Elite Darts Corporation

Western Canada's long format darts organization.

​WHAT IS THE ELITE DARTS CORPORATION CHANGING IN 2026?

THE INTRODUCTION OF TOUR CARD HOLDERS, A FULL SEASON TOUR FOR THOSE PLAYERS, AND QUALIFIERS AND A FULL TOUR FOR NON-TOUR CARD HOLDERS.

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WHY THE CHANGE?

THE ELITE DARTS CORPORATION BELIEVES A MORE PORFESSIONAL SEASON STRUCTURE IS NOT ONLY VIABLE IN WESTERN CANADA, BUT LONG OVERDUE. WITH A LARGE DART PLAYER POPULATION IN ALBERTA – IT MAKES SENCE TO KICK OFF THE FIRST SUCH SEASON RIGHT HERE IN ALBERTA.

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HOW DO I GET A TOUR CARD?

THE EDC WILL OFFER 12 TOUR CARDS IN THIS FIRST SEASON SOME OF THESE CARDS WILL BE OFFERED TO PLAYERS ON THE CURRENT WCD ORDER OF MERIT.

THE OTHER CARDS WILL BE WON IN A SERIES OF 4 Q-SCHOOL TYPE QUALIFIERS HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2025 AND JAN 2026.

THESE QUALIFIERS WILL BE HELD IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE PROVINCE AND ARE OPEN TO ANY CANADAIN PLAYER OVER THE AGE OF 18.

Q-SCHOOL QUALIFIERS WILL BE POSTED ON THE 'EDC EVENT CALENDAR' PAGE

ANY PLAYER WHO RECEIVES AN EDC TOUR CARD MUST PURCHASE AN EDC MEMBERSHIP CARD.

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WHERE WILL EVENTS BE HELD?

THE EDC WILL PLAY QUALIFIERS AND EVENTS IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF ALBERTA,  CALGARY, STRATHMORE, DIDSBURY, OLDS, MEDICINE HAT, LETHBRIDGE, EDMONTON AND RED DEER. ALL EDC EVENTS ON THE FIRST SEASON TOUR WILL BE HELD IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.

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WHAT IF I DON’T GET A TOUR CARD?

PLAYERS WHO DO NOT WIN A TOUR CARD WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN ALL QUALIFIERS FOR THE MAIN EDC TOUR EVENTS, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO PLAY ON THE WCD TOUR, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL REGULAR SEASON EVENTS, AND BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN EDC MAJOR EVENTS BASED ON THEIR RANKING.

AS A TOUR CARD HOLDER – WHAT DOES MY SEASON LOOK LIKE?

THE 12 TOUR CARD HOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY IN 17 EVENTS IN SEASON 1. THE MAIN EDC EVENTS WILL HAVE 12 TOUR CARD HOLDERS SEEDED, AND THEY WILL BE JOINED BY 4 QUALIFIERS TO MAKE A 16 PLAYER EVENT. THERE WILL BE TWO EDC MAIN TOUR EVENTS HELD ON SUNDAY. ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE EVENT THERE WILL BE TWO QUALIFIERS HELD TO FIND THE PLAYERS NEEDED TO MAKE BOTH EVENTS A 16 PLAYER EVENT. IN ADDATION TO THE QUALIFIERS – ON THE SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A STRAIGHT KNOCK OUT EVENT FOR ANY OF THE TOUR CARD HOLDERS THAT WISH TO PLAY.

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AS A NON-TOUR CARD HOLDER – HOW CAN I BE A PART OF THE EDC?

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WIN A TOUR CARD FOR SEASON 1, YOU COULD STILL BE ABLE TO PLAY EDC EVENTS THROUGH QUALIFIERS. EACH EDC MAIN TOUR EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A 16 PLAYER TOURNAMENT, WITH 12 TOUR CARD PLAYERS BEING AUTOMATTICALLY ENTERED INTO THE EVENT, THE REMAINING PLACES WILL BE WON THROUGH QUALIFIERS PLAYED ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, AS EACH WEEKEND OF EVENTS WILL HAVE TWO EDC TOUR EVENTS ON THE SUNDAY, THERE WILL BE TWO EDC QUALIFIERS PLAYED ON THE EVENING PRIOR. THE TOP FOUR PLAYERS IN EACH QUALIFIER WILL WIN ENTRY TO THE CORESPONDING EVENT - QUALIFYING PLAYERS ARE STILL SUBJECT TO A DART CONNECT FEE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

NON-TOUR CARD HOLDERS CAN ALSO WIN ELIGIBLITY TO THE 3 ‘MAJOR’ EDC EVENTS ONE WAY IS THROUGH THEIR POSITION ON THE WCD ORDER OF MERIT, THE TOP SEVERAL PLAYERS WILL BE ELIGILBE TO PLAY IN THE EDC MAJOR (UPON PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION).

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EDC AND WCD ORDER OF MERIT SYSTEM EXPLAINED

THIS SEASON WILL HAVE TWO SEPARATE TOURS AND TWO SEPARATE ORDER OR MERIT RANKINGS. THE EDC ORDER OF MERIT IS FOR THE TOUR CARD HOLDERS AND ANY PLAYER THAT HAS WON ENTRY TO AN EDC EVENT THROUGH A QUALIFIER.

THE WCD ORDER OF MERIT WILL BE USED TO RANK NON-TOUR CARD HOLDERS PLAYING ON THE WCD TOUR ONLY. TOUR CARD PLAYERS ARE NOT ELIGIABLE TO APPEAR ON THIS RANKING. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY PLAYER AGED 18 AND OVER CAN PLAY WCD EVENTS.

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EDC MEMBERSHIP HOLDERS

ANY PLAYER CAN PURCHASE AN EDC MEMBERSHIP AT ANY TIME FOR $60, PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AN EDC EVENT – THROUGH A QUALIFICATION EVENT, WILL BE PLACED ON THE EDC ORDER OF MERIT. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL ALLOW THAT PLAYER TO FULLY REPLACE A TOUR CARD PLAYER IN AN EDC REGUALR SEASON EVENTS IF A TOUR CARD PLAYER CANNOT PLAY IN THAT EVENT (BASED ON ORDER OF MERIT POSITION). WHEN MAJOR EVENTS ARE HELD, THE EDC ORDER OF MERIT IS USED AS A QUALIFICATION – ONLY EDC MEMBERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE. AN EDC MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT GAURANTEE ANY QUALIFIACTION. MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT TOUR CARD HOLDERS WILL STILL HAVE TO PLAY IN QUALIFIERS FOR REGUALR EVENTS, IF ALL 12 CARD HOLDERS HAVE ENTERED.

ANY EDC MEMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TOUR CARD CAN PLAY IN ALL WCD EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

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WCD MEMBERSHIPS

ANY PLAYER CAN PURCHASE A WCD MEMBERSHIP FOR $30 AT ANY TIME – THIS MEMBERSHIP IS NOT NEEDED TO PLAY IN A WCD EVENT, HOWEVER, IT WILL GRANT A DISCOUNT FOR WCD EVENTS, AND ONLY WCD MEMBERS ON THE WCD ORDER OF MERIT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR AND PLAY IN EDC MAJOR EVENTS.