PDC North American Tour 2012/2013/2014

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The PDC North American Pro Tour

It’s ofﬁcial!
The PDC will launch a North American Pro Tour (NAPT) that is designed to grow each year and sustain itself after the ﬁrst 3 years. Each NAPT event will be held over a weekend with
the Pro Event being held on the Sunday. An associated tournament or warm-up event would precede the Pro Event on the Friday and Saturday.

The program is designed to sustain itself after the ﬁrst three years meaning that there would be at least 8 Pro Events in 2015 and subsequent years. Success of the program will mean additional growth
in year 4 (2015) in terms of increased prize money per event and/or an increase in the number of Pro Events throughout North America in 2015.

The following details outline the PDC NAPT program for the ﬁrst three years. At the present time, one of the 3 Pro Events to be held in 2012 has been conﬁrmed, the London Ontario NAPT Pro
Event to be held on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Hilton London Ontario. The 2 additional Pro Events will be announced as soon as they are conﬁrmed and will be posted on the Bull’s-Eye News
website: bullseyenews.com

1. The PDC NA Pro Tour would be open only to North American residents.

2. Each Pro Event in the PDC North America Pro Tour would consist of a guaranteed $10,000
singles event with the PDC Players Championship format.

1st 2nd T-4 T-8 T-16 T-32
$2,000$1,600$800 $400 $200 $100
Format: Best of 11 legs of 501 throughout.
• 3 PDC NAPT events in 2012
• 5 PDC NAPT events in 2013
• 8 PDC NAPT events in 2014

3. Each event would take place over a weekend with the Pro Event scheduled on the Sunday
with a 12:00 noon start. Entered players must check in no later than 11:00 am on the Sunday
of the event or suffer disqualiﬁcation.

4. The PDC dress code and general rules would be in effect.

5. A North American Professional Darts Players Association (NAPDPA) would be launched in
year 2 with an annual membership fee ($100 US). Membership Beneﬁts would include the
ability to accept PDC invites to PDC main events as a result of their NAOoM ranking and
other criteria, waiver of the day membership fee that will commence in year 2, and waiver of
annual NAPDPA membership fee for all PDC PDPA members.

6. Pre-registration would be required for entry into the Pro Events. Entry fee would be $100 for
the ﬁrst year and $80 with a $20 day membership fee in the 2nd and subsequent years.
Members of the NAPDPA would not be required to pay the day membership fee.

7. The North American Order of Merit
(NAOoM) would include the results from the NAPT Pro Events only. It would include results on a 2 year running total basis with the results from Pro Events in the 1st year being eliminated on the
anniversary of the 3rd year of those Pro Events.

8. The NAOoM would be used to select
North American players to attend PDC Main Events such as the World Championship, the US and Canada PDC World Cup Teams, and possible other PDC Main Championship Events. Invites to
North American players using the NAOoM would commence in year 2 (2013) with the NAOoM rankings including all 8 Pro Event results from years 2012 and 2013.

The following PDC NAPT Event has been scheduled. Two additional Pro Tour events have yet to be scheduled but will be shortly and announced on the Bull’s-Eye News website: bullseyenews.com
August 24-26, 2012 • London, Ontario, Canada
Friday-Saturday, August 24-25, 2012 London Open • $7,500 (NDFC Sanctioned*)

Sunday, Aug 26 • Pro Event • $10,000
Prize Money $10,000 (NAOoM)
1st 2nd T-4 T-8 T-16 T-32
$2,000$1,600$800 $400 $200 $100
Format: Best of 11 legs of 501 throughout.
Location/Accommodations:
Hilton London Ontario, 300 King Street, London, Ontario Canada. Phone: 519.439.1661. Rates: $112/night for Single or Double.
To receive darter rates use code: DART

Eligibility:
Open only to North American residents.
Entry Deadline: TBD
Entry Fee(s):

• London Open - Enter events on the day (CAN or USFunds).
• London Ontario Pro Event - $100 / Person (CAN or USFunds).
Daily Schedule:
Each tournament will have an 11:00 am check-in deadline. Any entered player who does not register or check-in by 11:00 am on the day of the tournament, will be disqualiﬁed from that event
forfeiting any entry fee. Absolutely no exceptions. The draw will be made once check-in closes at 11:00 am on the day. The Pro Event will commence at 12:00 noon.

