OVER 100 players have entered the first three PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events of 2012, which will be played at the Moorways Centre in Derby next weekend.
The successful Youth Tour returns with 21 tournaments spread across seven stand-alone weekends this year, with two events to be played on the Saturday and one taking place on the Sunday.
The first events will be held on April 21 & 22 at the Moorways Centre in Derby, and are open to players who are aged 14 or above, with an upper age limit of needing to be 21 or under on January 1 2012.
The second weekend will be held at the Rivermead Centre in Reading on May 19 & 20, and the PDC can confirm that the third weekend of events will be staged in Bruehl, near Cologne in Germany, on June 2 & 3.
The first weekend's events in Derby are proving hugely popular, with over 100 players already entering already for the tournaments, with entries closing at 5pm on Friday April 20.
Entry to each PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event 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, 5pm 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
All players who have entered the events will be issued with a Players' Brief via email in the coming days.
Events 1-3 Schedule
Saturday April 21
9.30am-11am - Event 1 Registration
12pm - Event 1 Begins
2pm-3pm - Event 2 Registration
Not Before 4pm - Event 2 Begins
Sunday April 22
9.30am-11am - Event 3 Registration
12pm - Event 3 Begins
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Dates:
Events 1-3
Saturday April 21 & Sunday April 22
Moorways Centre, Moor Lane, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9HY
Events 4-6
Saturday May 19 & Sunday May 20
Rivermead Centre, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Events 7-9
Saturday June 2 & Sunday June 3
Ramada Hotel Bruehl, Romerstrasse 1, 50321 Bruehl, Germany
Ramada Hotel Bruehl Hotel Rates:
Single Room €77 including breakfast
Double Room €84 including breakfast
Contact Stefanie Loetzke on 0049 2232 204 506 or via stefanie.loetzke@ramada.de
Events 10-12
Saturday July 14 & Sunday July 15
Barnsley Metrodome, Queens Ground, Queens Road, Barnsley, S74 1AN
Events 13-15
Saturday August 4 & Sunday August 5
Moorways Centre, Moor Lane, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9HY
Events 16-18
Saturday September 29 & Sunday September 30
Robin Park Tennis Centre, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UH
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
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.