Wayne Jones needs a Civic final for the worlds
Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones could need to go close to the Grand Slam title to stay in the PDC World Championship.
The Pro Tour ended with Jones outside of the qualifying criteria, despite coming out of nowhere to make his hometown event,
'The Wanderer' will be back at the Civic Hall oche when the nine-day competition resumes for a ninth year a week on Saturday, after missing the 2013 and 2014 tournaments.
And the Wednesfield thrower would need a run all the way to the Grand Slam final to make the worlds, where he's been involved every time since 2004. He reached the Civic's last four in 2009.
There will also be the last chance of the two spots available for the open PDPA qualifier, to be held at Coventry City Football Club's Ricoh Arena on November 30.
The Pro Tour rankings are final with Jones 56th after Saturday and Sunday's final Players Championship offerings at the same venue, where Jones only made £500.
He flew out of the traps on the first day, whitewashing Steve Douglas 6-0, but a 6-3 defeat to Jamie Caven put him out at the first money stage, picking up £250 as a second round loser.
He reached the same stage on day two, after opening with a 6-1 win over Jamie Robinson. He then bowed out to the formidable Dave Chisnall by an identical verdict.
Jones had excelled in the Friday's Grand Slam qualifier with his work cut out for him, needing to win four games to nab a spot with a tough draw in the first round.
He beat fellow veteran of the circuit Kevin Painter 5-3, before excelling in a 5-2 victory over another useful opponent in Andrew Gilding.
Confidence was high after a 5-2 success over James Wilson, setting up a winner-take-all tie against Devon Petersen.
He saw off Petersen 5-3 to take one of the eight places that were on offer for the Grand Slam for winners in the fourth round.
He also tried to make the cut for next month's World Series that evening, keeping up his winning streak with a 6-5 vanquishing of John Bowles.
He was opposed by fellow Midlander David Pallett, from Newport in Shropshire, who he put out 6-3 before edging past Paul Milford in another 6-5 last leg battle.
But a 6-3 loss to Chris Dobey, who went on to beat Kim Huybrechts and qualify, kept him away from the four places available.
