European Tour 2020: 

The qualification structure for the PDC European Tour has been confirmed for 2020 ahead of the widest-reaching season of events since the series was introduced.
 
A total of 13 European Tour events are set to take place during 2020, including visits to Belgium and Hungary for the first time alongside tournaments in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic and Gibraltar. As in recent years, each event will feature 48 players and sees the top 16 players from the ProTour Order of Merit seeded through to the second round.
 
PDC Tour Card Holders will now compete in one combined qualifier for a total of 24 places in the tournament, having previously been split into UK and European Qualifiers. The top two ranked players from each Host Nation will also qualify by right, where applicable, as two of four players representing each Host Nation.
 
Further qualifiers will come from the PDC Nordic & Baltic and East Europe regions (one place per tournament), with two places reserved for an Associate Member Qualifier, which will be open to players who competed at the 2020 PDC Qualifying School but did not win a Tour Card.

• 16 Seeds
• 24 Tour Card Holders
• 2 Top Ranked Players From The Host Nation
• 2 Host Nation Qualifiers
• 2 Associate Member Qualifiers
• 1 PDC Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
• 1 East Europe Qualifier

European Tour qualification structure:

16 Seeded Players:

The top 16 entered players from ProTour Order of Merit at the time of the entry deadline. Will enter each ‘European Tour’ event at second round stage, and need to win their second round match in order for prize money to count to the relevant Orders of Merit.

24 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers:

From one knockout qualifier featuring all PDC Tour Card Holders.

Up to two ranked players from the Host Nation:

Outside of the top 16 seeds from the ProTour Order of Merit at the time of entry deadline. Will enter each event at first round stage, and need to win their first round match in order for prize money to count to the relevant Orders of Merit. Should there be less than two ranked players from the Host Nation, additional places would be on offer at the Host Nation Qualifier.

Two Host Nation Qualifiers:

From events for Associate and Day Members from the Host Nation. Day Members can participate in up to two Qualifiers per year.

Two Associate Member Qualifiers:

From events open to any Associate Member who competed at the 2020 Qualifying Schools.

One PDC Nordic & Baltic Qualifier:

From the N&B ETQ

One East Europe Qualifier:

From the EEQ

The 2020 European Tour Qualifiers Explained:

Entry is FREE to all European Tours for any PDC/PDPA Member.

All Tour Card Holders can only enter each European Tour event via their ‘SportRadar’ account prior to the entry deadline date/time specified.

Associate Members and Day Members, must enter via ‘PDC Europe’ on the specified deadline date, usually two days prior to the main event. 

The Top 16 players from the PTOoM Table who have entered will be the 16 seeds.

The top 2 (non seeds) from the ‘Host Nation’ on the PTOoM on deadline day will also qualify into the first round and are required to win their first match to have the relevant prize monies added to their merit table totals.  

If any of these places are not taken up by the relevant Host Nation players by virtue of not being ranked, these places will go direct to the Host Nation Qualifier.  

Day Members are only eligible to play in a maximum of 2 qualifiers in a calendar year, and can only play in the Host Nation Qualifier OR the Associate Members Qualifier, whichever is relevant. A Supplement on entries may be applied.

N&B & East Europe Qualifier, these players will play in their own regional qualifiers and have no restriction on the amount of qualifiers they can play. (No Tour Card Holders from region)

All of these timings are still TBC

Timings If two qualifier’s

Up to 11.00am: All TCH register, if you are in both events you be will registered for both events of the day.
11.00 – Registration Closes and Draw Done
12.00 – First Tour Card Holder Qualifier Starts
Up to 13.00hrs: Registration closes for second event of the day, if you are only in the second event you must register by this time. 
15.00 First TCHQ Concludes
15.30 APPROX The Second Tour Card Holder Qualifier Starts following the conclusion of the first event.
18.30 – Conclude (Approx)

Timings If only one qualifier 

Up to 11.00am – All PDC Tour Card Holders register for the event.
11.00 – Registration Closes and Draw Done
12.00 – Tour Card Holder Qualifier Starts
15.00 – Conclude (Approx)

The top 32 players on the ETOoM Table following all 13 European Tour events will qualify for the European Championship. 

Unibet European Championships, Dortmund, Germany ‘ITV4’

Thursday 29th – Sunday 1st November 2020

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