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25 Jun 2009
ALMOST 200 players will battle for the 12 qualifying places at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VIII.
Knockout qualifiers will be held on Sunday and Monday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for the remaining places in the 32-player field for the televised stages of the Desert Classic.
Six players from each day's qualifiers will join the PDC's top 16 and four leading north Americans in front of the Sky Sports cameras from July 1-5.
Over 190 players have entered the qualifiers, including the 2003 Desert Classic champion Peter Manley, who was recently knocked out of the PDC's top 16 by Mark Walsh.
Australian Simon Whitlock will join Gary Anderson and Mark Webster in looking to make a Desert Classic debut, while Robert Thornton hopes to follow up his qualification last year (pictured) with a repeat success.
A strong Dutch contingent includes Jelle Klaasen, Michael van Gerwen, Vincent van der Voort, Roland Scholten, Co Stompe and Jan van der Rassel.
Players from as far afield as Japan, New Zealand and Australia have entered the qualifiers, along with players from the US, Canada and Europe.
The two qualifying events will be the best of nine legs throughout, and play will commence at 12pm local time. The draw will be made following the close of registration at 11am.
The full list of entrants is:
Aaron Turner
Adam Young
Adrian W Lewis
Alan Green
Alan Taylor
Allan Snabel
Andreas Waldenmaier
Andrew Bennett
Andy Askey
Andy Bradbury
Andy Fordham
Andy Jenkins
Andy Mason
Andy Smith
Anne Gustafsson
Anthony Eugenia
Anthony Thompson
Barrie Bates
Ben Burton
Bernard Prenter
Bertrand Lajoie
Bill Grubb
Brad Hann
Brian Griffiths
Brian Jones
Brian Rowe
Bryan de Hoog
Chris Cooper
Chris Duff
Chris Edwards
Chris Goodband
Chris White
Chuck Pankow
Co Stompe
Colin Monk
Cory Donham
Cyril Pearce
Dale A Slamon
Dan Butler
Dan Lauby
Dan Zimmerman
Darren Johnson
Darren Latham
Darren Starr
Dave Fearn
Dave Ladley
Davey Mansell
David Ansell
David Fatum
David Flowers
David Goodchild
David Mailloux
Davis Snider
Daz Horler
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Dieter Schutsch
Drazen Severin
Eddie Lawrence
Gary Anderson
Gary Barnett
Gary Mawson
Gary Storey
Geoff Daniels
George Goddard
Gerry Convery
Ghislain Tremblay
Gordon Morrison
Graham Warburton
Gregor Cruickshank
Gregory Coburn
Ian Jopling
Jacko Barry
James Barton
James Stephenson
Jamie Caven
Jan van der Rassel
Jason Clark
Jeff Angione
Jeff Hubbard
Jelle Klaasen
Jim McKevitt
Jim Newman
Joachim Koessler
Joe Cullen
Joe DaVanti
Joe Formica
John Dawes
John Denich
John Jenkinson
John Kuczynski
John Latchic
John Loew
John Murray
John Quantock
John Worthington
Jon Archer
Jules Budd
Karl Loiseau
Ken MacNeil
Kev Dowling
Kevin Fletcher
Kevin Harris
Kevin Hill
Kevin McDine
Kirk Shepherd
Larry Butler
Lee Williams
Louis Blundell
Marc Garcia
Mark Carter
Mark Davis
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Lawrence
Mark Nielsen
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
Mark Stephenson
Mark Tiller
Mark Venable
Mark Webster
Martin Hulme
Martin S Rodda
Martyn Turner
Matt Clark
Matt Jackson
Michael Putz
Michael van Gerwen
Mick McGowan
Morihiro Hashimoto
Neil Dickson
Neil McKnight
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Panton
Nikash Patel
Pär Riihonen
Pat Breithaupt
Patrick Thernstrom
Paul DiCecca
Paul Hawkett
Paul Knighton
Paul Lim
Paul Walker
Pete Allsopp
Pete Galloway
Pete Riehl
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Phillip Hazell
Piki Morrison
Preston Fox
Ray Carver
Robbie Newland
Robert Heckman
Robert Race
Robert Tafuri
Robert Thornton
Rocco Maes
Roger England
Roland Scholten
Ron Peppers
Ryan Vander Weit
Sam Rooney
Sara Rose
Sato Fumihiro
Scott Clifford
Scott Henning
Scott Robertson
Sean Palfrey
Shane O'Connor
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Stephen Grant
Stephen MacAulay
Stephen Osborne
Stephen Panuncialman
Steve Beaton
Steve Bentley
Steve Brown
Steve Carey
Steve Gooch
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Hogan
Steve Maish
Stuart Holden
Timmy Nicoll
Tom Wilson
Tony Ayres
Tony Eccles
Tyler Hayne
Vincent van der Voort
Wes Newton
The draw will be made at 11am on Sunday and will see the players drawn into six groups, each of which will play down to one winner.
