,000 | £10,000

## PDC Tour Card

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128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

### Tour cards

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Main article: List of players with a 2018 PDC Tour Card

The 2018 Tour Cards are awarded to:[1]

* (64) 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) 24 qualifiers from 2017 Q-School 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[a] and Ryan Searle).
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2016 Development Tour (Ross Twell and Aden Kirk).
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Challenge Tour (Wayne Jones and Mark Dudbridge).
* (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2017 Development Tour (Luke Humphries and Adam Hunt).[b]
* (12) The 12 qualifiers from the 2018 Qualifying Schools.

Afterwards, the playing field will be complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2018, that means that a total of 21 players will qualify this way.

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.

### Q-School

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In a change to previous years, The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School.[2] 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.

The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

18 January  | 19 January  | 20 January  | 21 January

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UK Q-School

Eddie Dootson
Corey Cadby

Alan Tabern
Robert Owen

Arron Monk
George Killington

Bradley Brooks
Dawson Murschell

435 contestants  | 436 contestants  | 430 contestants  | 407 contestants
European Q-School

Jeffrey de Zwaan

Mario Robbe

Tytus Kanik

Gabriel Clemens

172 contestants  | 174 contestants  | 175 contestants  | 156 contestants
Total
607 contestants  | 610 contestants  | 605 contestants  | 563 contestants

An Order of Merit was also created for each Q School. For every win after the first full round (without byes) 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

1. Nathan Aspinall
2. Ross Smith
3. Terry Temple
4. Ryan Harrington
5. Simon Stevenson
6. Gary Eastwood
7. John Goldie
8. Matthew Edgar
9. Ryan Meikle
10. Ryan Joyce
11. Kevin Burness
12. Tony Newell
13. Luke Woodhouse
14. Peter Hudson
15. Mark Wilson

European Q-School Order of Merit

1. Danny Noppert
2. Robert Marijanović
3. Dirk van Duijvenbode
4. Vincent Kamphuis
5. José Justicia
6. Davy Van Baelen

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## UK Open Qualifiers

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This would turn out to be the last year in which qualifiers for the UK Open would take place, as from the 2019 UK Open, all Tour Card holders would automatically qualify for the tournament.[3]

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1 | Friday 2 February  |  Wigan, Robin Park Arena  | (105.50) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3  |  Michael Smith (107.69) | [4]
2 | Saturday 3 February | (98.33) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3  |  Darren Webster (101.29) | [5]
3 | Sunday 4 February  | (96.97) Michael Smith | 6 – 0  |  Zoran Lerchbacher (84.38) | [6]
4 | Friday 9 February  | (100.05) Gary Anderson | 6 – 2  |  Jeffrey de Zwaan (94.42) | [7]
5 | Saturday 10 February | (108.77) Corey Cadby | 6 – 4  |  Rob Cross (102.67) | [8]
6 | Sunday 11 February  | (101.93) Krzysztof Ratajski | 6 – 4  |  Daryl Gurney (95.94) | [9]

## Players Championships

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As with 2017, there were 22 Players Championship events.

