Q School Top Performers 2025

 

Q School is over, so here is an overview of the top performers. 

I have created my own Performance Model called PDB. This gives scores to performance in various areas. It aims to show who is playing well, and in time, who is likely to win or improve. (Maximum score is 800)

The PDB scores for Q School are as follows:

UK

Bradley Brooks       500

Jim Long                 400

Shane McGuirk      320

David Pallett           240

Paul Rowley            220

Mervyn King          220

Beau Greaves         220

Scott Waites           200

EU

Viktor Tingstrom                 740

Kai Gotthardt                      420

Maik Kuivenhoven              400

Jeffrey de Zwaan                 380

Stefaan Henderyck              320

Karel Sedlacek                     260

Gilbert van der Meijden     160

Stefan Bellmont                   140

Daniel Bauerdick                140

In terms of qualifying for Q School, there were two stand out performers in the UK with Bradley Brooks and Jim Long performing well across all areas.  The rest of the field was quite even. There doesn't seem a particular area that would help a player qualify. The best 180 hitters were not the best checkout players for example. This is why the top end of the UK Order of Merit was so close. Bradley Brooks seemed a cut above, but after that, it really was a lottery. Other factors such as nerves or feeling on the day seemed to be a bigger factor. 

This bodes well for the Challenge Tour, as there doesn't seem to be a clear favourite, especially from a UK point of view

In the EU Q School, things seemed a little different. Viktor Tingstrom was the stand out player. He came top in several categories. Then came 3 other qualifiers, suggesting there were more stand out players in the EU tournament at the top end. Jeffrey de Zwaan performed well across the board, so maybe he will have a good Challenge Tour season. 

It will be interesting to see how the year goes on the Main Tour and whether the players will play according to their early promise. Will Bradley Brooks and Viktor Tingstrom perform better than other qualifiers? 

Qualifiers:

UK: Day Winners

Tom Bissell

Justin Hood

Tavis Dudeney

Jim Long

Order of Merit Qualifiers

Bradley Brooks

Darryl Pilgrim

Greg Ritchie

Adam Lipscombe

Adam Paxton

Cam Crabtree

Adam Warner

Andy Boulton

Thomas Lovely

EU:Day Winners

Viktor Tingstrom

Kai Gotthardt

Dennie Olde Kalter

Maik Kuivenhoven

Order of Merit Qualifiers

Cor Dekker

Pero Ljubic

Karel Sedlacek

Oskar Lukasiak

Tytus Kanik

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Dominik Gruellich

Stefaan Henderyck

Maximilian Czerwinski

Max Hopp

Leon Weber

Marvin van Velzen

Highest Average UK                                                   Highest Average EU

Bradley Brooks                                                           Maik Kuivenhoven

Jim Long                                                                      Jeffrey de Zwaan

Paul Rowley                                                                Kai Gotthardt

180%  UK                                                                   180% EU

Shane McGuirk                                                          Viktor Tingstrom

David Davies                                                               Maik Kuivenhoven

Jim Long                                                                     Jeroen Mioch

Check Out % UK                                                      Check Out % EU

Christian Perez                                                          Viktor Tingstrom

Carl Wilson                                                                 Kai Gotthardt

Mervyn King                                                              Gilbert van der Meijden

Legs Won % UK                                                          Legs Won % EU

David Pallett                                                                 Viktor Tingstrom

Bradley Brooks                                                             Daniel Bauerdick

Scott Waites                                                                  Stefaan Henderyck