PDC make amendments to the European Tour after criticism from the players

PDC make amendments to the European Tour after criticism from the players.

Early on this year, the PDC released changes to the European Tour that raised eyebrows. The changes were widely criticized by players and fans.

Today the PDC released the news that following feedback from the players through the PDPA, there would be changes from the original announcement.

PDC Statement

The qualification structure for 48-player European Tour events was changed for this year, increasing the number of Tour Card Holders to 42 per event; with the top 16 from the respective PDC Order of Merit and ProTour Order of Merit being pre-qualified and joined by ten Tour Card Holder Qualifiers and six further qualifiers in the main event.

In the interests of sporting fairness, particularly in respect of opportunities for qualification for the European Championship, all of the 32 pre-qualified players will need to win their first match in order to receive prize money on the relevant Orders of Merit.

The 2024 PDC European Tour season begins from March 8-10 with the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open in Wieze.