Over the past three days, players could secure a spot for the final stage of the multi-day tournament in Milton Keynes via the first stage of UK
Q-School 2024.
In addition to 24 daily winners, there were also 77 spots available through the UK Q-School
Order of Merit. This ranking is based on points that could be earned by booking victories in full rounds. Players who became day winners were removed from this ranking.
Of all the non-day winners,
Mark Dudbridge performed best during the first stage. The former World Championship finalist was the only player to reach nine points. In doing so, he narrowly left Kevin Thomas (eight points) behind.
Among others, Keelan Kay, Alex Spellman, Peter Jacques, Jim McEwan, Adrian Gray, Justin Smith, Richard North, Aden Kirk, Kai Fan Leung, Colin Osborne, John Part, Alan Norris and William Borland continued to qualify through the Q-School Order of Merit.
Final standings UK Q-School Order of Merit (first stage)
Rank | Name | Points | Legs balance | Legs won |
1 | Mark Dudbridge | 9 | +24 | 58 |
2 | Kevin Thomas | 8 | +22 | 50 |
3 | Stuart Wares | 7 | +20 | 46 |
4 | Justin Hood | 7 | +19 | 49 |
5 | Joshua Richardson | 7 | +18 | 44 |
6 | Thomas Lovely | 7 | +18 | 39 |
7 | Thomas Banks | 7 | +16 | 48 |
8 | Scott Campbell | 7 | +14 | 48 |
9 | Adam Paxton | 7 | +10 | 42 |
10 | Keelan Kay | 7 | +10 | 41 |
11 | Derek Maclean | 7 | +7 | 42 |
12 | Alex Spellman | 6 | +19 | 34 |
13 | Brett Claydon | 6 | +17 | 45 |
14 | Thomas Cromwell | 6 | +17 | 38 |
15 | Carl Wilson | 6 | +15 | 44 |
16 | Daniel Astbury | 6 | +14 | 42 |
17 | Darren Beveridge | 6 | +13 | 45 |
18 | Darren Armstrong | 6 | +12 | 45 |
19 | Harry Gregory | 6 | +12 | 41 |
20 | Peter Jacques | 6 | +12 | 40 |
21 | Lewis Gurney | 6 | +9 | 35 |
22 | Jim Walker | 6 | +8 | 41 |
23 | Liam Goyne | 6 | +8 | 34 |
24 | Lee Williams | 6 | +7 | 43 |
25 | James Howard Hughes | 5 | +15 | 39 |
26 | Kevin Leadenham | 5 | +11 | 39 |
27 | Greg Ritchie | 5 | +11 | 35 |
28 | Jim McEwan | 5 | +11 | 29 |
29 | Peter Burgoyne | 5 | +10 | 37 |
29 | Sam Cankett | 5 | +10 | 37 |
31 | Jim Moston | 5 | +9 | 32 |
32 | Steve Haggerty | 5 | +8 | 35 |
33 | Peter Mitchell | 5 | +8 | 33 |
34 | Ashley Coleman | 5 | +7 | 37 |
35 | Dan Read | 5 | +7 | 32 |
36 | Gary Brown | 5 | +6 | 31 |
37 | Christopher Harvey | 5 | +4 | 33 |
38 | Kamil Janowicz | 5 | +3 | 32 |
39 | Ashley McKeever | 5 | +2 | 40 |
40 | Jacob Gwynne | 5 | +1 | 28 |
41 | Adrian Gray | 4 | +18 | 37 |
42 | Alec Small | 4 | +15 | 38 |
43 | Keith Rooney | 4 | +13 | 39 |
43 | Justin Smith | 4 | +13 | 39 |
45 | Scott Winder | 4 | +13 | 36 |
46 | Cory Evans | 4 | +12 | 37 |
47 | Chris Hartrey | 4 | +9 | 35 |
47 | Richard North | 4 | +9 | 35 |
49 | James Huthwaite | 4 | +9 | 34 |
50 | Aden Kirk | 4 | +9 | 31 |
51 | Michael Flynn | 4 | +8 | 35 |
52 | James Beeton | 4 | +8 | 32 |
53 | Kai Fan Leung | 4 | +8 | 31 |
54 | Colin Osborne | 4 | +7 | 35 |
55 | Patrick Quinn | 4 | +6 | 34 |
56 | Sam Spivey | 4 | +6 | 28 |
57 | Dean Forde | 4 | +6 | 25 |
58 | Ryan O'Connor | 4 | +4 | 32 |
58 | Edward Price | 4 | +4 | 32 |
60 | Peter Hudson | 4 | +4 | 30 |
61 | Carl Beattie | 4 | +3 | 27 |
61 | David Wawrzewski | 4 | +3 | 27 |
63 | Jonathan Kavanagh | 4 | +1 | 27 |
64 | John Part | 4 | 0 | 31 |
