Professional Darts Corporation

The Professional Darts Corporation, known as the PDC, is a professional darts organisation based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was first called the World Darts Council. Sixteen professional players, including every previous BDO world champion still active in the game, created the new body in January 1992 after disagreements over television coverage and sponsorship, and the dispute went to court before an out-of-court settlement was reached on 30 June 1997. The PDC develops and holds a number of tournaments, among them the annual PDC World Darts Championship, the World Matchplay, the World Grand Prix, the UK Open, the Premier League and the Grand Slam, and it runs its own world rankings based on the performances of players. Sports promoter Eddie Hearn is its chairman.