The player allocations have been confirmed ahead of 2021 PDC Q-School taking place in Milton Keynes and Niedernhausen with the entry list split into Stage 1A and Stage 1B.
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This will form part of two blocks of three days with the former taking place from February 8-10 and Stage 1B from February 11-13.
The Final Stage which already has players confirmed who have lost their Tour Cards and standouts from the Challenge and Development Tour.
As well as 'Queen of the Palace' Fallon Sherrock, World Championship participant Haupai Puha and current MAD and final BDO World Champion Wayne Warren.
While over in Stage 1A in Germany, it is headlined by five-time World Champion, Raymond van Barneveld. Among those also vying to make it through include Czech prospect Adam Gawlas, German Superleague winner Nico Kurz as well as former BDO standouts such as Mario Vandenbogaerde and Richard Veenstra.
Then it will be the turn of Stage 1B which in Milton Keynes will have 181 players. This is headlined by the likes of World Championship and CDC standouts, Danny Baggish and Matt Campbell and three-time World Champion, John Part.
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Former World Championship runner-up Mark Dudbridge as well as World semi-finalist Andy Jenkins also will aim to reclaim their spots on the tour.
In terms of Stage 1B in Germany, the likes of three-time Ladies World Champion, Anastasia Dobromyslova will be involved. As will Jerry Hendriks, Ronny Huybrechts and French ace Thibault Tricole.
Each venue will produce four players on each day to join those in the Final Stage with an Order of Merit system used to add 72 (UK) and 86 (Europe) players through.
In the UK, such players as Richie Burnett (former World Champion), Jamie Lewis (World semi-finalist), Scott Mitchell (former World Champion), Robert Thornton (multiple major champion) and Jim Williams (former World finalist) are already through.
In EU Q-School, it is 18 in all with the likes of Rowby-John Rodriguez, Niels Zonneveld, Martin Schindler, Maik Kuivenhoven, Benito van de Pas and Jan Dekker all receiving reprieves due to losing their Tour Cards.
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The player allocations for the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools have been made ahead of next month's events in Milton Keynes and Niedernhausen.
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