Prize money for each Players Championship (excluding Australia and Canada) and UK Open Qualifier increased from £29,600 in 2009 to £31,200 in 2010. Prize money for Australian and Canadian Players Championships remained unchanged at £21,600 per event.
Stage
UK/Europe/USA Events
Australia/Canada Events
Second round
£200
£100
Third round
£300
£200
Fourth round
£500
£300
Quarter-finals
£1,000
£700
Semi-finals
£1,500
£1,250
Final
£3,000
£2,500
Winner
£6,000
£5,000
In addition, £400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a nine-dart finish. Should this not be won in an event, it would be carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish is achieved. Once the prize fund is won, it reverted to £400 for the next event.
PDPA Players Championship 10 was contested at the Moorways Sports Village,Derby, on 17 April.Simon Whitlock won his second Pro Tour title, defeatingGary Anderson 6–4 in the final.[10]
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the2011 World Championship.
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2010. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.