The final 32 players, including John Henderson, Scott Mitchell and Bruno Stoeckli, secured automatic spots into the Final Stage of their respective Qualifying School’s on Wednesday, after coming through on the decisive day of Stage One, with the remaining spots going to players via two separate Order of Merit’s, headlined by three-time World Champion John Part.
UK Q School
‘The Highlander’ John Henderson, who narrowly missed out on automatic spot in Days One & Two, went all the way at the third time of asking as the Scotsman headlined the final 16 automatic qualifiers at UK Q School, as he recorded victories on the day against Pierce Speechley-Price, Gareth Hannan, James Parkin and Darren Armstrong, as he looks to rejoin the PDC circuit for the first time since 2022.
Former Lakeside Champion Scott Mitchell was also amongst the automatic qualifiers on Day Three, as ‘Scotty Dog’ recorded victories against Lewis Bath, George Whyte, Wayne Chandley and Killian McCormack.
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Elsewhere, the further automatic qualifiers through to the Final Stage included a trio of Former Tour Card Holders in Graham Usher, Lee Evans and Callum Goffin. Amongst the 47 qualifiers via the UK Order of Merit included three-time World Champion John Part, with the Canadian icon looking to rejoin the PDC circuit for the first time since 2018.
European Q School
Switzerland’s World Cup Star Bruno Stoeckli was amongst the 16 automatic qualifiers at European Q School, as he recorded victories on the day against Ulrich Coussaert, Marcel Gomula, Lars Moinat, Michael Smejda and Moritz Hilger, with the 54-year-old looking to join the PDC circuit for the first time in his career.
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Elsewhere, the further automatic qualifiers through to the Final Stage included the likes of France’s Nicolas Thuillier, Netherlands’ Ricardo Ulrich and Belgium’s Patrick Bulen. Amongst the 53 qualifiers via the European Order of Merit included the likes of Mason Whitlock – son of Australian icon Simon – as well as a quadrat of Former Tour Card Holders in Ron Meulenkamp, Jose Justicia, Damian Mol and Jesus Noguera.
2026 PDC Qualifying School continues on Thursday, in the UK and Europe, with the beginning of the Final Stage with two automatic Tour Cards up for grabs across each field, as play commences in Europe at 12:00 CET and in the UK at 12:00 GMT. All live scores and results can be viewed at tv.dartconnect.com.
2026 UK Qualifying School
Stage One Day Three – Wednesday 7th January
Last 32
John Henderson 5-2 Darren Armstrong
Steve Haggerty 5-2 Tommy Morris
Geoffrey Murray 5-3 Peter Burgoyne
Jack Faragher 5-4 Kelvin O’Keefe
Chris Hurds 5-0 Nick Brandon
Scott Mitchell 5-3 Killian McCormack
Derek Maclean 5-2 David Hill
Ultan McDyer 5-3 John Part
Kirk De Ruyter 5-2 Jarred Cole
Callum Goffin 5-2 Callum Wilson
Wayne Jones 5-1 Aden Kirk
Lee Evans 5-1 Dale Gadsby
Martin Thomas 5-4 Rex Cole
Keith Rooney 5-2 Ronan McDonagh
Graham Usher 5-1 William O’Toole
Christopher Wickenden 5-4 Jake Eichen
2026 European Qualifying School
Stage One Day Three
Last 32
Marc Spalt 5-3 Maik Charras
Marcel Otter 5-2 Thomas Klausmayer
Nunjo Dewaele 5-1 Mason Whitlock
Bruno Stoeckli 5-1 Mortiz Hilger
Ricardo Ulrich 5-3 Dominik Moravcik
Kendji Steinbach 5-2 Martin Homola
Dominik Cavajda 5-1 Rainer Sturm
Patrick Bulen 5-3 Massimo Dante
Nicolas Thuillier 5-1 Florian Hempel
Michael Marijs 5-4 Shane de Jong
Roger Janssen 5-2 Mika Donnevert
Matthias Ehlers 5-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Finn Behrens 5-4 Wim Dierckx
Danijel Ozbolt 5-4 Peter Kelemen
Jarod Becker 5-2 Joachim Duerbeck
Lennert Faes 5-2 Maciej Luczak
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