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Andy Baetens and Leighton Bennett secure PDC Tour Cards at Qualifying School

Jamie Shaw in Q School 13 Jan 2024
Leighton Bennett celebrates (Photo via Alamy)

Andy Baetens and Leighton Bennett secured PDC Tour Cards for the first time after progressing through Qualifying School on Saturday.

The penultimate day of the Final Stage of 2024 Q School saw Baetens produce a series of superb displays in Kalkar to seal his spot on the PDC circuit, capping off a memorable few weeks for the Belgian.

The newly crowned WDF Champion averaged 96 across his seven matches, to join Dutch duo Martijn Dragt and Jelle Klaasen in securing automatic Tour Cards at European Qualifying School.

Baetens began Day Three without a point to his name, but signalled his intent with a whitewash win over Jeffrey de Graaf in Round One.

He then hit back from 4-0 down to edge out Michael Unterbuchner in a deciding leg, before breezing through to the Last Eight with wins over Born Van Put and Alexander Masek.

The Belgian continued his charge by averaging 98 and 102 in 6-3 wins against Paul Krohne and Vitezslav Sedlak to set up a final clash with Radek Szaganski.

Szaganski, winner of a Players Championship event last October, was bidding to secure an instant return to the ProTour, only for Baetens to race into a 4-1 lead with legs of 13, 11, 13 and 14 darts.

However, Szaganski fought back from 5-2 down to force a decider, surviving multiple match darts and landing a 101 checkout along the way, before Baetens recovered to seal the deal.

In reaching the final, Szaganski took his points tally to seven with a +35 legs difference and has secured a Tour Card providing he does not compete in Sunday’s event.

Meanwhile, at UK Qualifying School, Bennett came through a 124-player field in Milton Keynes to join Steve Lennon and Robert Grundy in claiming an automatic Tour Card.

The 18-year-old recovered from a sluggish start to overcome Thomas Cromwell in the final, reeling off four consecutive legs from 3-2 down to celebrate a landmark victory.

Bennett began Saturday’s proceedings with a 6-1 rout of Poland’s Kamil Janowicz, which he followed up with victories over Brandon Jones and Carl Wilson.

The talented teenager then averaged 101 in a Last 16 success over Scott Winder, before brushing aside Brett Claydon and Kieron Bridgwater in the latter stages.

Following Bennett’s victory, former WDF number one James Hurrell and Scotland’s William Borland top the UK Q School Order of Merit with seven points apiece, as they close in on coveted Tour Cards.

Matthew Dennant and George Killington are also strongly placed on six points, with two-time World Championship quarter-finalist Darren Webster and American ace Danny Lauby also in the provisional qualification places.

Haupai Puha’s run to the Semi-Finals at European Qualifying School ensures he will become the first PDC Tour Card Holder from New Zealand.

The former World Cup of Darts quarter-finalist tops the Order of Merit with nine points, while Jules van Dongen is assured of an instant return to the ProTour in 2024, after finishing Day Three on eight points.

Sunday’s action will offer a final opportunity for players to win automatic two-year Tour Cards. The remaining 23 Tour Cards will be allocated to players from the UK and European Q School Final Stage Orders of Merit, with a further 13 Tour Cards on offer via European Q School, while ten players will come through the UK ranking list.

