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The 2023 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series.[1]

Prize money

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On 21 November 2022, it was announced that the prize money for the Women's Series will be doubled in 2023.[2]

The following day, it was announced that the prize money for Challenge/Development Tour events would also increase, with the prize fund going up from £10,000 to £15,000 per event.[3]

On 15 February 2023, it was announced that the prize money for the PDC European Tour events was to increase by 25% with prize funds increasing from £140,000 to £175,000 per event.[4]

This is how the prize money was divided:

Stage ET PC CT/DT WS
Winner £30,000 £12,000 £2,500 £2,000
Runner-up £12,000 £8,000 £1,000 £1,000
Semi-finalists £8,500 £4,000 £750 £500
Quarter-finalists £6,000 £3,000 £500 £300
Last 16 £4,000 £2,000 £300 £200
Last 32 £2,500 £1,250 £200 £100
Last 48 £1,250 N/A N/A N/A
Last 64 N/A £750 £75 £50[a]
Total £175,000 £100,000 £15,000 £10,000
  1. ^ Last 64 prize money will only be paid out, if a minimum of 128 participants take part in a Women's Series event.

PDC Tour Card

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128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championship events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events.[5]

Tour cards

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The 2023 Tour Cards were awarded to:[5]

Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players has been reached. In 2023, that meant a total of 19 additional players qualified this way.

Q-School

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The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe could choose which Q-School to compete in.

Q-School was once again split into two stages; with all players who lost their tour cards after the 2023 World Championship and the players who finished from third to sixteenth in the 2022 Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit exempted to the final stage. The first stage consisted a block of three days, with the last eight players on each day qualifying into the final stage. A ranking of other players was also produced with players qualifying via that ranking to produce a full list of 128 players for each final stage.[6]

Stage One took place between 9–11 January; with the Final Stage being held between 12 and 15 January. The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage received a PDC Tour Card.

The UK Q-School was held at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England; with the European Q-School held at Wunderland Kalkar in Kalkar, Germany.

UK Q-School
January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15

England Arron Monk[7]

England Graham Usher[8]

England Josh Payne[9]

England Adam Smith-Neale[10]

127 players 125 players 123 players 117 players
European Q-School
January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15

Netherlands Jeffrey Sparidaans[7]

Australia Corey Cadby[8]

Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan[9]

Belgium Robbie Knops[10]

127 players 125 players 123 players 106 players

An Order of Merit was created for each Q School. For every win after the Last 64, the players were awarded 1 point.

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final stage Q-School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of participants, with 9 cards going to the UK Q-School and 10 going to the European Q-School.

The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:

Players Championships

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There were 30 Players Championship events in 2023.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 11 February Barnsley Metrodome,
England Barnsley
(100.75) Ryan Searle  8 – 4  Jamie Hughes (93.07) [11]
2 Sunday 12 February (100.70) Danny Noppert  8 – 3  Simon Whitlock (89.53) [12]
3 Saturday 18 February (92.60) Kim Huybrechts  8 – 1  Gabriel Clemens (85.89) [13]
4 Sunday 19 February (100.08) Dirk van Duijvenbode  8 – 2  Ryan Searle (88.66) [14]
5 Saturday 11 March (93.69) Ross Smith  8 – 6  Gary Anderson (92.12) [15]
6 Sunday 12 March (103.92) Dirk van Duijvenbode  8 – 4  Ryan Searle (96.97) [16]
7 Sunday 19 March Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(98.29) Michael van Gerwen  8 – 4  Josh Rock (99.75) [17]
8 Monday 20 March (99.77) Gary Anderson  8 – 5  Krzysztof Ratajski (93.31) [18]
9 Saturday 15 April Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan
(94.17) Krzysztof Ratajski  8 – 1  Chris Landman (83.76) [19]
10 Sunday 16 April (99.92) Dirk van Duijvenbode  8 – 3  José de Sousa (94.37) [20]
11 Saturday 20 May Morningside Arena,
England Leicester
(101.59) Rob Cross  8 – 3  Mike De Decker (86.94) [21]
12 Sunday 21 May (98.30) Jonny Clayton  8 – 5  Josh Rock (99.52) [22]
13 Monday 12 June Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(93.87) Michael Smith  8 – 7  Gary Anderson (93.96) [23]
14 Tuesday 13 June (89.83) Damon Heta  8 – 2  Luke Woodhouse (77.09) [24]
15 Monday 10 July Morningside Arena,
England Leicester
(98.46) Luke Humphries  8 – 7  Dave Chisnall (96.78) [25]
16 Tuesday 11 July (103.55) Damon Heta  8 – 4  Ryan Joyce (88.48) [26]
17 Saturday 26 August Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(94.48) Gerwyn Price  8 – 5  Josh Rock (95.44) [27]
18 Sunday 27 August (98.52) Gerwyn Price  8 – 1  Gian van Veen (93.66) [28]
19 Sunday 3 September Barnsley Metrodome,
England Barnsley
(91.90) Callan Rydz  8 – 7  Dave Chisnall (92.51) [29]
20 Monday 4 September (94.79) Luke Humphries  8 – 6  Kevin Doets (92.97) [30]
21 Tuesday 5 September (96.57) Gerwyn Price  8 – 6  Daniel Klose (89.99) [31]
22 Wednesday 27 September (95.74) Danny Noppert  8 – 7  Christian Kist (97.14) [32]
23 Thursday 28 September (103.98) Dave Chisnall  8 – 3  Luke Humphries (101.94) [33]
24 Friday 29 September (103.68) Gary Anderson  8 – 4  Ryan Joyce (92.81) [34]
25 Wednesday 18 October (97.39) Gary Anderson  8 – 4  Josh Rock (91.16) [35]
26 Thursday 19 October (95.80) Ryan Joyce  8 – 7  Gerwyn Price (96.70) [36]
27 Friday 20 October (98.28) Radek Szagański  8 – 5  Connor Scutt (89.84) [37]
28 Saturday 21 October (104.68) Ross Smith  8 – 6  Damon Heta (96.68) [38]
29 Wednesday 1 November (100.31) Gerwyn Price  8 – 3  Dave Chisnall (87.39) [39]
30 Thursday 2 November (96.46) Dave Chisnall  8 – 4  Jim Williams (94.19) [40]

PDC European Tour

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The PDC European Tour remained at 13 events for 2023, although there was no event in Gibraltar, ending 10 years of darts on the peninsula.