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1 | Saturday 17 February |  Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | (103.82) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 4 |  James Wade (94.25) | [10]
2 | Sunday 18 February  | (101.68) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1  |  Corey Cadby (94.45) | [11]
3 | Saturday 10 March  | (101.33) Gary Anderson | 6 – 0  |  Peter Wright (99.64) | [12]
4 | Sunday 11 March  | (91.42) Gary Anderson | 6 – 2  |  Jeffrey de Zwaan (80.70) | [13]
5 | Saturday 17 March  |  Milton Keynes, Arena MK | (99.58) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 2  |  Chris Dobey (109.62) | [14]
6 | Sunday 18 March  | (97.57) Ian White | 6 – 5  |  Dave Chisnall (97.38) | [15]
7 | Saturday 7 April  |  Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | (98.03) Michael Smith | 6 – 2  |  Adrian Lewis (101.07) | [16]
8 | Sunday 8 April  | (97.93) Mickey Mansell | 6 – 4  |  Adrian Lewis (90.37) | [17]
9 | Saturday 28 April  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (100.86) Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 4  |  Scott Taylor (92.70) | [18]
10 | Sunday 29 April  | (92.91) Jeffrey de Zwaan | 6 – 5  |  Jonny Clayton (96.11) | [19]
11 | Saturday 19 May  |  Milton Keynes, Arena MK | (100.65) Gary Anderson | 6 – 5  |  Gabriel Clemens (98.47) | [20]
12 | Sunday 20 May  | (99.62) Josh Payne | 6 – 5  |  Peter Wright (101.62) | [21]
13 | Saturday 16 June  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (100.32) Rob Cross | 6 – 4  |  Ian White (90.85) | [22]
14 | Sunday 17 June  | (96.57) Peter Wright | 6 – 4  |  Rob Cross (95.63) | [23]
15 | Tuesday 26 June  |  Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | (105.24) Mervyn King | 6 – 2  |  James Wade (88.67) | [24]
16 | Wednesday 27 June  | (91.54) Ian White | 6 – 3  |  Darren Webster (88.49) | [25]
17 | Tuesday 4 September  | (97.17) Peter Wright | 6 – 2  |  Daryl Gurney (92.34) | [26]
18 | Wednesday 5 September | (94.68) Nathan Aspinall | 6 – 4  |  Ryan Searle (94.41) | [27]
19 | Friday 28 September  |  Dublin, Citywest Hotel | (95.21) Max Hopp | 6 – 3  |  Madars Razma (87.73) | [28]
20 | Saturday 29 September  | (98.68) Danny Noppert | 6 – 4  |  Ian White (98.56) | [29]
21 | Saturday 20 October  |  Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | (99.78) Krzysztof Ratajski | 6  – 2  |  Chris Dobey (94.65) | [30]
22 | Sunday 21 October  | (96.51) Krzysztof Ratajski | 6  – 4  |  Adrian Lewis (91.70) | [31]

## European Tour

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No.  | Date  | Event  | Location  | Winner  | Legs  | Runner-up  | Ref.

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1  | 23–25 March  | European Darts Open |  Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena | (102.04) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 7 |  Peter Wright (98.55) | [32]
2  | 31 March–2 April  | German Darts Grand Prix |  Munich, Kulturhalle Zenith | (99.24) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 5  |  Peter Wright (94.97) | [33]
3  | 13–15 April  | German Darts Open |  Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle | (94.62) Max Hopp | 8 – 7  |  Michael Smith (95.17) | [34][35]
4  | 20–22 April  | Austrian Darts Open |  Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle  | (96.80) Jonny Clayton | 8 – 5  |  Gerwyn Price (94.84) | [36]
5  | 4–6 May  | European Darts Grand Prix |  Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | (110.87) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 3  |  James Wade (98.38) | [37]
6  | 11–13 May  | Dutch Darts Masters |  Zwolle, IJsselhallen | (97.53) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 5  |  Steve Lennon (91.40) | [38]
7  | 8–10 June  | Gibraltar Darts Trophy |  Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium | (108.13) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 3  |  Adrian Lewis (96.69) | [39]
8  | 22–24 June  | Danish Darts Open |  Copenhagen, Brøndbyhallen | (99.31) Mensur Suljović | 8 – 3  |  Simon Whitlock (94.78) | [40]
9  | 29 June–1 July  | European Darts Matchplay |  Hamburg, Edel-optics.de Arena | (105.17) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 2  |  William O'Connor (93.92) | [41]
10  | 31 August–2 September | German Darts Championship |  Hildesheim, Halle 39  | (101.24) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 6  |  James Wilson (93.30) | [42]
11  | 7–9 September  | Dutch Darts Championship |  Maastricht, MECC Maastricht | (89.18) Ian White | 8 – 5  |  Ricky Evans (89.23) | [43]
12  | 14–16 September  | International Darts Open |  Riesa, SACHSENarena | (98.26) Gerwyn Price | 8 – 3  |  Simon Whitlock (88.50) | [44]
13  | 12–14 October  | European Darts Trophy |  Göttingen, Lokhalle  | (111.27) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 3  |  James Wade (79.09) | [45]

## PDC Challenge Tour

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As with the previous year, the 2018 PDC Challenge Tour series consisted of 20 events, held over 5 weekends.