UK Qualifying School Stage Two Day Three Results

Last 128
Kai Fan Leung 6-4 Cam Crabtree
Keelan Kay 6-5 Greg Ritchie
Danny Lauby 6-1 Christopher Harvey
Kieron Bridgwater 6-3 Darren Armstrong
Joe Murnan 6-4 Ryan Furness
Peter Mitchell 6-1 Ashley Coleman
Adam Paxton 6-2 Bradley Brooks
Scott Mitchell 6-0 John Part
Joshua Richardson 6-3 Aden Kirk
Connor Scutt 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Mathew Wood 6-3 Alex Spellman
Mike Warburton 6-4 Joe Croft
Justin Smith 6-1 Lee Williams
Jim Moston 6-5 Owen Maiden
Adam Hunt 6-3 Alan Norris
Shane McGuirk 6-3 Jarred Cole
Matthew Dennant 6-5 Peter Jacques
Brett Claydon 6-0 David Wawrzewski
Jim McEwan 6-4 Robbie Martin
Darryl Pilgrim 6-3 Ryan O’Connor
John Henderson 6-5 Dom Taylor
Sam Cankett 6-3 Stuart Wares
Scott Taylor 6-4 Chris Hartrey
Nathan Girvan 6-4 Peter Burgoyne
Patrick Quinn 6-3 Charlie Martin
Scott Winder 6-5 Paul Redfern
Leighton Bennett 6-1 Kamil Janowicz
Brandon Jones 6-2 Richard North
Carl Wilson 6-5 Steve Haggerty
Patrik Williams 6-3 Liam Goyne
Jonathan Kavanagh 6-2 Peter Hudson
Keith Rooney 6-2 Sam Spivey
Darren Webster 6-5 Alec Small
James Huthwaite 6-4 Ashley McKeever
Ross Montgomery 6-4 Richie Burnett
Chris Quantock 6-4 Mat Caste
Devon Petersen 6-5 Tom Lonsdale
Darren Beveridge 6-4 Jake Neale
Dan Read 6-5 Lewis Williams
Kevin Burness 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Thomas Cromwell 6-3 Shaun Wilkinson
George Killington 6-2 Harry Lane
Daniel Astbury 6-0 Llew Bevan
Jacob Gwynne 6-5 Cory Evans
Sean Fisher 6-3 Dean Forde
Ted Evetts 6-2 William Borland
Kevin Thomas 6-1 Conan Whitehead
Lee Cocks 6-3 Michael Flynn
Kevin Leadenham 6-2 Carl Beattie
Rhys Griffin 6-0 Thomas Banks
Edward Price 6-3 Patrick Lynskey
Thomas Lovely 6-3 Harry Gregory
Adrian Gray 6-3 Niall Culleton
James Wilson 6-3 Jamie Atkins
James Beeton 6-2 Henry Coates
Tommy Morris 6-1 James Howard Hughes
Andy Boulton 6-3 Gary Brown
John O’Shea 6-5 Scott Campbell
James Hurrell 6-1 Derek Maclean
Justin Hood 6-4 Fallon Sherrock

Last 64
Kai Fan Leung 6-2 Scott Waites
Keelan Kay 6-4 Danny Lauby
Kieron Bridgwater 6-3 Joe Murnan
Peter Mitchell 6-0 Adam Paxton
Joshua Richardson 6-4 Scott Mitchell
Connor Scutt 6-3 Mathew Wood
Mike Warburton 6-4 Justin Smith
Adam Hunt 6-3 Jim Moston
Kevin Lane 6-5 Shane McGuirk
Brett Claydon 6-4 Matthew Dennant
Jim McEwan 6-4 Darryl Pilgrim
Sam Cankett 6-5 John Henderson
Scott Taylor 6-2 Nathan Girvan
Scott Winder 6-2 Patrick Quinn
Leighton Bennett 6-2 Brandon Jones
Carl Wilson 6-3 Patrik Williams
Jonathan Kavanagh 6-1 Jim Walker
Darren Webster 6-2 Keith Rooney
James Huthwaite 6-2 Ross Montgomery
Devon Petersen 6-5 Chris Quantock
Darren Beveridge 6-3 Dan Read
Thomas Cromwell 6-2 Kevin Burness
George Killington 6-3 Daniel Astbury
Jacob Gwynne 6-3 Sean Fisher
Colin Osborne 6-5 Ted Evetts
Lee Cocks 6-3 Kevin Thomas
Rhys Griffin 6-1 Kevin Leadenham
Thomas Lovely 6-2 Edward Price
James Wilson 6-5 Adrian Gray
James Beeton 6-3 Tommy Morris
Andy Boulton 6-4 John O’Shea
James Hurrell 6-4 Justin Hood

