PDC Pro-Tour 2012

In 2012, the PDC will award Tour Cards on the following basis (subject to change):

The Top 64 x full PDPA members from the PDC Order of Merit (having competed in at least 10 events which are counted on the PDC Order of Merit during the preceding two years) following the completion of the 2011 ProTour events i.e. 2011/2012 Ladbrokes World Championships 3-1-2012.

The 26 players who won 2 year Tour Cards at the 2011 PDC Q School.

38 (Min) x Tour Card holders from; 2012 Q School/invitations (Lakeside S-F/Under-21/and Youth Tour Merit Table) i.e. 2 x finalists from the 2012 PDC World Under-21 Championship 2 x The top 2 players in the Youth Tour Merit Table, x4 Lakeside S/F x 30 players who progress from 2012 Q School (or more if all the above spaces are not filled).

64 (Top 64 in the PDC OoM after the culmination of the 2011 events) i.e. 3-1-2012

20 (PDC Q-School 2011 Two Year Tour Cards)

Shaun Griffiths/Peter Hudson/Matt Jackson/Prakash Jiwa/Ian Jopling/Michael Mansell/Dyson Parody/Devon Peterson/Michael Rosenhauer/Mick Todd/Brian Woods/Andy Brown/Adam Smith-Neale/Mark Jodrill/Jason Crawley/Terry Temple/Mark Jones/Ken Dobson/Jimmy Mann/Paul Rowley

If any of the 2011 Q School Tour Card Holders do not accept their 2012 Tour Card, further places will be given at the 2012 PDC Q School

Total  84

44 Further places available from;

x2 2012 Finalists from the under 21s World Championships = Michael van Gerwen (Already has a Tour Card) & James Hubbard

The top 2 places in the 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour = Michael van Gerwen (Already has a Tour Card) & Paul Barham & Reece Robinson

Lakeside i.e. S/F  = Ted Hankey

The 2012 PDC Q-School will take up all the remaining places to make the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders for 2012, currently 40 places.