PDC Tour Qualifying School: Fallon Sherrock makes it to last 16 on day two but misses out on Final Stage spot

Fallon Sherrock fell one match short of automatically making it through to the Final Stage of Qualifying School.

Sherrock won four matches on day two of the UK Qualifying School in Milton Keynes but was defeated 5-3 by Ireland’s John O’Shea in the last 16.

However, due to her good run on Tuesday, fighting back from 4-1 down against Martin Grearson in the top 64 to win with a 121 checkout and 12-dart leg, she is up to 25th in the Order of Merit and looks all but certain of booking her spot in the Final Stage via that route.

The PDC Qualifying Schools provide any darts player aged 16 and above with a chance to earn a two-year PDC Tour Card, with Qualifying School being held at venues in the UK and Germany simultaneously across a seven-day period.

The top eight from each day qualify 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.

Nathan Girvan, O’Shea, Scott Campbell, Kelvin O’Keefe, Michael Flynn, Jim Moston, Ted Evetts, and Jamie Atkins all booked their spots in the Final Stage on day two.

What happens next in Q-School?

There are 474 players in First Stage action at European Qualifying School, with 354 players in the UK Qualifying School and players who lost their Tour Card at the end of 2024 are exempt through to the Final Stage in either country.

They will be joined 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.

UK Final Stage Exempt Players: Andy Boulton, Keegan Brown, Henry Coates, Lee Cocks, Tavis Dudeney, Lee Evans, Callum Goffin, Beau Greaves, Graham Hall, John Henderson, Jamie Hughes, Mervyn King, Aden Kirk, Jim Long, Charlie Manby, Arron Monk, Josh Payne, Christian Perez, Daniel Perry, Darryl Pilgrim, Adam Smith-Neale, Graham Usher, Adam Warner, Brandon Weening, Simon Whitlock.

European Final Stage Exempt Players: Stefan Bellmont, Jeffrey De Zwaan, Adam Gawlas, Dominik Gruellich, Andreas Harrysson, Dragutin Horvat, Danny Jansen, Daniel Klose, Robbie Knops, Boris Krcmar, Maik Kuivenhoven, Darius Labanauskas, Jacques Labre, Alexander Merkx, Kayden Milne, Geert Nentjes, Rowby-John Rodriguez, Owen Roelofs, Karel Sedlacek, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Jurjen van der Velde, Jimmy van Schie, Danny van Trijp, Marvin van Velzen.

A total of 29 PDC Tour Cards will be on offer in Final Stage, with each of the daily winners in the UK and Europe receiving an automatic Tour Card. The remaining 21 Tour Cards will be allocated to players from the UK and European Q School Final Stage Orders of Merit, and split on a pro-rata basis of total participants in each region.

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