Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Sietse Lap secured automatic PDC Tour Cards on Sunday, while a further 13 players advanced via the Rankings List as 2026 Qualifying School concluded in dramatic fashion.
Following six gruelling days of competition, UK Qualifying School reached its climax at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, with the Wunderland in Kalkar playing host to European Qualifying School.
Sunday’s action at UK Qualifying School was headlined by rising star Manby, who reached the last 16 on his World Darts Championship debut last month.
The 20-year-old was highly-fancied to claim a Tour Card in Milton Keynes, and he duly delivered on Day Four, overcoming darting icons Steve Beaton and Mervyn King in the process.
Manby also defied a late onslaught from Matthew Dennant to triumph in a dramatic Round Two decider, while his best performance of the day saw him average 102.8 in overcoming Daniel Ayres.
Elsewhere, Coventry-born star Price joined Manby in claiming a spot on the PDC ProTour, courtesy of an astonishing run at Arena MK.
The 32-year-old only began his Final Stage campaign on Day Three after missing out on automatic qualification, but he produced a series of terrific displays to break new ground.
Price denied George Killington in a decider before averaging 102 in victory over Derek Coulson, which he backed up by dumping out former World Youth Champion Arron Monk.
Following a 6-3 success against Stephen Burton in the last eight, Price then edged out Lewis Pride in a nail-biting winner-takes-all showdown, surviving a match dart at the bull in the decider.
Dutch duo De Zwaan and Lap were the automatic qualifiers in Kalkar, as former World Matchplay semi-finalist De Zwaan returns to the ProTour circuit after relinquishing his Tour Card in December 2024.
The 29-year-old prevailed in a trio of deciding-leg tussles on German soil, denying Daniel Klose and Swedish star Andreas Harrysson, before defying a 104 average from Pascal Rupprecht to seal the deal.
De Zwaan rounded off his campaign with a 6-2 success against 17-year-old German Mika Donnevert, which afforded Rupprecht a reprieve and ensured he reclaimed his Tour Card via the European Qualifying School Rankings List, at Donnevert’s expense.
Lap, meanwhile, will become the latest Dutchman to feature on the professional circuit, following wins over PDC Nordic & Baltic Champion Teemu Harju and 2024 World Youth Championship runner-up Jurjen van der Velde on Finals Day.
This set up a decisive tussle against Croatian trailblazer Boris Krcmar, and it was Lap who emerged victorious, after surviving match darts in the penultimate leg of the contest.
There were a further eight Tour Cards distributed via the European Qualifying School Rankings List, with reigning WDF champion Jimmy van Schie securing top spot on 12 points.
Van Schie’s compatriot Chris Landman secured an immediate return to the ProTour with a second-place finish, with newcomer Marvin Kraft set to join his fellow German Rupprecht on the professional circuit in 2026.
Benjamin Pratnemer made history by becoming the first Slovenian to claim a PDC Tour Card, while Czechia’s former UK Open semi-finalist Adam Gawlas and Dutch star Merkx confirmed their returns.
Former World Youth Championship runner-up Van der Velde will become a fully fledged member of the ProTour circuit in 2026/27, as he aims to build on his impressive performances over the last 18 months.
There were a further five Tour Cards allocated to players from the UK Qualifying School Rankings List, with three-time World Championship qualifier Burton boasting a four-point buffer at the top of the rankings.
Former Premier League runner-up King was another high-profile name to earn a Tour Card in Milton Keynes, despite his defeat to Manby in the last four.
King - a six-time televised finalist in the PDC - finished in second spot, just ahead of talented youngster Tyler Thorpe - a winner on the Winmau Development Tour last September.
The remaining two places were claimed by Republic of Ireland’s Stephen Rosney and Scotland’s David Sharp, both of whom will compete on the PDC ProTour for the first time in their respective careers.
Beaton and Ireland’s former World Cup runner-up Steve Lennon were amongst the players to narrowly miss out on Tour Cards at UK Qualifying School, while Sweden’s Harrysson - who reached the last 16 on his World Championship debut last month - was denied via legs difference in Kalkar.
Former Grand Slam champion Jose de Sousa was beaten in the quarter-finals at European Qualifying School as he fell short in his bid for an immediate ProTour return, as Italy’s Michele Turetta and Krcmar missed out by one point apiece.
The 2026 PDC ProTour season will begin with Players Championships 1-2 in Hildesheim on February 9-10, which will be preceded by the Winmau World Masters at Arena MK, with all Tour Card Holders able to enter the Preliminary Round on Wednesday January 28.
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2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
UK Final Stage Day Four
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
Last Eight
Mervyn King 6-2 Tyler Thorpe
Charlie Manby 6-4 Luke Smith
Lewis Pride 6-4 Andrew Cass
Samuel Price 6-3 Stephen Burton
Last Four
Charlie Manby 6-2 Mervyn King
Samuel Price 6-5 Lewis Pride
2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
European 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
Last Eight
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
Last Four
Sietse Lap 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 Mika Donnevert