Jeffrey de Graaf and Dom Taylor prevail on final day of Qualifying School as Borland, Hurrell, Lauby and Tricole also seal Tour Cards

Jeffrey De Graaf and Dom Taylor secured PDC Tour Cards outright on the final day of 2024 PDC Qualifying School, while a further 23 players progressed via the Order of Merit.

De Graaf followed up a strong recent World Championship campaign by progressing through European Qualifying School in Kalkar, leaving it late to snatch the final automatic Tour Card spot.

The Dutch-born darter, who now resides in Sweden, had zero points to his name going into the fourth and final day of Stage Two of Q School, but produced a timely late burst on Sunday to take his place on the PDC circuit for the next two years.

De Graaf hit back from 5-4 down to edge past the already-qualified Jitse van der Wal 6-5 in the final, having earlier seen off Felix Schiertz, Jeroen Mioch, Wenig, Alexander Masek and Thibault Tricole.

Meanwhile, at UK Q School, Dom Taylor clinched a Tour Card for the first time as he thrashed Joshua Richardson 6-1 in the final.

Taylor, 25, picked up a Challenge Tour title in 2023 and underlined his credentials with wins over Greg Ritchie, Thomas Lovely, Patrick Lynskey, Alan Norris, Tom Lonsdale and Matthew Dennant en route to Sunday’s final.

Dennant finished top of the UK Order of Merit on ten points, while Richardson follows in the footsteps of his father James – who has previously held a Tour Card on three occasions.

Richardson had ended the hopes of the likes of Ted Evetts on his way to the final, and in the Semi-Finals he saw off Adam Hunt 6-5, with those five legs being just enough for Hunt to cling on to the final Order of Merit place and return to the tour.

With ten Order of Merit places available at UK Qualifying School, Dennant, William Borland, Joshua Richardson, James Hurrell, George Killington, Danny Lauby, Rhys Griffin, Brett Claydon, Darren Beveridge and Adam Hunt joined Taylor in securing their spots on the professional circuit.

Meanwhile in Germany, Haupai Puha, Jules van Dongen, Radek Szaganski, Chris Landman, Patrick Geeraets, Jitse van der Wal, Paul Krohne, Benjamin Reus, Mario Vandenbogaerde, Lukas Wenig, Thibault Tricole, Michele Turetta and Tim Wolters progressed via the European Q School Order of Merit.

Lauby’s exploits at UK Q School mean he becomes the second American Tour Card holder, with Van Dongen also securing an immediate return to the circuit at European Q School.

However, there was heartbreak for their US compatriot Alex Spellman, who needed a huge run on the final day, as he lost out in the Quarter-Finals to Dennant.

Former WDF number one Hurrell joins the PDC ranks for the first time, while Borland – famed for hitting a nine-darter in the 2021/22 World Darts Championship – secured his return to the circuit with a run to the Last 16 on Sunday.

A run to the Semi-Finals for French star Tricole means he joins his World Cup partner Jacques Labre on the professional circuit.

History was made in Kalkar, as Turetta became the first Italian player to secure a PDC Tour Card as he reached the Semi-Finals to move onto the six points needed in the Order of Merit.

Puha also become the first New Zealander to win a PDC Tour Card as he topped the standings on nine points.

Reus became just the third Danish player in history to claim a PDC tour card, with Vladimir Anderson and Per Laursen having previously achieved the feat.

Szaganski and Vandenbogaerde both secured immediate returns to the circuit, while Dutch duo Geeraets and Landman, and Germany’s Krohne, Wenig and Wolters ensured a place on the lucrative PDC circuit for the first time.

