Corey Cadby and Graham Usher latest to clinch PDC Tour cards at Q-School; Fallon Sherrock suffers early exit | Darts News

Fallon Sherrock suffered a 6-1 loss to Darryl Pilgrim in the round of 128; Final Stage of Q-School is played each day from Thursday to Sunday, with the winner of each session automatically earning their Tour Card; Players can also earn their cards via an Order of Merit

Corey Cadby defeated Karel Sedlacek 6-3 in Friday’s final to earn his PDC Tour Card

Corey Cadby and Graham Usher became the latest players to win PDC Tour Cards at Q-School on Friday as Fallon Sherrock struggled to get off the mark.

On her hunt for her first ever Tour Card, Sherrock fell to a 6-1 defeat against Darryl Pilgrim in the round of 128, meaning she will have to find her form for the remainder of the weekend if she wants to secure her place on the pro tour via the Order of Merit.

2018 UK Open runner-up Cadby produced a trio of ton-plus averages at the Wunderland to seal his return to the PDC circuit, defeating Karel Sedlacek 6-3 in Friday’s final.

The Australian kicked off his campaign in stunning style, averaging 103 to whitewash Steven Morrison, before recovering from 5-3 down to deny Lukas Wenig in round two.

The 27-year-old then eased past Kevin Blomme and Chris Landman to seal his spot in the last eight, where he produced his second ton-plus average of the day to dispatch Poland’s Sebastian Bialecki.

This set up a semi-final showdown against German prospect Pascal Rupprecht, and Cadby came from 4-3 down to prevail in a topsy-turvy tussle, landing five 180s to emerge victorious in a dramatic last-leg decider.

Cadby then turned on the style in a high-quality tussle against Sedlacek, winning six of the last seven legs to triumph with a 101 average.

Meanwhile, at the Marshall Arena, 49-year-old Usher produced a fine comeback to edge out Adam Warner 6-5 and seal a place on the professional circuit for the first time in his career.

Usher, a UK Open qualifier in 2009, recovered from 5-3 down to deny Warner, producing legs of 14 and 15 darts in the closing stages to become part of the darting big time.

After battling past Scotland’s Jim McEwan in his opener, the Scarborough star dispatched Christopher Holt and Dylan Slevin in emphatic style, conceding just three legs across both games.

Usher also accounted for Lee Budgen, Jarred Cole and Lee Evans to set up a blockbuster tie against Warner, where he converted 136 and 81 finishes to triumph in Milton Keynes.

Czech star Sedlacek defeated Jelle Klaasen, Kenny Neyens and Maik Kuivenhoven to secure a five-point tally and move into the provisional European Q School Order of Merit places.

Kuivenhoven registered three ton-plus averages in his bid to seal an immediate return to the ProTour, while German newcomer Rupprecht defeated Dutch duo Richard Veenstra and Gian van Veen to move top of the Order of Merit on seven points.

In the UK, Warner whitewashed Ryan Murray, overcame World Youth finalist Nathan Girvan and dumped out former World Youth Champion Keegan Brown in his run to the final, which catapults him to the top of the UK Q School Order of Merit.

Elsewhere, 2018 World Championship semi-finalist Jamie Lewis enjoyed an impressive run to the quarter-finals, alongside former Tour Card Holder Adam Hunt and Ryan Harrington.

How can you win a Tour Card?

A total of 27 PDC Tour Cards will be on offer in the Final Stage from January 12-15, with each of the daily winners in the UK and Europe receiving an automatic Tour Card.

The remaining 19 Tour Cards will be allocated to players from the UK and European Q-School Final Stage Orders of Merit and split on a pro-rata basis of total participants in each region.

Any ties in the Q-School Orders of Merit will be split as follows based on all match results: Leg Difference, Legs Won, then DartConnect average. If players still cannot be split, a play-off would be organised.