Scotland's former World Cup champion John Henderson was amongst the players to advance to Final Stage of PDC Qualifying Schools, as First Stage reached its conclusion on Wednesday.
Day Three of the 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools saw First Stage conclude 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.
Henderson, who steered Scotland to World Cup of Darts glory in 2021, was amongst the 16 players to secure automatic qualification from UK Qualifying School at Arena MK on Wednesday, conceding just two legs in the process.
The 52-year-old kicked off proceedings with a hat-trick of whitewash wins - featuring a brace of 101.55 averages - before overcoming his fellow countryman Darren Armstrong to continue his bid for a return to the professional circuit.
Former Lakeside champion Scott Mitchell and 2005/06 World Championship semi-finalist Wayne Jones also secured automatic qualification, and they were joined by a further 47 players from the UK Qualifying School Ranking list.
Three-time World Champion John Part remarkably claimed the last remaining spot in UK Final Stage, as the Canadian icon aims to reclaim a Tour Card for the first time since 2018.
Switzerland's World Cup star Bruno Stoeckli was one of the 16 automatic qualifiers on Day Three at European Qualifying School, while Italian star Massimo Dante claimed top spot following three days of action.
Mason Whitlock - son of Australian legend Simon - finished fourth on the European Qualifying School Rankings, with Belgium's Brian Raman, Germany's Liam Maendl-Lawrance and Spain's Jose Justicia also progressing to Final Stage.
Final Stage - taking place from January 8-11 - will see Tour Cards awarded to the last two players of each day’s play at both UK and European Qualifying Schools, while the remaining Tour Cards will be awarded to the players who occupy the qualifying positions in the Qualifying School Ranking List.
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.
Charlie Manby - who reached round four on his World Championship debut - headlines the list of Final Stage entries in UK Qualifying School, where he will be joined by former Women's World Matchplay winner Fallon Sherrock, South African star Devon Petersen and darting stalwart Mervyn King.
Swedish star Andreas Harrysson will compete in Final Stage at European Qualifying School, alongside 2020 Grand Slam champion Jose de Sousa and 2015/16 World Championship semi-finalist Jelle Klaasen, who are both eyeing immediate returns to the professional circuit.
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2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
UK Qualifying School
First Stage Day Three
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
European Qualifying School
First Stage 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 Moritz 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
UK Qualifying School Final Stage Field
Players exempt to Final Stage
Ted Evetts, Mervyn King, Jack Tweddell, Sam Spivey, Scott Waites, Scott Campbell, Carl Sneyd, Graham Hall, Lee Cocks, Joe Hunt, Charlie Manby, Ryan Branley, James Beeton, Jenson Walker, Patrik Williams, Nathan Potter, Henry Coates, Tyler Thorpe, Fallon Sherrock, Devon Petersen, Darren Beveridge, Steve Lennon, Matthew Dennant, Dylan Slevin, Adam Hunt, Jim Williams, Rhys Griffin, Robert Grundy, Nathan Rafferty, William Borland, Brett Claydon, George Killington, Stephen Burton.
Automatic Qualifiers from First Stage
Alfie Busby, Arron Monk, Callum Goffin, Chas Barstow, Chris Hurds, Chris Wickenden, Ciaran Teehan, Damien Grimes, Daniel Ayres, Danny Goddard, David Sharp, Derek Coulson, Derek Maclean, Geoffrey Murray, Graham Usher, Harrison Leigh, Harry Ward, Jack Aldridge, Jack Faragher, James Welding, Jamie Chaplin, Jamie Hughes, John Henderson, Jordan-Lee Rawlings, Keith Rooney, Kirk De Ruyter, Lee Evans, Lewis Pride, Llew Bevan, Martin C. Thomas, Martin Grearson, Niall Culleton, Robbie Martin, Ryan Furness, Scott Mitchell, Shane McGuirk, Shaun Carroll, Shaun Fox, Simon Stevenson, Stephen Rosney, Steve Beaton, Steve Haggerty, Thomas Cromwell, Tom Lonsdale, Tom Sykes, Tommy Lishman, Ultan McDyer, Wayne Jones.
