Women's Count-Down Begins

THE last 32 players of the PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship will play off at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday for places in July's final of the £30,000 event.

The inaugural event sees 20 qualifiers from Rileys Darts Zones around the UK join PDC professional Anastasia Dobromyslova and 11 international qualifiers battle for the title.

The last 32 will play down to the final on Saturday June 12 from 4pm at the Barnsley Metrodome.

The final itself will be held on Sunday July 25 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool ahead of the StanJames.com World Matchplay.

There will be no seeding involved in the event, but there will be a recognition of past achievements in that eight players will be drawn at random to each of the eight boards being used for the last 32.

The eight players chosen are:
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Stacy Bromberg
Denise Cassidy
Stefanie Luck
Cindy Pardy
Clare Bywaters
Deta Hedman
Tricia Wright

Zoe McIntyre won the Rileys Aberdeen to claim the final Qualifying place, alongside 19 other players who had previously won through knockouts held in Rileys Darts Zones.

The full field of players is:
Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia)
Deana Rosenblom (Sweden)
Irina Borovkova (Russia)
Marika Juhola (Finland)
Stacy Bromberg (USA)
Denise Cassidy (Northern Ireland)
Sharon O'Brien (Ireland)
Stefanie Luck (Germany)
Sabrina Sporle (Germany)
Cindy Pardy (Canada)
Lavinia Hogg (Australia)
Kazumi Nakagawa (Japan)
Irina Armstrong (Rileys Bournemouth)
Ann Chilton (Rileys Hull)
Tara Deamer (Rileys Victoria)
Clare Bywaters (Rileys Worcester)
Glad Davies (Rileys Bootle)
Paula Clemett (Rileys Cardiff)
Juliet Findley (Rileys Norwich)
Deta Hedman (Rileys Oxford)
Emma Pearce (Rileys Wolverhampton)
Zoe McIntrye (Rileys Aberdeen)
Rebecca Rose (Rileys Chorlton)
Donna-Maria Rainsley (Rileys Brighton)
Louise Carroll (Rileys Burton)
Sue Cusick (Rileys Chester)
Fiona Carmichael (Rileys Coventry)
Tricia Wright (Rileys Croydon)
Kate Monaghan (Rileys Edinburgh)
Linda Jones (Rileys Exeter)
Marlene Badger (Rileys Gillingham)
Terri-Ann Bellamy (Rileys Solihull)

Play will commence at 4pm on Saturday, with the draw being made following the registration deadline of 3pm.

Results updates will appear here at www.pdc.tv throughout the event.