Details for the 2027 PDC Qualifying Schools will be confirmed later in 2026.

The 2026 Winmau Development Tour will feature 24 events during the year.

The Development Tour is for players aged 16-23; players can play from the day on which they turn 16 during the year, with an upper limit of needing to be 23 on January 4 2026.

Players who turn 24 after January 4 2026 would be able to play in all events during 2026.

Entries are be available through the PDC Entry System.

New players must Register their details at this link. Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.

Details for the 2027 Winmau Challenge Tour are below.

The 2026 Challenge Tour is for PDPA Associate Members who competed at Qualifying School but did not win a Tour Card.

Entry is available via the PDC Entry System.

The 2026 PDC Women's Series will feature 24 events during the year.

The PDC Women's Series is open to women aged 16 and above; players can play from the day on which they turn 16 during the year.

Entries are available through the PDC Entry System.

New players must Register their details at this link. Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.

Amateur players will get a chance to secure their place in the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open through PDC in the Community Qualifiers and Rileys Qualifiers.

Following the introduction of PDC in the Community Qualifiers last year, qualifying events are now being staged in eight venues across the United Kingdom.

The eight PDC in the Community venues will each offer one place in the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open, and are:
Enderby & District Social Club, Enderby
Flights Sports & Social Club, Fleetwood
Legends Darts Lounge, Plymouth
Manton Sports Club, Worksop
OutOut Bar, Newport
Somercotes Snooker Club, Alfreton
The Syston Brookside Club, Syston
Worthies Sports & Social Club, Kings Worthy

Each venue will stage pre-qualifiers ahead of a final qualifying round to determine their winner, with all eight winners advancing to play in the Ladbrokes UK Open from March 6-8 at Butlin's Minehead Resort.

The venues include Somercotes Snooker Club in Alfreton, OutOut Bar in Newport and Plymouth's Legends Darts Lounge (formerly Victory Pub), which all successfully hosted Amateur Qualifiers for the 2025 Ladbrokes UK Open.

The Enderby & District Social Club recently enjoyed a makeover as part of the PDC's Darts on Your Doorstep initiative with Smart Energy GB, and will now utilise the facilities to provide a qualifier for the Ladbrokes UK Open.

Three qualifiers have already taken place at Manton Sports Club in Worksop, while the Somercotes Snooker Club in Alfreton hosted their opening event last weekend.

The PDC in the Community Qualifiers return this weekend, with events set to be held at the Legends Darts Lounge, OutOutBar, The Syston Brookside Club and Worthies Sports & Social Club on Saturday January 10.

PDC in the Community Qualifiers
Enderby & District Social Club, Enderby, LE19 4QF
Qualifier One: Sunday February 8
Qualifier Two: Sunday February 15
Finals: Sunday February 22
Entries via mem132008@live.com

Flights Sports & Social Club, Fleetwood
Qualifier: January 17
Entries via flightsfleetwood@gmail.com

Legends Darts Lounge, Plymouth, PL5 3PQ
Qualifier One: January 10
Qualifier Two: January 17
Qualifier Three: January 24
Qualifier Four: February 7
Finals: February 14
Entries via chris@legendsdartslounge.com

Manton Sports Club, Worksop, S80 2PU
Qualifier One: Sunday November 23
Qualifier Two: Saturday December 13
Qualifier Three: Saturday December 20
Qualifier Four: Saturday January 31
Finals: Saturday February 14
Entries via darts@wjda.co.uk

Out Out Bar, Newport, NP19 8GE
Qualifier One: Saturday January 10
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 17
Qualifier Three: Saturday January 24
Qualifier Four: Saturday January 31
Finals: Saturday February 7
Entries via davidhconroy@outlook.com

Somercotes Snooker Club, Alfreton, DE55 4HB
Qualifier One: Saturday January 3
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 17
Finals: Saturday February 21
Entries via dazlins1@aol.com

The Syston Brookside Club, Syston, LE7 1GG
Qualifier One: Saturday January 10
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 24
Finals: Saturday February 7
Entries via thomas.mackay1912@gmail.com

Worthies Sports & Social Club, Loader Close, Kings Worthy, SO23 7NJ
Qualifier One: Saturday January 10
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 17
Qualifier Three: Saturday January 24
Qualifier Four: Saturday January 31
Finals: Saturday February 7
Entries via bendalton86@outlook.com

In addition, a further eight places in the Ladbrokes UK Open will be on offer in Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, which will be staged in January and February across the UK.

The opening Rileys Amateur Qualifier will take place in Solihull on Saturday January 24, followed by events in Aberdeen and Coventry the following weekend.

Norwich will then host their Rileys Amateur Qualifier on Saturday February 7, before the remaining four events take place in Chorlton, Liverpool, Harlow and London Victoria later in the month.

Entries for the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will cost £15 and are available through the Rileys website - with entry open to all players over the age of 16 who do not hold a PDC Tour Card.

Online entries will close at 1700 GMT on the day before a qualifying event takes place.

Please note that some venues cannot permit entries for under-18s. Please see the Rileys website for full details.

Entries for the Amateur Qualifiers being staged in PDC in the Community venues are direct with that venue.

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers:
Solihull: Saturday January 24
Aberdeen: Saturday January 31
Coventry: Sunday February 1
Norwich: Saturday February 7
Chorlton: Saturday February 14
Liverpool: Sunday February 15
Harlow: Saturday February 21
London Victoria: Sunday February 22

The PDC are affiliated to and support the Junior Darts Corporation, which stages a series of tournaments throughout the year and also supports a series of Academies.

Players aged from 10-18 can compete in JDC Tour Events.

Each season usually culminates in the Junior World Darts Championship, which sees the final played on stage at Alexandra Palace.

Players aged from eight upwards can join JDC Academies.

For full details, click here to visit the JDC website.