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Official Qualifier Rules & Regulations
Amended 12/29/05
1. Proof of US Citizenship
All participants must be US citizens and 21 years of age or older. Proof of US citizenship must be presented by the persons who qualify within 7 days of qualifying. Acceptable forms of identification proving US citizenship are as follows:
- Certified US Birth Certificate
- Valid US Passport
- US Certificate of Naturalization.
Only one of these documents is required. However, these are the ONLY documents that will be accepted as valid proof of citizenship to participate in this event. Certified birth certificates must include your given name and surname, date and place of birth, date the birth record was filed and the seal or other certification of the official custodian of such records. Photocopies of a certified birth certificate are NOT acceptable. (Please note: Drivers Licenses, Social Security Cards and other similar forms of identification DO NOT qualify as proof of citizenship, and will NOT be considered valid.)
2. Eligibility & Fees
Entry into each of the 12 regional qualifier events is open to all players and is completely free. (No entry fee required.) However, players may only participate in up to a maximum of three (3) different qualifier events, plus the Friday Night Madness event, for a total of four (4) opportunities to qualify. (See item 10 below for special information regarding the “Friday Night Madness” event requirements and entry fees.)
3. Dress Code
The PDC Dress Code will be in effect for all qualifiers. There will be strict dress restrictions for all players and any player who does not conform to what is required will first be asked to change their attire, and then eliminated should they refuse to do so. No male participants will be allowed to play in a qualifier should they not be wearing long trousers, sleeved and collared shirts and their attire must not bear any offensive caricatures or words. Any form of shorts are unacceptable. All female participants similarly must wear nothing which may be deemed offensive, and may not wear shorts of any kind.
4. Player Conduct
Smoking and Drinking is NOT permitted during any matches by players at any qualifier event.
5. Qualifier Event Format
The format for all qualifier event play is best of seven legs of 501 in a knockout, single-elimination bracket. One toss of a coin will determine who throws first in legs one, three and five and should the game be tied at 3 legs each, then the players shall throw for the bull to decide who will throw first in the seventh and deciding leg.
6. BEN Pro Ranking - Top Seeds
The four (4) highest ranked players present, according to the current BEN Pro Rankings, will be seeded into the bracket at each qualifier.
7. Prize money
1st Place: Entry into the World Series of Darts main event
$2,000 minimum for Top 32 finishers.
No travel or accommodation expenses are included.
2nd: $200
3rd – 4th: $100
5th – 8th: $50
9th – 16th: $25
Total: $800 per event or $9,600 total (12 x $800)
8. Perfect Game Rewards
There are NO additional bonuses or rewards for hitting a perfect 9-dart game either in the qualifiers or the main event.
9. Onsite Event Registration
All 12 qualified players must register for the World Series of Darts at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casinos at the Friday Night Midnight Madness prior to 9:00 PM to verify that they are participating. Any of the previously qualified players not registering prior to 9:00 PM Friday night , May 19, 2006, will be summarily disqualified from the World Series of Darts event and a replacement player will be qualified through the Friday Night Madness event. All disqualified players will forfeit any prize money or expected compensation.
10.Friday Night Madness
Location: Mohegan Sun Casino Resort
Time/Date: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday, May 19, 2006
Onsite Registration: $50 Entry Fee
Online Pre-Registration: $40 Entry Fee
Pre-Registration Deadline 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2006
Click Here To View Official FNM Event Details
Event Format - Stage One: Competition is based on the lowest number of darts required to score down from 501, straight start, double finish. Players may try for a low score as many times as time permits.
Event Format - Stage Two: After 10pm the top 16 players, as determined in Stage One play, plus all ties, will go into a straight knockout bracket, no seeds, and will play best of 7 legs. From this final bracket, four players will go through to the fill the final four (4) positions of the main event.
Entry into the Friday Night Madness event is open to any player who is a US citizen and is 21 years of age or older, including those that may have already played in a another regional qualifier.
All players who wish to participate in the Friday Night Madness event must provide positive proof of their US citizenship (as described above). Players who cannot provide valid proof of US citizenship that evening, whether registering onsite or previously online, will NOT be permitted compete. No exceptions. No refunds.
The Friday Night Madness event entry fee also includes admission to the main event closed circuit lounge during both days of main event play.
Pre-Register Online NOW!
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