BDO Ranking Tournament Total Prize Money 2018

[Addicks Fan]

Here is the mens tournament prize money list for all ranking tournaments compared with 2017, broken down by region.

Both years use the exchange rates in the BDO criteria for 2017/18 season to allow comparison. A few tournaments have an assumed value the same as last year as I couldn't find a flyer for them (Australia mainly, shown in italics)

Main headlines are that overall prize money was down slightly. Asia was reduced to 1 ranking tournament in 2018, which must be a concern for next year. The churn in Western Europe was ridiculous and looks set to continue next year. Eastern Europe is growing in terms of tournaments and prize money, with an extra Slovak event and two Greek ranking events confirmed for 2019.

Changes highlighted in red:

Asia £10,010 £4,840 -£5,170 -51.6%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Japan Open £5,620 £4,840 -£780
Malaysian Open - NOT RANKED 2018 £1,530 £0 -£1,530
Hong Kong Open - NOT RANKED 2018 £2,860 £0 -£2,860

Australia £25,920 £27,040 £1,120 +4.3%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
West Coast Classic £1,340 £1,340 £0
Victoria Easter Open £1,810 £1,580 -£230
Murray Bridge Grand Prix £2,100 £2,100 £0
Geelong Darts Classic £1,400 £1,580 £180
Sunshine State Classic £1,400 £1,400 £0
Australian Grand Masters £5,610 £5,610 £0
Pacific Masters £1,460 £1,460 £0
Dyenamic Darts Uniforms Classic £1,340 £1,340 £0
NSW Great Lakes Open - NEW 2018 £0 £1,170 £1,170
Van Diemen Classic £1,580 £1,580 £0
North Queensland Classic £2,510 £2,510 £0
Australian Masters £5,370 £5,370 £0

Baltic & Scandinavia £35,930 £37,580 £1,650 +4.6%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Iceland Open £1,250 £1,000 -£250
Estonian Open £1,700 £1,700 £0
Estonian Masters £1,300 £1,300 £0
Denmark Open £8,280 £8,280 £0
Denmark Masters £5,870 £5,870 £0
Lithuania Open £790 £880 £90
Vilnius Open - NEW RANKED 2018 £0 £880 £880
Finnish Open £4,570 £4,320 -£250
Finnish Masters £1,890 £1,940 £50
Swedish Open £7,100 £7,100 £0
Swedish Gents Classic - NEW 2018 £0 £1,130 £1,130
Latvia Open £3,180 £3,180 £0

British Isles £138,201 £135,291 -£2,910 -2.1%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Scottish Open £8,180 £8,180 £0
Isle of Man Classic £5,000 £5,000 £0
Isle of Man Open £10,000 £10,500 £500
Welsh Open £17,640 £17,640 £0
Lincolnshire Open £1,911 £1,901 -£10
BDO International Open £7,600 £7,600 £0
England National £5,200 £5,200 £0
England Open £15,400 £15,400 £0
Welsh Masters £7,600 £7,600 £0
Wolverhampton Open £5,000 £5,800 £800
Wolverhampton Masters £5,000 £5,800 £800
Scottish Classic £1,270 £1,270 £0
West Midlands Open - NEW 2018 £0 £5,000 £5,000
England Classic £10,100 £10,100 £0
England Masters £3,300 £3,300 £0
British Classic £7,600 £7,600 £0
British Open £12,400 £12,400 £0
Northern Ireland Open £5,000 £5,000 £0
Jersey Classic - CANCELLED 2018 £5,000 £0 -£5,000
Jersey Open - CANCELLED 2018 £5,000 £0 -£5,000

Canada £14,160 £16,580 £2,420 +17.1%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Quebec Open £1,650 £1,650 £0
Halifax Open £1,020 £1,020 £0
Hub City Open - NEW 2018 £0 £1,040 £1,040
Greater Vancouver Open £1,680 £1,820 £140
St John Port City Open - CANCELLED 2018 £450 £0 -£450
The Main Event £2,160 £2,160 £0
Newfoundland & Labrador Spring Open £600 £1,020 £420
Canadian Open £3,170 £3,920 £750
PEI Potato Open £740 £1,180 £440
Klondike Open £1,500 £1,500 £0
Bob Jones Memorial £1,190 £1,270 £80

