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PATRIOT DART LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF THE “MASSACHUSETTS PRO PLAYER DEVELOPMENTAL SINGLES LEAGUE”
Fall 2006 Season to Commence on “Patriot Day,” September 11, 2006
Contact: Gregg Tong, Patriot Dart League
e-mail: greggt [at] doublecork[.]com
Web: http://www.doublecork.com
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SHELDONVILLE, MASS. (August 22, 2006)—The Patriot Dart League (PDL) is proud to announce the formation of the “Massachusetts Pro Player Developmental Singles League”, a new league for aspiring professional dart players to hone their skills for competing at the highest levels of international professional darts. The new league will commence match play for the Fall 2006 season on “Patriot Day,” Monday, September 11, 2006.
The PDL Pro Player League was created to provide serious dart players the opportunity to train for competing against European professionals, who currently dominate the sport by a large margin. “It’s similar to the way basketball was for the United States for many years,” said Mark Clifford, founder of the Patriot Dart League, “but instead it’s the Europeans that are dominating over us in the sport. In order for us to turn the tables on them, again just like what happened to the US in basketball, we have to train in a way that’s closer to the way they play rather than the format used currently in the United States. That’s what this league provides.”
Viewers of this past summer’s ESPN program, The World Series of Darts, witnessed 16 of the country’s best players compete against the top 16 ranked players in the world, only to see one American survive the first round. A large percentage of the 16 American players were from New England and play in Massachusetts. It is the mission of the Patriot Dart League to not only prepare players to upset European professionals, but to capture a major tournament title in one of their own televised professional dart tournaments, perhaps even one day the coveted PDC World Championship held in Purfleet, England.
The PDL Pro Player Developmental Singles League will commence its inaugural season, coincidentally, on “Patriot Day,” September 11, 2006. The 14-week season will consist of a long-set format of the game of 501, the exclusive game in use at all professional tournaments. The league is available to all players aged 21 and over, and of all abilities. Players can either be those aspiring to reach the highest ranks of the sport or those who simply enjoy the game recreationally, but on a serious level.
Those interested in joining are encouraged to download the brochure and application form as soon as possible from the PDL website (www.doublecork.com). The application deadline is August 31, 2006, but those who need assistance finding a host/sponsor or enough players to complete a bracket should contact the league immediately for help on both issues. Anyone with questions about the league can contact Mark Clifford via email at markc [at] doublecork[.]com
Related Links:
• Patriot Dart League: http://www.doublecork.com
• PDL Brochure/Application Form: http://www.doublecork.com/pdf/PDL-brochureB.pdf
• ESPN’s World Series of Darts: http://bullseyenews.com/news2604-01.html
• Professional Dart Corporation (PDC-UK): http://www.planetdarts.tv
League Application Deadline: August 31, 2006
1 comment:
Thanks for the post!
Adam Sherlock PDSL
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