Records, thrills and unforgettable atmosphere: this year’s European Tour does once again delight thousands of fans in the arenas and in front of the TV screens.The 2024 tour has not even finished yet, but the dates for the 2025 darts calendar have already been finalised.
It all begins on March 7 in darts-mad Wieze, Belgium, where none other than shooting star Luke Littler celebrated his debut on the European Tour in 2024 and won the title with a 9-darter in the final. In addition to the traditional venues such as Munich, Hildesheim and Sindelfingen, the legendary European Tour will also make stops in Leverkusen, Kiel and, for the first time since 2018, Göttingen. Players and fans can expect a year full of darts.
‘The anticipation for the upcoming tour is huge. For the very first time, we are going to stage 14 European Tour events. So the fans in Europe can expect more darts than ever before. We are very happy that our darts family is not only growing rapidly but that it is also becoming more and more international every year,’ said Werner von Moltke, President of PDC Europe.
Seven of the fourteen events will be held in Germany while the other half will be played across Europe in Hungary, Czechia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.
The 2025 PDC calendar features over 190 days of darts from January to October, creating unforgettable moments.
As part of the Women’s Series, 24 events will be played at venues in the Netherlands and the UK. Places for TV events including the 2025/26 World Championship will be up for grabs. For the fourth time a Women’s World Matchplay will also be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
After the conclusion of the 2024/25 World Championship, the focus will be on the Qualifying Schools, which will take place from January 7th to 12th in Great Britain and Germany. At both venues, the winners of the first stage will progress to the final stage where the coveted PDC Tour Cards will be awarded.
All details regarding registration for the 2025 Q Schools will be published in due course.
The first TV event of the new darts year is the World Series tournament in Bahrain, which takes place from January 16th -17th.
The Premier League starts on February 6th in Belfast and culminates with the play offs in London on May 29th.
The UK Open returns to Butlin’s Minehead Resort, where the popular annual darts festival will be held from February 28th to March 2nd.
The World Cup of Darts takes place in Frankfurt from June 12th to 15th, before the world’s top stars head to Blackpool for the World Matchplay from July 19th to 27th.
Amsterdam will once again host the World Series of Darts Finals from September 12th to 14th.
The World Grand Prix Champion will then be crowned in Leicester from October 6th to 12th.
The European Tour will conclude from October 23th to 26th in Dortmund, where the 32 best players of the European Tour Order of Merit will compete for the title of European Champion.
PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter said: “The European Tour has continued to go from strength to strength this year, and we’ve already enjoyed eight hugely successful tournaments and some thrilling matches. The additions of a new event in Switzerland and a second visit to Belgium this year have also been very popular and we’re delighted to grow to a record 14 events in 2025.”
The pre-sale for the European Tour events starts in November. Tickets are available here.
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