UK Qualifying School Stage Two Day Four Results

Sunday January 14

Last 128
Justin Smith 6-1 Kevin Leadenham
Harry Lane 6-5 Justin Hood
Ashley Coleman 6-3 Fallon Sherrock
Harry Gregory 6-3 Shane McGuirk
Colin Osborne 6-4 Gary Brown
John Henderson 6-5 Conan Whitehead
William Borland 6-3 Daniel Astbury
Scott Mitchell 6-4 Christopher Harvey
Brett Claydon 6-1 Niall Culleton
Kevin Burness 6-4 Keith Rooney
Nathan Girvan 6-5 Devon Petersen
Lewis Williams 6-3 Henry Coates
Llew Bevan 6-3 Ross Montgomery
Scott Winder 6-1 David Wawrzewski
Mat Caste 6-4 Keelan Kay
James Wilson 6-2 Thomas Banks
Dean Forde 6-2 Paul Redfern
Robbie Martin 6-1 Kieron Bridgwater
Darren Webster 6-4 Michael Flynn
Ted Evetts 6-4 Jarred Cole
James Howard Hughes 6-3 Kai Fan Leung
Joshua Richardson 6-4 Peter Jacques
Peter Mitchell 6-2 Patrick Quinn
Kevin Lane 6-3 Darryl Pilgrim
Scott Waites 6-5 Darren Armstrong
Dan Read 6-4 Scott Taylor
Darren Beveridge 6-3 Alec Small
Danny Lauby 6-2 Jim Walker
Stuart Wares 6-4 Carl Beattie
Mike Warburton 6-3 John Part
Liam Goyne 6-5 Brandon Jones
Matthew Dennant 6-5 Rhys Griffin
Chris Hartrey 6-2 Peter Hudson
Chris Quantock 6-5 Ashley McKeever
Lee Cocks 6-2 Jake Neale
Kamil Janowicz 6-5 Adam Paxton
Alex Spellman 6-2 Cam Crabtree
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Peter Burgoyne 6-4 Sam Spivey
Aden Kirk 6-3 Lee Williams
James Beeton 6-4 Jacob Gwynne
Tom Lonsdale 6-4 Nick Fullwell
James Huthwaite 6-3 Adrian Gray
George Killington 6-2 Andy Boulton
Jamie Atkins 6-5 James Hurrell
Carl Wilson 6-2 Steve Haggerty
Jim McEwan 6-5 Connor Scutt
Jim Moston 6-3 Sam Cankett
Ryan O’Connor 6-4 Thomas Cromwell
Tommy Morris 6-4 Mark Dudbridge
Alan Norris 6-1 Owen Maiden
Thomas Lovely 6-3 Sean Fisher
Dom Taylor 6-4 Greg Ritchie
Patrick Lynskey 6-5 Cory Evans
Scott Campbell 6-3 Joe Murnan

Last 64
Justin Smith 6-2 Kevin Thomas
Ashley Coleman 6-3 Harry Lane
Adam Hunt 6-2 Harry Gregory
John Henderson 6-3 Colin Osborne
William Borland 6-1 Mathew Wood
Brett Claydon 6-2 Scott Mitchell
Nathan Girvan 6-5 Kevin Burness
Llew Bevan 6-5 Lewis Williams
Scott Winder 6-3 Jonathan Kavanagh
James Wilson 6-3 Mat Caste
Dean Forde 6-5 Robbie Martin
Ted Evetts 6-2 Darren Webster
James Howard Hughes 6-4 Joe Croft
Joshua Richardson 6-1 Peter Mitchell
Scott Waites 6-0 Kevin Lane
Darren Beveridge 6-3 Dan Read
Danny Lauby 6-4 Richie Burnett
Stuart Wares 6-4 Mike Warburton
Matthew Dennant 6-0 Liam Goyne
Chris Quantock 6-2 Chris Hartrey
John O’Shea 6-3 Lee Cocks
Alex Spellman 6-2 Kamil Janowicz
Peter Burgoyne 6-2 Andy Hamilton
James Beeton 6-1 Aden Kirk
Tom Lonsdale 6-3 Charlie Martin
George Killington 6-2 James Huthwaite
Jamie Atkins 6-5 Carl Wilson
Jim McEwan 6-3 Jim Moston
Patrik Williams 6-2 Ryan O’Connor
Alan Norris 6-4 Tommy Morris
Dom Taylor 6-1 Thomas Lovely
Patrick Lynskey 6-5 Scott Campbell

