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Tournament↕ | Organizer↕ | Founded↕ | Venue↕ | Prize Pool (GBP)↕ | Known For↕ |
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PDC World Darts Championship | PDC | 1994 | Alexandra Palace, London | 2,500,000 | The biggest prize in darts, crowned at Ally Pally over Christmas and New Year with fancy dress crowds |
Premier League Darts | PDC | 2005 | Touring UK and Europe arenas | 1,000,000 | Weekly round-robin league night with top 8 players, finals night at the O2 Arena |
World Matchplay | PDC | 1994 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool | 800,000 | Sweaty July classic at the Winter Gardens, Phil Taylor's fortress, the Phil Taylor Trophy |
Grand Slam of Darts | PDC | 2007 | Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton | 650,000 | Originally the bridge between PDC and BDO champions, group stage format, Eric Bristow Trophy |
UK Open | PDC | 2003 | Butlins Minehead Resort | 600,000 | The FA Cup of darts with open qualifying, random draw, multi-board chaos on a seaside resort stage |
World Grand Prix | PDC | 1998 | Morningside Arena, Leicester | 600,000 | Unique double-start, double-finish format that trips up even the legends |
World Cup of Darts | PDC | 2010 | Eissporthalle, Frankfurt | 450,000 | National pairs event, Netherlands dominance with van Gerwen and van Barneveld |
European Championship | PDC | 2008 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund | 500,000 | Top 32 in Europe only, raucous German crowd, October major |
Players Championship Finals | PDC | 2009 | Butlins Minehead Resort | 500,000 | End-of-year showdown for the top performers on the Pro Tour circuit |
World Series of Darts Finals | PDC | 2015 | AFAS Live, Amsterdam | 450,000 | Global showcase mixing top PDC pros with international qualifiers from USA, Japan, Australia |
BDO World Championship | BDO | 1978 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green | 300,000 | The original world championship at the Lakeside, defunct after BDO collapse in 2020 |
Masters | PDC | 2013 | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes | 250,000 | Invitational for top 24, kicks off the PDC major season in January |
World Youth Championship | PDC | 2011 | Alexandra Palace, London | 100,000 | Under-23 event, final played on Ally Pally stage, launchpad for Luke Littler |
Champions League of Darts | PDC | 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds | 300,000 | Short-lived BBC-broadcast elite 8 event, dropped from calendar after 2019 |
World Seniors Championship | WSDT | 2022 | Circus Tavern, Purfleet | 150,000 | Over-50s event at the old PDC home, Robert Thornton, Martin Adams, legends reunion |
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