No. Date Event Location Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 24–26 February Baltic Sea Darts Open Germany Kiel, Wunderino Arena (101.31) Dave Chisnall  8 – 5  Luke Humphries (96.27) [41]
2 24–26 March European Darts Open Germany Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena (96.28) Gerwyn Price  8 – 7  Dirk van Duijvenbode (98.27) [42]
3 31 March–2 April International Darts Open Germany Riesa, SACHSENarena (105.64) Gerwyn Price  8 – 4  Michael van Gerwen (100.46) [43]
4 8–10 April German Darts Grand Prix Germany Munich, Kulturhalle Zenith (102.88) Michael Smith  8 – 5  Nathan Aspinall (94.63) [44]
5 21–23 April Austrian Darts Open Austria Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle (101.36) Jonny Clayton  8 – 6  Josh Rock (101.47) [45]
6 28–30 April Dutch Darts Championship Netherlands Leeuwarden, WTC Expo (99.89) Dave Chisnall  8 – 5  Luke Humphries (96.31) [46]
7 5–7 May Belgian Darts Open Belgium Wieze, Oktoberhallen (99.69) Michael van Gerwen  8 – 6  Luke Humphries (101.03) [47]
8 12–14 May Czech Darts Open Czech Republic Prague, PVA EXPO (95.68) Peter Wright  8 – 6  Dave Chisnall (97.40) [48]
9 26–28 May European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast (97.73) Rob Cross  8 – 6  Luke Humphries (104.22) [49]
10 30 June–2 July European Darts Matchplay Germany Trier, Trier Arena (93.27) Luke Humphries  8 – 7  Dirk van Duijvenbode (91.06) [50]
11 8–10 September German Darts Open Germany Jena, Sparkassen-Arena (93.68) Krzysztof Ratajski  8 – 3  Stephen Bunting (92.50) [51]
12 22–24 September Hungarian Darts Trophy Hungary Budapest, MVM Dome (104.82) Dave Chisnall  8 – 7  Luke Humphries (100.97) [52]
13 13–15 October German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 (92.93) Ricardo Pietreczko  8 – 4  Peter Wright (85.08) [53]

PDC Challenge Tour

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The Challenge Tour will once again consist of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit get a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit gets a spot at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Challenge Tour rankings are additionally used to top up Players Championship events should not all 128 Tour Card holders choose to enter. Furthermore, the eight highest ranked players from the 2023 Challenge Tour without a tour card for the 2024 season qualified for the first round of the 2024 UK Open.

2023 Challenge Tour ranking[54]
Rank Player Earnings
1  Berry van Peer £13,275
2  Owen Bates £9,700
3  John Henderson £9,525
4  Andy Boulton £8,850
5  Cameron Crabtree £8,850
6  Christian Kist [a] £7,625
7  Dom Taylor £6,200
8  James Hurrell £6,200
9  Dragutin Horvat [a] £6,075
10  Thibault Tricole [a] £5,875
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 20 January Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(92.52) Chris Landman  5 – 2  Lukas Wenig (85.04) [55]
2 (92.18) Christian Kist  5 – 2  Scott Mitchell (87.24) [56]
3 Saturday 21 January (86.19) Andy Boulton  5 – 3  Martijn Dragt (88.86) [57]
4 (94.65) Cameron Crabtree  5 – 4  Owen Bates (103.22) [58]
5 Sunday 22 January (93.87) Thibault Tricole  5 – 2  Owen Bates (89.28) [59]
6 Friday 17 March Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(94.51) Berry van Peer  5 – 2  Peter Jacques (94.56) [60]
7 (87.96) John Henderson  5 – 3  Ron Meulenkamp (89.18) [61]
8 Saturday 18 March (98.88) Ron Meulenkamp  5 – 0  Alexander Merkx (84.80) [62]
9 (78.28) Dragutin Horvat  5 – 0  Christian Kist (76.37) [63]
10 Friday 5 May Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(88.29) Berry van Peer  5 – 2  Dragutin Horvat (84.63) [64]
11 (90.92) Wayne Jones  5 – 2  Daniel Ayres (83.57) [65]
12 Saturday 6 May (90.26) Berry van Peer  5 – 3  Harry Ward (88.32) [66]
13 (87.77) Berry van Peer  5 – 3  Scott Mitchell (82.70) [67]
14 Sunday 7 May (97.60) Conan Whitehead  5 – 2  William Borland (84.76) [68]
15 Friday 11 August (96.42) Wesley Plaisier  5 – 2  Scott Mitchell (91.67) [69]
16 (95.64) Darryl Pilgrim  5 – 1  Andy Boulton (88.40) [70]
17 Saturday 12 August (85.08) Robert Grundy  5 – 2  Christian Kist (84.44) [71]
18 (86.64) Cameron Crabtree  5 – 2  Stefan Bellmont (85.90) [72]
19 Sunday 13 August (93.52) Owen Bates  5 – 4  Wesley Plaisier (87.98) [73]
20 Saturday 28 October Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan
(93.55) John Henderson  5 – 3  Lukas Wenig (86.80) [74]
21 (94.50) Dom Taylor  5 – 2  Cameron Crabtree (87.53) [75]
22 Sunday 29 October (86.51) Vítězslav Sedlák  5 – 2  John Henderson (89.51) [76]
23 (93.00) Andy Boulton  5 – 4  Owen Bates (89.07) [77]
24 Monday 30 October (90.03) James Hurrell  5 – 2  Owen Bates (78.35) [78]
  1. ^ a b c Qualified for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via another method.

PDC Development Tour

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The 2023 Development Tour once again consisted of 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit received a spot at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Development Tour rankings additionally formed a large part of qualification for the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship. Furthermore, the top 8 ranked players from the 2023 Development Tour Order of Merit, who did not manage to earn a Tour Card for the 2024 season, qualified for the first round of the 2024 UK Open.

