 The schedule for the William Hill World Darts Championship was released today. Christian Perez, the leading player for the Darter of Year plays on the first day (December 18) at the World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace, London. The visa for UK was approved December 2 and the flight bookings were finalized today. His flight to Manila from GenSan is on December 14, leaves Manila on December 15, and arrives in London on the afternoon of December 15, giving him enough time to shed the jet lag. With no problems in the travel arrangement - there will again be a Filipino player in the global stage of the biggest and most prestigious dart tournament of the world - the William Hill World Championship.
Unfortunately, Christian leaves for London on the same day of the Open Singles of the 1M Manny Pacquiao Philippine Darts Open. The Darter of the Year Award is now up for Prussian Arceño to win. He needs 32 points to overcome the lead of Perez and leads Gabiana by 63 points and Parfan by 73 points. The possibilities and probabilities are wide open with multiple variables coming in the equation including the number of players that will play. But, if Prussian wins the Open Singles, he wins the Darter of the Year outright. Christian Perez wins the Darter of the Year Award if no other player earns enough points to overcome his lead. An exciting conclusion to a great year in darts.
The current standing is as follows:
Player |
Points |
|
Christian Perez |
314 |
|
Prussian Arcenio |
283 |
+32 |
Bong Gabiana |
220 |
+95 |
Boie Parfan |
210 |
+105 |
Alexis Toylo |
208 |
+107 |
Andy Villamor |
208 |
+107 |
The 1M Manny Pacquiao Philippine Darts Open is the biggest dart tournament of the year with the biggest NDFP ranking points. Points earned are based on the total cash prize and number of participants.
Herein is the breakdown of points for a 1M Tournament:
Number of Players |
64-128 |
129-256 |
257-512 |
Champion |
80 |
96 |
112 |
2nd Place |
64 |
80 |
96 |
Joint 3rd-4th |
48 |
64 |
80 |
Joint 5th-8th |
32 |
48 |
64 |
Joint 9th-16th |
16 |
32 |
48 |
Joint 17th -32th |
0 |
16 |
32 |
Joint 32th-64th |
0 |
0 |
16 |
The 1M Manny Pacquiao Philippine Darts Open runs in conflict with the schedule of Christian Perez. I would like to extend my profound appreciation to Christian Perez who took the initiative for me to stay for the Manny Pacquiao Dart Tournament. Christian understands that my presence in the Manny Pacquiao tournament is essential to oversee its successful conclusion. And he added that he knows his way around London as what happened the last time in 2011 when he travelled alone. But, if Christian goes to the second round on December 28, come what may, I will be in London especially on Christmas day (Thanks to an understanding wife). |
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