65 | Ryan Furness | 4 | 0 | 28 |
66 | Mathew Wood | 4 | 0 | 26 |
67 | Niall Culleton | 4 | -1 | 26 |
68 | Sean Fisher | 4 | -2 | 29 |
69 | Alan Norris | 4 | -2 | 25 |
70 | Robbie Martin | 4 | -3 | 25 |
71 | Owen Maiden | 4 | -5 | 27 |
72 | Brandon Jones | 3 | +13 | 36 |
73 | Nathan Girvan | 3 | +12 | 31 |
74 | Tommy Morris | 3 | +8 | 30 |
75 | Matt Caste | 3 | +5 | 24 |
76 | Jake Neale | 3 | +4 | 28 |
77 | William Borland | 3 | +4 | 27 |
78 | Peter Gallacher | 3 | +4 | 24 |
79 | Jonathan Wynn | 3 | +4 | 23 |
80 | Stu Wilson | 3 | +4 | 21 |
81 | Ashley Weaver | 3 | +3 | 26 |
82 | John Bowles | 3 | +3 | 22 |
83 | Scott Walters | 3 | +2 | 30 |
84 | Liam Parish | 3 | +2 | 21 |
85 | Nathan Potter | 3 | +1 | 26 |
86 | Joshua Wise | 3 | +1 | 23 |
87 | David Evans | 3 | +1 | 21 |
88 | Steven Moss | 3 | +1 | 20 |
89 | Gary Blades | 3 | 0 | 24 |
89 | Zac Griffiths | 3 | 0 | 24 |
91 | Luke Smith | 3 | 0 | 23 |
92 | David Saint | 3 | 0 | 19 |
93 | Steve Price | 3 | -1 | 22 |
94 | Christopher Wickenden | 3 | -2 | 28 |
95 | Colin Tyrer | 3 | -2 | 19 |
96 | Adam Gawthrop | 3 | -3 | 19 |
97 | Matt Good | 3 | -4 | 21 |
98 | Brandon Western | 3 | -4 | 18 |
99 | PJ Woods | 3 | -5 | 17 |
100 | Gethyn Bennett | 2 | +6 | 29 |
101 | Lukasz Sawicki | 2 | +6 | 25 |
102 | Chas Barstow | 2 | +5 | 30 |
103 | Adam Mould | 2 | +5 | 27 |
104 | Trevor Burkhill | 2 | +4 | 24 |
105 | Martin Grearson | 2 | +4 | 21 |
106 | Shaun Alcock | 2 | +3 | 27 |
107 | Grant Brown | 2 | +3 | 26 |
108 | Lewis Pride | 2 | +3 | 24 |
109 | Geoffrey Heath | 2 | +2 | 27 |
110 | James Richardson | 2 | +2 | 25 |
111 | Lee Barrow | 2 | +2 | 21 |
112 | Tom Sykes | 2 | +2 | 19 |
113 | Robert Adnams | 2 | +2 | 17 |
114 | Rex Cole | 2 | +1 | 23 |
115 | Martyn Moore | 2 | +1 | 22 |
116 | Gareth Partridge | 2 | +1 | 21 |
117 | Tavis Dudeney | 2 | +1 | 19 |
118 | Wayne Jones | 2 | 0 | 21 |
119 | David Davies | 2 | 0 | 19 |
119 | Paul Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 19 |
121 | Simon Perkins | 2 | 0 | 17 |
122 | Phil Coward | 2 | -1 | 22 |
123 | Chris Hogg | 2 | -1 | 20 |
123 | Sean Ryan | 2 | -1 | 20 |
125 | Girish Sreedharan | 2 | -1 | 19 |
126 | Ricky Caves | 2 | -1 | 18 |
127 | Phil Milburn | 2 | -1 | 17 |
128 | Michael Barnard | 2 | -1 | 16 |
129 | Paul Barham | 2 | -2 | 20 |
130 | Kieran Harris | 2 | -2 | 19 |
130 | Jenson Walker | 2 | -2 | 19 |
132 | Kevin Painter | 2 | -2 | 17 |
133 | Ryan Murray | 2 | -2 | 14 |
134 | Nicholas Ellis | 2 | -3 | 18 |
135 | Ben Adams | 2 | -4 | 22 |
136 | Darren Brown | 2 | -4 | 17 |
136 | Charlie Wiles | 2 | -4 | 17 |
138 | Graham Borland | 2 | -4 | 15 |
138 | Ashley Ford | 2 | -4 | 15 |
140 | Neil Parry | 2 | -6 | 15 |
141 | Carl Sneyd | 2 | -6 | 13 |
142 | Tom Martin | 2 | -9 | 12 |
143 | Steve Woodburn | 2 | -9 | 11 |
144 | Darren Barton | 1 | +6 | 21 |
145 | Callum Francis | 1 | +5 | 27 |
146 | Gary Butcher | 1 | +4 | 22 |
147 | Anthony Hitchmough | 1 | +3 | 20 |
148 | Lee Andrews | 1 | +2 | 23 |
149 | Joseph Bridle | 1 | +2 | 20 |
150 | Coby Jones-Swanson | 1 | +2 | 19 |
151 | Conor Heneghan | 1 | +1 | 19 |
152 | Jack Vincent | 1 | +1 | 18 |
153 | Kevin Mills | 1 | +1 | 17 |
154 | Steve Hine | 1 | 0 | 18 |
155 | Lewis Dare | 1 | 0 | 17 |
