Tom Bissell [18][19][20][21] Justin Hood [22][23][24] Tavis Dudeney [25] Jim Long [26][27][28][29] Viktor Tingström [30][20][21] Kai Gotthardt [31][23][24] Dennie Olde Kalter [25] Maik Kuivenhoven [26][27][32][29] To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, a ranking was created for each Q-School and a point was awarded for every win after the Last 64.
The German Darts Open returns after a one-year absence and will be hosted in Göttingen, with the location rejoining the tour for the first time since 2018.
[37] In a change from the previous year, the top 16 on the two-year main PDC Order of Merit ranking will now be seeded for events, while the 16 qualifiers from the one-year Pro Tour Order of Merit ranking will not be seeded.
[42] Under PDC Order of Merit Rule 4.2,[43] the Challenge Tour OoM rankings are used to top up Players Championship events to make the total number of entries up to 128, should any of the current Tour Card holders choose not to enter the brackets, as of the Event entry deadline.
[51] According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.2,[43] players ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit or outside the previously mentioned age range on the cut-off date of a Development Tour event are not eligible to enter said event.
[52] According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.2,[43] women players ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit or under 16 years of age on the cut-off date of a Women's Series event are not eligible to enter said event.