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Over 800 Players Set to Compete in 2025 PDC Q-School with 29 Tour Cards Up for Grabs

Writer: Douglas LoganDouglas Logan

Following the thrilling conclusion of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, attention now shifts to Q School, where players will battle for the opportunity to secure a two-year proffesional darts Tour Card. The event spans seven days and is divided into First Stage and Final Stage, with concurrent tournaments held in the UK and Europe.


The 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools (Q School) are poised to kick off next week, drawing over 800 players from around the globe to compete for 29 Tour Cards and a spot on the prestigious PDC circuit.


The highly anticipated event, starting on January 6th, will take place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, UK, and Wunderland in Kalkar, Germany.


29 Tour Cards on the Line

The Final Stage, running from January 9-12, will see 29 Tour Cards awarded. Each daily winner from the UK and European Qualifying Schools will automatically earn a Tour Card.


The remaining 21 cards will be distributed based on the Final Stage Orders of Merit from each region, with allocations reflecting the proportion of participants from the UK and Europe.



First Stage Format

The First Stage, held over three days, will feature 474 players in Europe and 354 in the UK. The top eight players from each day will automatically advance to the Final Stage.


The remaining spots in the Final Stage—featuring 128 players at each venue—will be filled through the Order of Merit standings.


High-Profile Q School 2025 Entrants

Several notable players are set to make their mark during Q School. Former Tour Card holders from 2024, top performers from the 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour and Development Tour, and emerging stars will compete in the Final Stage.


  • UK Q School First Stage: Three-time World Champion John Part and South African ace Devon Petersen headline the field. Former Grand Slam champion Scott Waites and 2022 Women’s World Matchplay winner Fallon Sherrock will also take part.


  • European Q School First Stage: Germany's Max Hopp, a former World Youth Champion and two-time PDC titleholder, leads the pack. Women’s Series standout Noa-Lynn van Leuven, Belgium’s Brian Raman, New Zealand’s Ben Robb, and Poland’s Krzysztof Kciuk will also compete.


Veterans and Rising Stars in the Final Stage

  • UK Q School Final Stage: Australian darting legend Simon Whitlock, veteran star Mervyn King, and two-time Women’s World Matchplay champion Beau Greaves will vie for Tour Cards.


  • European Q School Final Stage: Dutch star Jeffrey de Zwaan and Austria's Rowby-John Rodriguez headline the field, alongside Czech World Cup duo Karel Sedlacek and Adam Gawlas.


Match Format

First Stage matches will be contested in a best-of-nine-leg format, while Final Stage

matches will be played over the best of 11 legs.



Full List Of Q School 2025 Entries

The entries are now finalized for the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools, set to take place from January 6-12 in Milton Keynes, UK, and Kalkar, Germany.


The PDC Qualifying Schools offer darts players aged 16 and older the chance to earn a proffesional two-year PDC Tour Card, granting them the opportunity to compete with the sport’s elite on the professional circuit for the largest prizes.


UK PDC Q School Entries:

