Josh Payne was victorious on Day Three of the Final Stage of the 2023 Q- School and collects a PDC Tour Card; going into the final day, Fallon Sherrock can nonetheless play her manner into competition by the Order of Merit
Last Updated: 14/01/23 8:30pm
Fallon Sherrock remains to be within the operating for a Tour Card
Josh Payne secured a PDC Tour Card because the Final Stage of the 2023 Q-School continued on Saturday, whereas Fallon Sherrock additionally stays in competition.
Gravesend’s Payne, a winner of two Players Championship titles, joined Arron Monk and Graham Usher in coming by UK Qualifying School to safe computerized Tour Cards as he took victory on Day Three in Milton Keynes.
The former UK Open quarter-finalist failed to select up a solitary level on Thursday or Friday, however he returned to profitable methods in sensational fashion on the Marshall Arena.
He got here by gruelling early tussles in opposition to Mark Challenger and Andy Boulton to maneuver by to spherical three, the place he averaged 99 in a whitewash win over Ryan Furness to proceed his cost.
Josh Payne received on Saturday in Milton Keynes (Photo: Steven Paston/PA Wire)
The 29-year-old additionally accounted for Mark McGeeney and Conan Whitehead to ebook a last-four conflict in opposition to Graham Hall, the place he produced some late fireworks to progress.
He virtually achieved perfection in opposition to Hall, lacking double 12 for the nine-darter earlier than wrapping up victory in 10 darts.
This arrange a crunch conflict in opposition to Chris Quantock, and Payne recovered from being 5-3 right down to prevail with legs of 13 and 15 darts within the closing levels.
Women’s World Matchplay winner Fallon Sherrock additionally stays in competition following her run to the final 16.
On Saturday she beat Nathan Girvan, Thomas Lovely and Alec Small earlier than Lee Evans defeated her 6-3 to forestall Sherrock from reaching the quarter-finals.
Sherrock is presently tenth within the UK Q School Order of Merit with 5 factors. To win her Tour Card she might want to end within the prime 9.
For Sherrock it’s going to all come right down to the ultimate day of Q-School
Hall and Dylan Slevin are tied in fourth and fifth spot on the UK Order of Merit respectively, whereas Saturday’s quarter-finalists Evans and former World Youth champion Keegan Brown are on seven factors alongside Friday’s runner-up Adam Warner.
2012 World Championship runner-up Andy Hamilton can be within the race on 5 factors as effectively.
De Zwaan lands rapid return to PDC circuit
Meanwhile, at European Qualifying School, former World Matchplay semi-finalist Jeffrey De Zwaan carried out magnificently in Kalkar to safe an instantaneous return to the PDC circuit, having dropped out of the world’s prime 64 following the Cazoo World Darts Championship.
The Dutchman relinquished simply 14 legs in his seven matches at Wunderland, defeating his compatriot Maik Kuivenhoven 6-3 in Saturday’s showpiece to seal the deal.
De Zwaan kicked off his marketing campaign with an emphatic 6-1 win in opposition to fellow Dutchman Stefan Schroder, earlier than overcoming Belgium’s Remo Mandiau and Japan’s Yoshihisa Baba to succeed in the final 16.
The 26-year-old then fired in a 107 common to dispatch Friday’s runner-up Pascal Rupprecht 6-2, earlier than breezing previous Alex Spellman and Arjan Konterman in quick-fire vogue.
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This arrange an all-Dutch showdown in opposition to Kuivenhoven, and De Zwaan wasn’t to be denied, conjuring up back-to-back 13-dart legs to verify his return to the darting large time.
However, Kuivenhoven – a semi-finalist on Friday – has already finished sufficient to ensure a Tour Card by way of the European Q-School Order of Merit, subsequently he additionally celebrates an instantaneous return to the skilled ranks alongside De Zwaan.
How to win a Tour Card
Day Four of Q-School on Sunday will provide a closing likelihood for gamers to win Tour Cards.
Each of the every day winners within the Final Stage obtain a Tour card.
In addition to Sunday’s winners, an extra 19 Tour Cards will likely be awarded on a pro-rata foundation to gamers from the respective UK and European Q-School Orders of Merit following Day Four – 10 in Europe, and 9 within the UK.
