In 2013 the PDC launched the World Series. In that year, the PDC sends eight top players to Dubai and Sydney to spread the sport more global. In the years that follow the cycle steadily expanded and in 2015 the World Series Finals appear on the calendar.
From 11 to 14 June, the sixteenth edition of the PDC World Cup will be held at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt. A total of 40 countries will compete for the trophy. Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney won the title on behalf of Northern Ireland for the first time by defeating Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton of Wales.
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.