2023 Development Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Gian van Veen [a][b] £20,950
2  Luke Littler [b] £20,175
3  Wessel Nijman £14,825
4  Nathan Rafferty £10,125
5  Sebastian Białecki £9,025
6  Dylan Slevin [a][b] £8,725
7  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez [a] £8,000
8  Bradley Brooks £7,475
9  Cameron Crabtree £7,175
10  Jurjen van der Velde [b] £7,125
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 31 March Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(90.65) Christopher Toonders  5 – 2  Marvin Kraft (82.22) [79]
2 (97.34) Dylan Slevin  5 – 4  Luke Littler (93.64) [80]
3 Saturday 1 April (91.41) Luke Littler  5 – 1  Jurjen van der Velde (72.18) [81]
4 (80.50) Gian van Veen  5 – 2  Adam Paxton (74.85) [82]
5 Sunday 2 April (92.55) Luke Littler  5 – 3  Kevin Troppmann (80.93) [83]
6 Friday 28 April Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan
(96.87) Wessel Nijman  5 – 3  Nathan Girvan (90.43) [84]
7 (85.32) Sebastian Białecki  5 – 4  Leighton Bennett (82.78) [85]
8 Saturday 29 April (97.17) Gian van Veen  5 – 2  Thomas Banks (95.37) [86]
9 (89.44) Ciarán Teehan  5 – 4  Jurjen van der Velde (90.50) [87]
10 Sunday 30 April (87.27) Gian van Veen  5 – 1  Bradly Roes (81.91) [88]
11 Friday 9 June Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(101.38) Bradley Brooks  5 – 3  Owen Roelofs (98.24) [89]
12 (100.34) Wessel Nijman  5 – 1  Dylan Slevin (95.38) [90]
13 Saturday 10 June (96.05) Gian van Veen  5 – 4  Wessel Nijman (98.48) [91]
14 (90.09) Jarred Cole  5 – 1  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (80.94) [92]
15 Sunday 11 June (87.84) Adam Gawlas  5 – 4  Dylan Slevin (91.49) [93]
16 Friday 14 July Morningside Arena,
England Leicester
(90.03) Luke Littler  5 – 2  Bradly Roes (88.25) [94]
17 (93.94) Gian van Veen  5 – 0  Reece Colley (74.58) [95]
18 Saturday 15 July (92.44) Nathan Rafferty  5 – 3  Cameron Crabtree (93.13) [96]
19 (96.23) Wessel Nijman  5 – 3  Gian van Veen (93.28) [97]
20 Sunday 16 July (89.87) Luke Littler  5 – 4  Gian van Veen (89.36) [98]
21 Friday 18 August Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(84.35) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  5 – 3  Dominik Grüllich (81.20) [99]
22 (96.62) Sebastian Białecki  5 – 3  Keane Barry (96.08) [100]
23 Saturday 19 August (94.61) Gian van Veen  5 – 4  Luke Littler (95.68) [101]
24 (91.97) Luke Littler  5 – 1  Cameron Crabtree (83.31) [102]
  1. ^ a b c Qualified for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via another method.
  2. ^ a b c d Qualified for 2024 Tour Card via another method.

World Youth Championship

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The preliminary rounds of the 2023 World Youth Championship were held on 20 August 2023 at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes; while the final was held on 26 November 2023 at Butlin's Minehead as part of the 2023 Players Championship Finals. The winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.

Josh Rock, who was not eligible to play on the Development Tour due to being in the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit, was reigning champion and top seed going into the tournament.[103] However he was defeated by Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals 6–5.[104]

The top 2 from the 2023 PDC Development Tour series met in the final, with Luke Littler defeating Gian van Veen 6–4.[105][106]

The results from the third round onwards are shown below.

Third round
(best of 11 legs)
20 August[104]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 August[104]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 August[104]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
26 November[104]
            
1  Josh Rock 91.06 6
 Jarno Bottenberg 90.98 4
1  Josh Rock 88.90 5
8  Gian van Veen 90.66 6
8  Gian van Veen 95.78 6
9  Dylan Slevin 88.99 3
8  Gian van Veen 103.20 6
21  Wessel Nijman 102.08 5
   Moreno Blom 79.89 4
13  Owen Bates 91.08 6
13  Owen Bates 82.32 2
21  Wessel Nijman 102.95 6
5  Nathan Rafferty 98.85 0
21  Wessel Nijman 106.09 6
8  Gian van Veen 97.48 4
15  Luke Littler 102.16 6
2  Keane Barry 85.35 3
15  Luke Littler 92.94 6
15  Luke Littler 90.76 6
   Jacob Gwynne 93.02 3
   Jacob Gwynne 84.61 6
10  Jurjen van der Velde 82.75 3
15  Luke Littler 101.86 6
22  Sebastian Białecki 98.78 3
   Viktor Tingström 83.36 3
19  Jitse Van der Wal 84.50 6
19  Jitse Van der Wal 86.39 5
22  Sebastian Białecki 87.46 6
6  Bradley Brooks 74.79 1
22  Sebastian Białecki 91.63 6

PDC Women's Series

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The 2023 PDC Women's Series was expanded from 20 to 24 events held over six weekends. The top 8 ranked players earned from the last 8 Women's Series events of 2022 and the first 12 events of 2023 qualified for the 2023 Women's World Matchplay in Blackpool. The top two players from the series qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, while the top non-qualified player qualified for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.

