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Tickets have gone on sale for the inaugural UK Open Darts Championship Final at the De Vere
Whites Hotel/Reebok Stadium between May 30th-June 1st. This is the Professional Darts Corporation’s fifth annual live televised event on Sky Sports.
The culmination of ten months of competition throughout the United Kingdom, the UK Open
Final will see the Top 128 money earners in the UK Open Order of Merit come together in a true Festival of Darts to compete for £124,000 in prize money.
For the first two days, seven mini stages and one main stage will be on use as the best
aspiring players, some via Laurel Pub competitions, and the world’s elite attempt to become the inaugural UK Open Champion.
This FA Cup style event (with each round re-drawn) will include the best professionals in
the world with the likes of Ladbrokes.com World Champion John Part, Ten Times World Champion Phil The Power Taylor, Alan The Ice Man Warriner, Peter Manley, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle and Ronnie The Rocket Baxter among a host of professionals topping the bill.
A true test of any player’s ability and stamina, the UK Open will eventually produce a very
worthy winner, one who will have to overcome a gruelling three days of darts to emerge victorious. Sky Sports will cover the event in its entirety with
roving cameras and reporters. Eric Bristow will be in constant audio contact with the ‘mini stages,’ able to transfer to a crucial match at a moment’s
notice. A main stage will be the sole focus of attention come Sunday’s quarter finals, semi final and final.
Tickets are now on sale at the Reebok Stadium Ticket Hotline on 0871 871 2932
Sessions and Times:
Friday, 30th May - Session Time: 7 - 11pm
Round One: Players ranked 65-128 in UK Open Order of Merit compete over best
of 9 legs.
Round Two: Winners of Round One join players ranked 32-64 in UK Open Order of Merit to compete over best of 9 legs.
Ticket Price - £6
Saturday, 31st May - Session Time:12 - 6pm
Round Three: Winners of Round 2 join players Ranked 1-32 in UK Open Order of
Merit to compete over best of 9 legs.
Round Four: 32 players remain for 16 matches to be played over best of 15 legs
Ticket Price - £7
Saturday, 31st May - Session Time: 7-11pm
Round 5: 16 Players remain for 8 matches to be played over best of 17 legs.
Ticket Price - £8
Sunday, 1st June - Session Time: 12-6pm
Quarter Finals to be played best of 19 legs.
Semi Finals to be played over best of 21 legs.
Ticket Price - £10
Sunday, 1st June - Session Time: 7-10pm
Final to be played over best of 35 legs.
Ticket Price - £12
Season Ticket Available for all Sessions - £40.
Children Under 14 - 25% discount; Children Under 2 - Free Of Charge.
All tickets for this superb ‘FA Cup of Darts’ will be on sale through the Reebok Stadium
Hotline with all bookings (other than in person) incurring a transaction fee of £1. Telephone: 0871 871 2932
Gayle Farmer
PDC Media and Communications Manager
E-mail:gayle.farmer@prodarts.com
Mobile:07786 262 818
Office:024 7669 3335
Fax:024 7669 3336
Daniel Reuben
BWFC Communications Manager
Office:01204 673675
E-mail:dreuben@bwfc.co.uk
The tournament will take place in the Premier Suite of the Reebok Stadium/De Vere Whites
Hotel, courtesy of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
The 128 players who qualify for the UK Open Grand Final are the highest money earners from eight Regional Finals which took place across the UK. For full details visit the PDC website - www.planetdarts.co.uk
Prize Fund Breakdown:
1st–£30,000; 2nd–£15,000; 3rd-4th–£7,500; 5th-8th–£4,000; 9th-16th–£2,000; 17th
-32nd–£1,000; 33rd-64th–£500.
Dates:
15-16th Feb – Laurel UK Open South West Regional Final
22nd-23rd March – Laurel UK Open North West Regional Final
12-13th April – Laurel UK Open Midland Regional Final
30th May – 1st June – UK Open Final. Reebok Stadium, Bolton
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