After the first day of play of the first phase in Milton Keynes, the UK
Q-School Order of Merit is led by Kevin Thomas. The Welshman lost in the final round on Monday, but in doing so he did rack up four points for the ranking and thanks to a leg difference of +12 and 24 legs won, he is currently in first place.
Similarly to Thomas, the likes of
Jim McEwan, Justin Hood, Jim Moston and
Keelan Kay are also on four points. Familiar names such as Thomas Banks,
Aden Kirk,
Kai Fan Leung and
Alan Norris are on three points.
Qualification for the final stage is possible by reaching the last eight on one of the three playing days (Jan. 8-10). Should that fail, players must ensure that as many games as possible are won.
Each win in a full round (without byes) earns one point. Through the UK Q-School Order of Merit of the first stage, 77 players advance to the final stage. Only during the final stage will the available PDC Tour Cards actually be distributed.
UK Q-School Order of Merit after first day (First Stage)
Rank - Name - Points (source Dartsrankings.com)
Rank | Name | Points | Legs balance | Legs won |
1 | Kevin Thomas | 4 | +12 | 24 |
2 | Jim McEwan | 4 | +12 | 23 |
3 | Kevin Leadenham | 4 | +11 | 24 |
4 | Daniel Astbury | 4 | +10 | 27 |
5 | Justin Hood | 4 | +9 | 23 |
6 | Lee Williams | 4 | +8 | 27 |
7 | Jim Moston | 4 | +8 | 23 |
8 | Keelan Kay | 4 | +6 | 20 |
9 | Thomas Banks | 3 | +11 | 21 |
10 | Stuart Wares | 3 | +11 | 19 |
11 | Scott Campbell | 3 | +9 | 24 |
12 | Aden Kirk | 3 | +8 | 20 |
13 | Thomas Lovely | 3 | +8 | 16 |
14 | Peter Burgoyne | 3 | +7 | 20 |
15 | James Beeton | 3 | +7 | 18 |
16 | Thomas Cromwell | 3 | +7 | 16 |
17 | Kai Fan Leung | 3 | +6 | 19 |
18 | Darren Beveridge | 3 | +4 | 23 |
19 | Kamil Janowicz | 3 | +4 | 19 |
20 | Liam Goyne | 3 | +4 | 17 |
21 | Michael Flynn | 3 | +3 | 18 |
22 | Alan Norris | 3 | +3 | 17 |
23 | Christopher Wickenden | 3 | +1 | 21 |
24 | Derek Maclean | 3 | +1 | 15 |
25 | Peter Hudson | 2 | +8 | 18 |
26 | Tommy Morris | 2 | +8 | 17 |
27 | Joshua Richardson | 2 | +8 | 13 |
28 | Alec Small | 2 | +7 | 13 |
29 | Gary Blades | 2 | +6 | 17 |
30 | Luke Smith | 2 | +6 | 16 |
30 | Scott Walters | 2 | +6 | 16 |
32 | Tavis Dudeney | 2 | +6 | 14 |
33 | Ryan Murray | 2 | +6 | 12 |
34 | Sam Spivey | 2 | +6 | 11 |
35 | Jamie Atkins | 2 | +5 | 12 |
35 | Dean Forde | 2 | +5 | 12 |
37 | Alex Spellman | 2 | +5 | 11 |
38 | Nathan Potter | 2 | +4 | 18 |
39 | Steve Haggerty | 2 | +4 | 14 |
40 | Darren Armstrong | 2 | +4 | 13 |
40 | James Howard Hughes | 2 | +4 | 13 |
40 | Carl Wilson | 2 | +4 | 13 |
43 | Wayne Jones | 2 | +3 | 19 |
44 | Leighton Bennett | 2 | +3 | 14 |
44 | Kieran Harris | 2 | +3 | 14 |
46 | Peter Gallacher | 2 | +3 | 12 |
47 | David Saint | 2 | +3 | 11 |
48 | Ashley McKeever | 2 | +2 | 17 |
49 | Chris Hartrey | 2 | +2 | 13 |
50 | Paul Redfern | 2 | +2 | 12 |
50 | Fallon Sherrock | 2 | +2 | 12 |
52 | Sean Ryan | 2 | +2 | 11 |
53 | David Wawrzewski | 2 | +1 | 12 |
54 | Peter Mitchell | 2 | +1 | 11 |
55 | Sean Fisher | 2 | -1 | 12 |
56 | Charlie Wiles | 2 | -1 | 10 |
57 | Gethyn Bennett | 1 | +8 | 14 |
58 | Scott Winder | 1 | +7 | 14 |
59 | Joseph Bridle | 1 | +6 | 14 |
59 | Brandon Jones | 1 | +6 | 14 |
61 | Jake Neale | 1 | +6 | 13 |
62 | Kevin Mills | 1 | +6 | 12 |
63 | Ashley Coleman | 1 | +5 | 14 |
63 | Jack Mayoh | 1 | +5 | 14 |
65 | Trevor Burkhill | 1 | +4 | 14 |
66 | Jason Chisnall | 1 | +4 | 12 |
66 | Ultan McDyer | 1 | +4 | 12 |
68 | Adrian Gray | 1 | +4 | 9 |
68 | Joshua Howarth | 1 | +4 | 9 |
68 | Martin Thomas | 1 | +4 | 9 |
71 | Richard North | 1 | +3 | 13 |
72 | Mark Dudbridge | 1 | +3 | 12 |
73 | Tom Sykes | 1 | +3 | 8 |
74 | Pat Scurfield | 1 | +2 | 12 |
75 | Harry Gregory | 1 | +2 | 10 |
76 | William Borland | 1 | +2 | 9 |
76 | Greg Ritchie | 1 | +2 | 9 |
78 | Robert Adnams | 1 | +2 | 8 |
78 | Stu Wilson | 1 | +2 | 8 |
80 | Cory Evans | 1 | +1 | 9 |
81 | Callum Loose | 1 | +1 | 8 |
81 | Patrick Quinn | 1 | +1 | 8 |
83 | Shane McGuirk | 1 | +1 | 7 |
83 | Liam Parish | 1 | +1 | 7 |
83 | Simon Perkins | 1 | +1 | 7 |
83 | Graham Rackstraw | 1 | +1 | 7 |
87 | Nathan Money | 1 | +1 | 6 |
88 | Mark Craddock | 1 | 0 | 13 |
89 | Geoffrey Heath | 1 | 0 | 12 |
90 | Reece Colley | 1 | 0 | 9 |
90 | George Connolly | 1 | 0 | 9 |
90 | Dan Read | 1 | 0 | 9 |
93 | Neilie Brouder | 1 | 0 | 8 |
93 | Matt Good | 1 | 0 | 8 |
93 | Christopher Harvey | 1 | 0 | 8 |
93 | Ian Lever | 1 | 0 | 8 |
97 | Mark McGeeney | 1 | 0 | 7 |
97 | Paul Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 7 |
97 | Darren Webster (Heanor) | 1 | 0 | 7 |
100 | David Davies | 1 | 0 | 6 |
100 | Lewis Gurney | 1 | 0 | 6 |
102 | Phil Coward | 1 | -1 | 12 |
103 | Richard Hill | 1 | -1 | 8 |
103 | Jonathan Kavanagh | 1 | -1 | 8 |
105 | Wayne Morgan | 1 | -1 | 7 |
106 | Robbie Martin | 1 | -1 | 6 |
107 | Ricky Caves | 1 | -1 | 5 |
108 | Geoffrey Cope | 1 | -2 | 7 |
108 | Shane Hayward | 1 | -2 | 7 |
108 | Colin Tyrer | 1 | -2 | 7 |
111 | John Part | 1 | -2 | 6 |
111 | Brandon Western | 1 | -2 | 6 |
113 | Ryan Furness | 1 | -3 | 6 |
114 | Tony Procter | 1 | -3 | 5 |
114 | Owen Sherriff | 1 | -3 | 5 |
114 | PJ Woods | 1 | -3 | 5 |
117 | Tony Clark | 1 | -4 | 5 |
117 | Adam Gawthrop | 1 | -4 | 5 |
117 | Owen Maiden | 1 | -4 | 5 |
117 | Curtis Thornton | 1 | -4 | 5 |
121 | Jaikob Selby-Rivas | 0 | +4 | 9 |
122 | Rhys Griffin | 0 | +3 | 8 |
122 | Tom Lonsdale | 0 | +3 | 8 |
122 | Justin Smith | 0 | +3 | 8 |
125 | Lewis Dare | 0 | +2 | 9 |
125 | Callum Francis | 0 | +2 | 9 |
125 | James Parkin | 0 | +2 | 9 |
125 | James Richardson | 0 | +2 | 9 |
125 | Patrik Williams | 0 | +2 | 9 |
130 | James Huthwaite | 0 | +2 | 7 |
131 | Joseph Heywood | 0 | +1 | 9 |
132 | Brett Claydon | 0 | +1 | 8 |
132 | Colin Osborne | 0 | +1 | 8 |
132 | Keith Rooney | 0 | +1 | 8 |
135 | Shaun Alcock | 0 | +1 | 7 |