Final standings of the 2023 Women's World Matchplay Race (Cut-off: June 26, 2023)
Rank Player Earnings
1  Beau Greaves £24,300
2  Mikuru Suzuki £12,100
3  Fallon Sherrock £7,750
4  Robyn Byrne £6,150
5  Rhian O'Sullivan £5,400
6  Lisa Ashton £5,200
7  Aileen de Graaf £4,400
8  Noa-Lynn van Leuven £3,750
9  Lorraine Winstanley £3,150
10  Priscilla Steenbergen £2,700
2023 Women's Series ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Beau Greaves [a][b] £29,400
2  Fallon Sherrock £17,200
3  Mikuru Suzuki £13,600
4  Rhian O'Sullivan £9,100
5  Lisa Ashton £8,950
6  Robyn Byrne £6,900
7  Aileen de Graaf £5,400
8  Noa-Lynn van Leuven £5,300
9  Natalie Gilbert £4,700
10  Anastasia Dobromyslova [c] £4,300
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 25 February Morningside Arena,
England Leicester
(94.34) Beau Greaves  5 – 3  Mikuru Suzuki (86.82) [107]
2 (81.68) Beau Greaves  5 – 0  Kim Holden (65.72) [108]
3 Sunday 26 February (84.62) Mikuru Suzuki  5 – 1  Rhian O'Sullivan (79.43) [109]
4 (89.46) Beau Greaves  5 – 0  Robyn Byrne (74.38) [110]
5 Saturday 13 May Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(94.75) Beau Greaves  5 – 2  Fallon Sherrock (93.48) [111]
6 (84.53) Rhian O'Sullivan  5 – 3  Beau Greaves (80.21) [112]
7 Sunday 14 May (78.88) Robyn Byrne  5 – 1  Laura Turner (69.44) [113]
8 (78.10) Mikuru Suzuki  5 – 3  Noa-Lynn van Leuven (76.45) [114]
9 Saturday 24 June Halle 39,
Germany Hildesheim
(95.94) Beau Greaves  5 – 1  Mikuru Suzuki (84.47) [115]
10 (88.95) Fallon Sherrock  5 – 2  Robyn Byrne 81.82 [116]
11 Sunday 25 June (89.05) Beau Greaves  5 – 4  Fallon Sherrock (90.92) [117]
12 (104.38) Beau Greaves  5 – 0  Noa-Lynn van Leuven (81.77) [118]
13 Saturday 29 July Marshall Arena,
England Milton Keynes
(93.31) Beau Greaves  5 – 2  Lisa Ashton (90.76) [119]
14 (104.96) Beau Greaves  5 – 1  Fallon Sherrock (83.89) [120]
15 Sunday 30 July (91.65) Beau Greaves  5 – 0  Mikuru Suzuki (74.77) [121]
16 (85.02) Beau Greaves  5 – 4  Mikuru Suzuki (77.51) [122]
17 Saturday 16 September Robin Park Tennis Centre,
England Wigan
(81.93) Mikuru Suzuki  5 – 1  Lisa Ashton (72.73) [123]
18 (93.94) Lisa Ashton  5 – 0  Anastasia Dobromyslova [c] (68.46) [124]
19 Sunday 17 September (94.01) Beau Greaves  5 – 2  Anastasia Dobromyslova [c] (80.66) [125]
20 (84.78) Fallon Sherrock  5 – 4  Beau Greaves (92.67) [126]
21 Saturday 14 October (95.13) Fallon Sherrock  5 – 0  Vicky Pruim (80.40) [127]
22 (82.58) Fallon Sherrock  5 – 0  Aoife McCormack (79.11) [128]
23 Sunday 15 October (88.30) Fallon Sherrock  5 – 3  Rhian O'Sullivan (82.85) [129]
24 (74.61) Natalie Gilbert  5 – 3  Lorraine Winstanley (71.63) [130]
  1. ^ Qualified for 2023 Grand Slam of Darts via another method.
  2. ^ Decided to play at 2023 WDF World Darts Championship after PDC didn't permit to play at two World Championships in one year.
  3. ^ a b c Anastasia Dobromyslova Martin competes as a neutral athlete because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

PDC Asian Tour

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Following a break of three years, the PDC Asian Tour returned in 2023 with an expanded tour consisting of 24 events held over 8 weekends. The first 15 events were confirmed on 10 November 2022, with the remaining 9 confirmed at a later date.[131] The top four players from the final 2023 PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.

The Asian Championship also returned, this time taking place in Shimonoseki between 5–8 October.[132] The PDC Asian Championship winner and runner-up will also qualify, and if either or both players have already qualified from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit then the place(s) would be passed to the next-best-placed non-qualified player from the PDC Asian Championship (split by PDC Asian Tour OOM if required using standard PDC countback rules). In addition, the best-placed non-qualified Japanese player from the PDC Asian Championship (if no Japanese player reaches the final) will also qualify for the World Championship, with any ties to be split by PDC Asian Tour OOM if required using standard PDC countback rules. If one or both of the PDC Asian Championship finalists are Japanese, this place will pass to the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit.[133]

The last two places were occupied by the PDC China Premier League qualifiers, which were held between June and August, with a final playoff at the end, and an Indian Qualifier from an event taking place on 28 October 2023.[134]

2023 Asian Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Lourence Ilagan $11,000
2  Tomoya Goto $9,150
3  Paolo Nebrida $9,100
4  Reynaldo Rivera $8,700
5  Man Lok Leung [a] $8,700
6  Lok Yin Lee $7,800
7  Jun Matsuda $7,300
8  Paul Lim $6,650
9  Rosendo Lubaton $6,050
10  Nitin Kumar $5,900
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 11 March Kobe International Exhibition Centre,
Japan Kobe
(94.91) Man Lok Leung  5 – 3  Lourence Ilagan (89.29) [136]
2 (97.70) Lourence Ilagan  5 – 2  Motomu Sakai (90.96) [137]
3 Sunday 12 March (82.38) Haruki Muramatsu  5 – 4  Lourence Ilagan (88.91) [138]
4 Saturday 25 March KINTEX 1 Hall Grand Ballroom,
South Korea Seoul
(90.51) Lok Yin Lee  5 – 2  Keita Ono (77.43) [139]
5 (84.38) Jun Matsuda  5 – 3  Tomoya Goto (81.11) [140]
6 Sunday 26 March (87.27) Man Lok Leung  5 – 2  Tomoya Goto (87.62) [141]
7 Saturday 15 April Leyte Academic Center,
Philippines Palo
(104.59) Rosendo Lubaton  5 – 2  Lourence Ilagan (89.40) [142]
8 (96.77) Ryan Condat  5 – 2  Nitin Kumar (86.02) [143]
9 Sunday 16 April (110.51) Reynaldo Rivera  5 – 0  Lourence Ilagan (93.71) [144]
10 Saturday 29 April Riverside Regal Hotel,
Hong Kong Hong Kong
(95.71) Christian Perez  5 – 1  Nitin Kumar (85.68) [145]
11 (88.14) Lourence Ilagan  5 – 1  Reynaldo Rivera (83.84) [146]
12 Sunday 30 April (88.96) Paolo Nebrida  5 – 4  Reynaldo Rivera (94.57) [147]
13 Saturday 27 May Triple Event Hall,
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
(92.73) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 2  Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren (75.83) [148]
14 (88.20) Nitin Kumar  5 – 4  Paul Lim (81.47) [149]
15 Sunday 28 May (83.03) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 1  Jun Matsuda (74.47) [150]
16 Saturday 1 July Forest3 Cafe,
Singapore Singapore
(89.49) Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan  5 – 3  Paolo Nebrida (86.07) [151]
17 Sunday 2 July (88.99) Tomoya Goto  5 – 3  Alexis Toylo (89.02) [152]
18 (94.00) Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan  5 – 2  Paolo Nebrida (93.75) [153]
19 Saturday 29 July Tide Resort,
Thailand Bang Saen
(88.76) Mitsuhiko Tatsunami  5 – 2  Paolo Nebrida (78.85) [154]
20 (93.44) Man Lok Leung  5 – 3  Paolo Nebrida (90.62) [155]
21 Sunday 30 July (91.74) Paul Lim  5 – 1  Paolo Nebrida (85.70) [156]
22 Saturday 9 September Hampton by Hilton,
China Qingdao
(84.20) Lok Yin Lee  5 – 4  Rosendo Lubaton (84.57) [157]
23 (93.16) Reynaldo Rivera  5 – 2  Alexis Toylo (78.96) [158]
24 Sunday 10 September (100.21) Tomoya Goto  5 – 1  Paolo Nebrida (87.78) [159]
  1. ^ As the winner of the Asian Championship was Japanese, an additional place was made for the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit.[135]

