UK Open 2019 changes

[Ginge]

[The Jolly Man]

So what if a tour card holder doesn’t go?

Decent move anyway

[Ginge]

So what if a tour card holder doesn’t go?

I assume they would invite an extra person from the Challenge Tour.

[Black Velvet]

Makes sense.

[Ginge]

Adds more value to the Tour Card as well, guaranteed entry into a TV event (Yes you may not get on TV but you know what I mean)

[Spud180]

The gift that keeps on giving

[The Jolly Man]

Down side is that the players are seeded into the event from the oom rather than the UK open oom that often through up a couple of surprises

[Black Velvet]

Fair play to Hearn for listening to another of Rout's ideas.

[Ginge]

Down side is that the players are seeded into the event from the oom rather than the UK open oom that often through up a couple of surprises

Still an open draw though, so that element isnt totally lost.

[nikkiboy]

So the top 32 PDC OOM (MVG Andersen etc.) still come in at the last 64 stage?

[Ginge]

So the top 32 PDC OOM (MVG Andersen etc.) still come in at the last 64 stage?

Dunno who Andersen is, perhaps some up and coming Swedish player, but I imagine whatever exemption happens now will still happen in March, just using the main merit list.

[Astonvilla]

So does that mean the 6 UK open qualifiers are all gone?

[Ginge]

So does that mean the 6 UK open qualifiers are all gone?

Replaced by Pro Tour events.

[The Jolly Man]

Eight events remain to be played across two weekends on the 2018 Challenge Tour circuit on September 8-9 and November 10-11, with the top two players from the final Order of Merit claiming a PDC Tour Card.

Following the 2019 PDC Qualifying School, the next 16 ranked non-Tour Card Holders from the final 2018 Challenge Tour Order of Merit will be invited to compete in the UK Open.

[The Jolly Man]

So the early rounds will look like this I think :

RD1 97-128, + 32
RD2 65-96, + 32
RD 3 33-64, + 32 £1000
RD 4 1-32, + 32 £2000
Rd 5 32

[Dannyboy]

I’ve been saying this for how many years...

[Paddy McGinty]

Is this still being held at a holiday camp?

[nikkiboy]

Is this still being held at a holiday camp?

Yes mate, it also has a sponsor and live coverage by a major TV channel

[Black Velvet]

Is this still being held at a holiday camp?

Yes mate

Makes a change from the leisure centres.

[Paddy McGinty]

Is this still being held at a holiday camp?

Yes mate, it also has a sponsor and live coverage by a major TV channel

Do they still remove punters for looking like Jesus?