Q-School

Q-School 2026-02 EU

Kalkar,
9 January 2026
Entry Deadline Friday 2 January - 2:00pm GMT
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The PDC European Qualifying School provides any darts player aged 16 and above the opportunity to win a two-year PDC Tour Card to compete alongside the sport’s biggest stars on the professional circuit

This final stage is over the last 4 days of Q-School:

Best of 11 legs - open draw

Once entered WHAT NEXT / QS INDUCTION for further information and the Q-School induction https://pdpa.co.uk/qs-info-ind... IF YOU DON'T READ IT YOU WONT KNOW

Final Stage - Players need to register daily in the venue from 1000-1200 CET (local time) with play to start at 1300 CET. If you do not register by 1200 you will not be included in the draw for that day.

1000 - Doors Open
1000-1200 - Registration
1200 - Registration closes, and the draw is made
1300 - Play Commences

Players must register themselves and their guest with PDC Officials at the Security Desk in the venue. It is your responsibility to ensure you have registered at the correct location. Failure to do so could result in you being omitted from the draw

Guests:

Players are permitted one, non-transferable guest per day (excluding DRA Registered Managers). Guests must be aged 16 or above (ID may be required) and be genuinely linked to the player who they are a guest of.

The guest is the sole responsibility of the player they are signed in under. If that player does not attend the Tournament, then the guest cannot gain access to the venue.

When the player has lost their match and leaves the venue then the guest must also leave the venue at the same time (as the guest is the sole responsibility of the player).

Players and guests attending any PDC event must show respect to all other persons attending the event at all times and to behave appropriately at the event venue. All competing players are subject to DRA rules regarding conduct at events and on social media, which includes being responsible for their guests' behaviour. Everyone will be subject to a bag search by PDC Security before admission to the venue is granted.

All guests are required to be dressed to an appropriate standard in respect of the event they are attending, which includes the following…

Shorts can be worn must be dress shorts or similar.

Tops must cover down to the waist.

No flip flops/sliders to be worn.

Football tops and shorts and any other clothing representing sports teams are strictly forbidden.

More Information:

European Q-School is for all EU Nations (Not UK / Rep of Ireland / Gibraltar) Players from all other nations may choose in which Qualifying School to compete.

Tour Cards shall be awarded to the last two players of each day’s play in Final Stage at both the UK and European Q School. Once a player has been awarded a Tour Card they shall not play in the remainder of Q School Final Stage and the next highest ranked players from the relevant First Stage Ranking will be invited to play.

The remaining Tour Cards will be awarded to the players who occupy the qualifying positions in the Q School Ranking List which shall be comprised of points as awarded in 5.3. Places will be allocated to the relevant UK & European Q School Ranking Lists on a pro-rata basis from the final number of players who compete in at least one day of Q School.

Accommodation:
On-site at Wunderland, Kalkar can be booked via Credit Card and via PayPal via these links.