PLAYERS can now enter the first six PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events through the PDC Online Entry System.
The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour returns in April with the first of seven weekends of darts to be played in 2012 for players aged 14-21.
Following the success of the inaugural year of the Youth Tour in 2011, the PDC have expanded the system this year to see three £3,000 events played per weekend in dedicated Youth Tour Weekends.
Two tournaments will be staged on the Saturday, with one being played on the Sunday.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events will be open to any player aged 14 or above, with an upper age limit of being 21 on January 1 2012. Players aged 21 at this time are eligible to compete in all 2012 events.
The first three events will be held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on April 21 & 22, and entries are now open for these events.
Players can also enter Events 4-6, which will be played at the Rivermead Centre in Reading on May 19 & 20.
Entries for the subsequent weekends will be placed online in due course.
Entry to each tournament costs £30 and must be made using the PDC Online Entry System.
Existing PDPA members will already have login details, while new players must first register their details by following this link.
Existing PDPA members or players who have entered previously for the Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier through the PDC Online Entry System must check that their Date of Birth is correct in the system to be allowed to enter tournaments.
New players must complete their Date of Birth whilst registering, and must provide ID when registering at their first tournament.
The entry deadline for each tournament will be 5pm on the Friday immediately prior to each weekend (i.e, 12pm on Friday April 20 for the Derby events).
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry Registration Page
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry System
The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour weekends will be as follows:
April 21 & 22 - Moorways Centre, Derby
May 19 & 20 - Rivermead Centre, Reading
June 2 & 3 - Ramada Hote, Bruehl, Germany
July 14 & 15 - Barnsley Metrodome
August 4 & 5 - Moorways Centre, Derby
September 29 & 30 - Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Dates TBC for one further weekend in Germany or Holland
The prize money breakdown for each tournament is:
Winner £500
Runner-Up £300
Semi-Finalists £200
Quarter-Finalists £100
Last 16 £75
Last 32 £50
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events will be open to any player aged 14 or above, with an upper age limit of being 21 on January 1 2012. Players aged 21 at this time are eligible to compete in all 2012 events.
The PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship will follow the 21 Youth Tour events and be held later in 2012, with details to be announced later this year but a confirmed prize fund of £30,000 on offer.