Steve Beaton, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Cristo Reyes and Boris Krcmar were amongst the latest stars to advance through PDC Qualifying Schools First Stage on Tuesday.
Day Two of the 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools saw First Stage continue in Milton Keynes and Kalkar, as players compete across the week for the opportunity to claim a coveted two-year Tour Card for 2026-27.
First Stage, taking place from January 5-7, sees players from across the globe attempting to qualify to compete in the Final Stage, where Tour Cards will be on offer from January 8-11.
Former Lakeside champion Beaton headlined the list of 16 automatic qualifiers from UK Qualifying School, after registering five consecutive wins at Arena MK.
The 61-year-old, who resigned his Tour Card in January 2025, conceded just seven legs across the afternoon, as he sets his sights on a return to the professional circuit.
Beaton will be joined at Final Stage by former Tour Card Holders Harry Ward and Ciaran Teehan, while Scotland’s David Sharp averaged 104.46 in his last 32 clash to progress in style.
At European Qualifying School, former World Matchplay semi-finalist De Zwaan raced through to Final Stage with a series of impressive displays, culminating with a 101 average in his winner-takes-all tie against Mylo Michiels.
Spanish star Reyes and Croatian trailblazer Krcmar - who competed at the recent World Darts Championship - later booked their spots in Final Stage, along with Canadian veteran David Cameron, who also featured at Alexandra Palace last month.
It was also a memorable day for Jamie Owens, who produced the first nine-darter on the PDC circuit in 2026 during his round two clash against Travis Baur, before departing the tournament in round three.
First Stage is being held across three days, with the last 16 players from each day qualifying automatically for Final Stage, while the remaining places in Final Stage - featuring 128 players at each venue – are decided from a Ranking List, with one point being awarded per win.
At any point during Qualifying School, if two or more players are tied on points, they will be separated in the Ranking List by (in order until they can be split): leg difference, legs won, DartConnect average based on their totals in their matches. Results in all matches played at the relevant stage are included in this countback.
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2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
UK Qualifying School
First Stage Day Two
Last 32
Niall Culleton 5-2 Sam Jackson
Jack Aldridge 5-1 Ultan McDyer
Steve Beaton 5-1 Darren Armstrong
Shaun Carroll 5-3 Tommy Morris
David Sharp 5-2 Jamie Kelling
Harry Ward 5-3 Jarred Cole
Damien Grimes 5 -2 James Richardson
Harrison Leigh 5-2 Alan Norris
Stephen Rosney 5-1 Damien O'Driscoll
Ryan Furness 5-1 Jack Male
Ciaran Teehan 5-1 Dale Gadsby
Thomas Cromwell 5-1 Danny Trueman
Chas Barstow 5-3 Adam Leek
Alfie Busby 5-0 Andrew Cass
Daniel Ayres 5-0 John Henderson
Jordan-Lee Rawlings 5-0 Aden Kirk
European Qualifying School
First Stage Day Two
Last 32
Pal Szekely 5-1 Yorick Hofkens
Damian Vetjens 5-2 Marcel Otter
Nandor Major 5-3 Bruno Stoeckli
Davy Proosten 5-0 Robin Pietsch
Dennis Van Bergen 5-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Ruben Lopez 5-2 Wesley van Trijp
Zvonimir Lesic 5-0 Maikel Verberk
Jason Riedtke 5-2 Jonny Pedersen
Jeffrey Sparidaans 5-2 Stef Kosters
David Cameron 5-1 Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Jeffrey De Zwaan 5-0 Mylo Michiels
Bjorn Quoiffy 5-3 Jesus Noguera
Luitsen Elzinga 5-2 Patrick Bulen
Cristo Reyes 5-2 Marc Spalt
Boris Krcmar 5-2 Dustin Straver
Jeroen Caron 5-1 Richard Balogh
First Stage - January 7
UK Qualifying School
Start Time: Approx 1200 GMT
Last 16 players each day progress to Final Stage
European Qualifying School
Start Time: Approx 1100 CET
Last 16 players each day progress to Final Stage
Format: All matches best of nine legs
In addition to the daily automatic players and the players exempt to Final Stage, further players up to total of 128 will be taken from the respective UK/European Qualifying School First Stage Rankings following Day Three.