No.  | Date  | Venue  | Winner  | Legs  | Runner-up  | Ref.

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1 | Saturday 27 January  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  |  Simon Preston | 5 – 2  |  Jarred Cole | [46]
2 |  Diogo Portela | 5 – 3  |  Michael Barnard | [46]
3 | Sunday 28 January  |  Martin Atkins | 5 – 4  |  Michael Barnard | [47]
4 |  Jason Cullen | 5 – 4  |  Cameron Menzies | [47]
5 | Saturday 24 March  |  Milton Keynes, Arena MK | (83.50) John Davey | 5 – 0  |  Adrian Gray (70.03) | [48]
6 | (104.56) Michael Barnard | 5 – 2  |  Jason Lowe (99.99) | [49]
7 | Sunday 25 March  | (78.64) Dennis Nilsson | 5 – 2  |  Harry Ward (83.88) | [50]
8 | (89.57) Ted Evetts | 5 – 1  |  Krzysztof Ratajski (86.85) | [51]
9 | Saturday 5 May  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (83.88) Cody Harris | 5 – 2  |  Yordi Meeuwisse (77.08) | [52]
10 | (93.31) Michael Barnard | 5 – 1  |  Martin Atkins (80.19) | [53]
11 | Sunday 6 May  | (99.98) Michael Barnard | 5 – 3  |  Andy Jenkins (92.14) | [54]
12 | (89.00) Adam Huckvale | 5 – 3  |  Darren Beveridge (77.77) | [55]
13 | Saturday 8 September  | (94.23) Jamie Hughes | 5 – 2  |  Cody Harris (80.72) | [56]
14 | (90.39) Krzysztof Ratajski | 5 – 2  |  Mick Todd (83.20) | [57]
15 | Sunday 9 September  | (93.94) Cameron Menzies | 5 – 0  |  Mark Frost (90.67) | [58]
16 | (86.51) Lee Budgen | 5 – 3  |  Michael Barnard (94.56) | [59]
17 | Saturday 10 November  |  Peterborough, East of England Showground  | (88.46) David Evans | 5 – 2  |  Ryan Murray (86.12) | [60]
18 | (96.64) Jonathan Worsley | 5 – 2  |  Cody Harris (90.09) | [61]
19 | Sunday 11 November  | (97.38) Michael Rasztovits | 5 − 3  |  Andy Boulton (93.53) | [62]
20 | (88.72) Ted Evetts | 5 − 4  |  David Evans (98.98) | [63]

## PDC Development Tour

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As with the previous year, the 2018 PDC Development Tour series consisted of 20 events, held over 5 weekends.

No.  | Date  | Venue  | Winner  | Legs  | Runner-up  | Ref.

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1 | Saturday 14 April  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (82.98) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 3  |  Dawson Murschell (82.86) | [64]
2 | (89.54) Wessel Nijman | 5 – 4  |  Bradley Brooks (85.59) | [64]
3 | Sunday 15 April  | (86.96) Rob Hewson | 5 – 3  |  Melvin de Fijter (73.99) | [65]
4 | (80.16) Niels Zonneveld | 5 – 2  |  Joe Davis (74.91) | [65]
5 | Saturday 26 May  |  Hildesheim, Halle 39  |  Rowby-John Rodriguez | 5 – 0  |  George Killington | [66]
6 |  Kenny Neyens | 5 – 2  |  Jarred Cole | [66]
7 | Sunday 27 May  |  Luke Humphries | 5 – 2  |  Niels Zonneveld | [67]
8 |  Ted Evetts | 5 – 2  |  Geert Nentjes | [67]
9 | Saturday 9 June  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (98.88) Martin Schindler | 5 – 0  |  Dimitri Van den Bergh (93.24) | [68]
10 | (94.29) Martin Schindler | 5 – 1  |  George Gardner (85.97) | [68]
11 | Sunday 10 June  | (89.04) Ryan Meikle | 5 – 3  |  Rowby-John Rodriguez (82.26) | [69]
12 | (87.00) Ted Evetts | 5 – 2  |  Dimitri Van den Bergh (91.42) | [69]
13 | Saturday 22 September  |  Peterborough, East of England Showground  | (81.85) Luke Humphries | 5 – 4  |  Justin van Tergouw (89.59) | [70]
14 | (87.20) George Killington | 5 – 3  |  Christian Bunse (85.68) | [70]
15 | Sunday 23 September  | (84.52) Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 – 3  |  Lee Budgen (84.23) | [71]
16 | (96.68) Jarred Cole | 5 – 1  |  Christian Bunse (91.03) | [71]
17 | Saturday 3 November  |  Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre  | (94.92) Luke Humphries | 5 – 1  |  Bradley Brooks (82.55) | [72]
18 | (89.01) Berry van Peer | 5 – 4  |  Geert Nentjes (89.76) | [73]
19 | Sunday 4 November  | (84.29) Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 – 3  |  Geert Nentjes (84.27) | [74]
20 | (93.41) Ted Evetts | 5 – 4  |  Christian Bunse (83.12) | [75]

## Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic

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The PDCNB 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.

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1 | Saturday 27 January  |  Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson  |  Kim Viljanen | 6 – 2  |  Ulf Ceder | [76]
2 | Sunday 28 January  |  Daniel Larsson | 6 – 4  |  Darius Labanauskas | [76]
3 | Saturday 24 February |  Vilnius, Panorama Hotel  |  Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 5  |  Cor Dekker | [77]
4 | Sunday 25 February  |  Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 5  |  Daniel Larsson | [77]
5 | Saturday 26 May  |  Vääksy, Hotelli Tallukka  | (95.06) Marko Kantele | 6 – 2  |  Ulf Ceder (86.01) | [78]
6 | Sunday 27 May  | (87.84) Cor Dekker | 6 – 3  |  Magnus Caris (82.63) | [79]
7 | Saturday 11 August  |  Gothenburg, Apple Hotel & Konferens  |  Daniel Larsson | 6 – 3  |  Kim Viljanen | [80]
8 | Sunday 12 August  |  Marko Kantele | 6 – 5  |  Darius Labanauskas | [80]
9 | Saturday 6 October  |  Reykjavík, City Park Hotel  | (93.42) Madars Razma | 6 – 2  |  Magnus Caris (89.40) | [81]
10 | Sunday 7 October  | (89.44) Madars Razma | 6 – 4  |  Marko Kantele (88.01) | [82]

## Professional Darts Corporation Asia

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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.[83]

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1 | Saturday 10 March  |  Seoul, KBS Sports World  | (91.82) Royden Lam | 5 – 3  |  Noel Malicdem (83.38) | [84]
2 | Sunday 11 March  | (83.34) Seigo Asada | 5 – 4  |  Park Hyun-Chul (76.44) | [84]
3 | Saturday 28 April  |  Macau, Regency Art Hotel  | (90.57) Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 2  |  Alexis Toylo (77.02) | [85]
4 | Sunday 29 April  | (91.78) Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 1  |  Royden Lam (86.84) | [86]
5 | Saturday 23 June  |  Kobe, Kobe Port Terminal  | (91.39) Royden Lam | 5 – 3  |  Seigo Asada (85.62) | [87]
6 | Sunday 24 June  | (89.46) Noel Malicdem | 5 – 0  |  Daisuke Akamatsu (82.04) | [88]
7 | Saturday 18 August  |  Kuala Lumpur, Grand Centro Ballroom  | (86.47) Seigo Asada | 5 – 4  |  Royden Lam (79.64) | [89]
8 | Sunday 19 August  | (87.90) Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 1  |  Harith Lim (73.13) | [90]
9 | Saturday 8 September |  Taipei, G Club  | (89.60) Seigo Asada | 5 – 4  |  Paul Lim (87.85) | [91]
10 | Sunday 9 September  | (92.39) Paul Lim | 5 – 3  |  Lourence Ilagan (99.00) | [92]
11 | Saturday 13 October  |  Manila, Crown Plaza Manila Galleria Ballroom | (93.21) Lourence Ilagan | 5 – 4  |  Val Capuyan (87.57) | [93]
12 | Sunday 14 October  | (99.70) Noel Malicdem | 5 – 2  |  Paul Lim (93.68) | [94]

## Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour

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The leading player of the 18 tournaments on the 2018 DPA Tour series qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. That player was Raymond Smith.