Adams, Ben

Aldous, Bradley

Allen, Benjamin

Andrews, Lee

Ansell, Frankie

Armstrong, Darren

Astbury, Daniel

Atkins, Jamie

Avory, Myles

Ayres, Daniel

Bailey, James

Bailey, Joe

Baines, Ross

Baker, Scott

Banks, Thomas

Barham, Paul

Barker, Kristian

Barnard, Michael

Barnes, Jonny

Barrow, Lee

Barstow, Chas

Baughan, Tom

Baulcomb, Max

Baur, Travis

Bayton, Dave

Beasley, Steven

Beck, Adam

Beeney, Aaron

Beeton, James

Bell, Lewis

Bennett, Stuart

Bishop, Jack

Bissell, Tom

Blades, Gary

Blagden, Ronnie

Blankley, Ashley

Boardman, Jack

Boardman, Mark

Booth, Sam

Bradshaw, Justin

Branley, Ryan

Bridle, Joseph

Bristow, Jimmy

Brogan, James

Brooks, Bradley

Brouder, Neilie

Brown, John

Budgen, Lee

Burgoyne, Peter

Burkhill, Trevor

Burness, Kevin

Burnett, Richie

Burt, Simon

Callary, Andrew

Callis, Josh

Campbell, Scott

Care, Nathan

Carr, David

Carroll, Shaun

Cass, Andrew

Caste, Mat

Castle, Stephen

Challenger, Mark

Chandley, Wayne

Christodoulou, Petros

Clarke, Ashley

Cocks, Nick

Cole, Jarred

Coleman, Ashley

Coleman, Karl

Coleman, Tommie

Colley, Reece

Coward, Phil

Crabtree, Cam

Croft, Joe

Cromwell, Thomas

Csato, Laszlo B

Culleton, Niall

Davey, John

Davidson, Andrew

Davies, David

Davies, Rhys Peris

De Ruyter, Kirk

Devine, Adrian

Dicken, Matthew

Dietrich, Matthias

Dowling, Dylan

Dudbridge, Mark

Durrant, Jamie

Elia, Alexander

Ellis, Nicholas

Evans, David

Evans, Kieran

Evans-Bradford, James

Evetts, Ted

Fagg, Jeremy

Fanning, Stephen

Fidler, Chris

Finn Forde, Dean

Fisher, Sean

Flynn, Michael

Foster, Jamie

Francis, Callum

Furness, Ryan

Gallagher, Dean

Gallett, Matt

Garcia, Kevin

Gater, Thomas

German, Radoslaw

Gibson, Colin

Giles, Justin

Girvan, Nathan

Goddard, Danny

Goodger, Ben

Grace, Lee

Gray, Adrian

Grearson, Martin

Greaves, Taylor

Green, James

Gurney, Lewis

Gwynne, Jacob

Haggerty, Steve

Hall, Matthew

Halsall, Ieuan

Hamilton, Andy

Hands, Dan

Harbert, Steven

Harrington, Ryan

Harrison, Michael

Heard, Robert

Heath, Geoffrey

Heaver, Jason

Heneghan, Conor

Higgins, Paul

Hill, David

Hill, Janek

Hine, Steve

Hitchen, Anthony Paul

Hoare, Andrew

Hogg, Chris

Holroyd, Rob

Hood, Justin

Hughes, James Howard

Humphries, Daniel

Hunt, Joe

Huntley, Michael

Hurds, Chris

Inkpen, Steven

James, Gavin

Jennings, Chris

Jones, Timothy

Kay, Keelan

Kelly, Liam

Kelly, Michael

Kemp, Charlie

Kitchen, Liam

Lane, Harry

Lane, Kevin

Leadenham, Kevin

Leung, Kai Fan

Lever, Ian

Ling, Ash

Linwood, Paul

Lipscombe, Adam

Lishman, Tommy

Long, Robbie

Lonsdale, Tom

Lovely, Eddie

Lovely, Thomas

Lowe, Kevin

Lucas-Carter, Louis

Maclean, Derek

Madgwick, John

Maiden, Owen

Male, Jack

