PDC North American Tour Information

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!

Practicing Darts and Writing

I had to miss the ADO Masters Regional because I was busy working on a publishing deadline for an article. As soon as I get the results I will post them.

I have not been getting out to play much lately so I have been practicing at home. It kind of goes together well with my writing because my board is in the same room as my computer. I will write for awhile and then throw a few games of 501, and then sit down and write some more, and so on. It's interesting in that it reproduces the feel of being at a U.S. dart tournament...play one round, wait about an hour, play another round, wait some more, etc. Once I am finished my article I will put in some concentrated practice time and see how it goes.

So far, I am getting mixed results. I get the occasional good leg of 13 or 14 darts, but then some awful ones. I hope to get a little more consistent by May. Until next time, good darts!