Last 32
Keelan Kay 6-2 Kai Fan Leung
Kieron Bridgwater 6-2 Peter Mitchell
Joshua Richardson 6-2 Connor Scutt
Mike Warburton 6-4 Adam Hunt
Brett Claydon 6-2 Kevin Lane
Jim McEwan 6-5 Sam Cankett
Scott Winder 6-4 Scott Taylor
Leighton Bennett 6-4 Carl Wilson
Darren Webster 6-5 Jonathan Kavanagh
James Huthwaite 6-5 Devon Petersen
Thomas Cromwell 6-5 Darren Beveridge
George Killington 6-2 Jacob Gwynne
Lee Cocks 6-4 Colin Osborne
Rhys Griffin 6-1 Thomas Lovely
James Beeton 6-4 James Wilson
James Hurrell 6-3 Andy Boulton

Last 16
Kieron Bridgwater 6-4 Keelan Kay
Joshua Richardson 6-2 Mike Warburton
Brett Claydon 6-1 Jim McEwan
Leighton Bennett 6-3 Scott Winder
Darren Webster 6-4 James Huthwaite
Thomas Cromwell 6-3 George Killington
Rhys Griffin 6-3 Lee Cocks
James Beeton 6-2 James Hurrell

Quarter-Finals
Kieron Bridgwater 6-3 Joshua Richardson
Leighton Bennett 6-3 Brett Claydon
Thomas Cromwell 6-4 Darren Webster
Rhys Griffin 6-3 James Beeton

Semi-Finals
Leighton Bennett 6-2 Kieron Bridgwater
Thomas Cromwell 6-4 Rhys Griffin

Final
Leighton Bennett 6-3 Thomas Cromwell

PosNamePointsLeg diffLegs won
1James Hurrell7+2871
2William Borland7+1964
3Matthew Dennant6+2964
4George Killington6+2061
5Rhys Griffin5+2554
6Dom Taylor5+1748
7Darren Webster5+1453
8Thomas Cromwell5+948
9Andy Boulton5+251
10Danny Lauby4+2250
11Scott Taylor4+1855
12Connor Scutt4+1649
13Brett Claydon4+1446
14Lee Cocks4+1353
15James Huthwaite4+1348
16Justin Hood4+849
17Colin Osborne4+645
18Kieron Bridgwater4+644
19Darren Beveridge3+1141
20Jim McEwan3+1047
21James Beeton3+741
22Shane McGuirk3+548
23Thomas Lovely3+543
24Patrick Lynskey3+532
25Cam Crabtree3+438
26Joshua Richardson3+231
27Adam Paxton3-134
28Justin Smith2+1544
29John O’Shea2+337
30Darren Armstrong2+333
31Dan Read2+236
32Carl Wilson2+235
33Scott Winder2033
34Jamie Atkins2031
35Ashley Coleman2027
36Jonathan Kavanagh2-130
37Mike Warburton2-332
38Keelan Kay2-425
39Bradley Brooks2-731
40Kevin Thomas1+629
41Sam Cankett1+432
42Sean Fisher1+431
43Scott Mitchell1+330
44Harry Gregory1+231
45Peter Jacques1+124
46Alan Norris1+122
47Kevin Leadenham1031
48Peter Mitchell1024
49Steve Haggerty1023
50Kevin Burness1022
51James Wilson1-125
52Devon Petersen1-228
53Jacob Gwynne1-226
54Adam Hunt1-222
54Fallon Sherrock1-222
56Alex Spellman1-326
57Kai Fan Leung1-321
58Richie Burnett1-428
59Joe Croft1-422
60Harry Lane1-625
61Kevin Lane1-621
61Owen Maiden1-621
63Nick Fullwell1-725
64Jarred Cole1-720
65Llew Bevan1-821
66Conan Whitehead1-820
67Christopher Harvey1-817
68Aden Kirk1-919
69John Part1-1017
70Darryl Pilgrim0+326
71Daniel Astbury0+323
72John Henderson0+226
73Patrik Williams0+225
74Tom Lonsdale0+125
75Keith Rooney0+122
76Alec Small0025
77Andy Hamilton000
78Ted Evetts0-124
79Tommy Morris0-222
80Chris Quantock0-322
81Shaun Wilkinson0-317
82Mark Dudbridge0-315
82Cory Evans0-315
84Thomas Banks0-422
84Scott Campbell0-422
86Adrian Gray0-419
87Michael Flynn0-417
88Robbie Martin0-415
89Ross Montgomery0-517
90James Howard Hughes0-516
90Scott Waites0-516
90Lee Williams0-516
93Peter Burgoyne0-513
93Liam Goyne0-513
95Greg Ritchie0-617
95Lewis Williams0-617
97Patrick Quinn0-615
98Sam Spivey0-613
99Lewis Gurney0-66
100Nathan Girvan0-715
101Jim Walker0-714
101Mathew Wood0-714
103Jake Neale0-711
104Joe Murnan0-819
105Jim Moston0-818
106Ashley McKeever0-814
107Brandon Jones0-812
108Charlie Martin0-810
108Ryan O’Connor0-810
110Gary Brown0-99
110Mat Caste0-99
110Ryan Furness0-99
110Chris Hartrey0-99
114Niall Culleton0-108
114David Wawrzewski0-108
116Derek Maclean0-1110
116Edward Price0-1110
118Peter Hudson0-117
118Richard North0-117
118Paul Redfern0-117
121Henry Coates0-1210
122Carl Beattie0-126
123Dean Forde0-135
123Kamil Janowicz0-135
125Stuart Wares0-149