Manton, Kyle

Martin, Charlie

Mayoh, Jack

McCormack, Killian

McDine, Kevin

McDonagh, Ronan

McDyer, Ultan

McEwan, Jim

McGeeney, Mark

McGuirk, Shane

McKeon, Sean

McKinnon, Jamie

McKirdy, Jimmy

Mcnally, Stephen

Mitchell, Oliver

Mitchell, Paul

Mitchell, Scott

Moore, Danny

Moore, Martyn

Morgan-Williams, Brett

Morris, Tommy

Moss, Steven

Moston, Jim

Mould, Adam

Nelson, Robert

Newton, Josh

Newton, Ryan

Nicholls, Daniel

Norris, Alan

O'Connor, Ryan

O'Keefe, Kelvin

O'Neill, Kalen

O'Neill, Keith

O'Shea, John

Osborne, Colin

Ough, Terry

Owens, Jamie

Pallett, David

Palmer, Ricky

Palmer, Ryan

Parkin, James

Parradine, Tom

Parry, Kurt

Parry, Neil

Part, John

Patel, Bhav

Paxton, Adam

Petersen, Devon

Phillips, Cavan

Potter, Nathan

Price, Lee

Price, Samuel

Pride, Lewis

Prior, Nigel

Procter, Tony

Quinn, Patrick

Radford, Ellis

Rangel, Bruno

Rawlings, Jordan-Lee

Redhead, Terry

Richardson, Brandon Lewis

Richardson, James

Richardson, Kyle

Rickner, Ronnie

Riding, Tom

Ritchie, Greg

Robbie, Hayden

Roberts, Conor

Roberts, Deian

Rollinson, Jamie

Rowley, Paul

Ryan, Sean

Sanderson, Andrew

Saxon, Liam

Scurfield, Pat

Searle, Craig

Secular, Jack

Selby-Rivas, Jaikob

Sewell, Steve

Sharp, David

Sherrock, Fallon

Shire, Jack

Singh Nagi, Coni

Small, Alec

Smart, Jason

Smith (Chester), Luke

Smith, Alfie

Smith, Daniel

Smith, Luke

Sneyd, Carl

Sperling, James

Spivey, Sam

Stocker, Mark

Stothart, Simon

Sumner, David

Sutton, Ashley

Sykes, Tom

Symons, Charlie

Taylor, Scott

Taylor, Sean

Taylor, Steven

Teehan, Ciaran

Thomas, Keenan

Thomas, Martin

Thomas, Sion

Thornton, Robert

Tonks, Martin

Trueman, Danny

Turner, Shane

Tweddell, Jack

Twist, Mark

Vincent, Jack

Waite, James

Waites, Scott

Walker, Jenson

Walker, Jim

Walters, Scott

Warburton, Mike

Wares, Stuart

Warren, Michael

Watkins, Craig

Watson, Spencer

Watts, Steven

Weaver, Ashley

West, Steve

White, Bailey

Whitehead, Bradley

Whitehead, Conan

Whitehouse, Connor

Whitlock, Mason

Whyte, George

Wickenden, Christopher

Wilanowski, Przemyslaw

Williams, Alex

Williams, David

Williams, Karl

Williams, Lee

Williams, Patrik

Wilson, Carl

Wilson, Jason

Wilson, Stu

Worsley, Jack

Worsley, Jon

Wynn, Jonathan

Zalewski, Aleksander

25 UK Final Stage Exempt Players: Andy Boulton, Keegan Brown, Henry Coates, Lee Cocks, Tavis Dudeney, Lee Evans, Callum Goffin, Beau Greaves, Graham Hall, John Henderson, Jamie Hughes, Mervyn King, Aden Kirk, Jim Long, Charlie Manby, Arron Monk, Josh Payne, Christian Perez, Daniel Perry, Darryl Pilgrim, Adam Smith-Neale, Graham Usher, Adam Warner, Brandon Weening, Simon Whitlock


European PDC Q School Entries 2025:

