THE inaugural PDC North American ProTour event this coming weekend will feature over 100 players, with the field headed by three-time World Champion John Part.
The first of three NAPT events, worth $10,000 apiece, will be held on Sunday at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, with a $2,200 first prize on offer.
Further events will be held in London, Ontario on August 26 and in Atlantic City on September 9, with the NAPT Order of Merit winner then being invited to play in the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.
Players in action alongside Canadian legend Part include his World Cup of Darts team-mate Ken MacNeil as well as fellow countryman Jeff Smith, who won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School in January.
American World Cup of Darts aces Darin Young and Gary Mawson, as well as Bill Davis - who played in the 2010 World Cup - are also in action in Chicago, alongside 1994 World Matchplay winner Larry Butler.
The field also includes a host of players with experience on the PDC circuit, including John Kuczynski, Ray Carver, Stacy Bromberg, Scott Burnett and Chris White, plus veteran challengers Bob Sinnaeve and Jim Widmayer.
Canada's Bryce Book, who reached the last 16 of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship in November 2010, will join last year's representative, Shaun Narain, the youngster who also competed at Qualifying School in January.
PDC North American ProTour Event One Entries
Raye Ackerman
William Anderson
Jason Barlow
Ryan Barnett
Rob Berriman
Bryce Book
Sylvain Bourque
Brad Bouxsein
Chuck Brocar
Stacy Bromberg
Gary Broomhead
Scotty Burnett
Paul Burns
Larry Butler
Ray Carver
Joe Chaney
Joe Clements
Shawn Clohecy
Greg Coburn
Lawrence Cullen
James Damore
Joe DaVanti
Bill Davis
Jesse Davis
Anthony DeArmas Jr
Ed DeBehnke
Danny Delfino
Joel Denenberg
Victor Dewilde
William DeWitt
Jesse Dicus
Gordon Dixon
Robert Dixon
David Flowers
Garry Glidden
Michael Griffin
Trish Grzesik
Robert W Ham
James Haraway
Todd Harrington
Terry Hayhurst
Steve Hill
Nicholas Holmes
Tim Hopkins
Jason Jarvis
Donny Joe
David Kerr
Kevin Killian
Ryan Killian
Raymond Knispel
Luke Kollias
John Kuczynski
John LaGamba
Dan Lauby
Dan Lauby Jr
Adrian W Lewis
Nick Linberg
Connley Litton
Chris Locke
Kenny MacNeil
Edwin Martin
Joseph Mateja
Gary Mawson
Christopher McFarland
Howard Meyers
Elliot Milk
Bob Miske
Sean Moran
Al Moskwyn
Jason Naert
Shaun Narain
Jim Newman
Kory Nichols
Tim Nicoll
Mark Nielsen
Dan Olson
Chuck Pankow
Steve Panuncialman
John Part
Richard Queener
Neil Quenon
Levi Remick
Bobby Ritter
Brandon Rogers
Brian Ross
Chris Ruby
DJ Sayre
Michael Sheridan
Robert Sinnaeve
Larry Slatht
Jeff Smith
John Sean Smyth
Ross Snook
Kenny Spiron
Doug Stacey
Bryan Stamey
Jeffrey Steinberg
Lor Thao
George Timpone
Liz Tynan
Isen Veljic
David Walsh
Dave Watson
Chris White
Jim Widmayer
Greg Wright
Darin Young
The 2012 tournaments will be held as follows:
PDC North American ProTour Event 1 - Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, July 22
Entry Deadline July 16 (12pm EST)
PDC North American ProTour Event 2 - Hilton London Ontario, August 26
Entry Deadline August 20 (12pm EST)
PDC North American ProTour Event 3 - Resorts Casino & Hotel, Atlantic City, September 9
Entry Deadline September 3 (12pm EST)
Prize Money will be awarded as follows:
Winner $2,200
Runner-Up $1,400
Semi-Finalists $800
Quarter-Finalists $400
Last 16 $200
Last 32 $100 (requires minimum 64 entries)
Format
All games will be the best of 11 legs, and play will commence at 12pm on each day. Players must register before 11am on the day of the event to be included in the draw.
Please Note
Should the PDC North American ProTour Order of Merit leader already have qualified for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship through a different qualification route, the next non-qualified player from the PDC North American ProTour OOM will qualify.
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship - Canadian Qualifier
The Canadian Qualifier will be held on Saturday August 25 as part of the weekend of tournaments at the Hilton London Ontario.
Entry costs $40 and is open to players aged 14 and upwards, the upper age limit requiring players to be aged 21 on January 1 2012.
The entry deadline for the World Youth Championship Canadian Qualifier is 12pm EST on Monday August 20.
Players must register before 7.30pm on Saturday August 25, and play will commence at 8pm.
Entries for all tournaments can be made via www.bullseyenews.com or by calling Bulls-Eye Marketing on 218.365.7655 or 800.688.3278.