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1 | Friday 16 February  |  St Clair, Blue Cattle Dog Hotel  |  Raymond Smith | 6 – 4  |  Tim Pusey | [95]
2 | Saturday 17 February |  James Bailey | 6 – 5  |  Steve MacArthur
3 | Sunday 18 February  |  James Bailey | 6 – 5  |  Steve MacArthur
4 | Friday 23 March  |  Seaford, Seaford Hotel  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 1  |  Gordon Mathers | [96]
5 | Saturday 24 March  |  Raymond Smith | 6 – 4  |  Steve MacArthur
6 | Sunday 25 March  |  Mal Cuming | 6 – 5  |  James Bailey
7 | Friday 13 April  |  Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 4  |  Lucas Cameron | [97]
8 | Saturday 14 April  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 3  |  Laurence Ryder
9 | Sunday 15 April  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 0  |  Laurence Ryder
10 | Friday 18 May  |  Mitchelton, Brook Hotel  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 2  |  Tim Pusey | [98]
11 | Saturday 19 May  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 3  |  Raymond Smith
12 | Sunday 20 May  |  Corey Cadby | 6 – 5  |  Raymond Smith
13 | Friday 15 June  |  North Hobart, Australian Italian Club  |  Raymond Smith | 6 – 4  |  Steve MacArthur | [99]
14 | Saturday 16 June  |  Raymond Smith | 6 – 5  |  Lucas Cameron
15 | Sunday 17 June  |  Gordon Mathers | 6 – 4  |  James Bailey
16 | Friday 7 September  |  Mitchelton, Brook Hotel  |  Raymond Smith | 6 – 2  |  Gordon Mathers | [100]
17 | Saturday 8 September |  Mark Smyth | 6 – 4  |  James Bailey
18 | Sunday 9 September  |  Tim Pusey | 6 – 4  |  Robbie King

## Euroasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

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There were 6 EADC Pro Tour events in 2018. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.

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1 | Saturday 24 February |  Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center  |  Aleksandr Oreshkin | 6 – 4  |  Maxim Aldoshin | [101]
2 | Sunday 25 February  |  Maxim Aldoshin | 6 – 4  |  Vladimir Akshulakov | [102]
3 | Sunday 29 April  |  Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 1  |  Maxim Aldoshin |
4 |  Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 4  |  Maxim Aldoshin |
5 | Monday 30 April  |  Roman Obukhov | 6 – 5  |  Aleksei Kadochnikov |
6 |  Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 0  |  Dmitriy Gorbunov |

## Championship Darts Circuit Pro Tour

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The top American and Canadian players over the 2018 CDC Tour qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.[103] Chuck Puleo and Jim Long took the two places.[104]

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1  | Saturday 28 April |  Chicago, North Shore Holiday Inn  | (88.72) Gary Mawson | 6 – 5  |  Darin Young (83.59) | [105]
2  | Sunday 29 April  | (83.80) Chuck Puleo | 6 – 4  |  Jim Long (81.39) | [106]
3  | Saturday 19 May  |  Miamisburg, Moose Lodge #1645  | (86.37) Leonard Gates | 6 – 5  |  DJ Sayre (83.12) | [107]
4  | Sunday 20 May  | (85.11) Darin Young | 6 – 5  |  Chuck Puleo (82.69) | [108]
5  | Saturday 23 June  |  Burlington, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60  | (94.68) Leonard Gates | 6 – 1  |  Darin Young (80.43) | [109]
6  | Sunday 24 June  | (81.53) Darin Young | 6 – 5  |  Matt Campbell (88.62) | [110]
7  | Saturday 4 August  |  New York City, Knights of Baron DeKalb  | (81.70) Nick Linberg | 6 – 3  |  Rob Modra (77.94) | [111]
8  | Sunday 5 August  | (87.91) Chuck Puleo | 6 – 1  |  Darin Young (71.59) | [112]
9  | Saturday 25 August  |  Philadelphia, Columbia Social Club  | (84.22) John Part | 6 – 2  |  Danny Lauby (83.98) | [113]
10  | Sunday 26 August  | (88.10) Chuck Puleo | 6 – 4  |  Jim Widmayer (82.99) | [114]

