Behold

https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/09/07/2019 ... -confirmed

* Premier League expands to 17 nights, including double-header at Rotterdam Ahoy
* UK Open to feature 128 Tour Card Holders, 16 Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers & 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
* Prague to host European Tour event alongside established destinations in Germany, the Netherlands, Gibraltar, Austria and Denmark
* Amsterdam to host a PDC televised event for the first time
* 30 Players Championship events to be held in 2019
* European Qualifying School from January 3-6 in Hildesheim
* UK Qualifying School from January 17-20 in Wigan

Still persisting with the empty aircraft hangar just outside Dublin, then....

Going to Austria twice now and Czech Rep

Euro Q School during Lakeside.

Interesting

oche balboa wrote:Euro Q School during Lakeside.

Interesting

I noticed this. Although only the opening weekend.
What are the odds on Des and co scheduling someone in on that weekend, someone who also enters EQS?

a) its only on the first 2 days of Lakeside, feasibly you could still play all 4 days if you arent scheduled to play at Lakeside until the Monday or Tuesday
b) the PDC may offer the affected players with a clash entry into the UK one.

Well the Euro players will have to make a decision

Or they can ask the PDC if they will allow them in the other one as a special case, I doubt the clash was a malicious one.

The bubble is bursting

TheSandman wrote:The bubble is bursting

That’s why the PL has expanded to 17 events to fund the rest of the tour. It’s the only bit that works!!

Based on this calendar and not including any pay rises or prize funds decreasing, the total available on the tour next season is £11.75m.

I think there will be rises in the Premier League, World Matchplay, GSOD and European Tour raising this by another £400-500k.

Calculated move by Hearn, unpleasant stuff.

He would have clashed the UK one if he was that worried.

"And its that simple!" etc....

Why clash when the BDO are now happy for their players to go to QS.

Looks like Maastricht is getting dumped.

Astonvilla wrote:Why clash when the BDO are now happy for their players to go to QS.

At a guess,venue availability.

In any case, nobody on here knows a) if any Euro player at Lakeside actually wants to go to Q School, and b) if they do, if they will be allowed to enter the UK one instead due to the clash.

Wasnt Barney allowed to enter the "wrong" qualifier for a Euro Tour event at one point recently? If it wasnt Barney, it was another leading player.

Ginge wrote:

Astonvilla wrote:Why clash when the BDO are now happy for their players to go to QS.

At a guess,venue availability.

In any case, nobody on here knows a) if any Euro player at Lakeside actually wants to go to Q School, and b) if they do, if they will be allowed to enter the UK one instead due to the clash.

Wasnt Barney allowed to enter the "wrong" qualifier for a Euro Tour event at one point recently? If it wasnt Barney, it was another leading player.

Barney was allowed to enter the UK Euro Tour Qualifier, as the Euro Qualifier clashed with the Premier League nights.

Well there we go then, whats not to say exceptions can be made again?

How many euro players are actually at lakeside

Zapp Brannigan wrote:How many euro players are actually at lakeside

Current qualifiers as it stands here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_BDO_ ... ampionship