Jason Hogg is the new frontrunner on the UK Q-School Order of Merit (First Stage). After the second day of play, the Scot is on six points with a leg difference of +23.
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Christopher Gilliland, Danny Lauby, Andrew Hyland, Scott Campbell, Robert Owen and Stu Wilson are also currently on six points. To reach the final phase of the Q-School, players probably need at least four points. Well-known names such as Kevin McDine (4), Diogo Portela (4), Chas Barstow (4) and Richard North (4) have already complied this amount.
Players like Leighton Bennett (3), Ross Montgomery (3), Jamie Lewis (3), Richie Burnett (2), Paul Hogan (2), Colin Osborne (2), Mark Dudbridge (1), Fallon Sherrock (1) and John Part (1) will have to return on Tuesday to add more points.
Qualification for the final phase is possible by making it to the last eight on one of the three days of action (9-11 January). If that doesn't work, players have to make sure that as many points as possible are won.
Each win in a full round (without byes) is worth a point. Through the UK Q-School Order of Merit from the first stage, 72 players advance to the final stage.
Standings UK Q-School Order of Merit after second day
Rank - Name - Points
1 Jason Hogg 6
2 Christopher Gilliland 6
3 Danny Lauby 6
4 Andrew Hyland 6
5 Scott Campbell 6
6 Robert Owen 6
7 Stu Wilson 6
8 George Killington 5
9 Nathan Girvan 5
10 Stephen Burton 5
11 Jamie Clark 5
12 Darren Johnson 5
13 Owen Emmett Bowden 5
14 Mike Gillet 5
15 Ben Hazel 5
16 Kevin McDine 4
17 Lee Budgen 4
18 Chris Quantock 4
19 Sam Cankett 4
20 Scott Taylor 4
21 Matt Clark 4
22 Jim McEwan 4
23 Diogo Portela 4
24 Adam Atkinson 4
25 Chas Barstow 4
26 Kevin Burness 4
26 Robert Collins 4
28 Alex Long 4
28 Simon Stevenson 4
30 Gavin Carlin 4
31 Richard North 4
32 Leonard Gates 4
33 Nathan Treadgold 4
34 Dan Read 4
35 Tom Lonsdale 4
36 Joshua Richardson 4
37 Leighton Bennett 3
38 Ross Montgomery 3
39 Christopher Wickenden 3
40 Tony Newell 3
41 Connor Scutt 3
42 Ben Quenby 3
43 David Wawrzewski 3
44 Shane McGuirk 3
45 John Bowles 3
46 Jack Pattinson 3
47 Niall Culleton 3
48 Lewis Dare 3
49 Josh McCarthy 3
50 Robert Nelson 3
51 Andy Jenkins 3
52 Jamie Lewis 3
53 Michael Burgoine 3
54 Mark Layton 3
55 Paul Nesbitt 3
56 Sean Fisher 3
57 Justin Smith 3
58 Kurt Parry 3
59 Graham Hall 3
60 Daniel Day 3
61 Luke Getty 3
62 Lee Cocks 3
63 Thomas Lovely 3
64 Adam Mold 3
64 Ben West 3
66 Michael Huntley 3
67 Jacob Taylor 2
68 Robert Thornton 2
69 Kevin Lane 2
70 Darren Armstrong 2
71 Ian Mackenzie 2
72 Chris Hurds 2
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73 Paul Holloway 2
74 Paul Rowley 2
75 John Imrie 2
76 Gary Stone 2
77 Stuart White 2
78 David Ladley 2
79 Ricky Nathan 2
80 Paul Carter 2
81 Sean Ross 2
81 Mike Warburton 2
83 Ian Lever 2
84 Callum Francis 2
85 Scott Williams 2
86 Scott Ridler 2
87 Prakash Jiwa 2
88 Rhys Hayden 2
89 Richie Burnett 2
89 Adrian Gray 2
91 Paul Hogan 2
92 Ryan Harrington 2
93 Davie Kirwan 2
94 Ryan Furness 2
95 Gary Eastwood 2
96 Joseph Heywood 2
97 Darryl Pilgrim 2
98 Colin Osborne 2
99 Ryan Craddock 2
100 Martyn Turner 2
101 Michael Baker 2
102 Craig Orr 1
103 Daniel Astbury 1
104 Kelvin Heart 1
105 Carl Beattie 1
105 West Newton 1
107 Alex Chubb 1
108 Neilie Broouder 1
109 Neil MacDougall 1
110 Roger Crook 1
111 Jordan Brooks 1
111 Matthias Dietrich 1
113 Robert Adams 1
114 Mark Dudbridge 1
114 Paul Mitchell 1
114 Fallon Sherrock 1
117 Alex Clyburn 1
118 Matt Padgett 1
119 Adam Jenkinson 1
119 Dave Prince 1
121 Stuart Davies 1
121 Raymond Marshall 1
121 Tommy Morris 1
124 Jason Wilson 1
125 Jimmy Bristow 1
126 Shane Hayward 1
126 Killian Heffernan 1
126 Arron Monk 1
126 Richard Plowman 1
126 Mark Venables 1
131 Jacob Gwynne 1
132 Ryan Anderson 1
132 Paul Linwood 1
132 Andrew Mitchell 1
132 Shaun Narain 1
136 David Pallett 1
137 Deta Hedman 1
138 Lee Davies 1
139 Carl Gabriel 1
140 Keith O'Neill 1
141 Jamie Green 1
141 Rhian O'Sullivan 1
143 Joe Croft 1
143 Owen Maiden 1
143 Ian Plumb 1
146 Connor Beasley 1
147 Gavin James 1
148 Darren Latham 1
149 Sonny Johal 1
150 Pete Burgoyne 1
150 John Part 1
150 Zion Thomas 1
153 Steven Beasley 1
154 Daniel Lee 1
155 Ian Jopling 1
156 Billy Gaul 1
156 Mark Kingdon 1
156 Jason Lovett 1
156 Ronnie Rickner 1
160 Max Baulcomb 1
160 Sean McGowan 1
162 Ricky Palmer 1
162 Luke Yates 1
164 Jaikob Selby-Rivas 1
165 John Crossley 1
166 Dave Bayton 1
166 Thomas McCafferty 1
166 Simon Pattinson 1
169 Steve Hine 1
169 Nick Jennings 1
171 Chris Millward 1
172 Scott Hope 1
172 Michael Poole 1
174 Nathan Care 1
174 Shaun Carroll 1
174 Carl Dockerill 1
177 Coni Singh Nagi 1
177 Brian Woods 1
179 Bruce Troup 1
180 Douglas King 1
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