PDC Tour Qualifying School: Tom Bissell shocks to take Tour Card on first appearance as Fallon Sherrock goes on the run | News about darts
Tom Bissell caused a shock to take the first PDC Tour Card from the final stage of Q-School with a 6-5 final victory over Bradley Brooks.
It was Bissell’s first time in Milton Keynes for the Q-School as he had never played on the PDC circuit before and will now be guaranteed two years on the professional circuit.
In the final phase of the European Q-School, Victor Tingstrom beat Jimmy van Schie 6-4 to earn his 2025 Tour Card.
It was a tight final, pitching until Bissell broke Brooks in the sixth, Brooks struck back in the eighth to tie the game 4-4.
With the game tied at 5-5 in the race to six, Bissell’s 14-dart leg earned him the win and his Tour Card.
“I think I’m ready for it,” Brissell said afterwards, looking forward to meeting Luke Littler and Luke Humphries on tour.
“I’m really stoked, just overwhelmed. I’ve probably been playing for about 10 years… I’ve always been a bit low-key with it, I’ve never really backed myself up, but today I had to and it paid off.”
Former world junior champion Brooks averaged a brilliant 103 in his semi-final against Aden Kirk, while Bissell beat Tom Sykes to book his place in the final, also winning John Henderson 6-5 on the road.
“Queen of the Palace” Fallon Sherrock he made it all the way to the top 32 before losing 6-3 in a hard-fought battle with Adam Lipscombe.
Sherrock averaged 91.83 on the day after starting with a 6-0 defeat of Arron Monk before beating John Brown 6-1 in the top 64.
After a 6-4 win against Steve Hine, Beau Greaves she suffered a 6-3 loss to Josh Payne in the top 64, dropping her to 51st in the rankings with two days left in the final stage.
‘Wizard’ Simon Whitlock made the top 32 before losing 6-4 to Adam Smith-Neale Mervyn King he went into the top 64 on the first day of the final stage with a 6-3 loss to Ryan O’Connor.
How does the final phase of Q-school work?
There will be a total of 29 PDC Tour Cards on offer in the final stage from January 9 to January 12, with each of the daily winners in the UK and Europe automatically awarded a Tour Card.
The remaining 21 Tour Cards will be awarded to players from the UK and European Q School Final Stage Reds of Merit, with a further 12 Tour Cards on offer through the European Q School, while nine players will go through the UK rankings.
All ties in the respective Q School Orders of Merit will be split as follows based on all match results: Leg Difference, Legs Won, then DartConnect Average. If the players still cannot be divided, a play-off will be organized.
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