Due to a tie, the fourth advancing place had to be decided by a decisive match:

Date Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
Sunday 10 September (88.71) Reynaldo Rivera  5 – 4  Man Lok Leung (86.59) [160]

PDC Asian Championship

[edit]

The Asian Championship was held in Shimonoseki.[161] The top 16 players from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did the winners of sixteen national qualifiers and qualifiers from events held prior to the Championship, up to a count of 48 players.[162] The finalists qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship; while the winner qualified for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.[133]

The results from the second round onwards are shown below.

Second round
(best of 9 legs)
7 October[163]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 October[163]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 October[163]
Final
(best of 13 legs)
8 October[163]
            
1  Lourence Ilagan 85.71 4
 Motomu Sakai 92.59 5
   Motomu Sakai 85.08 6
8  Paul Lim 72.48 0
8  Paul Lim 82.66 5
9  Rosendo Lubaton 81.58 4
   Motomu Sakai 82.02 1
13  Haruki Muramatsu 87.38 6
   Alex Tagarao 91.93 2
13  Haruki Muramatsu 101.76 5
13  Haruki Muramatsu 92.60 6
 Raymond Copano 88.91 1
 Raymond Copano 79.99 5
12  Mohd Nasir Bin Jantan 76.19 4
13  Haruki Muramatsu 91.08 7
 Sandro Eric Sosing 81.53 6
2  Tomoya Goto 79.89 4
15  Sonny Millo Balagat 77.93 5
15  Sonny Millo Balagat 81.03 1
   Sandro Eric Sosing 94.05 6
   Sandro Eric Sosing 89.37 5
 Jemel Modesto 81.68 1
   Sandro Eric Sosing 86.21 6
 Ryusei Azemoto 85.03 3
   Ryusei Azemoto 89.40 5
14  Tatsunami Mitsuhiko 85.38 3
 Ryusei Azemoto 87.55 6
11  Christian Perez 88.40 4
6  Lok Yin Lee 79.20 2
11  Christian Perez 80.07 5

PDC China Premier League

[edit]
2023 China Premier League ranking
Rank Player Points
1  Zong Xiao Chen 28
2  Lihao Wen 18
3  Xicheng Han 14
4  Bin Zheng 10
5 China Chengan Liu 8
6  Zhou Bu 2
6  Hailong Chen 2
6  Zhiwei Lin 2
2023 China Premier League
Night Date Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Tuesday 6 Jun (87.78) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 1  Xicheng Han (79.92) [164]
2 Tuesday 11 July (96.35) Xicheng Han  5 – 0  Lihao Wen (79.81) [165]
3 Tuesday 25 July (91.79) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 3  Lihao Wen (79.03) [166]
4 Tuesday 15 Aug (85.12) Lihao Wen  5 – 4  Zong Xiao Chen (81.06) [167]
5 Saturday 26 Aug (79.77) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 1  Chengan Liu (78.70) [168]
6 (95.81) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 1  Chengan Liu (85.42) [169]
7 Saturday 27 Aug (84.06) Zong Xiao Chen  5 – 3  Lihao Wen (82.11) [170]

The 2023 China Premier League playoff was held on August 27. The winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.

Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)

27 Aug[171]
Final
(best of 21 legs)

27 Aug[171]
      
1  Zong Xiao Chen (87.64) 10
4  Bin Zheng (81.33) 3
1  Zong Xiao Chen (90.62) 11
3  Xicheng Han (80.72) 10
2  Lihao Wen (85.88) 6
3  Xicheng Han (90.30) 10

PDC India Qualifier 2023

[edit]

The PDC India Qualifier was held on 28 October, the winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.

Quarter-finals
(best of 7 legs)

28 Oct
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)

28 Oct
Final
(best of 11 legs)

28 Oct
         
 Aal Nakeeran 73.05 4
 Nitin Kumar 74.39 2
 Aal Nakeeran 81.68 1
 Prakash Jiwa 78.28 5
 Amit Gilitwala 71.40 1
 Prakash Jiwa 93.94 4
 Prakash Jiwa 90.97[a] 6
 Bhav Patel 71.50 1
 Bhav Patel 69.76 4
 Akshay Mehta 67.46 1
 Bhav Patel 77.47 5
 Phalgun Tiruvasu 57.77 0
 Phalgun Tiruvasu 57.12 4
 Vikehelie Suohu 54.52 2
  1. ^ The original qualifier Prakash Jiwa was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority on 16 November 2023 while an investigation is conducted into suspicious betting in the independent Modus Super Series.[172][173] Jiwa was replaced by the runner-up of the Indian Qualifier on 25 November 2023.[174]

Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB) Tour

[edit]

On 15 January 2023, PDC Nordic & Baltic announced their 2023 calendar, which had 5 weekends in 5 different countries. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.[175]

