In the third year of the Euro Tour there are eight tournaments in the series. Gibraltar, The Netherlands and Austria each get one stop and Germany is visited no less than five times. The format is changed this year, all games are played on one stage and only 48 players compete in the main event. In the first round 32 qualifiers play against each other. Twenty from Britain and the rest of the world, eight from mainland Europe and four from the host country. In the second round, the best 16 players from the Players Championship Order of Merit join the tournament.
The German Darts Championship 2014 is the first tournament of the season. It was played from January 31 to February 2 in Hildesheim. Defending champion Dave Chisnall loses his first match against Raymond van Barneveld and the big favourite Michael van Gerwen goes out in the quarterfinals to fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen. The Scot Gary Anderson who beats Justin Pipe 6-5 wins the final. For the Scot it is his first win on the Euro Tour.