THE inaugural PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship will be played in three stages this year.
The new tournament, offering £30,000 prize money, will culminate in the final to be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday July 25, shown live on Sky Sports ahead of the World Matchplay Final.
Ahead of that, players will compete in two stages as the event works down to the final, with the first stage being knockout qualifying tournaments held in Rileys clubs around the UK or International Qualifiers.
The 20 Rileys Qualifiers will be joined by 12 International Qualifiers in playing off at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday June 12.
Play in Barnsley will be down to the last two players, who will compete in the final on stage ahead of the World Matchplay Final in Blackpool on July 25.
In the UK, 20 Rileys Darts Zones will hold knockout qualifiers for women, with the winner of each progressing to play in Barnsley.
Those players will be joined in the last 32 by International Qualifiers from the following countries:
Ireland x2
PDC Europe x2
North America x2
Australia x1
Sweden x1
Finland x1
Russia x1
Japan x1
Entry information can be found below for these events
In addition, Russia's former Lakeside Champion Anastasia Dobromyslova - as the only active female member of the PDPA - will be seeded into the last 32 of the tournament.
As well as a £10,000 first prize and £5,000 runner-up prize, the finalists will be invited to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts and also to receive a PDC ProTour Card in 2011 and 2012.
No entrants to the PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship will be required to sign a PDC contract, although should either of the finalists accept their invitation to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts then they must sign a playing contract for that event, and acceptance of a PDC ProTour Card would also require this.
All qualifying games and games from the last 32-final will be the best of seven legs, with the final the best of 11 legs.
The PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship is open to any woman who will be aged 18 or over on July 25 2010.
Entry for women into the knockouts held in Rileys Darts Zones will be free and is available by clicking here. Any player who enters a knockout must be available to compete in the last 32 in Barnsley on June 12 and the final Blackpool on July 25, should they qualify. Entries close on April 30 2010.
Rileys clubs staging qualifying events will be:
May 15: Bournemouth*, Hull, Victoria, Worcester
May 23: Bootle, Cardiff, Norwich, Oxford, Wolverhampton
May 29: Aberdeen, Chorlton
May 30: Brighton, Burton, Chester, Coventry, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Gillingham, Solihull
Visit www.rileys.co.uk/herecomethegirls to enter, or ask in-club. Entries close on April 30 2010.
Click here to download the event poster
* - Bournemouth qualifier moved from May 8 to May 15.
IRISH QUALIFIER
The Irish Women's Matchplay will be held on Saturday May 22 at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork, as part of the Maytime Darts Festival.
The entry fee is €20 per player and the closing date for receipt of
entries is Wednesday May 19, with entry open to all Irish female players aged 18 years or over on July 25 2010,
Entry forms and full details are available from either Michael O'Sullivan on 00353 (0)87 264 8291, Joe Coyne on 00353 (0)85 159 6550 or via www.dartsinireland.com.
Two women from this event will qualify for the last 32.
PDC EUROPE QUALIFIER
The PDC Europe Qualifier will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Salzburg on Saturday May 15, at 8pm.
Entry must be made in advance and can be done via the PDC Europe website.
Two women from this event will qualify for the last 32.
QUALIFIERS: STEFANIE LUCK & SABRINA SPORLE
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NORTH AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
The USA Qualifier will be held at the Cleveland Extravaganza tournament on Saturday May 1. This event will begin at 6pm and is being held at the Cleveland Airport Marriott, 4277 West 150th Street, Cleveland, OH, and will cost $20 to enter
The Canadian Qualifier will be held as part of the Le Skratch Sarantos Retsinas Memorial Dart Tournement, and the qualifier will be held on Saturday May 8 at 7.30pm. This event will be held at the Hellenic Community of Montreal South Shore Region, 5220 Grande Allée, Saint Hubert, Quebec, and will cost $20 to enter.
Two women will qualify for the last 32; one will come from the USA and one will come from Canada.
The entry fees for both events will be awarded to the winner for airfare expenses for their travel to the UK to compete in Barnsley.
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US QUALIFIER - STACY BROMBERG
CANADIAN QUALIFIER - CINDY PARDY
AUSTRALIAN QUALIFIER
The Australian Qualifier for both the PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship and PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship will be formed from results across eight tournaments on the Australian Grand Prix circuit in March, April and May.
Entrants must be in possession of a 2010 DPA Tour Card.
The events will be held on the following four weekends:
March 27 & 28 - DPA NDDA South Australia Darts Open (Adelaide)
April 17 & 18 - DPA Criterion Hotel Open (Young, NSW)
May 8 & 9 - DPA Goulburn Workers Club Open (Goulburn, NSW)
May 22 & 23 - DPA Redcliffe Darts Club Open (Redcliffe, QLD)
A separate qualification table will run for Women and Under-21s, and points will be awarded as follows:
Two points per win during the round-robin stage of each event
One point awarded if the player qualifies for the knockout stages
Two points per win during the knockout stages.
The woman who has accumulated the most points from the eight events will qualify for the last 32.
For further details, visit www.dartplayersaustralia.com
SWEDISH QUALIFIER
The Swedish Qualifier will be held on Saturday April 24 at the Malmo Open, which is being held at the Malmo Dart Centre. Entries can be made at the event, and for further information see www.malmodart.se
One woman from this event will qualify for the last 32.
WINNER - DEANA ROSENBLOM
FINLAND QUALIFIER
The winner of the Finnish Women's National Championship, being held on Saturday March 27, will qualify for the last 32 of the PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship.
This event is being held at the Sokos Hotel in Vantaa.
WINNER - MARIKA JUHOLA
RUSSIAN QUALIFIER
IRINA BOROVKOVA
JAPANESE QUALIFIER
Details are currently being finalised and will appear here when confirmed.
One woman will qualify for the last 32.