The six "group winners" will qualify for the televised stages, the six "group runners-up" will receive £1,000 and the 12 "group semi-finalists" will receive £250.
The seeding groups are:
Group 1: 1 - 24 - 7 - 18
Group 2: 2 - 23 - 8 - 17
Group 3: 3 - 22 - 9 - 16
Group 4: 4 - 21 - 10 - 15
Group 5: 5 - 20 - 11 - 14
Group 6: 6 - 19 - 12 - 13
The seeds for Sunday's qualifier will be:
1 Peter Manley
2 Robert Thornton
3 Denis Ovens
4 Mark Dudbridge
5 Vincent van der Voort
6 Roland Scholten
7 Kirk Shepherd
8 Jelle Klaasen
9 Andy Smith
10 Barrie Bates
11 Tony Eccles
12 Michael van Gerwen
13 Co Stompe
14 Andy Jenkins
15 Kevin McDine
16 Steve Beaton
17 Wes Newton
18 Jamie Caven
19 Matt Clark
20 Steve Maish
21 Gary Mawson
22 Jan van der Rassel
23 Dennis Smith
24 Mick McGowan
For Monday's qualifier, all entrants except Sunday's six qualifiers will be re-drawn following registration on Monday, with the seedings adjusted to reflect any qualifiers.
Knockout qualifiers will be held on Sunday and Monday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for the remaining places in the 32-player field for the televised stages of the Desert Classic.
Six players from each day's qualifiers will join the PDC's top 16 and four leading north Americans in front of the Sky Sports cameras from July 1-5.
Over 190 players have entered the qualifiers, including the 2003 Desert Classic champion Peter Manley, who was recently knocked out of the PDC's top 16 by Mark Walsh.
Australian Simon Whitlock will join Gary Anderson and Mark Webster in looking to make a Desert Classic debut, while Robert Thornton hopes to follow up his qualification last year (pictured) with a repeat success.
A strong Dutch contingent includes Jelle Klaasen, Michael van Gerwen, Vincent van der Voort, Roland Scholten, Co Stompe and Jan van der Rassel.
Players from as far afield as Japan, New Zealand and Australia have entered the qualifiers, along with players from the US, Canada and Europe.
The two qualifying events will be the best of nine legs throughout, and play will commence at 12pm local time. The draw will be made following the close of registration at 11am.
