These players lost their PDC Tour Cards after the PDC World Darts Championship
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The Q-School is scheduled for next week, at which time the available Tour Cards will be distributed to participants in the multi-day event in both Kalkar and Milton Keynes.
After the World Darts Championship, it also became clear which players lost their Tour Card. These are the players who failed to secure a spot in the top-64 of the world rankings in two years, or just fell out of the top-64 after a longer period.
The most famous player who has lost his Tour Card is Adrian Lewis. This comes as no surprise, as 'Jackpot' has stopped playing darts since April 2023 and thus no longer earned ranking prize money. In 2025, Lewis hopes to find the joy of darts again by participating in the MODUS Super Series. It is possible that Lewis will participate in the Q-School again in 2026.
Other famous names who have lost their Tour Card are former World Championship finalist Simon Whitlock, darts veteran Mervyn King and Dutch darters such as Vincent van der Voort and Jeffrey de Zwaan. Van der Voort has already indicated he will not attend Q-School this year. However, he does not rule out doing so in the future.
Players who no longer have a PDC Tour Card can earn it back at the Q-School from Jan. 6 through Jan. 12. The Q-School consists of a first phase and a final phase. Players who had a Tour Card in 2024 are admitted directly to the final phase of the Q-School.
These players have lost their PDC Tour Cards
Karel Sedlacek
Boris Krcmar
Simon Whitlock
Lee Evans
Jamie Hughes
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Mervyn King
Maik Kuivenhoven
Adam Gawlas
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Daniel Klose
Keegan Brown
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Graham Hall
Vincent van der Voort
Arron Monk
Graham Usher
Jurjen van der Velde
Pascal Rupprecht
Josh Payne
Owen Roelofs
Danny van Trijp
Callum Goffin
Adam Warner
Geert Nentjes
Adam Smith-Neale
Ronny Huybrechts
Robbie Knops
Christian Perez
Jacques Labre
Adrian Lewis
Over 870 players will compete in the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools next week, with 29 Tour Cards on offer for players to secure a spot on the PDC circuit.
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 4, 2025
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- I'm glad wright and van Ben bergh were overlooked. Too much dancing,not enough darting. Bunting is always quality,as for price,he's a crowd pleaser(!!?) too. Aspinall has had his problems,but it's nice to see him back,he's a decent chap. Dobey is a top player,big hitter,so I won't complain. Cross will finish bottom,much as I like him,he seems to be off lately. I'm glad they didn't pick a Belgian just for the audience. But I don't agree with the tournament or format,so I guess it's immaterial to me. They might as well turn up at a random pub and play for the beers!!!rick6707-01-2025
- I think the PDC's choice is too conservative. EIther or both of Damon Heta and Mike de Dekker should have been in, at the expense of Aspinall and possibly Price. I guess the PDC's reasoning is that they do not want too much turnover from year to year, and so having already rejected Smith and Wright, they have kept Price and Aspinall, but I guess those two are "on probation".
UndartedWaters06-01-2025 - Two from the three of Price, Aspinall and Dobey should have been excluded, De Decker and Edhouse should have been in. I would have offered a place to Beau Greaves though i doubt she would have accepted it and probably not really ready for it confidence wise.Mysstree06-01-2025
- Tennis has a protected ranking system for injuries and Golf has a system that as a Major winner you get invited back of a number of years regardless of your ranking. Barry Hearn gave Stephen Hendry a wildcard for some tournaments though he still had to enter at the qualification stage. Doubt the PDC would give Burnett an exemption as he has never won a PDC Major, same would apply to Steve Beaton. It’s a slippery slope to abandoning a meritocratic system, if the PDC did do so they could then (for example) award a place to Fallon Sherrock even though she has yet to qualify at any level for a tour card.Mysstree06-01-2025
- I'd have said the same about Ady Lewis,but the PDC is indeed a law unto itself,so sorry bud,get your leg kicking and do it for the good lads!!rick6705-01-2025
- COME ON RICHIE BURNETT Surely a World Champion and player with the calibra of Richie should be exempt from ever losing a tour card and having to qualify.richieburnettrocks04-01-2025
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