2017 PDC Challenge Tour series
The 2017 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour consisted of 20 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour.
Prize money
The prize money for the Challenge Tour events remained the same from 2016, with each event having a prize fund of £10,000.[1]
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £10,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £300 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £200 |
| Last 32 | (16) | £100 |
| Last 64 | (32) | £50 |
March
Challenge Tour 1
Challenge Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 25 March 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Aaron Dyer.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
 Martin Lukeman
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Jim Walker
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Barrie Bates
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 2
Challenge Tour 2 was contested on Saturday 25 March 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Paul Milford.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Murray
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Norton
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Norton
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Head
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Pete Dyos
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 3
Challenge Tour 3 was contested on Sunday 26 March 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Lee Evans.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joey Palfreyman
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Lever
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Lever
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Devon
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 4
Challenge Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 26 March 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Aaron Dyer.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
 Mareno Michels
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Gilchrist
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wilson
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Dutton
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
April
Challenge Tour 5
Challenge Tour 5 was contested on Saturday 15 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Ryan Harrington.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Harrington
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Dootson
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Harrington
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Allan Edwards
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Harvey
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Allan Edwards
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Harrington
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 6
Challenge Tour 6 was contested on Saturday 15 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Wayne Jones.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Jackson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Harrington
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Charlie Jackson
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Kellett
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 7
Challenge Tour 7 was contested on Sunday 16 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Mark Dudbridge.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Tim Hope
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Butcher
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brett Claydon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Padgett
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 8
Challenge Tour 8 was contested on Sunday 16 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Wayne Jones.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Lovett
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jay Foreman
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Curtis Hammond
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jay Foreman
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jay Foreman
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
May
Challenge Tour 9
Challenge Tour 9 was contested on Saturday 13 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Nathan Aspinall.[6]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Justin Smith
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Radek Szagański
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Radek Szagański
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Radek Szagański
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Rickwood
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 10
Challenge Tour 10 was contested on Saturday 13 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Robert Rickwood.[6]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Rickwood
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Rickwood
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Roy
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Gilchrist
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Roy
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Rickwood
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Todd
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Wilson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Birch
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 11
Challenge Tour 11 was contested on Sunday 14 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Peter Jacques.[7]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Martin Thomas
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Mitchell
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Harvey
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Jones
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Heydon
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 12
Challenge Tour 12 was contested on Sunday 14 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Luke Humphries.[7]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Joshua Richardson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Brett Claydon
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Joshua Richardson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Dyer
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Warrick Scheffer
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith
| 5 | |||||||||||||
June
Challenge Tour 13
Challenge Tour 13 was contested on Saturday 10 June 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Warrick Scheffer.[8]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Barry Lynn
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Smith
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Warrick Scheffer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Warrick Scheffer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Dowling
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Warrick Scheffer
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Evander Stevenson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Callum Loose
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 14
Challenge Tour 14 was contested on Saturday 10 June 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Kevin McDine.[8]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
 Diogo Portela
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Milford
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Roy
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin McDine
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Forman
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 15
Challenge Tour 15 was contested on Sunday 11 June 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Mark Dudbridge.[9]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Barnard
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Frost
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Radek Szagański
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lisa Ashton
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Radek Szagański
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 16
Challenge Tour 16 was contested on Sunday 11 June 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Matthew Edgar.[9]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Barrie Bates
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Barrie Bates
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Barrie Bates
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Edgar
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Josh McCarthy
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Roy
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Roy
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Edgar
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Edgar
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Brown
| 0 | |||||||||||||
September
Challenge Tour 17
Challenge Tour 17 was contested on Saturday 9 September 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Peter Jacques.[10]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Arjan Konterman
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Jacques
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Phillips
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Huckvale
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Withers
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Huckvale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 18
Challenge Tour 18 was contested on Saturday 9 September 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Nick Fullwell.[10]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Jay Foreman
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Francis Carragher
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jay Foreman
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Edgar
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Dudbridge
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Evans
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 19
Challenge Tour 19 was contested on Sunday 10 September 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Wayne Jones.[11]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Paul Phillips
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Kellett
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Kellett
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Kellett
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Head
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Stone
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Stone
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Gilchrist
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 20
Challenge Tour 20 was contested on Sunday 10 September 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Alan Tabern.[11]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Lynn
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Diogo Portela
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Edwards
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Diogo Portela
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Tabern
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Warrick Scheffer
| 3 | |||||||||||||
References
- "Prize money breakdown 2022 PDC Challenge Tour with £240,000 on offer". 18 January 2022.
- "Dyer & Milford's Challenge Tour Wins". PDC. 25 March 2017.
- "Evans & Dyer Up To The Challenge!". PDC. 26 March 2017.
- "Harrington & Jones Enjoy Victories". PDC. 15 April 2017.
- "Jones Does Double & Dudbridge Wins". PDC. 16 April 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 9-10". PDC. 13 May 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 11-12". PDC. 14 May 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 13-14". PDC. 14 June 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 15-16". PDC. 14 June 2017.
- "Jacques & Fullwell's Challenge Tour Joy". PDC. 9 September 2017.
- "Jones' Win Seals Challenge Tour Success". PDC. 10 September 2017.