The final day of this year's Q-School saw the latest youth prodigy burst through into the professional as well as the return of some storied names of a previous generations. Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Jeffrey De Zwaan and Sietse Lap secured the final four automatic Tour Cards at their respective Qualifying Schools on Sunday, whilst the remaining 13 Tour Cards went out to players via two separate Order of Merit’s, with veteran Mervyn King and the reigning WDF World Champion Jimmy Van Schie amongst the names to do so, as the week’s action concluded in Milton Keynes and Kalkar, Germany.
UK Q School
Manby, who rose to prominence with his run to the Last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championship last month, secured a two-year Tour Card for the first time in his career, as the 20-year-old recorded victories on the day against Martin Grearson, Matthew Dennant, Daniel Ayres, Steve Beaton, Luke Smith and Mervyn King in his decider.
Samuel Price was the eighth and final automatic Tour Card winner in the UK, as the Englishman recorded victories against Jamie Kelling, George Killington, Derek Coulsen, Arron Monk, Stephen Burton and Lewis Pride in his decider to secure a place on the PDC circuit for the first time.
Elsewhere, the five Tour Card winners via the UK Order of Merit were headlined by seven-time major finalist Mervyn King, who previously held a Tour Card between 2011-2024, with the veteran finishing 2nd overall on 10 points just behind Stephen Burton, who immediately secured a return to the professional circuit by ending on 14 points. The remaining spots went to England’s Tyler Thorpe, Ireland’s Stephen Rosney and Scotland’s David Sharp, all of which won Tour Cards for the first time in their careers.
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Former World Matchplay Semi Finalist Jeffrey De Zwaan secured a return to the PDC circuit by coming through automatically on Day Four in Europe, as the Dutchman recorded victories against Mitja Gustorf, Daniel Klose, Alexander Merkx, Andreas Harrysson, Pascal Rupprecht and Mika Donnevert in his decider with ‘The Black Cobra’ regaining his Tour Card having previously lost it at the end of 2024.
De Zwaan’s compatriot Sietse Lap secured a two-year Tour Card for the first time in his career, as he recorded victories against Joachim Duerbeck, Alexander-Veigar Thorvaldsson, Teemu Harju, Damian Vetjens, Jurjen Van der Velde and Boris Krcmar in his decider, denying the Croatian in a two-way fight for the last remaining Tour Card.
Elsewhere, the eight Tour Card winners via the European Order of Merit were headlined by the 2025 WDF World Champion Jimmy Van Schie, who was confirmed as a Tour Card winner following the conclusion of Day Three of the Final Stage. Joining him were a trio of compatriots in Chris Landman, Jurjen Van der Velde and Alexander Merkx, the latter of which secured a place on the PDC circuit for the first time. Also regaining a Tour Card were Former UK Open Semi Finalist Adam Gawlas and Germany’s Pascal Rupprecht, with Marvin Kraft and Benjamin Pratnemer completing the list and both picking up Tour Cards as well for the first time.
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2026 UK Qualifying School
Final Stage Day Four- Sunday 11th January
Last 16
Tyler Thorpe 6-2 Lee Cocks
Mervyn King 6-5 Derek Maclean
Luke Smith 6-3 Lloyd Walker
Charlie Manby 6-4 Steve Beaton
Lewis Pride 6-4 Darren Beveridge
Andrew Cass 6-5 Callum Wilson
Samuel Price 6-2 Arron Monk
Stephen Burton 6-3 Stephen Rosney
Quarter Finals
Mervyn King 6-2 Tyler Thorpe
Charlie Manby 6-4 Luke Smith
Lewis Pride 6-4 Andrew Cass
Samuel Price 6-3 Stephen Burton
Semi Finals
Charlie Manby 6-2 Mervyn King
Samuel Price 6-5 Lewis Pride
2026 European Qualifying School
Final Stage Day Four
Last 16
Sietse Lap 6-5 Damian Vetjens
Jurjen Van der Velde 6-2 Chris Landman
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Pal Szekely
Gilbert Van der Meijden 6-0 Danny Jansen
Mika Donnevert 6-3 Martijn Dragt
Jose De Sousa 6-3 Marvin Kraft
Pascal Rupprecht 6-0 Adam Sevada
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
Quarter Finals
Sietse Lap 6-4 Jurjen Van der Velde
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Gilbert Van der Meijden
Mika Donnevert 6-1 Jose De Sousa
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-5 Pascal Rupprecht
Semi Finals
Sietse Lap 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-2 Mika Donnevert
UK Qualifying School
Tour Card Winners
Rhys Griffin, Adam Leek, Carl Sneyd, Niall Culleton, Tom Sykes, Shane McGuirk, Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Stephen Burton, Mervyn King, Tyler Thorpe, Stephen Rosney, David Sharp.
European Qualifying School
Tour Card Winners
Filip Bereza, Arno Merk, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Cristo Reyes, Matthias Ehlers, Yorick Hefkens, Jeffrey De Zwaan, Sietse Lap, Jimmy Van Schie, Chris Landman, Marvin Kraft, Benjamin Pratnemer, Adam Gawlas, Jurjen Van der Velde, Alexander Merkx, Pascal Rupprecht.
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