European Qualifying School Stage Two Day Three Results

Last 128
Andy Baetens 6-0 Jeffrey De Graaf
Patrick Maat 6-3 Patrick Tringler
Born Van Put 6-2 Nandor Major
Jannis Barkhausen 6-3 Christian Kist
Jaime Nunez Cortes 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks
Darius Labanauskas 6-1 Krzysztof Kciuk
Paul Krohne 6-4 William Leijten
Danny Jansen 6-5 Michele Turetta
Christopher Toonders 6-1 Jiri Brejcha
Jani Keskinarkaus 6-3 Jeroen Caron
Marcel Gerdon 6-2 Jan Hendrik Wiechers
Stefan Schroder 6-5 Jorge Garcia del Pozo
Sergio Krassen 6-5 Hendrie van Berkel
Ricardo Ham 6-3 Loek Van den Berg
Oskar Lukasiak 6-4 Dennie Olde Kalter
Dominik Gruellich 6-1 Luc Bogaert
Matthias Ehlers 6-1 Arne Degryse
Marko Kantele 6-5 Benjamin Drue Reus
Tim Wolters 6-5 Moritz Hilger
Anton Ostlund 6-1 Laurens Admiraal
Jesus Noguera 6-4 Vladimir Zatko
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Marcel Hausotter
Ricardo Perez 6-3 Nicolas Thuillier
Jules van Dongen 6-3 Steven Noster
Tytus Kanik 6-3 Kai Gotthardt
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-3 Davy Proosten
Timothy Verbrugghe 6-1 Davy van der Zande
John Michael 6-1 Filip Sebesta
Simeon Heinz 6-2 Tomas Houdek
Patrick Geeraets 6-3 Stefan Hajek
Damian Mol 6-1 Marcel Gugger
Stefan Bellmont 6-2 Lukas Wenig
Wesley Plaisier 6-3 Chris Landman
Bradly Roes 6-3 Brian Raman
Arno Merk 6-1 Stephan Schaak
Franz Roetzsch 6-1 Jody Tobback
Romeo Grbavac 6-3 Jannes Bremermann
Thibault Tricole 6-2 Jamai van den Herik
Mladen Radosavljevic 6-3 Roman Benecky
Benjamin Pratnemer 6-2 Danny Van Klompenburg
Radek Szaganski 6-1 Marcel Junk
Pal Szekely 6-4 Max Hopp
Angelo Balsamo 6-4 Sebastian Bialecki
Gino Vos 6-4 Christian Goedl
Kevin Troppmann 6-2 Jarno Bottenberg
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-2 Anoop Ramdajal
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-5 Miroslaw Grudziecki
Haupai Puha 6-2 Jimmy van Schie
Johann Brouwer 6-1 Davy Verkooijen
Jitse Van der Wal 6-3 Rene Eidams
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 6-3 Jeffrey Bekema
Stefaan Henderyck 6-3 Vladimir Andersen
Derk Telnekes 6-4 Gabriel Rollo
Jeroen Mioch 6-3 Ryuta Arihara
Mark Tabak 6-2 Felix Schiertz

