The PDC EuroTour starts in 2012, it is played as a series of tournaments on the European continent. With the start of the EuroTour, the Players Championship tournaments on mainland Europe disappear from the calendar. From that moment on the tournaments will be played on big stages with a large audience. However, the Players Championships made a comeback in Europe in 2019.
The eighteenth edition of the European Championship will be held at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany from 23 to 26 October. Ritchie Edhouse is the defending champion. He beats Jermaine Wattimena in the final 11-3.
From October 6-12, the 28th edition of the World Grand Prix will be held at the Mattioli arena in Leicester. The tournament is played by 32 players, the world’s top 16 is supplemented by the 16 best players of the past year.