6/4/07: Dennis Priestley Exhibition update!
All pre-sales chances to play Dennis Priestley have been sold. On the day of the exhibition the price to play will be $30.
However there is a less expensive option available, and a chance to play Dennis more than once. There will be two tournaments held that will award the winners spots to play. The Tournaments will be held at the Bench Warmer and Sam's Saloon.
Tournament format will be seeded blind draw doubles; 501, Cricket & 401 (401 requires both teammates to double on)now 301 as of 6/11/07.
Dates & times for the tournaments are:
Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:00pm at Sam's Saloon Saturday, June 23, 2007 2:00pm at the Bench Warmer.
The entry fee will be $10 and the winning doubles team will be awarded one spot each to play during the exhibition.
The only Prize for this tournament is the chance to play Dennis Priestley.
Funds collected will be used to defray the cost of the exhibition!
A portion of the exhibition proceeds will benefit:
Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo
Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme
Girls Club of Ventura
Fee to play on the day of the event is $30.00
See VCDA Board members to purchase raffle tickets!
Randy Nordin has built a "raised oche" for the exhibition which will be up for auction. There is a reserve on this item! Link to raised oche pics
Priestley's 12 dart 501 vs Bryan Gosser:
The audio has a slight buzz, but this years will be much better!
Dennis Priestley's Profile:
Dennis Priestley
Name: Dennis Priestley
Nickname: The Menace
Date of Birth: 16/7/1950
Place of Birth: Mexborough, S Yorks
Current Home Town: Mexborough, S Yorks
Darts Used: 13g
TV Debut: 1990
Height: 6'
A double World Champion, Priestley will go down in history as one of the greatest ever darts players.
Priestley has reached most of the major finals during a glittering career, which saw him take victory in the 1991 Embassy Championship before adding a host of big titles to his roll of honour.
He defeated Phil Taylor 6-1 in the first ever PDC World Championship final in 1994, but lost in four subsequent Purfleet finals against Taylor.
Priestley was also the beaten finalist in the first three World Matchplay tournaments, losing to Larry Butler, Taylor and Peter Evison.
Although he is - by his own admission - not as consistent as he used to be, Priestley showed that he can live with the big guns by adding the 2005 Le Stratch-Sarantos Retsinas Memorial Trophy to a list of over 100 ranking event victories.
He then took Taylor all the way in a classic second round game at the Stan James World Matchplay before reaching the semi-finals of the Sky Bet World Grand Prix.
That form on the big stage was transferred to the floor in January 2006 when he came through the field to win the Stan James Players Championship in Gibraltar.
