Qualifying School

The Golden Darting Ticket

The PDC Qualifying Schools provide any darts player aged 16 and above with the opportunity to win a two-year PDC Tour Card and compete alongside the sport’s biggest stars on the professional circuit.

Qualifying School sees players competing at venues in the UK and Germany simultaneously across the three-day First Stage and four-day Final Stage.

UK Qualifying School takes place at Milton Keynes’ Marshall Arena, with Wunderland Kalkar in Germany playing host to European Qualifying School.

the Rundown

Each day of First Stage at each venue sees the last 16 players progress to Final Stage, alongside any invited players who are exempt through to Final Stage, with the remaining places up to 128 players coming from a First Stage Ranking List.

In addition, during Final Stage the First Stage Ranking List will then be used to top up the field to 128 players for each day, replacing any Tour Card Winners or other withdrawals.

PDC Tour Cards shall be awarded to the last two players left standing on each day’s play in Final Stage at both the UK and European Qualifying Schools, with further Tour Cards allocated on a pro-rata basis to players from the respective UK and European Q School Final Stage Rankings List.