The full list of entrants is:
Aaron Turner
Adam Young
Adrian W Lewis
Alan Green
Alan Taylor
Allan Snabel
Andreas Waldenmaier
Andrew Bennett
Andy Askey
Andy Bradbury
Andy Fordham
Andy Jenkins
Andy Mason
Andy Smith
Anne Gustafsson
Anthony Eugenia
Anthony Thompson
Barrie Bates
Ben Burton
Bernard Prenter
Bertrand Lajoie
Bill Grubb
Brad Hann
Brian Griffiths
Brian Jones
Brian Rowe
Bryan de Hoog
Chris Cooper
Chris Duff
Chris Edwards
Chris Goodband
Chris White
Chuck Pankow
Co Stompe
Colin Monk
Cory Donham
Cyril Pearce
Dale A Slamon
Dan Butler
Dan Lauby
Dan Zimmerman
Darren Johnson
Darren Latham
Darren Starr
Dave Fearn
Dave Ladley
Davey Mansell
David Ansell
David Fatum
David Flowers
David Goodchild
David Mailloux
Davis Snider
Daz Horler
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Dieter Schutsch
Drazen Severin
Eddie Lawrence
Gary Anderson
Gary Barnett
Gary Mawson
Gary Storey
Geoff Daniels
George Goddard
Gerry Convery
Ghislain Tremblay
Gordon Morrison
Graham Warburton
Gregor Cruickshank
Gregory Coburn
Ian Jopling
Jacko Barry
James Barton
James Stephenson
Jamie Caven
Jan van der Rassel
Jason Clark
Jeff Angione
Jeff Hubbard
Jelle Klaasen
Jim McKevitt
Jim Newman
Joachim Koessler
Joe Cullen
Joe DaVanti
Joe Formica
John Dawes
John Denich
John Jenkinson
John Kuczynski
John Latchic
John Loew
John Murray
John Quantock
John Worthington
Jon Archer
Jules Budd
Karl Loiseau
Ken MacNeil
Kev Dowling
Kevin Fletcher
Kevin Harris
Kevin Hill
Kevin McDine
Kirk Shepherd
Larry Butler
Lee Williams
Louis Blundell
Marc Garcia
Mark Carter
Mark Davis
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Lawrence
Mark Nielsen
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
Mark Stephenson
Mark Tiller
Mark Venable
Mark Webster
Martin Hulme
Martin S Rodda
Martyn Turner
Matt Clark
Matt Jackson
Michael Putz
Michael van Gerwen
Mick McGowan
Morihiro Hashimoto
Neil Dickson
Neil McKnight
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Panton
Nikash Patel
Pär Riihonen
Pat Breithaupt
Patrick Thernstrom
Paul DiCecca
Paul Hawkett
Paul Knighton
Paul Lim
Paul Walker
Pete Allsopp
Pete Galloway
Pete Riehl
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Phillip Hazell
Piki Morrison
Preston Fox
Ray Carver
Robbie Newland
Robert Heckman
Robert Race
Robert Tafuri
Robert Thornton
Rocco Maes
Roger England
Roland Scholten
Ron Peppers
Ryan Vander Weit
Sam Rooney
Sara Rose
Sato Fumihiro
Scott Clifford
Scott Henning
Scott Robertson
Sean Palfrey
Shane O'Connor
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Stephen Grant
Stephen MacAulay
Stephen Osborne
Stephen Panuncialman
Steve Beaton
Steve Bentley
Steve Brown
Steve Carey
Steve Gooch
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Hogan
Steve Maish
Stuart Holden
Timmy Nicoll
Tom Wilson
Tony Ayres
Tony Eccles
Tyler Hayne
Vincent van der Voort
Wes Newton
The draw will be made at 11am on Sunday and will see the players drawn into six groups, each of which will play down to one winner.
The six "group winners" will qualify for the televised stages, the six "group runners-up" will receive £1,000 and the 12 "group semi-finalists" will receive £250.
The seeding groups are:
Group 1: 1 - 24 - 7 - 18
Group 2: 2 - 23 - 8 - 17
Group 3: 3 - 22 - 9 - 16
Group 4: 4 - 21 - 10 - 15
Group 5: 5 - 20 - 11 - 14
Group 6: 6 - 19 - 12 - 13
The seeds for Sunday's qualifier will be:
1 Peter Manley
2 Robert Thornton
3 Denis Ovens
4 Mark Dudbridge
5 Vincent van der Voort
6 Roland Scholten
7 Kirk Shepherd
8 Jelle Klaasen
9 Andy Smith
10 Barrie Bates
11 Tony Eccles
12 Michael van Gerwen
13 Co Stompe
14 Andy Jenkins
15 Kevin McDine
16 Steve Beaton
17 Wes Newton
18 Jamie Caven
19 Matt Clark
20 Steve Maish
21 Gary Mawson
22 Jan van der Rassel
23 Dennis Smith
24 Mick McGowan
For Monday's qualifier, all entrants except Sunday's six qualifiers will be re-drawn following registration on Monday, with the seedings adjusted to reflect any qualifiers.
