THE destinations for the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts have been confirmed, with the tournament making the leap to arena-style venues across the UK next year. Following the success of the first two Premier League Darts events, won by Phil Taylor, the PDC have expanded the competition in 2007. Along with the inclusion of eight players and a massive £265,000 prize fund, the tournament will be played in larger venues – mainly arenas – in England, Scotland and Wales. The event will be played over 14 league nights before the top four progress to the finals night at the Brighton Centre on Bank Holiday Monday, 28 May. The 2007 Holsten Premier League will begin at the venue which hosted this year’s finals, the Plymouth Pavilions. New venues include the Alexandra Palace, the former home of the iconic News of the World competition, along with nationally-recognised arenas in Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham. The event will also return to Wolverhampton, Aberdeen, Reading, Bournemouth and Blackburn, and be staged in March at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool – famous as the host venue for the Stan James World Matchplay. “This tournament has captured the imagination of the British sporting public over the past two years,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn. “At every venue we visited in 2006 we sold out of tickets, which is a great advert for the popularity of the sport. “The success of the event has led to unprecedented competition among our players for places in the tournament, and also to great levels of interest from fans. “By moving to arena-type venues we hope to be able to satisfy the demands of people who want to come to see the greatest darts players in the world in action.” The tournament will once again be screened live in its entirety by Sky Sports in the UK, Sport1 in Holland and DSF in Germany, with footage also being screened around the world. The top six players in the PDC World Rankings after the SkyBet World Grand Prix qualify by right for the tournament alongside one Wildcard selection, with the final player to be announced in early January after the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 1 November, for more information see www.planetdarts.tv. 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts Schedule Date Venue Contact Details 1 February Plymouth Pavilions 0845 156 1460 www.plymouthpaviliions.com 8 February Wolverhampton Civic 0870 320 7000 www.wolvescivic.co.uk 15 February Nottingham Arena 0870 121 0123 www.nottingham-arena.com 22 February Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 0870 707 8000 www.metroradioarena.co.uk 1 March Sheffield Hallam Arena 0114 256 5656 www.hallamfmarena.co.uk 8 March Aberdeen ECC 0870 272 6600 www.secxtra.com 15 March Winter Gardens, Blackpool 01253 292 029 www.blackpoollive.com 22 March Glasgow SECC 0870 040 4000 www.secxtra.com 29 March Rivermead Centre, Reading 0118 960 6060 www.readingarts.com 5 April Bournemouth ICC 0870 111 3000 www.bic.co.uk 12 April Cardiff International Arena 02920 22 44 88 www.livenation.co.uk 19 April King George’s Hall, Blackburn 01254 582 582 www.kinggeorgeshall.com 26 April Alexandra Palace, London 0870 272 7374 www.secxtra.com 3 May Birmingham NIA 0870 909 4144 www.necgroup.co.uk/boxoffice 28 May- Play-Offs Brighton Centre 0870 900 9100 www.brightoncentre.co.uk Terms and Conditions of Ticket Sales The PDC reserves the right of admission. Customers are respectfully requested to behave in an orderly manner at all times. Drunkeness will not be tolerated & perpetrators will be asked to leave the premises. Please do not shout out whilst the players are throwing. Session times are subject to change and the PDC will make every effort to give as much notice as possible should this be unavoidable. Please check with the Box Office for any changes. Ticket holders are requested to take their seats at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. The PDC reserves the right to fill any seat after this time. The Broadcast may contain strobe lighting and smoke effects. Any person who may be adversely affected by such effects should take notice and take appropriate action. No football colours will be allowed into the venue. No tickets are to be re-sold at a greater price than the face value on the ticket. Any persons attempting to do so will have those tickets made void. All spectators are reminded that the writing of any message deemed offensive or inflammatory on 180 cards or similar will lead to perpetrators being asked to leave the premises. Contact Details David Allen Media Officer Professional Darts Corporation Tel: 01277 359 919 Mob: 07867 783 583 E-mail: dave.allen@prodarts.com
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