Q-School- Tour Card holders and Final Q-School OOM

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Following the conclusion of the fourth and final day of Q-School at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, where Ross Smith, Ryan Palmer, Yordi Meeuwisse and Vincent Kamphuis were the final four players to receive automatic tour-cards; the final Q-School Order of Merit list was finalised.

The Q-School Order of Merit awards tour-cards to a further 14 players; those of who amassed the most ranking points over the course of the four days.

The most high-profile player to secure a tour-card via the Q-School Order of Merit was a former UK Open finalist and a winner of multiple ranking events, Mark Walsh. Walsh was ranked first on the Order of Merit, after coming within one win of securing a tour-card on a couple of occasions this week.

Dennis Smith, a World Championship semi-finalist back in 2000, also reclaimed his tour-card via the Order of Merit, whilst World Championship preliminary qualifiers John Michael and Mick McGowan all secured their spots on the PDC Pro Tour until 2018.

Mark Barilli, Matt Clark, Terry Temple and Robert Owen all reclaimed their tour-cards, whilst the Dutch duo of Dick van Dijk and Ron Meulenkamp both secured their passage through the Q-School Order of Merit.

Elsewhere, four players secured tour-cards for the first time in their careers. Harry Robinson, Darron Brown, Matthew Dennant and Simon Preston will all be competing on the PDC Pro Tour over the next couple of years.

However, 2005 World Championship finalist and former World Master, Mark Dudbridge, failed to reclaim his tour-card after enduring a bitterly disappointing Q-School campaign. Dudbridge’s hopes on day four were ended in the last 256 stage, where he was beaten in a last-leg decider by John Crossley.

Elsewhere, 2012 World-Youth Champion James Hubbard was unable to reclaim his tour-card, after suffering a whitewash defeat in the last 512, for the second day in succession. Hubbard was beaten 5-0 by Andreas Hajimena, which ended his slender hopes of claiming a card.

Former World finalists Peter Manley and Kirk Shepherd also missed out on tour-cards. Shepherd came within touching distance of qualifying through the Q-School Order of Merit, but Manley enjoyed less success, winning just two legs throughout the entire four days.

Former UK Open finalists Colin Osborne and Barrie Bates both failed to reclaim their place on the PDC Pro Tour. Bates enjoyed a run to the last 16 on Thursday, but couldn’t replicate this form throughout the four days, whereas Osborne amassed just 2 points and finished 127th on the Q-School Order of Merit.

The final Q-School Order of Merit table can be found below.

2016 Qualifying School:
Day One: John Bowles, Simon Stevenson, Andy Parsons, Ricky Williams
Day Two: Jonathan Worsley, James Richardson, Ted Evetts, Ryan Meikle
Day Three: Ray Campbell, Jeffrey de Graaf, Tony Newell, Brian Woods
Day Four: Ryan Palmer, Ross Smith, Yordi Meeuwisse, Vincent Kamphuis
Q School OOM: Mark Walsh, John Michael, Dick van Dijk, Harry Robinson, Mark Barilli, Matt Clark, Terry Temple, Darron Brown, Dennis Smith, Mick McGowan, Simon Preston, Matthew Dennant, Robert Owen, Ron Meulenkamp