135 | Charlie Large | 0 | +1 | 7 |
135 | Martyn Moore | 0 | +1 | 7 |
135 | Adam Serpell | 0 | +1 | 7 |
139 | Jamie Tilley | 0 | 0 | 9 |
140 | Edward Price | 0 | 0 | 8 |
141 | Chas Barstow | 0 | 0 | 7 |
142 | Gary Jackson | 0 | 0 | 6 |
142 | Adam Lipscombe | 0 | 0 | 6 |
144 | Andy Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
144 | Dariusz Imbs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
144 | Christopher Sheldon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
147 | Jim Walker | 0 | -1 | 6 |
148 | Lee Barrow | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Darren Barton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Barrie Bates | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Grant Brown | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Lewis Coyne | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Joe Croft | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Sam Cromwell | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Niall Culleton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Dylan Dowling | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Kevin Garcia | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Nathan Girvan | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | James Green | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Adam Mark Griffiths | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Anthony Hitchmough | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Benjamin Johnson | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Stephen Jones | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Ash Khayat | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Jimmy McKirdy | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Joshua Morris | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Adam Mould | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Josh Newton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Ryan Newton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Lewis Pride | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Tom Riding | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Reece Robinson | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Simon Stothart | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Dan Thompson | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Robert Thornton | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Jack Vincent | 0 | -1 | 4 |
148 | Ashley Weaver | 0 | -1 | 4 |
178 | Kevin Bambrick | 0 | -2 | 7 |
178 | Kevin Painter | 0 | -2 | 7 |
180 | Nicholas Ellis | 0 | -2 | 6 |
180 | Peter Jacques | 0 | -2 | 6 |
180 | Ciaran Teehan | 0 | -2 | 6 |
180 | James Thompson | 0 | -2 | 6 |
184 | Nicky Denoon | 0 | -2 | 5 |
185 | Daniel Ayres | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Paul Barham | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Michael Barnard | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Graham Borland | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | John Bowles | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Gary Brown | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Lee Budgen | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Sam Cankett | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Nathan Care | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Jamie Dunsdon | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Robert Ellis-Brown | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Ashley Ford | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Dan Galloway | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Martin Grearson | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Zac Griffiths | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Ryan Harrington | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Conor Heneghan | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Andrew Hoare | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Dale Howard | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Scott Hunt | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Chris Hurds | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Kevin Lane | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Eddie Lovely | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Oliver Madge | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Charlie Martin | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Kevin McDine | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Phil Milburn | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Stuart Owens | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Steve Price | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Rohit Rabadia | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Ronnie Rickner | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Joel Salerno | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Lukasz Sawicki | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Girish Sreedharan | 0 | -2 | 3 |
185 | Joshua Wise | 0 | -2 | 3 |
220 | Ben Adams | 0 | -3 | 6 |
220 | Lee Andrews | 0 | -3 | 6 |
220 | Jenson Walker | 0 | -3 | 6 |
223 | Raymond Mulvey | 0 | -3 | 5 |
223 | Alan Tabern | 0 | -3 | 5 |
