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TheProfessional Darts Players Association (PDPA) is an organisation for professionaldarts players. Its intention is to look after the interests of all professional players through an annually-elected Board. The association works in partnership with theProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA). It is headed by PresidentAlan Warriner-Little and ChairmanPeter Manley.
The PDPA was initially formed in the early 1980s with the first members beingJohn Lowe,Dave Whitcombe,Ritchie Gardner,Bob Anderson,Eric Bristow andAlan Evans.[1]
Board of Directors:[2]
According toPDC Rule 1.1, all players who participate in PDC events must have a PDPA membership.[3] The PDPA has different types of membership status:
The PDPA holds qualifiers for PDC Tour Card holders to a number of PDC televised events: thePDC World Darts Championship, theGrand Slam of Darts and theWorld Series of Darts Finals.[2]
In 2020, the PDPA financially assisted PDC Tour Card holders who were negatively impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic, which saw the postponement and cancellation of darts events.[4]
