 Jones dropped out of the top 64 during the year and played in Q School to try and earn a new Tour Card.He reached the last 32 on the third day, but over the course of event he did not win enough points and will not be able to play in the full schedule of PDC events in 2017.However, Jones won back his tour card in 2018 after topping the Challenge Tour Order Of Merit in 2017, which gave him another two years on the full PDC Circuit.