ENTRIES for the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers for the UK Open have now passed 1,000.
There will be 32 places in June's UK Open on offer from the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, which are free-to-enter knockout events being held around the country in Rileys Darts Zones.
The knockouts will be held in 20 venues in April and May and played in two stages, with huge demand seen from keen amateur stars across the UK.
Over 1,000 players have already registered, with entries being taken until March 31 2010.
"We are delighted with the response and entries continues to rise daily," said Rileys Chief Executive Maurice Kelly. "With 20 high quality darts zones throughout the UK we are ideal locations for major tournaments like this."
Players can enter either by going online to www.rileys.co.uk/ukopen or by visiting their local Rileys Darts Zone.
Entry to the tournament is free and players will be allowed to enter more than one qualifying event. At each qualifying event, players will compete in the preliminary rounds on April 10/11, with the last 32 from each event then returning for the Regional Finals at a later date to compete for the places in the UK Open televised finals.
Qualifiers will be held at the following Rileys venues:
Preliminary Rounds
Saturday April 10: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Burton, Chester, Coventry, Gillingham, London, Manchester, Worcester.
Sunday April 11: Brighton, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Hull, Liverpool, Norwich, Oxford, Solihull and Wolverhampton.
Regional Finals
Saturday April 17: Bournemouth, Burton, Exeter, Gillingham and London.
Sunday April 18: Brighton, Cardiff, Croydon, Norwich and Oxford.
Saturday May 1: Aberdeen, Chester, Coventry, Manchester and Worcester.
Sunday May 2: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Solihull and Wolverhampton.
Saturday May 8: Hull
Entry forms are available online via the Rileys website.
Players who enter the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will receive an e-mail confirmation of their entry on the following Monday after their entry.
The entry helpline number is 0191 251 0255 for any queries.