Tavis Dudeney and Dennie Olde Kalter were the latest players to pick up two-year PDC Tour Cards on Saturday, after coming through their respective Qualifying School fields in the UK & Europe, on the penultimate day of the Final Stage in Milton Keynes and Kalkar, Germany.
Days One & Two of the Final Stage of 2025 PDC Qualifying School saw Tom Bissell and Justin Hood pick up Tour Cards in the UK, whilst Viktor Tingstrom and Kai Gotthardt achieved the same feat in Europe.
UK Q School
Dudeney, a winner on the Development Tour last year, picked up a two-year Tour Card for the first time, as he reached the final firstly by recording victories against Kevin Lane, Eddie Lovely, Dylan Dowling, Thomas Lovely, Bradley Brooks and Greg Ritchie, to set up a clash with Adam Paxton.
The final began with Dudeney taking the opener in 13 darts, before Paxton rattled off three successive legs in a total of 48 darts to move 3-1 ahead in a race to six. Dudeney then stormed in front by winning three straight legs to move 4-3 ahead, before Paxton levelled the tie up at 4 apiece with a 13 darter to make it a best of three contest.
Dudeney then sealed the victory by winning back-to-back legs in a total of 32 darts to secure his place on the PDC Pro Tour for the first time.
Paxton’s run to the final saw the Englishman record victories on the day against Adam
Lipscombe, Fallon Sherrock, Arron Monk, John O’Shea, Danny Trueman and Darryl Pilgrim, before being denied by Dudeney, as he sits on 8 points on the UK Order of Merit and looks to secure a Tour Card for the first time.
European Q School
Dutchman Dennie Olde Kalter secured a two-year Tour Card for the first time, as he reached the final firstly by recording victories against Jeffrey De Zwaan, Danny Van Klompenburg, Darius Labanauskas, Andreas Harrysson, Tomislav Rosandic and Cor Dekker, to set up a clash with Sweden’s Oskar Lukasiak.
The final began with Olde Kalter racing into a 3-0 lead, with winning legs coming in a total of 51 darts, before Lukasiak ended the run by pinning a 17 dart hold of throw to pick up his first leg of the tie.
The pair then held throw for the following two legs, before Olde Kalter sealed the victory by winning back-to-back legs in 18 and 14 darts respectively to secure his Tour Card and become the latest Dutch starlet to join the PDC Pro Tour.
Lukasiak’s run to the final saw the Swede record victories on the day against Mario Robbe, Dmitriy Zhukov, Dalibor Smolik, Marcel Otter, Patrick Tringler and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, before being denied by Olde Kalter, as he sits on 5 points on the European Order of Merit and looks to secure a Tour Card for the first time.
2025 PDC Qualifying School concludes on Sunday, in the UK and in Europe, with Day Four of the Final Stage with one automatic Tour Card up for grabs at each Q School, whilst the remaining Tour Cards will be rewarded via separate Order of Merit’s, as play commences at 13:00 CET in Europe and 12:00 GMT in the UK. All live scores and results can be viewed at
tv.dartconnect.com.
UK Qualifying School Final Stage
Day Three – Saturday 11th January
Quarter Finals
Adam Paxton 6-3 Danny Trueman
Darryl Pilgrim 6-3 Beau Greaves
Greg Ritchie 6-1 Brandon Weening
Tavis Dudeney 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Semi Finals
Adam Paxton 6-5 Darryl Pilgrim
Tavis Dudeney 6-5 Greg Ritchie
Final
Tavis Dudeney 6-4 Adam Paxton
European Qualifying School Final Stage
Day Three
Quarter Finals
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-2 Michal Smejda
Oskar Lukasiak 6-3 Patrick Tringler
Dennie Olde Kalter 6-1 Tomislav Rosandic
Cor Dekker 6-3 Pero Ljubic
Semi Finals
Oskar Lukasiak 6-4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Dennie Olde Kalter 6-5 Cor Dekker
Final
Dennie Olde Kalter 6-2 Oskar Lukasiak
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