Amateur players will get a chance to secure their place in the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open through a series of events to be held over the next three months in PDC in the Community venues and Rileys Sports Bars.
Following the introduction of PDC in the Community Qualifiers last year, qualifying events will now be staged in eight venues.
The eight PDC in the Community venues will each offer one place in the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open, and are:
Enderby & District Social Club, Enderby
Flights Sports & Social Club, Fleetwood
Legends Darts Lounge, Plymouth
Manton Sports Club, Worksop
OutOut Bar, Newport
Somercotes Snooker Club, Alfreton
The Syston Brookside Club, Syston
Worthies Sports & Social Club, Kings Worthy
Each venue will stage pre-qualifiers ahead of a final qualifying round to determine their winner, with all eight winners advancing to play in the Ladbrokes UK Open from March 6-8 at Butlin's Minehead Resort.
The venues include Somercotes Snooker Club in Alfreton, OutOut Bar in Newport and Plymouth's Legends Darts Lounge (formerly Victory Pub), which all successfully hosted Amateur Qualifiers for the 2025 Ladbrokes UK Open.
The Enderby & District Social Club recently enjoyed a makeover as part of the PDC's Darts on Your Doorstep initiative with Smart Energy GB, and will now utilise the facilities to provide a qualifier for the Ladbrokes UK Open.
In addition, a further eight places in the Ladbrokes UK Open will be on offer in Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, which will be staged in January and February across the UK.
The opening Rileys Amateur Qualifier will take place in Solihull on Saturday January 24, followed by events in Aberdeen and Coventry the following weekend.
Norwich will then host their Rileys Amateur Qualifier on Saturday February 7, before the remaining four events take place in Chorlton, Liverpool, Harlow and London Victoria later in the month.
Entries for the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will cost £15 and are available through the Rileys website - with entry open to all players over the age of 16 who do not hold a PDC Tour Card.
Online entries will close at 1700 GMT on the day before a qualifying event takes place.
Please note that some venues cannot permit entries for under-18s. Please see the Rileys website for full details.
Entries for the Amateur Qualifiers being staged in PDC in the Community venues are direct with that venue.
Rileys Amateur Qualifiers:
Solihull: Saturday January 24
Aberdeen: Saturday January 31
Coventry: Sunday February 1
Norwich: Saturday February 7
Chorlton: Saturday February 14
Liverpool: Sunday February 15
Harlow: Saturday February 21
London Victoria: Sunday February 22
PDC in the Community Qualifiers
Enderby & District Social Club, Enderby, LE19 4QF
Qualifier One: Sunday February 8
Qualifier Two: Sunday February 15
Finals: Sunday February 22
Entries via mem132008@live.com
Flights Sports & Social Club, Fleetwood
Qualifier: January 17
Entries via shewylfc@aol.com
Legends Darts Lounge, Plymouth, PL5 3PQ
Qualifier One: January 10
Qualifier Two: January 17
Qualifier Three: January 24
Qualifier Four: February 7
Finals: February 14
Entries via chris@legendsdartslounge.com
Manton Sports Club, Worksop, S80 2PU
Qualifier One: Sunday November 23
Qualifier Two: Saturday December 13
Qualifier Three: Saturday December 20
Qualifier Four: Saturday January 31
Finals: Saturday February 14
Entries via darts@wjda.co.uk
Out Out Bar, Newport, NP19 8GE
Qualifier One: January 10
Qualifier Two: January 17
Qualifier Three: January 24
Qualifier Four: January 31
Finals: February 7
Entries via davidhconroy@outlook.com
Somercotes Snooker Club, Alfreton, DE55 4HB
Qualifier One: Saturday January 3
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 17
Finals: Saturday February 21
Entries via dazlins1@aol.com
The Syston Brookside Club, Syston, LE7 1GG
Qualifier One: Thursday January 10
Qualifier Two: Thursday January 24
Finals: Saturday February 7
Entries via thomas.mackay1912@gmail.com
Worthies Sports & Social Club, Loader Close, Kings Worthy, SO23 7NJ
Qualifier One: Saturday January 10
Qualifier Two: Saturday January 17
Qualifier Three: Saturday January 24
Qualifier Four: Saturday January 31
Finals: Saturday February 7
Entries via bendalton86@outlook.com