Abelmann, Ralf

Acar, Baris

Admiraal, Laurens

Alan, Ersan

Allard, Thomas

Althaus, Marcel

Alukic, Alen

Ameel, Rino

Antunes, Alexandre

Arsenijevic, Max

Ascsillan, Gergo

Atellinghusen, Justin

Aulich, Marcel

Baba, Yoshihisa

Babik, Miroslav

Backer, Tim

Bacík, Radek

Bahor, Rok

Balfoort, Ronald

Balogh, Richard

Balsamo, Angelo

Barauskas, Mindaugas

Barkhausen, Jannis

Bauerdick, Daniel

Becker, Jarod

Behrens, Finn

Bendoni, Fabio

Berben, Cois

Bereths, Paul

Beretta, Sergio

Bereza, Filip

Bernhardt, Christian

Bervoets, Ferre

Bezjian, Alberto

Bihl, Fabian

Blum, Daniel

Blum, Nico

Boelen, Jan

Bogaert, Luc

Bohrmann, Moritz

Bonsch, Bartholomaus

Borbely, Andras

Borzsei, Janos

Bos, Robin

Bota Ramos, Pau

Bottenberg, Jarno

Bout, Marco

Bracke, Xavier

Bremermann, Jannes

Brisset, Serge

Brouwers, Rohan

Bruns, Frank

Buergin, Benjamin

Bulen, Patrick

Burmeister, Marc

Busscher, Michael

Camacho, Luis

Cameron, David

Caron, Jeroen

Cash, Iain

Castelli, Riccardo

Castrovinci, Maurizio

Cavajda, Dominik

Chudziak, Finn

Cibula, Vojtech

Claeys, Jason

Clari, Mark

Coussaert, Ulrich

Crouwel, Nick

Czerwinski, Maximilian

Daemen, Ruben

Dalla Rosa, Massimo

Dallmann, Lukas

Dante, Massimo

Debaus, Matthias

Dees, Stefan

Dekker, Cor

Dekker, Patrick

Devroey, Pascal

Deysel, Hugo Albertus

Di Poce, Stefano

Dierckx, Wim

Diller, Danny

Dispa, Jan-Willem

Drewes, Daniel

Dueckers, Jan

Duerbeck, Joachim

Dupke, Sascha

Egilsson, Hallgrimur

Egli, Sandro

Ehlers, Matthias

Ehlers, Thomas

Eidams, Rene

Ellwart, Julian

Elsenheimer, Lars

Elzinga, Luitsen

Engstrom, Johan

Enxuto, Nuno

Erba, Marcel

Ferrero, Dominic

Fey, Sebastian

Filippi, Dominik

Fink, Domenik

Flohr, Alex

Flueckiger, Mika

Frauenfelder, Levy

Fraulob, Lukas

Fredriksen, Bastiaan

Frese, Tobias

Fridriksson, Matthias Orn

Fritz, Dominic

Fukar, Jan

Garcia del Pozo, Jorge

Garrido, Dani

Gerdon, Marcel

Germonpre, Bjorn

Goedl, Christian

Gomula, Marcel

Goncalves, Joaquim

Gosch, Frank

Gotthardt, Kai

Goyer, Paul

Graversen, Jonas

Grbavac, Romeo

Grochotzky, Daniel

Grudziecki, Miroslaw

Guener, Yasa

Gugger, Marcel

Gustorf, Mitja

Gutgesell, Maurice

Gutjahr, Manuel

Guyot, Jessy

Ham, Ricardo

Hamrozi, Tomas

Harms, Kevin

Hartung, Pascal

Hauser, Dylan

Hausotter, Marcel

Heimann, Andreas

Hein, Felix

Heinrich, Angela

Heinsoe, Niels

Heinz, Simeon

Henderyck, Stefaan

Hendriks, Raoul

Hermann, Joshua

Hertig, Roger

Hesse, Stefan

Hessing, Rick

Heuberger, Juergen

Hexel, Marcel

Hijmans, Nick

Hilger, Moritz

Hoentsch, Marcel

Hofkens, Yorick

Hofmann, Jan

Hohnstedt, Kilian

Hopp, Max

Houf, Andreas

Hrbek, Bohuslav

Hubrich, Dennis

Hurtz, Michael

Hyllgaardhus, Andreas

Jacobi, Tim

Janowicz, Kamil

Jansen, Javanico

Jansen, Ulrich

Jehirszki, Gyorgy

Jeske, Cedric

Jeske, David

Jongen, Martin

Jonsson, Karl

Jorgensen, Andreas Toft

Jozee, Jordy

Jungwirth, Marco

Justicia, Jose

Kaehler, Rene

Kalashnikov, Paul

Kammann, Sven

Kanik, Tytus

Kantele, Marko

Karbowiak, Sylwester

Karcz, Lukasz

Kaya, Fetih

Kaynarcalidan, Guerkan

Kciuk, Krzysztof

Keen, Jeffrey

Kern, Rene

Kilian, Marciano

Kirchmann, Marcus

Klasens, Martijn

Klein, Oliver

Klingelhoefer, Patrick

Kniest, Jens

Knopf, Kevin

Knudsen, Mikkel Devantie

