PDC Q-School 2025 (6-12 January)

[Rogg]

I wouldn't judge players too much by what kind of q-school they had. It's for winning a card. They'll now have plenty of opportunities to prove beyond doubt that they are dross.

Correct most are under immense pressure.
You can't really say until they have had a while on the tour.

a future pl winner was shaking like a leaf at it by all accounts. (duzza!) he may be an extreme example but sometimes the interview is much scarier than the job.

[thegentle]

Averages of the Successful Players

Bradley Brooks 94.10
Jim Long 93.55
Darryl Pilgrim 92.15
Maik Kuivenhoven 91.60
Cam Crabtree 90.64
Kai Gotthardt 90.35
Vikor Tingstrom 89.97
Justin Hood 89.79
Karel Sedlacek 89.60
Andy Boulton 89.27
Greg Richie 88.90
Malvin Van Velzen 88.77
Adam Paxton 87.92
Tom Bissell 87.94
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 87.26
Dominik Gruellich 86.91
Thomas Lovely 86.62
Stefaan Henderyck 85.90
Cor Dekker 85.65
Adam Lipscombe 85.44
Tavis Dudeney 85.43
Tytus Kanik 85.35
Dennie Olde Kalter 85.17
Oskar Lukasiak 84.17
Leon Weber 84.08
Max Hopp 83.71
Adam Warner 83.54
Pero Ljubic 82.61
Maximilian Czerwinski 81.81

Best averages of players who didn't get a card (90+)

Mervyn King 92.71
Beau Greaves 92.40
John O'Shea 91.38
Adam Smith-Neale 90.86
Jeffrey De Zwaan 90.55
Shane McGuirk 90.47
Tommy Morris 90.35

Must be including first stage, because Bissell averaged 90 for the day when he won his card. Does anyone have the stats just for the final stage?

[Rogg]

The wdf did not do so bad out of today still got the defending champs and there number 1 as well

The wdf was rarely mentioned during this. Lots of talk about the modus muck though.

[Rogg]

The feeling when you're finally older than the average tour card holder.

[James4]

Averages of the Successful Players

Here’s who would rank in the top 128 for 2024 Players Championship series average leaderboard (12+ matches):
Bradley Brooks 94.10 (#31)
Jim Long (#36 – but only played 7 matches)
Darryl Pilgrim 92.15 (#48 – but #88 on 2024 season with 89.89 over 39 matches)
Maik Kuivenhoven 91.60 (#55 – but #81 on 2024 season with 90.21 over 51 matches)
Cam Crabtree 90.64 (#71)
Kai Gotthardt 90.35 (#75)
Vikor Tingstrom 89.97 (#87)
Justin Hood 89.79 (#92)
Karel Sedlacek 89.60 (#95 – but #36 on 2024 season with 93.50 over 66 matches)
Andy Boulton 89.27 (#98 - but #52 on 2024 season with 91.79 over 44 matches)
Greg Richie 88.90 (#104)
Malvin Van Velzen 88.77 (#106)
Adam Paxton 87.94 (#116)
Tom Bissell 87.44 (#116)
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 87.26 (#125)

[thegentle]

The feeling when you're finally older than the average tour card holder.

I'm a few years younger than you, but my time is coming sooner rather than later!

[James4]

Sedlacek and Boulton underperformed their 2024 players championship seasonal average, while Pilgrim and Kuivenhoven out-performed

[Rogg]

Some quotes here from Long, Lipscombe and Czerwinski. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/01/12/long ... -confirmed

Lipscombe says he'd driven back to Portsmouth after stage 1 and was in his living room when he got the call to come back.

[Rogg]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

[James4]

I wouldn't judge players too much by what kind of q-school they had. It's for winning a card. They'll now have plenty of opportunities to prove beyond doubt that they are dross.

Correct most are under immense pressure.
You can't really say until they have had a while on the tour.

2024 PDC Players Championships seasonal average ranking (25+ Matches, 250+ Legs)




And for Sedlacek

[Safc]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

[The Crow]

Averages of the Successful Players

Bradley Brooks 94.10
Jim Long 93.55
Darryl Pilgrim 92.15
Maik Kuivenhoven 91.60
Cam Crabtree 90.64
Kai Gotthardt 90.35
Vikor Tingstrom 89.97
Justin Hood 89.79
Karel Sedlacek 89.60
Andy Boulton 89.27
Greg Richie 88.90
Malvin Van Velzen 88.77
Adam Paxton 87.92
Tom Bissell 87.94
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 87.26
Dominik Gruellich 86.91
Thomas Lovely 86.62
Stefaan Henderyck 85.90
Cor Dekker 85.65
Adam Lipscombe 85.44
Tavis Dudeney 85.43
Tytus Kanik 85.35
Dennie Olde Kalter 85.17
Oskar Lukasiak 84.17
Leon Weber 84.08
Max Hopp 83.71
Adam Warner 83.54
Pero Ljubic 82.61
Maximilian Czerwinski 81.81

Best averages of players who didn't get a card (90+)

Mervyn King 92.71
Beau Greaves 92.40
John O'Shea 91.38
Adam Smith-Neale 90.86
Jeffrey De Zwaan 90.55
Shane McGuirk 90.47
Tommy Morris 90.35

Must be including first stage, because Bissell averaged 90 for the day when he won his card. Does anyone have the stats just for the final stage?

Exactly these stats are also essentially pointless as most players will coast if they drawn against someone who isn’t troubling them. It pretty hard to play your top standard when not being pushed.

They will all be reliable in hitting a good number of 6 visits or less legs otherwise they wouldn’t come close to winning cards.

[The Crow]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

Kanik is back on tour for him to insult/bully/abuse again also. At least West is no longer on tour to do the same.

[The Thorn]

Impressive from Beau

[1205]

The feeling when you're finally older than the average tour card holder.

2019 BDO allowed players to leave without sanction but age went down.
2020 Was the BDO exodus as it failed.
2021 Was the COVID year where players went PDC because it guaranteed darts.

[TheMalteseDart]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

Kanik is back on tour for him to insult/bully/abuse again also. At least West is no longer on tour to do the same.

What’s this?

[DeepFriedRat]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

Kanik is back on tour for him to insult/bully/abuse again also. At least West is no longer on tour to do the same.

What’s this?

Steve West claimed years ago that the only reason he lost against Kanik on the floor was because he stank

[The Crow]

Does Kim get along with Henderyck or will he need to thump him into a hedge?

Kanik is back on tour for him to insult/bully/abuse again also. At least West is no longer on tour to do the same.

What’s this?

Steve West claimed years ago that the only reason he lost against Kanik on the floor was because he stank

Yep and Kim openly mocked Kanik both in person in the room and online. A truly vile thing to do to someone.

[James4]

Lovely stayed back to watch his fate be decided

[willem0000]

WDF keeping their Champs, eat that PDC!