2018 Order of Merit Rules

[footballafc]

THE PDC's 2018 Order of Merit rules have been confirmed ahead of this week's Qualifying Schools in Wigan and Hildesheim.

The expansion of Qualifying School will see a record field of players competing across the two venues, with a total of 33 PDC Tour Cards on offer for players.

In addition, PDPA Associate Members from a combined Qualifying School Order of Merit will be able to participate in the six Coral UK Open Qualifiers this year, up to a limit of 256 players.

A change from previous years will see PDPA Associate Member entries for Players Championship events and European Tour UK Qualifiers based on the latest PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit, as at the closing date.

Click here to see the full 2018 PDC Order of Merit Rules

Players are asked to note the following updates:
European Tour Events
The format for the latter stages of European Tour events will be extended to the best of 13 legs for the semi-finals and the best of 15 legs for the final.

All European Tour event evening sessions will commence at 7.15pm unless otherwise advertised.

European Tour Qualifiers
Entry to European Tour UK qualifying Events is open to any UK Full Member and any UK player ranked in the top 32 of UK and non-European players (including ties) of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit as of the Event entry deadline.

Entry to European Tour non-UK qualifiers is open to any player from the relevant nations on payment of the relevant entry fee (if applicable). However, once a player has participated as a Day Member in two West & South Europe or Host Nation qualifying Events in any one calendar year, that player may not participate in further qualifying Events that year unless he played at least one day at the 2018 European Q School. Nordic & Baltic or East European qualifier entrants are not subject to this rule for 2018.

Players Championship Events
The fields for Players Championship events will be topped up to 128 players using the latest PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit to provide Associate Members.

Coral UK Open Qualifiers
The six Coral UK Open Qualifiers will be limited to a total field of 256 players. The field will see PDC Tour Card Holders joined by PDPA Associate Members up to the limit of 256 players based on the combined Qualifying School Order of Merit.

Entries for ProTour events will open following the conclusion of the 2018 PDC Qualifying Schools.

[Ginge]

How on earth can you combine the two Q School order of merits when one has three times less players in it than the other?

[Reinier]

No prize money increases for the tournaments except the world championships

[ChrisW]

So how are the cards split?

[Skewball]

So how are the cards split?

If you mean how many to each tour for Q School then we will not know until after 2pm as its of course pro-rata.
If you mean how many from each tour will fill up the 128+128 available spaces at UK Open qualifiers then we dont know (I dont think anyway)

[PVDarts180]

In the case of the 2018 European Tour Event to be staged in Denmark, the four Host Nation qualifiers shall be allocated two to Denmark and two to the rest of the PDC Nordic & Baltic region combined. The Nordic & Baltic qualifying place for this Event will be awarded to the highest ranked player from the PDCNB region on the main Order of Merit as per the cut-off date.

Also interesting. Think this is a good idea

[Mgt]

In the case of the 2018 European Tour Event to be staged in Denmark, the four Host Nation qualifiers shall be allocated two to Denmark and two to the rest of the PDC Nordic & Baltic region combined. The Nordic & Baltic qualifying place for this Event will be awarded to the highest ranked player from the PDCNB region on the main Order of Merit as per the cut-off date.

Also interesting. Think this is a good idea

Looks like some good opportunities for Northern European players. Hopefully it gives the game a boost over there.

[foggs3355]

Also a good move making later stages of Euro tour longer best of 13 semi 15 legs final you should only need extra hour for that I allways felt it should be longer format than the pro tour

[Canuck_bully]

Also a good move making later stages of Euro tour longer best of 13 semi 15 legs final you should only need extra hour for that I allways felt it should be longer format than the pro tour

Yes these are cracking events on the live stream, really enjoy them, though the Germans seem a bit stuck in the 80's for their music tastes.