Last 32
Justin Smith 6-2 Ashley Coleman
Adam Hunt 6-5 John Henderson
William Borland 6-4 Brett Claydon
Llew Bevan 6-5 Nathan Girvan
James Wilson 6-3 Scott Winder
Ted Evetts 6-5 Dean Forde
Joshua Richardson 6-4 James Howard Hughes
Darren Beveridge 6-3 Scott Waites
Danny Lauby 6-5 Stuart Wares
Matthew Dennant 6-2 Chris Quantock
Alex Spellman 6-4 John O’Shea
James Beeton 6-4 Peter Burgoyne
Tom Lonsdale 6-0 George Killington
Jamie Atkins 6-5 Jim McEwan
Alan Norris 6-4 Patrik Williams
Dom Taylor 6-0 Patrick Lynskey

Last 16
Adam Hunt 6-1 Justin Smith
Llew Bevan 6-5 William Borland
Ted Evetts 6-3 James Wilson
Joshua Richardson 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Matthew Dennant 6-5 Danny Lauby
Alex Spellman 6-0 James Beeton
Tom Lonsdale 6-3 Jamie Atkins
Dom Taylor 6-4 Alan Norris

Quarter-Finals
Adam Hunt 6-0 Llew Bevan
Joshua Richardson 6-4 Ted Evetts
Matthew Dennant 6-4 Alex Spellman
Dom Taylor 6-1 Tom Lonsdale

Semi-Finals
Joshua Richardson 6-5 Adam Hunt
Dom Taylor 6-4 Matthew Dennant

Final
Dom Taylor 6-1 Joshua Richardson

UK Qualifying School 2024 – Final Order of Merit

European Qualifying School Stage Two Day Four Results

Sunday January 14

Last 128
Jody Tobback 6-2 Derk Telnekes
Tomas Houdek 6-5 Bradly Roes
Patrick Tringler 6-1 Patrick Geeraets
Jimmy van Schie 6-4 Marcel Gugger
Ben Robb 6-1 Jeffrey Bekema
Simeon Heinz 6-3 Sergio Krassen
Patrick Bulen 6-2 Ricardo Perez
Marko Kantele 6-3 Mladen Radosavljevic
Vitezslav Sedlak 6-2 Ryuta Arihara
Paul Krohne 6-2 Jani Keskinarkaus
Christian Kist 6-5 Danny Jansen
Davy Proosten 6-2 Michael Stoeten
Laurens Admiraal 6-5 Patrick Maat
Roman Benecky 6-5 Jaime Nunez Cortes
Jitse Van der Wal 6-2 Vladimir Zatko
John Michael 6-4 William Leijten
Angelo Balsamo 6-4 Krzysztof Kciuk
Chris Landman 6-5 Arne Degryse
Damian Mol 6-5 Brian Raman
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-2 Dennie Olde Kalter
Filip Sebesta 6-4 Arno Merk
Hendrie van Berkel 6-3 Mark Tabak
Miroslaw Grudziecki 6-5 Jannis Barkhausen
Jorge Garcia del Pozo 6-2 Kai Gotthardt
Johann Brouwer 6-1 Jan Hendrik Wiechers
Stefan Schroder 6-4 Stefan Bellmont
Anton Ostlund 6-4 Ron Meulenkamp
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-0 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Pal Szekely 6-3 Luc Bogaert
Wesley Plaisier 6-0 Kevin Lankhuizen
Timothy Verbrugghe 6-0 Davy Verkooijen
Jeroen Mioch 6-4 Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Jannes Bremermann 6-4 Gabriel Rollo
Stefaan Henderyck 6-3 Danny Van Klompenburg
Lukas Wenig 6-1 Matthias Ehlers
Marcel Gerdon 6-5 Sebastian Bialecki
Alexander Masek 6-5 Jose Justicia
Christian Goedl 6-2 Christopher Toonders
Jimmy Hendriks 6-3 Jamai van den Herik
Max Hopp 6-3 David Rosi
Dominik Gruellich 6-5 Franz Roetzsch

