Speedy Hire UK Open Darts on Sky Sports

May 23, 2011   ·   0 Comments

Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of The Speedy Hire UK Open 2011 darts tournament, billed as ‘The FA Cup of Darts’ between 2-5 June 2011.

The tournament will be held at the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium and will see 140 players in action in the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds.  The tournament has it’s ‘FA Cup of Darts’ tag due to its fast, unpredictable nature and the open draw which is held after each round.  Phil Taylor is the defending champion and has won the tournament on four occasions since its inception in 2003.

The top 32 professional players from the Speedy Hire UK Open Order of Merit come in at the Third Round stage on Friday June 3 – with the remaining professionals, 32 Speedy Hire Qualifiers and 32 Rileys Qualifiers having to compete in the early rounds on the Thursday. All games in the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds are the best of seven legs.

With play across eight stages simultaneously, the Sky Sports-televised event will see two former champions – 2008 winner James Wade and 2004 victor Roland Scholten – in action on the opening night.

Wade – who failed to win enough prize money from the four Qualifiers he competed in to finish in the top 32 – has drawn Rileys Middlesbrough Qualifier Davey Dodds for his First Round game, while Scholten has drawn Essex-based Speedy Hire Qualifier Kevin Edwards.

The top 32 players, including reigning UK Open champion Phil Taylor, last year’s runner-up Gary Anderson and two-time Bolton winner Raymond van Barneveld, will enter the tournament in the Third Round on Friday night.

The Speedy Hire UK Open 2011 Broadcast Schedule :

7pm Thursday 2 June	Sky Sports 1
7pm Friday 3 June	Sky Sports 1
1pm Saturday 4 June	Sky Sports 2
7pm Saturday 4 June	Sky Sports 2
1pm Sunday 5 June	Sky Sports 2
7pm Sunday 5 June	Sky Sports 1

 

Tags: James Wade, Phil Taylor, Sky Sports, UK Open Darts 2011