2025-2026 CDC Q-School Series

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ABOUT THE CDC
The Championship Darts Circuit is North America’s professional darts tour! Our players showcase their talent in longformat tournaments held across the United States and Canada in pursuit of $200,000 (USD) in prize money and the chance to play in the PDC World Darts Championship, World Cup of Darts and U.S. Darts Masters. Our ultimate goal is to increase the visibility of the sport across the continent and create the next North American world champion!

TOUR CARDS AND THE Q-SCHOOL SERIES
The Championship Darts Circuit is built around a Tour Card system similar to that in use at the PDC. For 2025-2026, all Tour Card holders receive the opportunity to register directly into the main events on the Tour. The Q-School series provides participants a chance to earn their Tour Card AND paid entry for 2025-2026 CDC tour events.

2024-2025 Q-School Information

Prizes • Format • Entry Fee

The number of available Tour Cards as well as entry fee offset sponsorships in each Q-School is based upon the number of entries.

There is an 8-player minimum to hold any Q-School event.

2025 CDC Tour Card Holders not eligible

PRIZES

Minimum 8 Entries: Winner will receive a Tour Card
Minimum 16 Entries: Top 2 receive Tour Cards
Minimum 32 Entries: Top 4 receive Tour Cards
Minimum 64 Entries: Top 8 receive Tour Cards

All players earning Tour Cards will receive $375 entry fee credit on the 2025 Championship Darts Circuit. This credit must be used over three separate Tour weekends at $125 per weekend.

All players not earning Tour Cards will earn points on the CDC Associates List. This list consists of points earned at Q-Schools and the CDC Summer Series. Players on the Associates List will be offered entry in Main Tour events if there are not at least 64 Tour Card Holders registered (in merit order on the Associates List)

FORMAT

Random Draw Bracket
Best-of-9 Throughout
Straight In – Double Out 501 (SI-DO)
Single Elimination
Cork first leg only. Alternating start thereafter.
CDC bull shot rule is in effect.(Must win the start with a 25 or bullseye. Two darts outside the center ring tie.)
First match is scored by the last player drawn onto the board. Remaining matches are marked by the loser of the prior match on the same board.
DartConnect Digital Steel will be in use and all matches will be scored on DartConnect.

ENTRY FEE

$40 USD advance registration (links available on this page)
$50 USD onsite registration
$60 CAD onsite registration (available only for events held in Canada.)

2024 Q-School Events

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2025-2026 CDC Q-School Series

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What You’ll Need

2020 CDC Q-School Champions

2020 CDC Q-School Runners-up

2024-2025 Q-School Information

Prizes • Format • Entry Fee

2024 Q-School Events