Eastern Europe £36,450 £44,880 £8,430 +23.1%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Romanian Classic £3,440 £3,440 £0
Romanian Open £5,470 £5,470 £0
Slovak Open - NEW 2018 £0 £7,410 £7,410
Polish Open £3,100 £3,100 £0
Police Masters £2,040 £2,040 £0
Turkish Masters £3,000 £3,000 £0
Turkish Open £7,140 £7,140 £0
Hungarian Open £3,140 £3,140 £0
Hungarian Classic £3,140 £3,140 £0
Czech Open £5,980 £7,000 £1,020

New Zealand £11,860 £12,240 £380 +3.2%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Canterbury Classic £890 £1,030 £140
South Island Masters £800 £1,040 £240
North Island Masters £1,210 £1,210 £0
Canterbury Open £1,290 £1,290 £0
New Zealand Masters £1,830 £1,830 £0
New Zealand Open £2,230 £2,230 £0
Auckland Open £1,240 £1,240 £0
Alan King Memorial Open £1,290 £1,290 £0
Ted Clements Memorial £1,080 £1,080 £0

USA £28,260 £25,800 -£2,460 -8.7%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Las Vegas Open £3,360 £3,360 £0
Shoot For The Moon - NEW RANKED 2018 £0 £1,600 £1,600
Camellia Classic - NOT RANKED 2018 £1,880 £0 -£1,880
Syracuse Open £2,540 £2,540 £0
Port City Open - NEW RANKED 2018 £0 £2,690 £2,690
Virginia Beach Classic £3,480 £3,480 £0
White Mountain Shootout - NOT RANKED 2018 £2,580 £0 -£2,580
Charlotte Open £1,570 £1,790 £220
Cleveland Darts Extravaganza £1,790 £1,790 £0
Cherry Bomb International £780 £1,010 £230
USA Classic - CANCELLED 2018 £2,090 £0 -£2,090
Colorado Open £1,790 £1,790 £0
Witch City Open £2,980 £3,000 £20
Seacoast Open £3,420 £2,750 -£670

Western Europe £121,630 £113,500 -£8,130 -6.7%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
Dutch Open £16,230 £16,230 £0
Torremolinos Open £2,900 £3,000 £100
HAL Masters - CANCELLED 2018 £5,510 £0 -£5,510
HAL Open - CANCELLED 2018 £3,310 £0 -£3,310
West Fries Open - NEW RANKED 2018 £0 £5,560 £5,560
Belfry Open £5,120 £5,120 £0
Bruges Open £7,230 £7,230 £0
German Open £7,410 £7,410 £0
German Masters £5,270 £5,270 £0
Swiss Open £5,620 £5,620 £0
Helvetia Open £3,390 £3,390 £0
Austrian Open Vienna £1,270 £1,270 £0
Luxembourg Open - NEW 2018 £0 £5,120 £5,120
Luxembourg Masters - NEW 2018 £0 £5,120 £5,120
Belgium Open £4,720 £5,030 £310
Belgium Masters £7,230 £5,030 -£2,200
Antwerp Open £4,880 £5,190 £310
Antwerp Masters - CANCELLED 2018 £4,880 £0 -£4,880
French Open - CANCELLED 2018 £6,240 £0 -£6,240
Vizcaya International Open £10,670 £6,880 -£3,790
Catalonia Open £3,370 £3,720 £350
FCD Anniversary Open £1,650 £1,690 £40
Italian Grand Masters £7,410 £7,410 £0
Italian Open - NEW RANKED 2018 £0 £3,180 £3,180
Malta Open £7,320 £5,030 -£2,290

Special Events £423,550 £423,550 £0 0.0%

Tournament 2017 2018 Change
World Trophy £34,000 £34,000 £0
World Masters £60,000 £60,000 £0
Finder Darts Masters £29,550 £29,550 £0
World Championship £300,000 £300,000 £0

Total:

2017 2018 Change
£845,971 £841,301 -£4,670 -0.55%

[Bag Carrier]

The hot spots of WDF/BDO darts UK and Western Europe both have a reduction in funds.

Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Canada rise.

Asia has packed in by the looks of it.

Coincidence the PDC is growing in the areas that have upped the money or pulled the money out.

[The Jolly Man]

How is this looking for 2019?

[Addicks Fan]

How is this looking for 2019?

Early days yet, but it looks like USA, New Zealand & Canada will be pretty static in terms of prize money. Asia will just have Japan (again).

Western Europe has a fair bit of churn - The Vizcaya event in Spain looks like it has gone, along with a Belgium event. But there are now two ranking events in Torremolinos and West Fries, and two in France (none last year).

Baltic & Scandinavia loses both Finland events, but it looks like Denmark Open and Masters will go up in value, so not too big a drop.

British Isles - looks like the Wolverhampton events have been scrapped, but the new events in Ireland at the end of the year will more than compensate.

Eastern Europe - big growth here. Extra event at Slovak Open weekend, two new ranking events in Greece, two in Ukraine, and two in Russia. Northern Cyprus has two events, but not sure if they will be additional to Turkish events or a replacement - it seems as if the Turkish events are happening, but not sure if they will be ranked.

Australia - similar to usual, except that Darts Australia have announced an international tournament which will be broadcast, with the highest prize money for an event in Australia:

https://www.dartsaustralia.com/exciting-announcement/

[Ginge]

The Vizcaya event in Spain looks like it has gone

Of course it has, the wife of the chairman hadn't entered it yet so it didnt need bailing out again.

[The Jolly Man]

How is this looking for 2019?

Early days yet, but it looks like USA, New Zealand & Canada will be pretty static in terms of prize money. Asia will just have Japan (again).

Western Europe has a fair bit of churn - The Vizcaya event in Spain looks like it has gone, along with a Belgium event. But there are now two ranking events in Torremolinos and West Fries, and two in France (none last year).

Baltic & Scandinavia loses both Finland events, but it looks like Denmark Open and Masters will go up in value, so not too big a drop.

British Isles - looks like the Wolverhampton events have been scrapped, but the new events in Ireland at the end of the year will more than compensate.

Eastern Europe - big growth here. Extra event at Slovak Open weekend, two new ranking events in Greece, two in Ukraine, and two in Russia. Northern Cyprus has two events, but not sure if they will be additional to Turkish events or a replacement - it seems as if the Turkish events are happening, but not sure if they will be ranked.

Australia - similar to usual, except that Darts Australia have announced an international tournament which will be broadcast, with the highest prize money for an event in Australia:

https://www.dartsaustralia.com/exciting-announcement/

So that Aussie event will be in excess of £60,000?

[Addicks Fan]

How is this looking for 2019?

Early days yet, but it looks like USA, New Zealand & Canada will be pretty static in terms of prize money. Asia will just have Japan (again).

Western Europe has a fair bit of churn - The Vizcaya event in Spain looks like it has gone, along with a Belgium event. But there are now two ranking events in Torremolinos and West Fries, and two in France (none last year).

Baltic & Scandinavia loses both Finland events, but it looks like Denmark Open and Masters will go up in value, so not too big a drop.

British Isles - looks like the Wolverhampton events have been scrapped, but the new events in Ireland at the end of the year will more than compensate.

Eastern Europe - big growth here. Extra event at Slovak Open weekend, two new ranking events in Greece, two in Ukraine, and two in Russia. Northern Cyprus has two events, but not sure if they will be additional to Turkish events or a replacement - it seems as if the Turkish events are happening, but not sure if they will be ranked.

Australia - similar to usual, except that Darts Australia have announced an international tournament which will be broadcast, with the highest prize money for an event in Australia:

https://www.dartsaustralia.com/exciting-announcement/

So that Aussie event will be in excess of £60,000?

Can't see that happening, can you? But that's what they say!

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