[3] The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 19–22.
The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played: Prakash Jiwa Lee Bryant Stephen Burton Jim Brown Richard North Ritchie Edhouse Royden Lam Maik Langendorf Scott Taylor Richie Burnett John Part Steve Lennon Martin Schindler Kirk Shepherd Toni Alcinas Paul Nicholson A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system: To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit.
The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result: As with recent years, 6 qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2018 World Championship Qualifier were played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow.
Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.