Qualifiers from the UK Ranking List
Killian McCormack, Tommy Morris, Jake Eichen, Jarred Cole, Darren Armstrong, James Richardson, Lloyd Walker, Aden Kirk, Jamie Kelling, Dale Gadsby, Joe Croft, Danny Trueman, Ronan McDonagh, Charlie Large, Jack Male, Keelan Kay, William O'Toole, Kelvin O'Keefe, John Brown, Ben Townley, Daryl Hunt, James-Howard Hughes, James Evans-Bradford, Andy Cass, Paul Lewis, Connor Arberry, Patrick Quinn, Adam Leek, James Parkin, Sam Jackson, Nathan Girvan, Ryan O'Connor, Craig Lewis, Luke Smith, Peter Burgoyne, Jonathan Kavanagh, Kevin Lane, Mark Crutchley, Keenan Thomas, Justin Bradshaw, Nick Brandon, Sean Taylor, Martin Tonks, Rex Cole, Mark McGeeney, Jasper Scarrott, John Part.
European Qualifying School Final Stage Field
Players exempt to Final Stage
Michael Unterbuchner, Alexander Merkx, Danny van Trijp, Jamai van den Herik, Jurjen van der Velde, Adam Gawlas, Jannis Barkhausen, Adam Sevada, Jesus Salate, Ben Robb, Tomoya Goto, Andreas Harrysson, Levy Frauenfelder, Bradly Roes, Chris Landman, Andy Baetens, Jose de Sousa, Patrick Geeraets, Jitse Van der Wal, Radek Szaganski, Jelle Klaasen, Martijn Dragt, Danny Lauby, Benjamin Reus, Michele Turetta, Matt Campbell.
Automatic Qualifiers from First Stage
Arno Merk, Benjamin Pratnemer, Björn Quoiffy, Boris Krcmar, Bruno Stöckli, Cristo Reyes, Damian Vetjens, Daniel Klose, Danijel Ozbolt, Danny Blom, Danny Jansen, David Cameron, Davy Proosten, Dennis van Bergen, Dominik Cavajda, Filip Bereza, Finn Behrens, Florian Preis, Jarod Becker, Jason Riedke, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Jeroen Caron, Jimmy van Schie, Kendji Steinbach, Lennert Faes, Luitsen Elzinga, Marc Spalt, Marcel Otter, Marvin Kraft, Matthias Ehlers, Michael Marijs, Nándor Major, Nicolas Thuillier, Nunjo Dewaele, Pál Székely, Pascal Rupprecht, Patrick Bulen, Patrick Maat, Ricardo Ulrich, Roger Janssen, Romeo Grbavac, Ruben Lopez, Simon Teysen, Stefan Dees, Teemu Harju, Zvonimir Lesic.
Qualifiers from the European Ranking List
Massimo Dante, Mylo Michiels, Frank Bruns, Mason Whitlock, Peter Kelemen, Luca Wolff, Brian Raman, Martin Homola, Stef Kosters, Tomislav Rosandic, Moritz Hilger, Jeffrey Keen, Michael Hurtz, Sietse Lap, Liam Maendl-Lawrance, Shane de Jong, Mika Donnevert, Jiri Brejcha, Davy Robijns, Jan Boelen, Joachim Duerbeck, Maikel Verberk, José Justicia, Dustin Straver, Ron Meulenkamp, Sebastian Steinmetz, Marc Vleghert, Maciej Luczak, Gilbert van der Meijden, Jesús Noguera, Fabian Bihl, Marcel Walpen, Michael Van De Ven, Cedric Jeske, Rainer Sturm, Mitja Gustorf, Lorenzo te Hennepe, Lukasz Karcz, Michael De Meyer, Damian Mol, Bradley van der Velden, Robin Pietsch, Alexander Michalczyk, Kilian Hohnstedt, Michael Plooy, Miroslaw Grudziecki, Richard Balogh, Jonny Pedersen, Pavel Jirkal, Wesley van Trijp, Yorick Hofkens, Steve Scheers, Dominik Moravcik, Jimmy Hendriks, David Pisek.
NB: Players who finished 48th-53rd on the UK Qualifying School Rankings List (Kevin McDine, Lewis Gurney, Nick Cocks, Richie Burnett, James Waite, Samuel Price) are guaranteed to play some part in Final Stage, alongside those who finished 57th-62nd at European Qualifying School (Robbie Knops, Sebastian Steyer, René Steinhauer, Alexander Þorvaldsson, Jarno Bottenberg, Stefano Bozicek).