Scott Baker heads up the UK Q-School Order of Merit after the first two days of the First Stage in Milton Keynes. 36-year-old Baker, lost 5-2 to Chris Quantock in the final round, taking his tally to 8 points overall for the two days.
The likes of Matthew Dennant, Llew Bevan and James Hurrell are all close behind on 7 points with familiar names such as Stuart Kellett, James Richardson, Alan Tabern and Danny Lauby all within touching distance of the front runners.
Qualification for the final stage can be achieved by reaching the last eight on one of the three match days (9-11 January). Players can also getting through with winning as much matches as possible.
Each win in a full round (without byes) earns one point. Through the UK Q-School Order of Merit of the First Stage, 80 players advance to the final stage. During the Final Stage of the Q-School, the available PDC Tour Cards will be distributed.
UK Q-School Order of Merit (First Stage) after Day Two
Rank - Name - Points
1 Scott Baker 8
2 Matthew Dennant 7
3 Llew Bevan 7
4 James Hurrell 7
5 John Bowles 6
6 Cam Crabtree 6
7 Cameron Anderson 6
8 James Howard Hughes 6
9 Adam Mould 5
10 Adam Warner 5
11 Stuart Kellett 5
12 Christopher Gilliland 5
13 Thomas Lovely 5
14 James Richardson 4
15 Steven Plumstead 4
16 Shane McGuirk 4
17 Steven Beasley 4
17 Alan Tabern 4
19 Robert Rickwood 4
20 Prakash Jiwa 4
21 Dom Taylor 4
22 Sam Cromwell 4
23 Ryan Furness 4
24 Graham Hall 4
25 Robert Collins 4
26 Dan Read 4
27 Shaun McDonald 3
28 Danny Lauby 3
29 Lewis Gurney 3
30 Lee Cocks 3
31 Scott Walters 3
32 Gary Jackson 3
33 Ryan Hogarth 3
34 Stu Wilson 3
35 Callum Goffin 3
36 Nicky Denoon 3
36 Fallon Sherrock 3
38 Arron Monk 3
39 Owen Bates 3
40 Adam Lipscombe 3
41 Ryan O'Connor 3
42 Petros Christodoulou 3
43 Shane Hayward 3
44 Shaun Fox 3
45 Tommy Morris 3
46 Reece Robinson 3
47 Kevin Thomas 3
48 Paul Mitchell 3
49 Keelan Kay 3
50 Michael Huntley 3
51 Michael Barnard 3
52 Cliff Prior 3
53 Tom Martin 3
54 Brian Woods 3
55 Coby Jones-Swanson 3
56 Justin Hood 2
57 Mark McGeeney 2
58 Conan Whitehead 2
59 Stephen Rosney 2
60 David Wawrzewski 2
61 James Young 2
62 Colin Osborne 2
63 Jacob Gwynne 2
64 Daniel Day 2
65 Kai Fan Leung 2
66 Adam Atkinson 2
67 Darren Brown 2
68 Rhys Hayden 2
69 Lee Budgen 2
70 Ryan Harrington 2
71 Philip Borthwick 2
72 Adrian Gray 2
72 Luke Smith 2
74 Chris Bird 2
74 Coni Singh Nagi 2
76 Alec Small 2
77 Paul Rowley 2
78 Martin Thomas 2
79 John Cook 2
80 Connor Levett 2
81 Ian Mackenzie 2
82 Carl Beattie 2
82 Mark Blandford 2
84 Graham Rackstraw 2
85 Wes Newton 2
86 Liam Meek 2
87 Ryan Anderson 2
88 Shaun Moughtin 2
89 Pete Burgoyne 2
89 Martyn Moore 2
91 Pat Scurfield 2
92 Ryan Murray 2
93 Brandon Western 2
94 Robert Grundy 2
95 Robert Thompson 2
96 Adam Jenkinson 2
97 Martin Plant 2
98 Wayne Jones 2
99 Gary Blades 2
100 Michael Harries 2
101 Andrew Steed 2
102 Keith Rooney 2
103 Aaron Wood 2
104 Kevin Lowe 2
105 Richard Shanklyn 2
106 Grant Brown 2
107 Josh Church 2
108 Lee Barrow 2
109 Scott Artiss 1
110 Dewi Beynon 1
111 Keenan Thomas 1
112 Mat Caste 1
113 Lee Harris 1
114 Ashley Coleman 1
114 Ryan Palmer 1
116 Nathan Potter 1
117 Harry Ward 1
118 Sean Ryan 1
119 Ian Jones 1
120 Daniel Ayres 1
121 Darren Williams 1
122 Harry Lane 1
123 Mal Cuming 1
124 Elliot Philcox 1
125 Craig Galliano 1
126 Stephen McNally 1
126 Greg Ritchie 1
128 Owen Emmett-Bowden 1
129 Kieron Bridgwater 1
130 Glenn Gibson 1
131 Joshua Burksfield 1
131 Mark Challenger 1
133 Adam Smith-Neale 1
134 Liam Gallagher 1
134 Owen Maiden 1
136 Sam Hoddinott 1
137 Patrik Williams 1
138 Jimmy McKirdy 1
138 Scott Taylor 1
140 Ian Plumb 1
141 Chris Fowler 1
141 Patrick Lynskey 1
143 Karl Coleman 1
144 Jack Vincent 1
145 Lee Andrews 1
145 Neilie Brouder 1
145 Michael Burgoine 1
148 Lewis Dare 1
148 Shane Sheridan 1
148 Carl Sneyd 1
151 Jason Cullen 1
152 Martin Grearson 1
152 Benjamin Johnson 1
154 Lewis Pride 1
154 Luke Yates 1
156 Andy Davidson 1
157 Ben West 1
158 Aaron Dwyer 1
158 Callum Matthews 1
160 Ian Frame 1
161 Lorraine Winstanley 1
162 Jamie Cassidy 1
163 Shaun Carroll 1
163 Kurt Parry 1
165 Harry Gregory 1
165 Scott Marsh 1
165 Tony Richardson 1
168 Phil Coward 1
169 Paul Milford 1
170 Nick Cocks 1
171 Todd Rainsley 1
172 Chris Hogg 1
172 Shaun Matthews 1
174 Justin Smith 1
175 Dylan Crean 1
175 Joe Croft 1
177 Billy Fogarty 1
178 Steve Wells 1
179 Thomas Cromwell 1
180 James Bishop (Reading) 1
180 Tom Lonsdale 1
182 Stephen Fanning 1
183 Jake Carter 1
183 Lee Hunter 1
183 Sean Negrette 1