2023 PDCNB Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Marko Kantele €6,050
2  Jeffrey de Graaf €4,225
3  Benjamin Drue Reus €3,200
4  Daniel Larsson €3,150
5  Dennis Nilsson €2,125
6  Paavo Myller €1,975
7  Vladimir Andersen €1,825
8  Mindaugas Barauskas €1,700
9  Tom Veje €1,400
10  Oskar Lukasiak €1,300
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 18 February Slangerup Dart Club,
Denmark Slangerup
(93.33) Marko Kantele  6 – 1  Jeffrey de Graaf (85.37) [176]
2 Sunday 19 February (79.07) Mindaugas Barauskas  6 – 5  Tom Veje (72.26) [177]
3 Saturday 11 March Apple Hotel,
Sweden Gothenburg
(88.12) Marko Kantele  6 – 4  Hannu Suominen (86.06) [178]
4 Sunday 12 March (84.48) Daniel Larsson  6 – 1  Benjamin Drue Reus (77.71) [179]
5 Saturday 15 April Bullseye,
Iceland Reykjavík
(90.96) Vladimir Andersen  6 – 4  Daniel Larsson (91.22) [180]
6 Sunday 16 April (89.50) Marko Kantele  6 – 1  Jeffrey de Graaf (83.33) [181]
7 Saturday 3 June Hotelli Tallukka,
Finland Vääksy
(86.33) Marko Kantele  6 – 5  Dennis Nilsson (88.45) [182]
8 Sunday 4 June (83.76) Jeffrey de Graaf  6 – 1  Paavo Myller (76.13) [183]
9 Saturday 15 July Bellevue Park Hotel,
Latvia Riga
(93.98) Jeffrey de Graaf  6 – 5  Dennis Nilsson (92.17) [184]
10 Sunday 16 July (83.73) Benjamin Drue Reus  6 – 3  Valters Melderis (75.31) [185]

Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour

[edit]

The Dartplayers Australia Tour returned to a unified tour for 2023. Dates announced by Dartsplayer Australia.[186] The winner after twenty tournaments received a place at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.[187]

2023 DPA Pro Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Darren Penhall $9,890
2  Brandon Weening $3,440
3  Mal Cuming $3,360
4  Joe Comito $3,300
5  Harley Kemp $2,030
6  Brenton Lloyd $1,970
7  Jeremy Fagg $1,550
8  Gordon Mathers $1,510
9  Mitchell Clegg $1,200
10  Bailey Marsh $1,080
10  David Platt $1,080
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 18 February Warilla Bowls Club,
Australia Barrack Heights
(86.84) Jeremy Fagg  5 – 2  Gordon Mathers (83.87) [188]
2 (86.49) Brandon Weening  5 – 3  Bill Aitken (82.30) [189]
3 Sunday 19 February (86.72) Mal Cuming  5 – 4  Gordon Mathers (85.84) [190]
4 (85.14) Darren Penhall  5 – 2  Brandon Weening (74.57) [191]
5 Saturday 18 March (77.88) Harley Kemp  5 – 2  Brenton Lloyd (77.39) [192]
6 (87.32) Darren Penhall  5 – 3  Joe Comito (82.89) [193]
7 Sunday 19 March (95.98) Joe Comito  5 – 4  Darren Penhall (91.02) [194]
8 (96.54) Darren Penhall  5 – 2  Mitchell Clegg (75.36) [195]
9 Friday 28 April Geelong Greyhound Club,
Australia Geelong
(88.00) Mal Cuming  5 – 1  Brody Klinge (82.17) [196]
10 Saturday 29 April (100.27) Darren Penhall  5 – 3  Brandon Weening (95.41) [197]
11 (92.91) Darren Penhall  5 – 4  Mal Cuming (86.98) [198]
12 Sunday 30 April (88.02) Mal Cuming  5 – 1  Joe Comito (78.86) [199]
13 (91.53) Darren Penhall  5 – 2  Mal Cuming (91.83) [200]
14 Saturday 27 May Warilla Bowls Club,
Australia Barrack Heights
(90.66) Darren Penhall  5 – 3  Joe Comito (91.20) [201]
15 (85.28) Darren Penhall  5 – 4  Joe Comito (82.42) [202]
16 Sunday 28 May (81.41) Bailey Marsh  5 – 4  Darren Penhall (83.30) [203]
17 (83.60) David Platt  5 – 4  Brenton Lloyd (78.51) [204]
18 Saturday 8 July (85.89) Darren Penhall  5 – 3  Brandon Weening (84.36) [205]
19 (96.29) Darren Penhall  5 – 2  Brandon Weening (86.29) [206]
20 Saturday 9 July (87.62) Darren Penhall  5 – 4  Brandon Weening (83.66) [207]
21 (89.21) Jeremy Fagg  5 – 4  Darren Penhall (89.73) [208]

Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour

[edit]

The Dartplayers New Zealand Tour returned for an extended tour for 2023. There were 12 events held over 6 weekends.[209]

2023 DPNZ Open Rankings[210]
Rank Player Points
1  Ben Robb 168
2  Haupai Puha 144
3  Kayden Milne 124
4  Warren Parry 120
5  Mark Cleaver 88
6  Tukina Weko 72
7  John Hurring 72
8  Darren Dummigan 48
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 25 February Black Horse Hotel,
New Zealand Christchurch
(86.12) Ben Robb  7 – 3  Warren Parry (79.35) [211]
2 Sunday 26 February (94.62) Ben Robb  7 – 4  Haupai Puha (86.69) [212]
3 Saturday 25 March Birkenhead RSA,
New Zealand Auckland
(94.76) John Hurring  7 – 6  Ben Robb (92.73) [213]
4 Sunday 26 March (90.12) Haupai Puha  7 – 4  Tukina Weko (79.59) [214]
5 Saturday 29 April Sun City,
New Zealand Nelson
(90.62) Ben Robb  7 – 5  Kayden Milne (78.22) [215]
6 Sunday 30 April (83.39) Ben Robb  7 – 3  Haupai Puha (74.95) [216]
7 Saturday 13 May Hamilton Cossie Club,
New Zealand Hamilton
(82.47) Kayden Milne  7 – 3  Warren Parry (77.48) [217]
8 Sunday 14 May (86.36) Ben Robb  7 – 5  Haupai Puha (81.70) [218]
9 Saturday 2 September Dunedin Metropolitan Club,
New Zealand Dunedin
(88.10) Ben Robb  7 – 1  Kayden Milne (86.64) [219]
10 Sunday 3 September (85.02) Darren Dummigan  7 – 5  Tukina Weko (80.33) [220]
11 Saturday 7 October Black Horse Hotel,
New Zealand Christchurch
(100.20) Haupai Puha  7 – 0  Jonny Tata (78.66) [221]
12 Sunday 8 October (86.52) Warren Parry  7 – 6  Mark Cleaver (90.10) [222]

Following the culmination of the 2023 DPNZ ProTour season, the top 16 players on the DPNZ Order of Merit competed in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship qualifier on 9 October in Christchurch.[223] The results from the semi-final onwards are shown.

Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)

09 Oct[224]
Final
(best of 15 legs)

09 Oct[224]
      
 Ben Robb (88.85) 7
 Kayden Milne (82.84) 4
 Ben Robb (94.62) 8
 Haupai Puha (90.17) 4
 Darren Herewini (82.49) 0
 Haupai Puha (93.11) 7

DPA Winmau Oceanic Masters 2023

[edit]

The 2023 Oceanic Masters was held on October 22, the winner qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.

Quarter-finals
(best of 2 sets)

22 Oct
Semi-finals
(best of 3 sets)

22 Oct
Final
(best of 3 sets)

22 Oct
         
1  Mal Cuming 83.79 2
8  Stu Irwin 77.17 0
1  Mal Cuming 87.50 3
12  Hipirini Tewhakaara 74.71 2
4  Mark Cleaver 74.93 1
12  Hipirini Tewhakaara 74.96 2
1  Mal Cuming 89.67 1
2  Haupai Puha 94.72 3
2  Haupai Puha 88.44 2
7  Joe Comito 82.47 1
2  Haupai Puha 87.78 3
3  Jeremy Fagg 84.74 1
3  Jeremy Fagg 101.02 2
11  Gordon Mathers 94.15 0

Championship Darts Corporation (CDC) Pro Tour

[edit]

The Championship Darts Corporation continued in 2023. It hosted 12 events held over 4 weekends. The top players from the United States and Canada on the Tour Points qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.

2023 CDC Pro Tour Rankings
Rank Player Points
1  Alex Spellman 116
2  Stowe Buntz 102
3  Leonard Gates 96
4  David Cameron 94
5  Jacob Taylor 84
6  Danny Lauby 82
7  Jim Long 70
8  Doug Boehm 48
9  Jason Brandon 48
10  Larry Butler 45
No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 20 May American Legion Post 331,
United States Brownsburg
(88.72) Jake Womack  7 – 2  Stowe Buntz (78.41) [225]
2 (95.78) Alex Spellman  7 – 5  Jason Brandon (89.03) [226]
3 Sunday 21 May (97.62) Leonard Gates  7 – 1  J.T. Davis (88.61) [227]
4 Saturday 15 July Ramada Plaza Hotel North Shore,
United States Wheeling
(96.53) Jules van Dongen  7 – 4  Danny Lauby (97.29) [228]
5 (99.84) Alex Spellman  7 – 4  David Cameron (87.91) [229]
6 Sunday 16 July (89.77) Danny Lauby  7 – 5  Jacob Taylor (87.99) [230]
7 Saturday 12 August Cambridge Newfoundland Club,
Canada Cambridge
(81.88) Stowe Buntz  7 – 4  Alex Spellman (82.34) [231]
8 (84.14) Stowe Buntz  7 – 6  Alex Spellman (85.11) [232]
9 Sunday 13 August (91.28) Stowe Buntz  7 – 2  Jim Long (85.50) [233]
10 Friday 8 September American Legion Post 331,
United States Brownsburg
(100.19) Alex Spellman  7 – 3  Leonard Gates (94.38) [234]
11 Saturday 9 September (86.31) David Cameron  7 – 3  Stowe Buntz (92.80) [235]
12 Sunday 10 September (98.50) Leonard Gates  7 – 2  David Cameron (92.31) [236]

North American Championship

[edit]

As in the previous year, the North American Championship was played on the he Saturday afternoon of the US Darts Masters.[237]

Under PDC Rule 3.9, champion  Jeff Smith (third year of Tour Card) was not eligible to qualify for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship or 2023 Grand Slam of Darts by virtue of winning the North American Championship.[238]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)

3 Jun
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)

3 Jun
Final
(best of 11 legs)

3 Jun
         
1  Matt Campbell 92.68 6
 Jason Brandon 83.78 4
1  Matt Campbell 92.41 6
4  Alex Spellman 87.54 2
4  Alex Spellman 90.34 6
 J.T. Davis 83.12 3
1  Matt Campbell 91.20 5
2  Jeff Smith 88.52 6
2  Jeff Smith 91.02 6
 Jim Long 87.48 5
2  Jeff Smith 93.08 6
3  Jules van Dongen 77.54 1
3  Jules van Dongen 79.30 6
 Jake Macmillan 81.49 5

Cross-Border Darts Challenge

[edit]

Before the CDC main season started, there was also a new tournament called the Cross-Border Darts Challenge featuring 8 players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other, with the winner earning a place at the 2023 US Darts Masters. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April.[239]

 Joey Lynaugh replaces  Danny Baggish in the tournament.