225 | Adam Atkinson | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Stuart Barrowcliffe | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Derek Barry | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Carl Beattie | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Adam Bowman | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Darren Brown | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Gary Butcher | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Jake Carter | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Matt Caste | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Henry Coates | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Lee Cocks | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | John Court | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Jason Davies | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Alexander Elia | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | David Evans | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Stephen Fanning | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Matthew Gallivan-Piles | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Steve Hine | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Ryan Hogarth | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Connor Hopkins | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Andrew Hyland | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Coby Jones-Swanson | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Paul Lewis | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Robert Nelson | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Tony Newell | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Ryan O'Connor | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Damien O'Driscoll | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Darren O'Neill | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Samuel Palmer | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Gareth Partridge | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Adam Paxton | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Chris Quantock | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Ben Quenby | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Liam Saxon | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Tony Selby | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Jordan Taylor | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Scott Taylor | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Stephen Wells | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Mathew Wood | 0 | -3 | 2 |
225 | Jonathan Wynn | 0 | -3 | 2 |
265 | Cody Abel | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Jack Boardman | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Jordan Brooks | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Rachel Brooks | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Gary Clark | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Rex Cole | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | John Cook | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Ozzy Cook | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Dean Croshaw | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Dale Gadsby | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Gareth Hannan | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Steven Harbert | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Robert Heard | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Chris Hogg | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Steven Inkpen | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Adam Jenkinson | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Ian Jones | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Darnell McCrory | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Ben Phillips | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Cavan Phillips | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Carwyn Reed | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Paul Rowley | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Alfie Smith | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Carl Sneyd | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Charlie Symons | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | Lloyd Walker | 0 | -4 | 1 |
265 | James Welding | 0 | -4 | 1 |
292 | Paul Anderson | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Michael Baker | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Kristian Barker | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Robert Barrett-Gore | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Max Baulcomb | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Petros Christodoulou | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Luke Constable | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Ben Davies | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Lee Howard Dutton | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Jamie Foster | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Justin Giles | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Lee Grace | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Jacob Gwynne | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Kevin Lowe | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Tyler Mantle | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Tom Martin | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Andre Luke McGill | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Steven Moss | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Tony Norris | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Duncan Parker | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Neil Parry | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Bhav Patel | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Josh Phillips | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Coni Singh Nagi | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Rab Sutherland | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Pearce Todd | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Craig Watkins | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Andrew Whellans | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Wayne Willis | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | Steve Woodburn | 0 | -5 | 0 |
292 | James Woodhouse | 0 | -5 | 0 |