The 2022 PDC calendar will see over 150 days of darts played from January to October, including a return to a full programme of European Tour events and an expanded Women’s Series.
Following disrupted 2020 and 2021 campaigns, the European Tour will enjoy a return to 13 events across the continent in 2022, including first visits to Wieze, Belgium and Trier, Germany.
Seven events will be staged in Germany, along with visits to Hungary, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Austria, while the 13th event in Gibraltar will see a return to the Victoria Stadium.
Tickets are on sale now at www.pdc-europe.tv/tournaments.
Tickets for the respective events in 2020 will remain valid for 2022 in most cases. Ticket holders will shortly be informed about the validity of their tickets by PDC Europe via e-mail.
An expanded Women’s Series will see 20 events take place at venues in the UK and Germany, with places in TV events, including the 2022/23 World Championship on offer.
The Challenge and Development Tours will each return to unified tours of events featuring players from across the globe having been split into regions in 2021.
Following the conclusion of the 2021/22 World Darts Championship, focus moves to Qualifying Schools, which will be held in the UK and Germany from January 9-15, with two stages of play taking place at each venue.
Full entry details for Qualifying Schools will be published in due course.
The first televised event of the year will see The Masters take place from January 28-30 in Milton Keynes.
The Premier League campaign will begin in Cardiff on February 3 and reach its climax with the Play-Offs in Newcastle on May 26.
The UK Open will return to Butlin’s Minehead Resort, with the popular annual festival of darts set to take place from March 4-6.
The World Cup of Darts will take place in Frankfurt from June 16-19, before the world’s top stars head to Blackpool for the World Matchplay from July 16-24.
Amsterdam will once again play host to the World Series of Darts Finals from September 16-18, before the World Grand Prix returns to the Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin from October 2-8.
The top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit will travel to Dortmund for the European Championship from October 27-30.
Details of the final two months of the calendar, along with 2022 World Series of Darts event information, will be published in due course.
“It is with great excitement that we announce such a full 2022 PDC following the difficulties of the last two years,” said PDC Chief Executive Matthew Porter.
“In particular, it will be fantastic to see the popular European Tour return to full strength next year with a full 13 event campaign.
“We are also pleased to expand the Women’s Series, bringing it in line with our Challenge and Development Tours, as we continue to offer more opportunities to female players.”
Full ticket information for all PDC events is available at pdc.tv/tickets.