Kobylarz, Jerzy

Koch, Marvin

Koehler, Maik

Koehoorn, Gillian

Kohnlein, Thomas

Konterman, Arjan

Kraft, Marvin

Krassen, Sergio

Krekacs, Barna

Kristensen, Tom Veje

Krivka, Petr

Kuhlig, Elias

Kupka, Carsten

Kustermans, Maikel

Labbozzetta, Daniel

Lageweg, Martijn

Lakatos, Gergely

Lambertsen, Bent

Lang, Frieder

Lankhuizen, Kevin

Lap, Sietse

Lewandowski, Witold

Limburg, Jan Luca

Lindour, Kieran

Link, Patrick

Ljubic, Pero

Luft, Viktor

Lukasiak, Oskar

Maendl-Lawrance, Liam

Major, Nandor

Mandiau, Remo

Maranelli, Samuele

Maranhao, Lionel

Marcone, Francesco

Marquardt, Hendrik

Masek, Alexander

Massilge, Chris

Materna, Tomas

Medema, Damon

Meijer, Raoul

Menzel, Bryan

Merk, Arno

Mesters, Ruben

Meulenkamp, Ron

Meulenmeesters, Erik

Michael, John

Michalczyk, Alexander

Micheletti, Andrea

Michiels, Michel

Mielke, Gerrit

Mioch, Jeroen

Misselke, Oliver

Moeller, Christopher

Moeller, Fabian

Mol, Damian

Mollink, Rik

Moravcik, Dominik

Moreira, Stevie

Moscelli, Michele

Mossou, Maikel

Mueller (FfO), Oliver

Mulder, Bert Jan

Mus, Mike

Nebe, Dominik

Nees, Dimitri

Neyens, Kenny

Nicolai, Calvin

Nielsen, Niels Aagaard

Nirschl, Maximilian

Noster, Steven

Nowak, Boris

Nuijten, Jurgen

Olar, Gabriel Florin

Olde Kalter, Dennie

Olejnik, Miguel

Ostlund, Anton

Otter, Marcel

Ozbolt, Danijel

Ozdemir, Ceyhan

Paesschesoone, Steven

Parvaneh, Jonathan

Paunoch, Martin

Pedersen, Jonny

Perak, Igor

Peters, Frank

Pfaff, Luca

Pigache, Sebastian

Pijpers, Robert

Poulsen, Ivan Springborg

Pratnemer, Benjamin

Preis, Florian

Proosten, Davy

Purgy, Marek

Quidousse, Kurt

Quiel, Niko

Racoveanu, Daniel

Radosavljevic, Mladen

Rajnoha, Miroslav

Raman, Brian

Ramnath, Vinay

Rech, Riccardo

Reetz, Maurice

Rehak, Jiri

Reichenpfader, Marco

Remde, Leon

Reschke, Bjorn

Richter, Moritz

Rizzo, Giuseppe

Robb, Ben

Robbe, Mario

Robijns, Davy

Rodriguez, Angel

Rodriguez, Rusty-Jake

Roeschlein, Noah

Roetzsch, Franz

Rogov, Dmitrii

Roland, Brandon

Rollo, Gabriel

Rosandic, Tomislav

Rosenauer, Michael

Rosenberger, Colin

Rosi, David

Rosted, Gustav Valdemar

Rubes, Helena

Sarens, Kristof

Sato, Naoya

Scheffler, Steffen

Scheurwater, Donny

Schiertz, Felix

Schlichting, David

Schlueter, Lenny

Schmidt, Jan

Schmiedlau, Clemens

Schmitt, Felix

Schmitz, Martin

Schockaert, Mathias

Schoen, Fabian

Schoenmakers, Martijn

Scholing, Rob

Scholz, Dennis

Scholz, Tim

Schoonheydt, Zeno

Schor, Fabian

Schroder, Stefan

Schroeder, Frank

Schroeder, Stefan

Schunke, Nico

Schwab, Patrick

Schweder, Philipp

Sedlak, Vitezslav

Seghers, Diederik

Sennikov, Denys

Sheppard, Jack Anthony

Smees, Robin

Smejda, Michal

Smolik, Dalibor

Socha, Florian

Sorensen, Jonas

Spoolder, Clemens

Stahlhut, Nils

Stecconi, Giovanni

Steernberg, Kai

Steyer, Sebastian

Stoeckli, Bruno

Straver, Dustin

Stuhlemmer, Sascha

Sturm, Rainer

Szekely, Pal

Szlanyina, Jozsef

Taferner, Stefan

Teixeira Rodrigues, Pedro

Telnekes, Derk

Testroote, Jordy

Teysen, Simon

Thiel, Dominik

Thuillier, Nicolas

Tibbe, Gerko

Till, Christian

Timmers, Max

Tingstrom, Viktor

Tobback, Jody

Tomczak, Roman

Toonders, Christopher

Tran, Chi-Minh

Tringler, Patrick

Trinker, Bernhard

Trommler, Simon

Troppmann, Kevin

Trutalli, Paolo

Tuik, Niek

