UK Open Increases Prize Fund
Posted on August 5th, 2007
There will be a record prize fund for the 2008 Blue Square UK Open, with almost £70,000 more prize money in the regional finals and the televised finals in Bolton. The 8 regional finals for the 2008 UK Open will begin in September with the Welsh regional final at the Newport Centre. Each of the 8 events will now have an increased prize fund of £25,000 and will only be open to PDPA members. Only PDPA members will be able to compete in the Regional Finals, although non-members will still be able to win a place in Bolton via an improved Pub Qualifiers system.
The prize fund will increase from £20,000 per event to £25,000 for each Regional Final, with the last 64 onwards receiving prize money, and another change will see each event played on just one day from September onwards. In addition, the prize fund for the Blue Square UK Open Televised Finals at Bolton in June 2008 will increase from £150,000 to £178,000. The winner will take home £35,000, with the runner-up earning £15,000 and the semi-finalists winning £10,000.
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