Information and Entry:
Bull’s-Eye Marketing, Inc. 218.365.7655 or 800.688.3278. POBox 387, Ely, MN 55731. Enter on-line at www.bullseyenews.com, by phone or via post. If entering by post, entry must be
received by the deadline date. No exceptions accepted. Note: All Visa, Mastercard or American Express charges will be processed in US Funds.

* NDFC sanctioning will be requested.

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KeyserSoze · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:40 am Post subject:

Where has this been confirmed? Nothing is up on either the PDC or NDFC websites about these events.

ae37 · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:10 pm Post subject:

jwarner · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject:

Hopefully the organizers will use some critical thinking when selecting the locations.
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ae37 · Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:17 am Post subject:

dwalsh · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:25 am Post subject:

How many large ADO sanctioned tournaments are going to give up their Sunday events for a PDC event? Will it help their bottom line?I don't know the answer...just thinking out loud.
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cannibal · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:49 am Post subject:

Legitimate questions Dwalsh, probably will have to wait and see. From a logistical point of view I don't think it is going to increase the turnout by much if at all. Assuming that why couldn't you hold the PDC shoot and an amatuer shoot at the same time on Sunday. How many are going to plunk down $100 to shoot, probably only the best shooters who have the potential to qualify for the WC. Certainly should not affect the womens shoots as only half dozen women across the country probably would have a go at this anyways.

As far as the bottom line for the events holding a PDC shoot, I think it will hurt unless they do something on Sunday for the rest. My guess is about 60 shooters at a given trny would be willing to enter the PDC events. With the right ideas for amateur events on Sunday along side the PDC shoot one could keep participants at the venue. I think we can agree that the avg trny goer is not going to stick around to watch a PDC shoot most american darters are more interested in participating and not spectating.

I applaud the efforts of the PDC in trying to make something happen, the upside potential in market value for darts in the USA is too great for them to walk away. I think this is a step in the right direction if it is used to seperate the Pros from the amateurs on a regualr basis. In the long term it may even result in an increase in turnout for amatuer shooters if they run a parallel event on Sunday.

Lot of questions time will tell if it will work.
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ae37 · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:11 am Post subject:

jwarner · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject:

Agree with dwalsh & cannibal. that you're going to have to have supporting events. If the PDC is the one putting this on why and I'm just asking why couldn't they rent a smaller conference room say like Virginia Beach or Philly where you already have most of the best playing? Seems like a package deal would be cheaper for the PDC
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cannibal · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:37 am Post subject:

jwarner: asked the same question myself why doesn't the PDC work along side with existing tournaments in North America? My guess is that the larger tournaments affiliated with the WDF of course are a no go on this. But if I am a tournament director of a smaller tournament that has been around a while I am on the phone to the PDC asking how I can get the event. It is guarenteed great money with a 3 yr commitment. Is it really an issue of tournament needs to provide ADO pts to get attendance? If so have a 501 singles Friday night ADO pts, Cricket singles Saturday. The chesney I know has a 501 pro shoot on Friday night anyways why can't that have ADO pts attached to it? And to boot these PDC events are open only for NA players so it creates even more incentive for those one the cusp to have a go at them.
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jwarner · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:30 pm Post subject:

I would like to see the PDC events housed in the same building but run independently of say the Philly tournament. To many tournaments have already been lost. Maybe change scheduling around where you run womens events back to back or so to free-up time for the PDC. I saw where BEN is looking at building events once again and I think if they take this course you will have the same result as we had with the Boston tournament Very low turn-out. Just my opinion.
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podge · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:29 pm Post subject:

How many on the West coast. Or are they just going to cater to the east?

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Dart_talker · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject:

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Dart_talker · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject:

Dart_talker · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:15 am Post subject:

PDC North American Pro Tour Promo Video! Check it out!

http://youtu.be/iJJUQALm1b0
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Charis · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:38 am Post subject:

Quite an impressive list of players for the first NAPT tournament on Sunday!!!

http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2853577,00.html

And over 100 players taking part including some ladies is not bad either...
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hubz · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:00 pm Post subject:

Today's updates:

http://northamericanprodartstour.com/home/updates

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