Tvorogov, Egor

Uguz, Nazmi

Ulrich, Ricardo

Ulrych, Jindrich

Unger, Lukas

Ungethuem, Ronny

Unterbuchner, Michael

Vaisar, Zdenek

Valyi, Attila

Van Hove - Speltincx, Kevin

Van Klompenburg, Danny

Van Meer, Dennis

Van Put, Born

Van Zeele, Stefano

Van den Berg, Loek

Van den Bergh, Xanti

Van der Vegt, Wouter

Vanbesien, James

Vandewalle, Dylan

Vanhorenbeek, Bram

Vanlaer, David

Varga, Sasa

Vekemans, Stijn

Verhelst, Brian

Vermeer, Gerrit

Vermeersch, Gino

Vetjens, Damian

Vleghert, Marc

Waclawski, Lukasz

Wagenaar, Richard

Walchshaeusl, Markus

Walpen, Marcel

Weber, Leon

Welk, Laurin

Wellinger, Roman

Wierling, Niclas

Wille, Sven

Willems, Frederic

Windeck, Stefan

Winkelmann, Dennis

Wirotius, Pascal

Wolter, Fabian

Woraczek, Michael

Yamada, Yuki

Yildiz, Halil Can

Zadach, Daniel

Zhukov, Dmitriy

Ziman, Martin

Zimmermann, Janick

Znutins, Edgar

Zwick, Hilger

de Jong, Max

de Veth, Rubin

de Vries, Hans

te Hennepe, Lorenzo

van Deest, Marvin

van Leuven, Noa-Lynn

van Peer, Carlo

van Trijp, Wesley

van Velzen, Keanu

van de Putte, Roger

van den Herik, Jamai

van der Ende, Dennis

van der Meijden, Gilbert

24 EU Final Stage Exempt Players: Stefan Bellmont, Jeffrey De Zwaan, Adam Gawlas, Dominik Gruellich, Andreas Harrysson, Dragutin Horvat, Danny Jansen, Daniel Klose, Robbie Knops, Boris Krcmar, Maik Kuivenhoven, Darius Labanauskas, Jacques Labre, Alexander Merkx, Kayden Milne, Geert Nentjes, Rowby-John Rodriguez, Owen Roelofs, Karel Sedlacek, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Jurjen van der Velde, Jimmy van Schie, Danny van Trijp, Marvin van Velzen.


Daily Registration Schedule For UK Q School

  • Doors Open: 09:00

  • Registration: 09:00 – 11:00

  • Registration Closes: 11:00

  • Draw Completed

  • Event Start Time: 12:00 (Approx.)


Daily Registration Schedule For European


Q School

  • Doors Open: 09:00

  • Registration: 09:00 – 11:00

  • Registration Closes: 11:00

  • Draw Completed

  • Event Start Time: 12:00 (Approx.)


Stay Connected: Follow Q School Action on DartConnect

Will PDC Q School 2025 Be Shown On TV?

While the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools won’t be broadcast live on television, fans can still stay closely connected to the action through DartConnect.


This online platform will provide live score updates for every match, ensuring that supporters can follow their favourite players and track all the drama as it unfolds in real-time.


Whether you’re cheering on a household name to regain or a rising star from your area, DartConnect offers a seamless way to experience the excitement of Q School from anywhere in the world.





How much does it cost to enter Q school?

Entries cost £475 per player, including the 2024 DRA Sanction Fee entries closed at 1400 GMT on Thursday January 2.


Anticipation Builds for an Unmissable Week of Darts

As the countdown begins, anticipation builds for an intense week of darts action that could define the careers of many aspiring players. With a wealth of talent on display, the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools promise drama, excitement, and unforgettable moments.


Who do you think will qualify for a tour card this year?

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