## World Championship International Qualifiers

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Thursday 5 July[115] | North American Championship |  Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay | (85.10) Jeff Smith | 6 – 4 |  John Norman Jnr (81.18) | [116]
Friday 13 July[117] | DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier  |  Invercargill, Working Mens Club  | (89.04) Tahuna Irwin | 7 – 2  |  Craig Ross (85.20)[a] | [119]
Saturday 15 September[120] | South/Central American Qualifier  |  Palmas, Hotel Girassol Plaza  |  Diogo Portela | 6 – 4  |  Sudesh Fitzgerald | [121]
Saturday 22 September[122] | Eastern Europe Qualifier  |  Vecsés, Bálint Ágnes Cultural Center  | (79.17) Karel Sedláček | 6 – 4  |  Pál Székely (80.43) | [123]
Saturday 6 October[124] | South/East Europe Qualifier  |  Oberglatt, Chliriethalle Oberglatt  |  Rowby-John Rodriguez | 6 – 4  |  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | [125]
Saturday 6 October  | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay  |  Dublin, Citywest Hotel | (79.66) Kevin Burness | 6 – 3  |  Mick McGowan (80.79) | [126]
Sunday 7 October[127] | PDJ Japan Championship  |  Tokyo, Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO  | (79.98) Seigo Asada | 5 – 1  |  Shingo Enomata (73.04) | [128]
Sunday 7 October[129] | Western Europe Qualifier  |  Zwolle, IJsselhallen |  Yordi Meeuwisse | 6 – 3  |  Fabian Roosenbrand | [130]
Saturday 20 October[131] | South/West Europe Qualifier  |  Ávila, Lienzo Norte Congress and Exhibition Center  | (86.93) José de Sousa | 6 – 4  |  Jesús Noguera (88.72) | [132]
Sunday 28 October[133] | Euroasian Darts Corporation Qualifier |  Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center  | (93.94) Boris Koltsov | 3 – 0  |  Aleksei Kadochnikov (75.02) | [134]
Sunday 28 October[135] | Indian Qualifier  |  Pune, The Orbis School Auditorium  | (78.28) Nitin Kumar | 5 – 0  |  Ankit Goenka (61.42) | [134]
Tuesday 30 October[136] | Oceanic Masters  |  Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club | (84.68) James Bailey | 3 – 2  |  Tim Pusey (86.41) | [137]
Sunday 11 November[138] | PDC Chinese Qualifier  |  Shanghai, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park  | (73.50) Yuanjun Liu | 5 – 2  |  Xiaochen Zong (77.70) |
Saturday 17 November[139] | Rest of the World Women's Qualifier  |  Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel  |  Anastasia Dobromyslova | 6 – 0  |  Silvia Keller | [140]
Sunday 18 November[141] | German Super League  | (93.72) Robert Marijanović | 10 – 6  |  Dragutin Horvat (88.59) | [118]
Sunday 18 November[142] | African Qualifier  |  Johannesburg, Dinwiddie Sports Club  |  Devon Petersen | 7 – 2  |  Nolan Arendse | [118]
Sunday 25 November[143] | World Youth Championship |  Minehead, Butlin's | (100.44) Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 – 3  |  Martin Schindler (91.60) | [144]
Sunday 25 November[139] | UK & Ireland Women's Qualifier  |  Milton Keynes, Arena MK | (83.27) Lisa Ashton | 6 – 3  |  Maria O'Brien (74.18) | [145]
Monday 26 November[143] | Tour Card Holders' Qualifier  | (90.11) Adam Hunt | 7 – 4  |  Richie Burnett (91.99) | [146]
(94.44) Aden Kirk | 7 – 6  |  Madars Razma (96.38)
(93.10) Stephen Burton | 7 – 6  |  Scott Taylor (93.49)

1. ^ Tahuna Irwin withdrew from the World Championship following an immigration issue. Craig Ross, the qualifier runner-up, replaced him.[118]

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