A FURTHER eight Rileys Amateur Qualifiers have won their places in the Coral UK Open Televised Finals next month, with Andy Boulton, Tony Randell, Tony Broughton and Alan Casey all returning to the event.
March's Coral UK Open Televised Finals at the Butlins Minehead Resort will see 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers win through from knockout events being held in Rileys Sports Bars around the country this month, as they earn a place alongside top professional in the £250,000 tournament.
The second weekend of Rileys Amateur Qualifiers saw eight players players win their places in Minehead, including Andy Boulton, who reached the last 16 of the 2011 UK Open as an amateur qualifier.
Boulton, a three-time Lakeside Championship qualifier, won the qualifying event at the Rileys Greenock venue to secure his place in a fifth UK Open Televised Finals.
Tony Randell, a former professional on the PDC circuit from 2005-2010 won through the Rileys Solihull Qualifier to earn a place in his third UK Open.
Two other former UK Open qualifiers also won through to Minehead, with Isle of Wight-based Tony Broughton claiming the Rileys Scunthorpe Qualifier and Alan Casey coming through the Rileys London Victoria Qualifier.
Shaun Lovett, a 16-year-old from Dagenham, won the Rileys Gillingham knockout, while Nuneaton's Kevin Taylor was victorious at Rileys Burton, Leicestershire's James Young won the Rileys Derby qualifier and Bedlington's Chris Dobey was the Rileys Stirling Qualifier.
The Rileys Amateur Qualifiers are being held throughout February - and entries are still available for the forthcoming events.
Entry Information
Entry costs £3 if made online through the Rileys website, or £5 if made in person at any of the participating Rileys Sports Bars.
Entry also includes a free drink (or £3 cashback voucher in Scotland) and half-price entry into the Rileys Masters Series III.
To enter the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and for full rules, terms & conditions and venue addresses, visit the Rileys Sports Bars website.
The closing date for the receipt of entries is 48 hours prior to each specific event through the Rileys Online Entry System, or 24 hours before each specific event if entering in person at the venue.
NOTE: PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members (who competed at the 2014 PDC Qualifying School) can NOT enter these events and would enter the six UK Open Qualfiiers to be held in Wigan during February.
2014 Coral UK Open
Rileys Amateur Qualifiers Dates & Venues
All venues below 12pm start unless stated
February 1
Sheffield - Aaron Holdstock
February 2
Coventry - Carl Green
Oxford - Lionel Sams
Wolverhampton (Q1) - Ian Jones
February 7
London Victoria (Q1) - Alan Casey
February 8
Burton-upon-Trent - Kevin Taylor
Gillingham - Shaun Lovett
Scunthorpe - Tony Broughton
Stirling - Chris Dobey
February 9
Derby (Q1) - James Young
Greenock - Andy Boulton
Solihull - Tony Randell
February 15
Hull
February 16
Chorlton
Erdington
Peterborough Q Club
London Victoria (Qualifier 2)
February 22
Aberdeen
Brighton
Cardiff (**please note new date, was originally Feb 23**)
Coatbridge
Nottingham
Plymouth
Reading
Southampton
Wolverhampton (Qualifier 2)
Worcester
February 23
Bristol
Derby (Qualifier 2)
Norwich
South Benfleet
Wigan