Leonard Gates, Jack Male and Joe Croft qualify for UK Open

Joe Croft, Jack Male, and Leonard Gates qualified for the UK Open through the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers last weekend. Sixteen 'Amateur Qualifiers' will be held for this tournament so that amateur darters also get a chance to compete with the world's top players. Anyone without a PDC Tour Card may enter this.

Croft won the qualifying tournament at South Benfleet on Saturday by beating Gates in the final. A day later, Gates still managed to qualify for the UK Open by striking in London Victoria. The qualifier in Liverpool fell to Jack Male.

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Dates and winners Rileys Amateur Qualifiers

Saturday 20 January

Rileys Chester - David Sumner

Sunday 21 January

Rileys Coventry - Johnny Haines

Saturday 27 January

Rileys Norwich - Ashley Coleman

Rileys Solihull - Jenson Walker

Sunday 28 January

Rileys Victoria (London) - Harry Lane

Rileys Liverpool - Harry Gregory

Saturday 3 February

Rileys Harlow - Connor Scutt

Rileys Chorlton - Michael Taylor

Sunday 4 February

Rileys Aberdeen - Jason Hogg

Saturday 10 February

Rileys South Benfleet - Joe Croft

Rileys Liverpool - Jack Male

Sunday 11 February

Rileys Victoria - Leonard Gates

Saturday 17 February

Rileys Chorlton

Rileys Norwich

Sunday 18 February

Rileys Liverpool

Rileys Coventry