THE 2013 European Tour will feature eight £100,000 tournaments, including events in the UK and Gibraltar for the first time.
Five European Tour events - each featuring 64 players competing for a £15,000 first prize - were held during 2012 as the new concept enjoyed a successful introduction to the PDC calendar.
Prize money next year will rise from £82,100 in total to £100,000 per event, with a £20,000 first prize to the winner.
The 2013 European Tour will kick off with a new tournament to be held at the Butlins Minehead Resort from March 8-10 as the events make their UK debut, with the UK Masters replacing the Players Championship double-header which had been planned for Barnsley that weekend.
Packages including three nights' accommodation and tickets for all three sessions will be available shortly through www.bigweekends.com/darts.
Sindelfingen - with two events - and Dusseldorf will again host tournaments in Germany alongside a new venue in Hildesheim, with Wiener Neustadt again staging the Austrian leg of the European Tour, while Gibraltar will host an event from June 28-30.
The venue for the Dutch European Tour event is still being finalised.
"The European Tour has been a huge success after being introduced in 2012," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
"These events have not only been vital for our leading players but also a great way for new faces in Europe to have the opportunity to play in important tournaments.
"We're delighted not only to be able to increase prize money next year but also to add new venues in the UK, Gibraltar and Germany to take us to eight events."
The format for the 2013 European Tour events has yet to be confirmed, but will again feature a combination of players who qualify through the Order of Merit plus qualifiers from both the UK and across Europe.
The 2013 PartyPoker.net European Championship will now swap dates in the PDC calendar to now be played from July 4-7, with the dates in September hosting European Tour Event Seven from September 20-22.
Packages for Event One at Butlins Minehead will be available through www.bigweekends.com/darts.
Tickets for European Tour events being held in Europe will be available through PDC Europe via www.pdc-europe.net in due course.
2013 European Tour
Event One
Friday March 8-Sunday March 10
Butlins Minehead Resort, England
Event Two
Saturday March 30-Monday April 1
Sindelfingen, Germany
Event Three
Friday May 17-Sunday May 19
Dusseldorf, Germany
Event Four
Friday May 31-Sunday June 2
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Event Five
Friday June 28-Sunday June 30
Gibraltar
Event Six
Friday September 6-Sunday September 8
Hildesheim, Germany
Event Seven
Friday September 20-Sunday September 22
Sindelfingen, Germany
Event Eight
Friday October 25-Sunday October 27
Venue TBC, Holland