Over 500 players set to take part in European Q-School 2026: here are all the participants in Kalkar

The PDC has published the entry list for the European Q-School 2026 in Kalkar. A total of 533 players have registered, a significant increase on the previous edition. In January they will compete for a limited number of PDC Tour Cards, which grant access to the professional Pro Tour circuit.

This year’s Q-School will again be staged using the now familiar two-phase format. The first phase is scheduled from January 5 to 7. It will be followed by the decisive final phase from January 8 to 11, in which the Tour Cards are actually awarded.

Players who lost their Tour Card after last season, as well as those who finished in the top eight on the Challenge Tour and Development Tour, are seeded directly into the final phase. In addition, the best players from various Affiliate Tours also receive a direct start in the second part of the tournament.

All other entrants begin in the first phase. Qualification for the final phase can be achieved by reaching the last sixteen on any of the three matchdays. Those who do not manage that must rack up as many wins as possible. Every match won in a full round, without byes, earns one point for the Q-School Order of Merit. Players can still qualify for the final phase via this ranking.

The first phase will feature the likes of Mason Whitlock, Rowby-John Rodriguez, Brian Raman, David Cameron, Boris Krcmar, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Jerry Hendriks, Danny Jansen, Ron Meulenkamp, Owen Roelofs, Jeffrey Sparidaans, and Jimmy van Schie.

A large number of familiar names will only come in during the final phase. These are Michael Unterbuchner, Alexander Merkx, Danny van Trijp, Jamai van den Herik, Jurjen van der Velde, Adam Gawlas, Jannis Barkhausen, Adam Sevada, Jesús Salate, Ben Robb, Tomoya Goto, Andreas Harrysson, Levy Frauenfelder, Bradly Roes, Chris Landman, Florian Hempel, Andy Baetens, José de Sousa, Patrick Geeraets, Jitse van der Wal, Radek Szaganski, Jelle Klaasen, Martijn Dragt, Danny Lauby, Benjamin Reus, Michele Turetta, and Matt Campbell.

Tour Cards will be awarded during the final phase. In total there are 29 cards available, of which sixteen are handed out directly. Both at the European Q-School in Kalkar and the UK Q-School in Milton Keynes, four tournament days are played. All day finalists automatically secure a Tour Card.

The remaining thirteen Tour Cards are allocated via the Q-School Order of Merit. Based on wins in the main tournaments, with preliminaries not counting, players earn points for this ranking.

Players who perform consistently over multiple days can still book a place on the Pro Tour, even without reaching a final. At the European Q-School, seven or eight Tour Cards are expected to be awarded via the ranking. At the UK Q-School that number is lower, with five or six cards. The final distribution will be confirmed by the PDC at a later date.