The 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools begin today with Day One of the First Stage in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.
Over 900 players will compete at Qualifying Schools from January 5-11, as a host of high-profile names bid to secure a spot on the PDC circuit for 2026/27.
UK Qualifying School is being played at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, while Wunderland Kalkar in Germany is playing host to European Qualifying School.
Qualifying Schools are split into First Stage and Final Stage.
First Stage will be held across three days, with the last 16 players from each day qualifying automatically for Final Stage, while the remaining places in Final Stage – featuring 128 players at each venue – are decided from a Ranking List, with one point being awarded per win.
At any point during Qualifying School, if two or more players are tied on points, they will be separated in the Ranking List by (in order until they can be split): leg difference, legs won, DartConnect average based on their totals in their matches. Results in all matches played at the relevant stage are included in this countback.
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2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
First Stage – January 5-7
UK Qualifying School
Start Time: Approx 1200 GMT
Last 16 players each day progress to Final Stage
European Qualifying School
Start Time: Approx 1100 CET
Last 16 players each day progress to Final Stage
Format: All matches best of nine legs
In addition to the daily automatic players and the players exempt to Final Stage, further players up to total of 128 will be taken from the respective UK/European Qualifying School First Stage Rankings following Day Three.
