FOLLOWING discussions with the PDC with a view to evolving darts across the Scandinavian territories, the Scandinavian Darts Corporation will become "Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic" in 2017.
The Scandinavian Darts Corporation had been launched in 2012, with a series of tournaments being held in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden since.
The Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB) will now expand to see ten events staged over five weekends this year, and will include players from Baltic countries as well as from across Scandinavia to continue the organisation’s expansion.
PDCNB events will be open to players who are a passport holder or resident for two years or more in one of the following countries: Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Estonia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.
The new PDCNB website can be found at www.pdc-nordic.tv
2017 PDCNB Pro Tour
From 2017 there will be additional 2 events in the PDCNB Pro Tour giving a total of ten events in five weekends, with the prize fund of €5,000 per event giving a total of €50,000 on offer for players this year.
The top two players from the final 2017 PDCNB Order of Merit after all ten events will receive an invitation to compete in the 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship preliminary round, while the top five players will receive free entry to the 2018 PDC Qualifying School.
The 2017 PDCNB Pro Tour dates are:
February 17-19, Copenhagen, Denmark
March 17-19, Gothenburg, Sweden
May 26-28, Venue TBC
August 11-13, Venue TBC in Finland
November 4-5, Riga, Latvia
European Tour Qualifiers
In addition, players on the PDCNB circuit will be able to qualify for PDC European Tour events during 2017, with one qualifying place available for each of the 12 tournaments to be held this year.
Players will be able to compete on payment of the relevant entry fee plus a €15 PDPA Day Member Supplement (if they are not already a PDPA Member)
Full details will be available at www.pdc-nordic.tv