156 | Benjamin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 16 |
157 | Jason Chisnall | 1 | -1 | 21 |
158 | James Parkin | 1 | -1 | 19 |
159 | Joseph Heywood | 1 | -1 | 18 |
159 | Reece Robinson | 1 | -1 | 18 |
161 | Oliver Madge | 1 | -1 | 15 |
162 | Barrie Bates | 1 | -2 | 18 |
162 | Liam Saxon | 1 | -2 | 18 |
162 | Pat Scurfield | 1 | -2 | 18 |
165 | Adam Mark Griffiths | 1 | -2 | 17 |
166 | Ultan McDyer | 1 | -2 | 16 |
167 | Dylan Dowling | 1 | -2 | 15 |
167 | Charlie Large | 1 | -2 | 15 |
167 | Simon Stothart | 1 | -2 | 15 |
170 | Joshua Howarth | 1 | -2 | 13 |
170 | Ian Jones | 1 | -2 | 13 |
172 | Shane Hayward | 1 | -2 | 7 |
173 | Reece Colley | 1 | -3 | 16 |
174 | Eddie Lovely | 1 | -3 | 15 |
174 | Stuart Owens | 1 | -3 | 15 |
176 | Martin Thomas | 1 | -3 | 12 |
177 | Tony Procter | 1 | -3 | 5 |
178 | Kevin Bambrick | 1 | -4 | 20 |
179 | Kevin Garcia | 1 | -4 | 16 |
180 | George Connolly | 1 | -5 | 14 |
180 | Ryan Hogarth | 1 | -5 | 14 |
180 | Jack Mayoh | 1 | -5 | 14 |
183 | Neilie Brouder | 1 | -5 | 13 |
183 | Lee Grace | 1 | -5 | 13 |
183 | Wayne Morgan | 1 | -5 | 13 |
183 | Joshua Morris | 1 | -5 | 13 |
187 | Graham Rackstraw | 1 | -5 | 11 |
188 | Nathan Money | 1 | -5 | 10 |
189 | Robert Nelson | 1 | -6 | 16 |
190 | Chris Hurds | 1 | -6 | 13 |
191 | Adam Atkinson | 1 | -6 | 12 |
191 | Andrew Hyland | 1 | -6 | 12 |
193 | Alan Tabern | 1 | -6 | 11 |
193 | Darren Webster (Heanor) | 1 | -6 | 11 |
193 | James Welding | 1 | -6 | 11 |
196 | Jimmy McKirdy | 1 | -6 | 10 |
197 | Richard Hill | 1 | -7 | 12 |
197 | Stephen Jones | 1 | -7 | 12 |
199 | Robert Heard | 1 | -7 | 11 |
200 | Mark McGeeney | 1 | -7 | 10 |
201 | Damien O'Driscoll | 1 | -7 | 9 |
201 | Andrew Whellans | 1 | -7 | 9 |
203 | Mark Craddock | 1 | -8 | 15 |
204 | Matthew Gallivan-Piles | 1 | -8 | 10 |
204 | Owen Sherriff | 1 | -8 | 10 |
204 | Coni Singh Nagi | 1 | -8 | 10 |
207 | Jack Boardman | 1 | -8 | 9 |
207 | Callum Loose | 1 | -8 | 9 |
209 | Tony Clark | 1 | -8 | 6 |
210 | Geoffrey Cope | 1 | -9 | 10 |
210 | Darren O'Neill | 1 | -9 | 10 |
212 | Ian Lever | 1 | -9 | 9 |
213 | Cody Abel | 1 | -9 | 7 |
214 | Josh Phillips | 1 | -11 | 8 |
215 | Curtis Thornton | 1 | -13 | 6 |
216 | Lee Howard Dutton | 1 | -14 | 5 |
217 | Christopher Sheldon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
218 | Paul Lewis | 0 | -1 | 9 |
219 | Ash Khayat | 0 | -1 | 4 |
219 | Robert Thornton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
221 | Dale Gadsby | 0 | -2 | 17 |
222 | Lee Budgen | 0 | -2 | 13 |
222 | Jaikob Selby-Rivas | 0 | -2 | 13 |
224 | Daniel Ayres | 0 | -2 | 3 |
224 | Ronnie Rickner | 0 | -2 | 3 |
226 | James Thompson | 0 | -4 | 14 |
227 | Gary Jackson | 0 | -4 | 12 |
227 | Adam Lipscombe | 0 | -4 | 12 |
229 | Ryan Harrington | 0 | -4 | 11 |
229 | Dan Thompson | 0 | -4 | 11 |
231 | Jordan Brooks | 0 | -4 | 1 |
231 | Paul Rowley | 0 | -4 | 1 |
233 | Robert Ellis-Brown | 0 | -5 | 10 |
234 | Alfie Smith | 0 | -5 | 5 |
235 | Jason Davies | 0 | -6 | 13 |
236 | John Cook | 0 | -6 | 12 |
236 | Kevin McDine | 0 | -6 | 12 |
238 | Ryan Newton | 0 | -6 | 11 |
239 | Dan Galloway | 0 | -6 | 9 |
239 | Steven Inkpen | 0 | -6 | 9 |
241 | John Court | 0 | -6 | 4 |
242 | Adam Serpell | 0 | -7 | 13 |
243 | Ben Quenby | 0 | -7 | 12 |