Last 64
Andy Baetens 6-5 Michael Unterbuchner
Born Van Put 6-3 Patrick Maat
Alexander Masek 6-5 Jannis Barkhausen
Darius Labanauskas 6-3 Jaime Nunez Cortes
Paul Krohne 6-1 Patrick Bulen
Danny Jansen 6-3 Christopher Toonders
Jani Keskinarkaus 6-4 Marcel Gerdon
Sergio Krassen 6-5 Stefan Schroder
Ricardo Ham 6-1 Michael Stoeten
Dominik Gruellich 6-3 Oskar Lukasiak
Marko Kantele 6-5 Matthias Ehlers
Anton Ostlund 6-4 Tim Wolters
Vitezslav Sedlak 6-3 Jesus Noguera
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Ricardo Perez
Jules van Dongen 6-5 Tytus Kanik
Timothy Verbrugghe 6-3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
John Michael 6-4 Jose Justicia
Patrick Geeraets 6-2 Simeon Heinz
Damian Mol 6-2 Stefan Bellmont
Wesley Plaisier 6-2 Bradly Roes
Arno Merk 6-5 Kevin Lankhuizen
Romeo Grbavac 6-3 Franz Roetzsch
Thibault Tricole 6-2 Mladen Radosavljevic
Radek Szaganski 6-1 Benjamin Pratnemer
Ben Robb 6-3 Pal Szekely
Angelo Balsamo 6-3 Gino Vos
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-1 Kevin Troppmann
Haupai Puha 6-3 Gilbert van der Meijden
Johann Brouwer 6-2 David Rosi
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 6-0 Jitse Van der Wal
Stefaan Henderyck 6-2 Derk Telnekes
Jeroen Mioch 6-3 Mark Tabak

Last 32
Andy Baetens 6-1 Born Van Put
Alexander Masek 6-5 Darius Labanauskas
Paul Krohne 6-3 Danny Jansen
Jani Keskinarkaus 6-5 Sergio Krassen
Dominik Gruellich 6-3 Ricardo Ham
Marko Kantele 6-3 Anton Ostlund
Vitezslav Sedlak 6-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Jules van Dongen 6-0 Timothy Verbrugghe
Patrick Geeraets 6-3 John Michael
Damian Mol 6-3 Wesley Plaisier
Arno Merk 6-5 Romeo Grbavac
Radek Szaganski 6-2 Thibault Tricole
Angelo Balsamo 6-5 Ben Robb
Haupai Puha 6-3 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 6-4 Johann Brouwer
Stefaan Henderyck 6-5 Jeroen Mioch

Last 16
Andy Baetens 6-3 Alexander Masek
Paul Krohne 6-3 Jani Keskinarkaus
Dominik Gruellich 6-2 Marko Kantele
Vitezslav Sedlak 6-3 Jules van Dongen
Patrick Geeraets 6-5 Damian Mol
Radek Szaganski 6-2 Arno Merk
Haupai Puha 6-1 Angelo Balsamo
Stefaan Henderyck 6-4 Liam Maendl-Lawrance

Quarter-Finals
Andy Baetens 6-3 Paul Krohne
Vitezslav Sedlak 6-2 Dominik Gruellich
Radek Szaganski 6-0 Patrick Geeraets
Haupai Puha 6-3 Stefaan Henderyck