Final 2016 Qualifying School Order of Merit
Following Day Four

Rank	Name	Points
–	Q SCHOOL OOM TOUR CARD WINNERS	–
1	Walsh, Mark	18
2	Michael, John	17
3	Dijk, Dick van	13
3	Robinson, Harry	13
3	Barilli, Mark	13
6	Clark, Matt	12
6	Temple, Terry	12
6	Brown, Darron	12
6	Smith, Dennis	12
10	McGowan, Mick	11
10	Preston, Simon	11
10	Dennant, Matthew	11
10	Owen, Robert	11
14	Meulenkamp, Ron	10
–	DID NOT WIN TOUR CARDS	–
14	Power, Michael	10
14	Marriott, Jason	10
14	Hayden, Rhys	10
18	Berge, Joey ten	9
18	Kantele, Marko	9
18	Shepherd, Kirk	9
18	Claydon, Brett	9
18	Daniels, Nigel	9
18	Hine, Steve	9
18	Brown, Steve	9
18	Smith, Steven	9
18	Palfreyman, Joey	9
18	Hudson, Peter	9
28	Dale, Scott	8
28	Dowling, Kevin	8
28	Yamada, Yuki	8
28	Evans, Lee	8
28	Stone, Gary	8
28	Ladley, Dave	8
28	Lamb, Nigel	8
28	Thomas, Kevin	8
36	Laursen, Per	7
36	Dyos, Pete	7
36	Parody, Dyson	7
36	Huckvale, Adam	7
36	Burkhill, Trevor	7
36	Groen, Sven	7
36	Alcinas, Antonio	7
36	Walters, Ian	7
36	Littlecott, Colin	7
45	Hendriks, Jerry	6
45	Barnard, Michael	6
45	Quantock, Chris	6
45	Todd, Mick	6
45	Candlish, Alan	6
45	Shewan, Lee	6
45	Sudale, Ricky	6
45	Lerchbacher, Zoran	6
45	Gaweenuntawong, Thanawat	6
45	Marijanovic, Robert	6
45	Oosterhuis, Mark	6
45	Moss, Ian	6
45	Dewsbury, Marc	6
45	Vreede, Ryan de	6
45	Kirk, Aden	6
60	Evans, David	5
60	Hyslop, Ewan	5
60	Kelling, Jamie	5
60	Monk, Arron	5
60	Rooney, Keith	5
60	Foreman, Jay	5
60	Watts, Lee	5
60	Fullwell, Nick	5
60	Hylton, Mark	5
60	Woodhouse, Luke	5
60	Boyle, Paul	5
60	Eguchi, Yuji	5
60	Burgoine, Michael	5
60	Dawson, Michael	5
60	Bates, Barrie	5
60	Bettney, Paul	5
60	Edhouse, Ritchie	5
60	Wehder, Marvin	5
78	Place, David	4
78	Barham, Paul	4
78	Young, James	4
78	Brown, Ernie	4
78	Rowley, Paul	4
78	Landon, Jamie	4
78	Horst, Michel van der	4
78	Johnson, Andrew	4
78	Michels, Mareno	4
78	Rodriguez, Roxy-James	4
78	Forrington, Karl	4
78	Harrington, Ryan	4
78	Symes, Mike	4
78	Ayres, Daniel	4
78	Fatum, David	4
78	Roith, Bernd	4
78	Simm, Kevin	4
78	Padgett, Matt	4
78	Golding, Matthew	4
78	Humphrey, Thom	4
78	Smith, Daniel	4
78	Jukes, Jon	4
78	Beal, Michael	4
78	Fowler, Colin	4
78	Honey, Dave	4
103	Welding, James	3
103	Pearson, Michael	3
103	Cusworth, Lee	3
103	Fitzpatrick, Glenn	3
103	Howson, Richie	3
103	Weaver, Darren	3
103	Moorhouse, Carl	3
103	Schouten, Ron	3
103	Lawrence, Mark	3
103	Williams, Bradley	3
103	Eidams, Rene	3
103	Moffat, Lee	3
103	Parry, Kurt	3
103	Turner, Steve	3
103	Atkinson, Steve	3
103	Bain, Jamie	3
103	Marson, Les	3
103	Lewis, Craig	3
103	Gow, Stephen	3
103	Taylor, Scott	3
103	Griffin, Rhys	3
103	Dudbridge, Mark	3
103	Hartrey, Chris	3
103	Turner, Martyn	3
127	Atwill, Ron	2
127	Borland, William	2
127	Brammeld, John	2
127	Hunt, Adam	2
127	Latham, Darren	2
127	Morley, Kevin	2
127	Rasztovits, Michael	2
127	Read, Dan	2
127	Suzuki, Kentaro	2
127	White, Eddie	2
127	Crossley, Wayne	2
127	Forman, Mark	2
127	Hill, Chris	2
127	Malone, Michael	2
127	Place, Darren	2
127	Hendriks, Leo	2
127	Smith, Daniel P	2
127	Stubbs, Stuart	2
127	Ata, Duvaan	2
127	Chubb, Alex	2
127	Sullivan, Ciaran	2
127	Tarry, Jason	2
127	Ward, Ben	2
127	Dootson, Eddie	2
127	Fairweather, Arron	2
127	Osborne, Colin	2
127	Jackson, Rhys	2
127	Modra, Rob	2
127	Norton, Mike	2
127	Ryan, Sean	2
127	Ward, Harry	2
127	Baynham, Michael	2
127	Brown, Anthony	2
127	Head, Sam	2
127	Legius, Tommy	2
127	Martin, Peter	2
127	McTernan, Chris	2
127	Merchant. Karl	2
127	Simpson, David	2
127	Ellam, Jamie	2
127	Holgate, Ashley	2
127	Hosey, Richard	2
127	Johnson, Sean	2
127	Lovett, Shaun	2
127	North, Richard	2
127	Thomas, Martin	2
127	Wils0n, Mark	2
127	Adams, Ben	2
127	Gallimore, Stephen	2
127	Limer, Stephen	2
127	Randell, Tony	2
127	Rickwood, Robert	2
127	Thorne, Mark	2
127	Withers, Ian	2

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