243 | Jamie Tilley | 0 | -7 | 12 |
245 | Ciaran Teehan | 0 | -7 | 11 |
246 | Sam Cromwell | 0 | -7 | 8 |
246 | Andrew Hoare | 0 | -7 | 8 |
248 | Derek Barry | 0 | -8 | 11 |
249 | Raymond Mulvey | 0 | -8 | 10 |
250 | Nicky Denoon | 0 | -8 | 9 |
250 | Connor Hopkins | 0 | -8 | 9 |
250 | Adam Jenkinson | 0 | -8 | 9 |
253 | James Green | 0 | -8 | 7 |
253 | Darnell McCrory | 0 | -8 | 7 |
253 | Jordan Taylor | 0 | -8 | 7 |
253 | Lloyd Walker | 0 | -8 | 7 |
257 | Gary Clark | 0 | -8 | 2 |
258 | Jake Carter | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Jamie Dunsdon | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Dale Howard | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Tony Newell | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Josh Newton | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Bhav Patel | 0 | -9 | 6 |
258 | Charlie Symons | 0 | -9 | 6 |
265 | Adam Bowman | 0 | -10 | 9 |
266 | Stuart Barrowcliffe | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Petros Christodoulou | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Alexander Elia | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Andre Luke McGill | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Ben Phillips | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Tom Riding | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Joel Salerno | 0 | -10 | 5 |
266 | Stephen Wells | 0 | -10 | 5 |
274 | Dariusz Imbs | 0 | -10 | 0 |
275 | Paul Anderson | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Nathan Care | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Lewis Coyne | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Ben Davies | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Steven Harbert | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Scott Hunt | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Cavan Phillips | 0 | -11 | 4 |
275 | Carwyn Reed | 0 | -11 | 4 |
283 | Max Baulcomb | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Rachel Brooks | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Stephen Fanning | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Gareth Hannan | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Samuel Palmer | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Duncan Parker | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Rohit Rabadia | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Tony Selby | 0 | -12 | 3 |
283 | Craig Watkins | 0 | -12 | 3 |
292 | Michael Baker | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Kristian Barker | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Robert Barrett-Gore | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Luke Constable | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Ozzy Cook | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Dean Croshaw | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Tyler Mantle | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | Tony Norris | 0 | -13 | 2 |
292 | James Woodhouse | 0 | -13 | 2 |
301 | Kevin Lowe | 0 | -14 | 1 |
301 | Rab Sutherland | 0 | -14 | 1 |
301 | Wayne Willis | 0 | -14 | 1 |
304 | Jamie Foster | 0 | -15 | 0 |
304 | Justin Giles | 0 | -15 | 0 |
304 | Pearce Todd | 0 | -15 | 0 |