Sunday 2nd June 2012
Doors open 6pm – Main Event 7:45pm
The Winter Gardens
Royal Parade
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 1AJ
Normal Tickets £30 + £2 booking fee
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VIP Includes:
Player meet ‘n’ greet and VIP Table Seating
Amateur darts players from Brighton and Dartford are being urged to throw themselves a sporting chance of a lifetime, by attempting to qualify for the Speedy Services UK Open – with the help of a hugely popular world champion.
Photo: Lawerence Lustig/PDC
The first two qualifiers for the Speedy Services UK Open – “the FA Cup of darts” – will feature 2008 world champion, Mark Webster, who is the official ambassador of Speedy’s qualifying events.
Players hoping to realise a lifelong dream and play on one of the world’s most famous oches can now take their first steps by clicking on http://sports.speedyservices.com and registering for the qualifying events, taking place in Brighton and Dartford on Wednesday and Thursday.
The first two of six Speedy qualifiers will take place at the Speedy Services Depot on Newtown Road, Hove on Wednesday April 4 and the Questor Industrial Estate in Buttely Avenue, Dartford, on Thursday April 5, with the first arrows being thrown at 12pm prompt.
Once registered, players will be able to rub shoulders with Mark who will be offering coaching tips, before embarking on the 15 dart challenge with the highest 8 scores then playing a game of 501.
Speedy, the UK’s leading provider of equipment and support services to construction, manufacturing, industrial, rail and related industries, enjoyed a highly successful sponsorship of last year’s UK Open in Bolton.
Budding throwers will be given 15 darts at the board, with the highest four scores overall at each event winning a place at the Speedy ServicesUK Open at the Reebok Stadium in June.
Speedy’s group marketing director Steve McIntyre said: “Existing Speedy customers are encouraged to enter along with dart enthusiasts who are also interested in finding out more about Speedy’s product and service offering.
“No other sporting event can offer an incentive like this, where fans can actually qualify to play their heroes, in front of millions of TV viewers across the world.
“With all this in mind, we couldn’t be more excited about our sponsorship and hope as many people will attend the events as possible.”
For more information about Speedy and its six qualifying events, visit http://sports.speedyservices.com
MODUS’ star players are making their mark with the POSCA pens they use to sign photographs and merchandise.
The unique POSCA water-based paint marker, supplied by Mitsubishi Pencil Co., is ideal for the world’s top darts professionals to personalise products with an autograph.
Photo: Craig Lace/MODUS
The multi-use marker pens are perfect for the likes of James Wade, Simon Whitlock, Raymond van Barneveld and Paul Nicholson to sign anything from dartboards to clothing.
“It can be really frustrating when you want to sign something for your fans and only have a pen that is no good for use on anything other than paper,” said Nicholson (pictured).
“It’s important to be confident that you can sign anything for your fans. POSCA marker pens work on any surface or material, so me and the other players can always oblige and not leave our fans disappointed.”
Jason Thame, MODUS managing director, added: “The players which we represent have to sign hundreds of autographs on a whole host of memorabilia. It is therefore important to have a pen which delivers consistent results.
“POSCA are great for autograph signings due to their vibrant colours and consistency. The silver bullet tip POSCA works particularly well for signed photographs as it really stands out on the image.”
For more information on the POSCA marker and other products, visit their website.
By Chris Murphy
Photo: Craig Lace/MODUS
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