THE entry deadline for the Rileys Qualifiers for the Speedy Services UK Open has been extended until midday on Wednesday April 18.
A total of 32 players will win through from knockouts held in Rileys clubs across the UK to compete in the Speedy Services UK Open in June.
More players have already entered this year's Rileys Qualifiers than they did in 2011, but due to a late surge in entries since the Easter break the entry deadline has been extended by five days to Wednesday April 18 at 12pm.
Entry costs £6 per player per event, and players will be allowed to enter more than one knockout. Entry is available via the Rileys website and closes at 12pm on Wednesday April 18.
Click here to visit the Rileys Qualifiers Entries page
Nicknamed 'The FA Cup of Darts', the tournament uses an open draw format, meaning that amateur qualifiers could even take on the top names in darts, such as reigning champion James Wade or former winners Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld.
Whilst professionals compete in eight £35,000 Qualifiers in a bid to be amongst the top 96 players (plus ties) from the UK Open Order of Merit to earn a place in Bolton, the Speedy Qualifiers and Rileys Qualifiers will each produce 32 amateur players.
The Rileys Qualifiers will be played on April 21/22, May 5/6, May 12/13 and May 19/20, with all events beginning at 12pm and requiring players to register before 11am. All games will be the best of seven legs.
Entrants must be aged 14 or above on June 7 2012, meaning that players who compete on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour will be eligible to play in the Rileys Qualifiers. Players must not have been a PDPA member since January 1 2010.
The Rileys Qualifiers will be held as follows:
April 21
Cardiff
Chester
Colchester
Lincoln
Middlesbrough
April 22
Bristol
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Gillingham
Hull
London (Victoria)
Sunderland
May 5
Coatbridge
Oxford
Twickenham
May 6
Edinburgh
Norwich
Worcester
May 12
Basildon
Bolton
Brighton
Burton-on-Trent
Leicester - now 6pm start time
Taunton
Wolverhampton
May 13
Chesterfield
Coventry
Nottingham
Reading
Stevenage
Wigan
May 19
Aberdeen
May 20
Stirling
Click here to visit the Rileys Qualifiers Entries page
Click here for the dates and venues of the Speedy Qualifiers
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