Twenty top-ranked British Darts Organisation players are being invited to compete in the 2007 Zuiderduin Masters to be played at the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands - main sponsors for the next 5 years - from Friday, December 7th to Sunday, December 9th .
There will also be four wild-cards to be announced later.
The Zuiderduin Masters is BDO ranked with a prize fund of 33,500 Euros and will be played over three days, commencing on Friday (Dec 7) and Saturday (Dec 8) with a Round Robin involving 8 groups of 3 players.
The tournament will then be played in traditional 501 KO style, with the Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and Final all being played on Sunday, December 9th.
The following 20 players from the BDO rankings are being invited:
1. Gary Anderson (Scotland)
2. Mark Webster (Wales)
3. Martin Adams (England)
4. Darryl Fitton (England)
5. Scott Waites (England)
6. Tony O'Shea (England)
7. Co Stompé (Netherlands)
8. Niels de Ruiter (Netherlands)
9. John Walton (England)
10. Martin Atkins (England)
11. Steve West (England)
12. Shaun Greatbatch (England)
13. Simon Whitlock (Australia)
14. Gary Robson (England)
15. Ted Hankey (England)
16. Mario Robbe (Netherlands)
17. Martin Phillips (Wales)
18. Edwin Max (Netherlands)
19. Remco van Eijden (Netherlands)
20. Mark Barilli (Scotland)
Playing format:
Round Robin Best of 9 Legs; Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals Best of 5 Sets (5 legs per set); Final Best of 9 Sets (5 legs per set).
Prize Money (Euros):
| Winner: |
5,000 |
| Runner-Up: |
2,500 |
| Semi-Finalists: |
2,000 |
| Jt.5th: |
1,500 |
| Jt.9th-24 |
1,000 |
TOTAL: 33,500
Ticket reservations can be made on www.zuiderduinmasters.nl , hotel accommodation can be booked on www.zuiderduin.nl |
