The 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools will be held from January 5-11, with simultaneous events taking place in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.
The PDC Qualifying Schools provide any darts player aged 16 and above (on January 4 2026) the opportunity to win a two-year PDC Tour Card to compete alongside the sport’s biggest stars on the professional circuit.
Qualifying School will see players competing at venues in the UK and Germany simultaneously across the three-day First Stage and four-day Final Stage.
UK Qualifying School will take place at Milton Keynes’ Marshall Arena, with Wunderland Kalkar in Germany playing host to European Qualifying School.
First Stage will be held across three days from January 5-7, before the four-day Final Stage - featuring 128 players at each venue – is held from January 8-11 as players bid to win Tour Cards to join the PDC ProTour.
UK Qualifying School
Entry Fee: £475+VAT (includes DRA Sanction Fee)
Arena MK, Milton Keynes
There is currently no room rate with the PDC at the DoubleTree at MK
European Qualifying School
Entry Fee: £475 (includes DRA Sanction Fee)
Wunderland Kalkar, Germany
On-site accommodation at Wunderland Kalkar can be booked via this link.
Entries can be made now online through the PDC Entry System, with entries closing at 1400 GMT on Friday January 2 2026.
New players must register their details at this link. Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.
Players from the UK, Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar will compete in the UK Qualifying School, with players from all other European nations competing in the European Qualifying School. Players from other nations may choose in which Qualifying School to compete.