Bullseye News posted details and entry information for the PDC's North American Tour recently. Five events are featured for 2008, with the first beginning close to home for New Jersey area darters. You will want to ask for Friday, May 16 off to compete in the PDC U.S. Open and the North American Darts Championship at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
Big prize money is up for grabs for U.S. and Canadian entrants in the North American Darts Championship, with a $50,000.00 prize fund and $15,000.00 for first place. Entry is $50.00, but that is cheap considering you win 10X your entry just for finishing in the top 32! Play begins at 7 p.m. on May 16, with pre-entry required by May 7. The Bullseye News website offers a convenient online entry with Visa or Mastercard. They will play down to the top 4 on Friday night, and then finish out that Saturday night.
Even bigger money is available at the PDC U.S. Open, with a $250,000.00 prize fund and $25,000.00 for the winner. Making it through to the top 64 wins you $2,000.00, which is not bad! In this event the field will feature top names in the PDC. While some local players are intimidated by that, I say go ahead and play! Yes, you may draw Phil Taylor or some other top player in the first or second round, but that is not a bad thing. The chance to play darts with one of the top players in the world is a great opportunity and privelege, and events like this deserve a lot of support from us. The flyer reports that the PDC Open will start on Friday May 16, at 2 p.m., playing down to the last 16 before the start of the North American Dart Championship. The event finishes out on Saturday and then Sunday. Entry is $150.
Other events on the tour are in Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Chicago. See the flyer for more details. I will be there, and look forward to hearing from readers who are also coming. Leave a comment!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
PDC North American Tour Information
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I hope you can do some reports of them. It would be great to draw a top player in an early round.
I drew a local player first round last year, and won, before drawing Ronnie Baxter second round. At least it took him awhile to beat me (only because I am a slow thrower though!). If you do go out early, then you can wander around and watch top players in their floor matches from just a few feet away. It's definitely worth the entry fee, either way.
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