Following seven days of gruelling competition, UK Qualifying School reached its climax at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, with the Wunderland in Kalkar playing host to European Qualifying School.
Sunday’s play at UK Qualifying School was headlined by rising star Manby, who reached the last 16 on his World Darts Championship debut last month.
The 20-year-old was highly-fancied to claim a Tour Card in Milton Keynes, and he duly delivered on the final day of action, overcoming darting icons Steve Beaton and Mervyn King in the process.
Manby also defied a late onslaught from Matthew Dennant to triumph in a dramatic Round Two decider, while his best performance of the day saw him average 102.8 in overcoming Daniel Ayres.
The 2026 PDC ProTour season will begin with Players Championships 1-2 in Hildesheim on February 9-10, which will be preceded by the Winmau World Masters at Arena MK, with all Tour Card Holders able to enter the Preliminary Round on Wednesday January 28.
2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
UK Final Stage Day Four
Last 16
Tyler Thorpe 6-2 Lee Cocks
Mervyn King 6-5 Derek Maclean
Luke Smith 6-3 Lloyd Walker
Charlie Manby 6-4 Steve Beaton
Lewis Pride 6-4 Darren Beveridge
Andrew Cass 6-5 Callum Wilson
Samuel Price 6-2 Arron Monk
Stephen Burton 6-3 Stephen Rosney
Last Eight
Mervyn King 6-2 Tyler Thorpe
Charlie Manby 6-4 Luke Smith
Lewis Pride 6-4 Andrew Cass
Samuel Price 6-3 Stephen Burton
Last Four
Charlie Manby 6-2 Mervyn King
Samuel Price 6-5 Lewis Pride
2026 PDC Qualifying Schools
European Final Stage Day Four
Last 16
Sietse Lap 6-5 Damian Vetjens
Jurjen van der Velde 6-2 Chris Landman
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Pal Szekely
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-0 Danny Jansen
Mika Donnevert 6-3 Martijn Dragt
Jose de Sousa 6-3 Marvin Kraft
Pascal Rupprecht 6-0 Adam Sevada
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
Last Eight
Sietse Lap 6-4 Jurjen van der Velde
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Gilbert van der Meijden
Mika Donnevert 6-1 Jose de Sousa
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5 Pascal Rupprecht
Last Four
Sietse Lap 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 Mika Donnevert
UK Qualifying School
New Tour Card Holders
Rhys Griffin, Adam Leek, Carl Sneyd, Niall Culleton, Tom Sykes, Shane McGuirk, Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Stephen Burton, Mervyn King, Tyler Thorpe, Stephen Rosney, David Sharp.
European Qualifying School
New Tour Card Holders
Filip Bereza, Arno Merk, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Cristo Reyes, Matthias Ehlers, Yorick Hofkens, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Sietse Lap, Jimmy van Schie, Chris Landman, Marvin Kraft, Benjamin Pratnemer, Adam Gawlas, Jurjen van der Velde, Alexander Merkx, Pascal Rupprecht.