Entries are now open for the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools, which will be held from January 6-12 in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.
The PDC Qualifying Schools provide any darts player aged 16 and above the opportunity to win a two-year PDC Tour Card to compete alongside the sport’s biggest stars on the professional circuit.
Dutch darter Wessel Nijman has been the stand-out performer from the new PDC Tour Card Holders in 2024, having secured his place on the ProTour via last year's Development Tour Order of Merit.
Nijman - a quarter-finalist at last weekend's Hungarian Darts Trophy - made his first senior ranking final in July, while Dom Taylor has been the most successful player from the class of 2024 at UK Qualifying School.
Qualifying School will see players competing at venues in the UK and Germany simultaneously across the three-day First Stage and four-day Final Stage from January 6-12 2025.
UK Qualifying School will take place at Milton Keynes’ Marshall Arena, with Wunderland Kalkar in Germany playing host to European Qualifying School.
First Stage will be held across three days, with the eight quarter-finalists from each day qualifying automatically for the Final Stage, while the remaining places in the Final Stage - up to a total of 128 at each venue – are decided from an Order of Merit.
Players who lose their Tour Card at the end of 2024 be exempt through to Final Stage in either the UK or European Qualifying School (entry is still required).
They will be joined at Final Stage by players in the top 16 from the respective 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit who do not already have Tour Cards for 2025, who receive free entry.
The top eight players from the final 2024 Women's Series Order of Merit and 2024 PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour will also be invited to compete in First Stage of Qualifying School at no cost.
Entries cost £475 per player, including the 2024 DRA Sanction Fee, and can be made now online through the PDC Entry System, with entries closing at 1400 GMT on Tuesday December 31.
New players must register their details at this link. Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.
Players from the UK, Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar will compete in the UK Qualifying School, with players from all other European nations competing in the European Qualifying School. Players from other nations may choose in which Qualifying School to compete.
Accommodation
Players wishing to book on-site accommodation for the UK Qualifying School in Milton Keynes can do so via this link.
Players wishing to book on-site accommodation for the European Qualifying School in Kalkar can do so via this link.