Semi-Finals
Andy Baetens 6-3 Vitezslav Sedlak
Radek Szaganski 6-4 Haupai Puha

Final
Andy Baetens 6-5 Radek Szaganski

PosNamePointsLeg diffLegs won
1Haupai Puha (Q)9+2582
2Jules van Dongen (Q)8+2876
3Radek Szaganski7+3569
4Patrick Geeraets7+1265
5Mario Vandenbogaerde6+2763
6Benjamin Drue Reus6+2662
7Wesley Plaisier5+1654
8Chris Landman5+1349
9Vitezslav Sedlak5+1051
10Damian Mol4+1851
11Darius Labanauskas4+1144
11Lukas Wenig4+1144
13Jani Keskinarkaus4+550
14Christian Kist4+340
15Liam Maendl-Lawrance3+1241
16Rusty-Jake Rodriguez3+1047
17Paul Krohne3+1045
18Dominik Gruellich3+943
19Stefan Schroder3+847
20Stefaan Henderyck3+742
21Patrick Tringler3+532
22Gilbert van der Meijden3+340
22Tim Wolters3+340
24Tomas Houdek3+335
25Arno Merk3+243
26Thibault Tricole2+1138
27John Michael2+1040
28Matthias Ehlers2+944
29Franz Roetzsch2+941
30Stefan Bellmont2+935
31Jeroen Mioch2+635
32Ron Meulenkamp2+633
33Marcel Gerdon2+531
34Dragutin Horvat2+525
35Danny Jansen2+436
36Miroslaw Grudziecki2+431
37Alexander Masek2+131
38Michele Turetta2+130
39Angelo Balsamo2031
40Born Van Put2029
41Laurens Admiraal2-425
42Krzysztof Kciuk2-523
43Marko Kantele2-630
44Johann Brouwer1+1032
45Simeon Heinz1+732
46Mareno Michels1+517
47Jitse Van der Wal1+431
48Romeo Grbavac1+332
49Patrick Maat1+330
50Sebastian Bialecki1+226
51Sergio Krassen1+131
52Ryuta Arihara1+129
53Timothy Verbrugghe1+127
54Ben Robb1028
54Christopher Toonders1028
56Oliver Mueller (Frankfurt)1022
57Christian Goedl1-125
58Nicolas Thuillier1-123
58Michael Unterbuchner1-123
60Anton Ostlund1-122
61Bradly Roes1-225
62Ricardo Ham1-220
63Dennie Olde Kalter1-320
64Jimmy van Schie1-725
65Ricardo Perez1-723
66Jody Tobback1-819
67Oskar Lukasiak0+329
68Davy Proosten0+121
69Jannis Barkhausen0023
70Joerg Mitterlehner0013
71Kai Gotthardt0-118
72Kevin Troppmann0-321
73Benjamin Pratnemer0-420
74Loek Van den Berg0-419
75Nico Kurz0-413
76Jeroen Caron0-517
77Patrick Bulen0-515
77Brian Raman0-515
79Moritz Hilger0-513
80Jan Hendrik Wiechers0-57
81Krzysztof Chmielewski0-51
82Marcel Hausotter0-615
82Vladimir Zatko0-615
84Max Hopp0-612
84Felix Schiertz0-612
84Hendrie van Berkel0-612
87Ryan De Vreede0-610
88Jannes Bremermann0-719
89Jorge Garcia del Pozo0-716
89William Leijten0-716
91Jarno Bottenberg0-715
91Gino Vos0-715
93Tytus Kanik0-714
94Stephan Schaak0-713
95Vladimir Andersen0-712
96Jeffrey Bekema0-711
96Kevin Lankhuizen0-711
98Jamai van den Herik0-75
99Pal Szekely0-814
99Derk Telnekes0-814
101Rene Eidams0-813
102Roman Benecky0-810
102Luc Bogaert0-810
102Jimmy Hendriks0-810
105Nandor Major0-914
106Jeffrey De Graaf0-912
106Mladen Radosavljevic0-912
108Mark Tabak0-911
109Steven Noster0-99
110Marcel Junk0-1016
111Jesus Noguera0-1012
111Jaime Nunez Cortes0-1012
113Stefan Hajek0-108
113Jose Justicia0-108
113Gabriel Rollo0-108
113Filip Sebesta0-108
113Davy van der Zande0-108
118Michael Stoeten0-117
119Jiri Brejcha0-1211
120Arne Degryse0-135
120Marcel Gugger0-135
122David Rosi0-144
123Anoop Ramdajal0-153
123Danny Van Klompenburg0-153
123Davy Verkooijen0-153