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The Road To Vegas!
The 2005 Las
Vegas Desert Classic IV is set for June 27 through July 3 and a 3 year deal has been reached with the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino to host this great event into the future. The PDC introduced Wild Cards to
the 2004 Las Vegas Desert Classic, which generated tremendous interest among players all across North America.
In the US last year, 3 American Wild Cards were determined using the BEN Pro
Ranking System for the Men’s Singles 501 at 10 tournaments held in the US between January 1 and April 25, 2004.
The top three American men point earners, who had not already received invites, received invitations to play in the Las Vegas Desert Classic III as one of the 32 finalists. Darin Young, Ricky Villanueva and Bruce Cottrell earned the three Wild Card positions.
With the excitement and success of the 2004 Wild Card program in the US, the
PDC Board of Directors has decided to continue the program with the 2005 Las Vegas Desert Classic IV and expand the number of tournaments that players
can earn BEN Pro Ranking Points at for the 3 American Wild Card spots to 20 tournaments. Now, the Wild Card program for 2005 includes tournaments in late summer and the fall dart seasons giving those tournaments added attraction.
The tournaments to be included in the 2005 US Wild Card Race for the PDC
Las Vegas Desert Classic IV are shown below:
Atlanta Peachtree Open Aug 6-8 $15,000 GA
USA Dart Classic III Aug 13-15 $25,000 CT
Windy City Open Sep 16-19 $21,000 IL
28th Louisiana Classic Oct 8-10 $12,000 LA
Allstate Darts Open Oct 15-16 $10,000 MI
New Mexico Open XXVI Nov 5-7 $10,000 NM
Long Island Classic Nov 26-28 $10,000 NY
Choo Choo Classic Dec 3-5 $12,500 TN
Pennsylvania Open Jan 7-9 $27,110 PA
Bluebonnet Open Jan $15,000 TX
Shoot for the Moon Jan 28-30 $15,000 AL
The Las Vegas Open Jan 28-30 $20,000 NV
Camellia Classic Feb 18-20 $10,320 CA
Easy Money Open Feb $10,000 KY
Syracuse Open Feb $15,000 NY
North Texas Shootout Mar $15,000 TX
St. Pat’s Open Mar $13,000 IN
Early Bird XXII Mar $14,000 LA
Virginia Beach Classic Mar $21,010 VA
Blueberry Hill Open Apr $21,000 MO
 The table shown below documents the
number of points earned for finishes in the Men’s Singles 501 at any of the 20 selected tournaments used to determine the 3 American Wild Cards for the Las
Vegas Desert Classic IV. The top American men earning the most BEN Pro Ranking Points as allocated and accumulated from all 20 of the selected
tournaments listed above will be awarded a place in the final 32 players to compete on stage in Las Vegas. Ties will be
broken by the most recent record of points earned by those players who are tied. The American men earning Wild Cards must be citizens of the US or residents of the US holding valid green
cards.
One additional Wild Card will go to a Canadian male player. The NDFC is
planning to establish a similar program for determining how the Canadian player may earn their Wild Card to the Las Vegas Desert Classic IV. Check
back here on our Web site or the NDFC web site for details as they become available.
There may be future changes to the qualifying tournaments due to
cancellations or prize money changes. Changes will be immediately posted at here on the Bull’s-Eye News web site, and will appear in the next issue of
the magazine. Any questions or concerns should be directed to ben@bullseyenews.com or 1.800.688.3278. Complete registration
information for the 2005 Las Vegas Desert Classic IV will be included in the next issue and is now on-line here 
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