Last 64
Michele Turetta 6-1 Anoop Ramdajal
Jody Tobback 6-0 Tomas Houdek
Patrick Tringler 6-4 Ricardo Ham
Ben Robb 6-3 Jimmy van Schie
Born Van Put 6-2 Stefan Hajek
Patrick Bulen 6-3 Simeon Heinz
Vladimir Andersen 6-4 Marko Kantele
Paul Krohne 6-4 Vitezslav Sedlak
Tytus Kanik 6-2 Stephan Schaak
Davy Proosten 6-3 Christian Kist
Laurens Admiraal 6-4 Jeroen Caron
Jitse Van der Wal 6-2 Roman Benecky
Jarno Bottenberg 6-5 Nandor Major
John Michael 6-4 Angelo Balsamo
Chris Landman 6-5 Romeo Grbavac
Damian Mol 6-2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Tim Wolters 6-3 Darius Labanauskas
Hendrie van Berkel 6-4 Filip Sebesta
Miroslaw Grudziecki 6-4 Jesus Noguera
Johann Brouwer 6-4 Jorge Garcia del Pozo
Thibault Tricole 6-2 Benjamin Drue Reus
Stefan Schroder 6-5 Anton Ostlund
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-5 Gino Vos
Pal Szekely 6-2 Wesley Plaisier
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-1 Felix Schiertz
Jeroen Mioch 6-2 Timothy Verbrugghe
Jannes Bremermann 6-2 Rene Eidams
Lukas Wenig 6-3 Stefaan Henderyck
Nicolas Thuillier 6-1 Marcel Gerdon
Alexander Masek 6-1 Christian Goedl
Jimmy Hendriks 6-2 Benjamin Pratnemer
Dominik Gruellich 6-4 Max Hopp

Last 32
Michele Turetta 6-3 Jody Tobback
Patrick Tringler 6-0 Ben Robb
Patrick Bulen 6-3 Born Van Put
Paul Krohne 6-3 Vladimir Andersen
Tytus Kanik 6-4 Davy Proosten
Jitse Van der Wal 6-4 Laurens Admiraal
John Michael 6-4 Jarno Bottenberg
Chris Landman 6-4 Damian Mol
Tim Wolters 6-4 Hendrie van Berkel
Miroslaw Grudziecki 6-5 Johann Brouwer
Thibault Tricole 6-3 Stefan Schroder
Pal Szekely 6-4 Gilbert van der Meijden
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-3 Jeroen Mioch
Lukas Wenig 6-3 Jannes Bremermann
Alexander Masek 6-0 Nicolas Thuillier
Dominik Gruellich 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks

Last 16
Michele Turetta 6-5 Patrick Tringler
Paul Krohne 6-1 Patrick Bulen
Jitse Van der Wal 6-2 Tytus Kanik
John Michael 6-4 Chris Landman
Tim Wolters 6-5 Miroslaw Grudziecki
Thibault Tricole 6-4 Pal Szekely
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-4 Lukas Wenig
Alexander Masek 6-5 Dominik Gruellich

Quarter-Finals
Michele Turetta 6-4 Paul Krohne
Jitse Van der Wal 6-3 John Michael
Thibault Tricole 6-0 Tim Wolters
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-4 Alexander Masek

Semi-Finals
Jitse Van der Wal 6-2 Michele Turetta
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-0 Thibault Tricole

Final
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-5 Jitse Van der Wal

European Qualifying School 2024 – Final Order of Merit