First round
(best of 7 legs)

21 Apr
Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)

22 Apr
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)

22 Apr
Final
(best of 11 legs)

22 Apr
            
   Joey Lynaugh 84.35 3
 Keith Way 83.55 4
 Keith Way 88.11 4
CAN4  Jim Long 88.58 5
CAN4  Jim Long 81.18 4
 Chuck Puleo 85.94 3
CAN4  Jim Long 90.62 5
CAN2  Jacob Taylor 87.14 2
CAN2  Jacob Taylor 87.24 4
 Gary Mawson 70.59 1
CAN2  Jacob Taylor 84.86 5
USA3  Alex Spellman 83.26 3
USA3  Alex Spellman 77.26 4
 John Part 77.48 3
CAN4  Jim Long 69.57 0
 Jeff Smith 79.81 6
CAN1  David Cameron 77.38 3
 Jules van Dongen 78.21 4
   Jules van Dongen 90.56 0
 Jeff Smith 96.35 5
USA4  Larry Butler 80.77 2
 Jeff Smith 82.01 4
   Jeff Smith 86.38 5
 Steve Warnock 81.71 0
USA2  Leonard Gates 82.35 1
 Steve Warnock 86.24 4
 Steve Warnock 89.30 5
CAN3  John Norman Jnr 85.13 3
CAN3  John Norman Jnr 81.23 4
 Danny Lauby 80.63 1

CDC Continental Cup 2023

[edit]

The top 16 players in North America qualified for the CDC Continental Cup. The winner became CDC Tour Champion, with the winner also earning a place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts as well as the 2024 US Darts Masters and 2024 North American Darts Championship.

First round
(best of 9 legs)

20 Oct
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)

21 Oct
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)

21 Oct
Final
(best of 15 legs)

21 Oct
            
1  Alex Spellman 89.46 5
16  Ryan Vander Weit 66.26 0
1  Alex Spellman 85.74 5
8  Jason Brandon 87.33 6
8  Jason Brandon 85.12 5
9  Doug Boehm 84.73 3
8  Jason Brandon 88.60 7
4  David Cameron 87.10 4
4  David Cameron 81.69 5
13  Gary Mawson 73.92 3
4  David Cameron 93.39 6
5  Danny Lauby 91.38 5
5  Danny Lauby 81.02 5
12  Keith Way 78.32 3
8  Jason Brandon 85.06 6
2  Stowe Buntz 84.98 8
2  Stowe Buntz 104.15 5
15  Jake Macmillan 88.68 2
2  Stowe Buntz 78.97 6
10  Larry Butler 75.34 2
7  Jim Long 88.30 4
10  Larry Butler 83.23 5
2  Stowe Buntz 83.10 7
6  Jacob Taylor 83.20 2
3  Leonard Gates 92.95 5
14  Jake Womack 85.77 3
3  Leonard Gates 71.19 1
6  Jacob Taylor 90.44 6
6  Jacob Taylor 93.94 5
11  J.T. Davis 77.08 0

The CDC Evolution Tour 2023 final was held on the same day as the CDC Continental Cup, with the following results:

Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
(71.89) Gavin Nicoll  6 – 5  Brayden Hall (63.21) [240]

African Continental Tour

[edit]

On 15 February 2023, it was announced that in co-operation with the African Darts Group, a first ever African Continental Tour would take place. It included qualifiers for the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts, as well as the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship and the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.[241]

African Continental Tours rankings
Rank Player Points
1  Cameron Carolissen 2160
2  Stefan Vermaak 1210
3  Vernon Bouwers 1130
4  Grant Sampson 770
5  Dameon Steffens 680
No. Date Winner Legs Runner Up Ref.
1 Saturday 12 August (74.79) Stefan Vermaak  8 – 7  Simon Adams (72.99) [242]
2 Saturday 23 September (101.15) Cameron Carolissen  8 – 2  Vernon Bouwers (89.10) [243]
3 Saturday 29 October (82.70) Cameron Carolissen  8 – 7  Grant Sampson (77.29) [244]
4 Friday 17 November (92.55) Cameron Carolissen  8 – 5  Vernon Bouwers (84.72) [245]

The African Continental Tour Grand Final was held on 18 November 2023. The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)

18 Nov
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)

18 Nov
Final
(best of 15 legs)

18 Nov
         
1  Cameron Carolissen 81.91 6
9  Deon Oliver 59.79 1
1  Cameron Carolissen 83.50 7
5  Simon Adams 74.22 0
13  Charles Losper Snr. 64.05 2
5  Simon Adams 71.71 6
1  Cameron Carolissen 91.61 8
3  Vernon Bouwers 78.99 1
15  Carl Gabriel 72.14 6
10  Tyrone Shackleton 71.30 5
15  Carl Gabriel 79.85 6
3  Vernon Bouwers 83.89 7
3  Vernon Bouwers 102.48 6
6  Dameon Steffens 82.86 0

The African qualifier for the World Darts Championship was held on 24 September 2023.[246] The results from the quarter-final onwards are shown.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)

24 Sep
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)

24 Sep
Final
(best of 15 legs)

24 Sep
         
1  Stefan Vermaak 69.03 6
8  Charles Losper Snr. 69.01 5
1  Stefan Vermaak 70.79 7
5  Graham Filby 75.31 5
 Tyrone Shackleton 83.18 4
5  Graham Filby 91.73 6
1  Stefan Vermaak 73.12 0
2  Simon Adams 93.94 8
2  Simon Adams 70.04 6
 Benson Ngari 70.84 5
2  Simon Adams 72.82 7
   Xander Faddel 72.11 6
 Xander Faddel 74.68 6
11  Giovanni Mathee 74.72 5

Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean (CDLC) Tour

[edit]

The 2023 CDLC Tour began in the Costa Rican capital of San José from 4–6 August, with two warm-up events being followed by back-to-back CDLC Tour events on the weekend 5–6 August. The Hotel Torremayor in Santiago then hosted the second and final weekend from 13–15 October, with CDLC Tour Events Three and Four taking place in Chile. Following the conclusion of October's double-header, the player at the top of the CDLC Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship at London's Alexandra Palace in December.[247]

2023 CDLC Tour rankings
Rank Player Points
1  Norman Madhoo 44
2  Sudesh Fitzgerald 38
3  Guillermo Soto 34
4  Alex Gutierrez 32
5  Jesus Ruben Salate 30
No. Date City Winner Legs Runner Up Ref.
1 Saturday 5 August Costa Rica San José (75.71) Norman Madhoo  6 – 3  Sudesh Fitzgerald (72.38) [248]
2 Sunday 6 August (68.26) Sudesh Fitzgerald  6 – 2  Alex Gutierrez (62.10) [249]
3 Saturday 14 October Chile Santiago (80.02) Norman Madhoo  6 – 3  Jesus Ruben Salate (82.21) [250]
4 Sunday 15 October (69.58) Artur Valle  6 – 4  Guillermo Soto (70.48) [251]


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