Day two of the final stage at PDC Q-School 2026 brought four more stories of sporting determination and triumph. Four individuals, four different nations and four all new tungsten tales. Cristo Reyes, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Carl Sneyd and Niall Culleton secured two-year PDC Tour Cards on Friday, after coming through their respective Qualifying School fields on Day Two of the Final Stage, with the action continuing in Milton Keynes and Kalkar, Germany.
Day One had seen Rhys Griffin, Adam Leek, Arno Merk & Filip Bereza pick up the first four Tour Cards on offer in the UK and Europe respectively, as players continue to battle it out for automatic Tour Cards or ones via their respective Order of Merit’s.
European Q School
Reyes, who previously held a PDC Tour Card between 2015-2021, secured his return after over half a decade away, as the Spaniard recorded victories on the day against Pascal Rupprecht, Michael Van de Ven, Chris Landman, David Cameron, Jurjen Van der Velde and Matthias Ehlers in his decider.
Joining Reyes in securing a return to the PDC circuit was Jeffrey Sparidaans, who narrowly lost out in the decider on Day One of the Final Stage, as the Dutchman went a step further 24 hours later by recorded victories on the day against Tomoya Goto, Mason Whitlock, Miroslaw Grudziecki, Andy Baetens, Adam Gawlas and Michele Turetta to win back his Tour Card after losing it at the end of 2024.
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UK Q School
Carl Sneyd, a winner on the Challenge Tour in 2025, secured a two-year Tour Card for the first time at UK Q School, as the Englishman recorded victories on the day against Martin Tonks, Tommy Morris, Daryl Hunt, Thomas Cromwell, David Sharp and Former World Cup of Darts Finalist Steve Lennon in his decider.
Joining Sneyd in securing a Tour Card for the first time was Niall Culleton, with the Irishman recording victories against Kirk De Ruyter, Sam Jackson, Mervyn King, Damien Grimes, Sam Spivey and Danny Goddard in his decider, whom of which fired in the second nine-dart finish of the Final Stage earlier in the day on his way to the Last Four.
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2026 PDC Qualifying School continues on Saturday, in the UK and Europe, with Day Three of the Final Stage taking place with two automatic Tour Cards up for grabs at each Q School, with play commencing at 13:00 CET in Europe and 12:00 GMT in the UK. All live scores and results can be viewed at tv.dartconnect.com
UK Qualifying School Final Stage
Day Two – Friday 9th January
Last 16
Carl Sneyd 6-2 Thomas Cromwell
David Sharp 6-5 Harry Ward
Steve Lennon 6-5 Matthew Dennant
Stephen Burton 6-5 Daniel Ayres
Danny Goddard 6-2 Martin Grearson
Harrison Leigh 6-5 Robbie Martin
Niall Culleton 6-4 Damien Grimes
Sam Spivey 6-5 Shaun Carroll
Quarter Finals
Carl Sneyd 6-5 David Sharp
Steve Lennon 6-4 Stephen Burton
Danny Goddard 6-2 Harrison Leigh
Niall Culleton 6-3 Sam Spivey
Semi Finals
Carl Sneyd 6-4 Steve Lennon
Niall Culleton 6-5 Danny Goddard
2026 European Qualifying School
Final Stage Day Two
Last 16
Michele Turetta 6-2 Marvin Kraft
Alexander Merkx 6-5 Jimmy Van Schie
Adam Gawlas 6-3 Benjamin Pratnemer
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-5 Andy Baetens
Cristo Reyes 6-3 David Cameron
Jurjen Van der Velde 6-3 Luca Wolff
Matthias Ehlers 6-3 Patrick Bulen
Romeo Grbavac 6-2 Yorick Hofkens
Quarter Finals
Michele Turetta 6-3 Alexander Merkx
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-5 Adam Gawlas
Cristo Reyes 6-3 Jurjen Van der Velde
Matthias Ehlers 6-3 Romeo Grbavac
Semi Finals
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-5 Michele Turetta
Cristo Reyes 6-3 Matthias Ehlers
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