Overview
- PDC will invest over £3 million from 2026 to 2028 in Global Affiliate Tours, including the Asian Tour and North America’s CDC, to strengthen circuits outside Europe.
- Top regional players will receive places at PDC Qualifying School and entry opportunities for the World Masters, World Cup, Grand Slam and the World Championship.
- From 2027, World Championship sessions switch from the West Hall to Alexandra Palace’s Great Hall, raising session capacity to about 5,000 under a commitment through 2031.
- German players Martin Schindler, Ricardo Pietreczko, Max Hopp and Gabriel Clemens support the move, pointing to unmet ticket demand and the prospect of a louder atmosphere.
- The expanded 128-player field and first-round wins by Nitin Kumar, David Munyua and Motomu Sakai, alongside Dom Taylor’s exclusion after a positive test, highlight both global growth and governance pressures.