PRIZE MONEY on the PDC ProTour is to rise to a record £2.535 million this year following increases to the prize funds for Players Championship and European Tour events.

A RECORD field of over 400 players will compete in the 2015 PDC Qualifying School at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 14-17 as hopefuls from around the world compete to win PDC Tour Cards a places on the PDC circuit.

THE fixtures for the opening nine weeks of the Betway Premier League have been confirmed, with Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor to meet in a rematch of the World Championship final on the opening league night in Leeds on Thursday February 5.

THE draw & schedule of play have been confirmed for the 2015 Unibet Masters, which will be held at ArenaMK on January 31 & February 1.

BELOW is the 2015 PDC Tournament Calendar.

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THE William Hill World Darts Championship enjoyed record television viewing figures on Sky Sports Darts, RTL7 in the Netherlands and Sport1 in Germany.

THE Professional Darts Corporation are delighted to welcome Approved Garages as a partner of the 2015 Betway Premier League Darts.

GARY ANDERSON has spoken of his pride in winning the William Hill World Championship title to complete his darting renaissance following a remarkable 12 months.

STEPHEN BUNTING and Kim Huybrechts will make their debuts in the 2015 Betway Premier League Darts, while James Wade will also return to the tournament this year after the field was confirmed.

GARY ANDERSON was crowned William Hill World Darts Champion for the first time after an epic 7-6 victory over Phil Taylor in Sunday's final at Alexandra Palace.