Rileys Secure A Dozen Qualifiers

Johnny Haines - Coral UK Open (Lawrence Lustig, PDC)

A DOZEN players secured their places in the Coral UK Open TV Finals on the third weekend of Rileys Amateur Qualifiers.

The penultimate weekend of knockouts for amateur players across the UK saw ten events staged in Rileys Sports Bars throughout the country.

Fraserburgh's Scott Robertson, a 41-year-old steel erector, won through the Rileys Aberdeen knockout to secure his third UK Open appearance, having previously played in the 2012 and 2013 tournaments.

Swindon's Johnny Haines will make his tenth UK Open appearance after winning through at Rileys Wolverhampton on Saturday alongside Telford's Andy Roberts, who has previously qualified three times as an amateur in 2007, 2009 and 2012.

Essex-based left-hander Paul Barham - a three-time winner on the PDC Unicorn Development Tour in 2011 - will make his UK Open debut following his success in the second Rileys Norwich knockout.

Yorkshire's Brian Dawson - who competed in his third Lakeside Championship last month - will make his UK Open debut after winning the Rileys Sheffield Qualifier.

Oldham's Paul Cartwright, who previously qualified for the 2011 UK Open as an amateur, won the Rileys Chorlton knockout, while Wigan's Jimmy McKirdy won through at Rileys Chester to secure his debut in a televised event.

Sunday's four knockouts included both Dave Parletti and Darryl Pilgrim winning through in the second qualifier at London Victoria.

Croydon's Pilgrim is set to make his first appearance in a televised event, while Parletti will compete in the UK Open for a third successive year at the Butlins Minehead Resort.

Welshman Mark Layton won through at Rileys Worcester to secure his fourth UK Open appearance, while veteran left-hander John Ferrell will also compete for a fourth time in the event following his success at Rileys South Benfleet.

Northampton's Martin Biggs, a 35-year-old baker, was the day's other qualifier as he won through at Rileys Coventry.

A total of 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will compete in this year's Coral UK Open TV Finals at the Butlins Minehead Resort from March 3-5, where they compete against many of the sport's top names in the multi-board tournament.

The Rileys Amateur Qualifiers continue with the final five knockouts on February 10-11 in the last of four weekends of action in Rileys Sports Bars across the UK.

Entries are being taken via www.rileys.co.uk/tournaments

Full Terms & Conditions and Tournament Rules are also available at the Rileys website.

Dates & Venues
Friday January 20

London Victoria (Two Players Qualify) - Lee Evans, Dan Read

Saturday January 21
Chester - Steve Maish
Sheffield - Dave Prins
Twickenham - Gary Eastwood
Wolverhampton (Two Players Qualify) - Gareth Pass, Neil Smith

Saturday January 28
Coventry - Ben Green
Greenock - Wayne Morris
Harlow - Alex Roy
Liverpool - James Carroll
Norwich - Kevin Edwards
Nottingham - Nicky Bell

Sunday January 29
Leicester - Brandon Walsh
South Benfleet - Paul Hogan

Friday February 3
Aberdeen - Scott Robertson

Saturday February 4
Chester - Jimmy McKirdy
Chorlton - Paul Cartwright
Norwich - Paul Barham
Sheffield - Brian Dawson
Wolverhampton (Two Players Qualify) - Johnny Haines & Andy Roberts

Sunday February 5
Coventry - Martin Biggs
London Victoria (Two Players Qualify) - Dave Parletti & Darryl Pilgrim
South Benfleet - John Ferrell
Worcester - Mark Layton

Friday February 10
Nottingham

Saturday February 11
Greenock
Liverpool
Solihull
Twickenham ** Moved from original date of Saturday February 4 **