There are a number of ways for players to join the PDC circuit, as detailed below.
The 2023 PDC Qualifying Schools have now been held.
The PDC Qualifying Schools give any ambitious darts player aged 16 and above the chance to win a PDC Tour Card to compete full-time on the sport's professional circuit.
Qualifying School will see players competing at venues in the UK and Europe simultaneously across the three-day First Stage and four-day Final Stage.
Details for the 2024 PDC Qualifying Schools will be confirmed in due course.
Note for all players:
* Players are advised not to make non-refundable or non-changeable travel or accommodation bookings.
The 2023 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 2023.
Players who turn 24 after January 4 2023 would be able to play in all events during 2022.
Entries will 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.
2023 Winmau Development Tour
Events 1-5: March 31-April 2 - Milton Keynes
Events 6-10: April 28-30 - Wigan
Events 11-15: June 9-11 - Hildesheim
Events 16-20: July 14-16 - Leicester
Events 21-24: August 18-19 - Milton Keynes
World Youth Championship L96: August 20 - Milton Keynes
Details for the 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour are below.
The 2023 Challenge Tour will be for PDPA Associate Members, who competed at Qualifying School but did not win a Tour Card.
Entry will be available via the PDC Entry System.
2023 Winmau Challenge Tour
Events 1-5: January 20-22, Milton Keynes
Events 6-9: March 17-18, Hildesheim
Events 10-14: May 5-7, Milton Keynes
Events 15-19: August 4-6, Milton Keynes
Events 20-24: October 28-30, Wigan
The 2023 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 will 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.
The Rileys Amateur Qualifiers for the 2023 Cazoo UK Open have now been completed.
A total of 16 amateur qualifiers will join the sport's biggest names for the three-day festival of darts at Butlin's Minehead Resort from March 3-5.
Details for any Amateur Qualifiers for the 2024 UK Open will be confirmed in due course.
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.