 Partners Promoting Darts (PPD) is once again offering a "Stay Safe" Remote tournament weekend with over a quarter million dollars paid out (based upon full flights) April 16th-18th, 2021. Registration opens March 10th, 2021 @ 10am CST. TOC only allows 1 team per board to register at each participating location so spots may be limited at your favorite bar. This means as always, don't procrastinate ... get your teams together and register ASAP. Eligibility for these events is as follow: Players must have played a minimum of 500 games between July 15, 2019 - April 11, 2021 ... relatively easy for any regular dart player. All registration is done through your PPD/TOC player account (free to set up if you don't already have one) ... averages used for flighting can also be found on TOC's website. As far as Ultimate Qualifier point-earning goes, Current Winter 2021 Greater Omaha league players (registering to represent Greater Omaha) will receive the following: 25 points for entry, 5 points for every match win, 3 points for every match loss. Then a placing bonus of: 1st - 50 points, 2nd - 25 points, 3rd - 15 points, 4th - 10 points. Eligible Players (3/8/21):
Several other players are on the verge of meeting eligibility and will do so prior to that April 11th cut-off. You can track eligibility at https://dartstoc.com/RWDTOC/VendorPage.aspx
 This year's Ultimate Finale had a different look to it, but in the end it was the same competitive event. Results from the 2020 Ultimate Qualifier Series are as follows:
Ultimate Championship Shootout: Josh Marschinke def. Jill Preister Justin Smith def. John Ostrander Champion: $150.00 --- Josh Marschinke, Fremont Runner-Up: $100.00 --- Justin Smith, Council Bluffs Cash bonuses for the highest series point-earners:
The 2021 Ultimate Qualifier Series is already underway. Players earn points through playing leagues & tournaments with bonus points for finishing higher in aforementioned events. More details and information can be found under the Ultimate Qualifier tab.
 2019-20 Greater Omaha Leagues' most avid darters will vie for some large payouts on Saturday February 6th, 2021. Due to Covid, the format has been changed to Remote Singles & the payouts lowered a bit; but the competition will still be fierce and many will be watching to see who will be crowned in each skill division. Divisions are based upon each players' overall averages (01 & CR) throughout the Ultimate Qualifier period ... if a player had a higher average in tournaments over a specific number of games, that is the average that was used for placement. If a player has a higher average for a competing vendor, that is the average that was used for placement.
 All registrations are due by January 28th, 2021 ... as usual, do NOT procrastinate as some bars fill their spots very quickly. This is one of the "short" leagues, averaging between 9-12 weeks depending upon the league. These leagues will finish their schedule in April.
League Options: Sunday 1pm Adult/Youth Doubles EQ 01/CR Sunday 4pm EQ Doubles CR Monday 7:30pm EQ Doubles 01/CR Tuesday 7:30pm EQ Mixed Trips 01/CR Wednesday 7pm Open Singles (NO HANDICAP) Wednesday 7pm EQ Singles 01/CR Thursday 7:30pm Team CR  In a year that just continues to take away events left & right, it is unfortunate that we must add another event to the growing list of 2020 Covid casualties. After going through the Governor's new DHM's, speaking with the Managers at the venue and examining everything ... we have no choice but to cancel the 20th Annual Brodersen's Night B4 Thanksgiving LOD.
With DHM's restricting capacity at the venue to only 75 people, requiring everyone to have a seat and no more than 8 at each table; the logistics were impossible to work out. The tournament averages more than the newly appointed capacity just in players; that doesn't count all of the guests and everyone else who wanders in to join the festivities. The fact is that we all have a duty to make sure that those same people whom we love & care about, whether they be friends, family, customers, etc. are safe and not placed into a situation that could have a very bad outcome. For the reasons stated above, we felt we had no other choice this year. While it is with deep sadness & regret that this pandemic year has claimed another, we fully expect to return next year for the 20th year even better. We are also aware that many players count on this event to give them one final push into the Ultimate Qualifier's Top 40 or to start them out strong for the upcoming year ... so there will be an announcement made for events to allow those players to still get any needed points. Trust us when we say that no one involved is happy that this is happening ... Central Distributing, the coin-op vendor ... VFW #2543 who has hosted the event each & every year ... the many players who have helped make this event an annual tradition ... and especially the Brodersen family who love and look forward to seeing so many players come out to enjoy the event they started almost two decades ago. In a year where most every event has been cancelled, postponed, etc. for our players ... it was only a matter of time before a decision would have to be made regarding our annual Ultimate Qualifier Finale. After a ton of thought and weighing the options, our 2020 Ultimate Qualifier Finale will continue as scheduled on Saturday February 6th, 2021 ... however it will feature a total rework of its format.
First of all, the payouts. Due to the pandemic's complete shutdown of our bars, leagues, tournaments, etc. we are far behind our participation mark to pay out what we usually pay out. It appears that we have about 60% of our usual revenue this year compared to previous years. Due to this, the payouts for this year's Finale will reflect that as well and payouts will be adjusted accordingly. Along with payouts being decreased, we figured we would alter the format of the event as well. Since the payouts weren't as large, we decided to drop the Round Robin morning event and make it a normal race to 3, double elimination style tournament. This will not only significantly decrease the amount of time it will take to complete the event. Due to other Covid restrictions, such as gathering sizes, etc. we've also decided to transform this year's event into a Remote EQ Singles tournament. We know that this is unfortunate news, but each year our payouts are based upon a projected amount of participation/revenue and with not only the 4 month shutdown, but followed drop in participation for Summer/Fall leagues ... there just wasn't the money available for our usual payouts. We are hoping that 2021 will bring us back to where we were before the pandemic and our payouts can return to their normal spot or at least close to it. The start time for the Finale event will be staggered, with the Level 3 & 4 fields shooting at 1pm sharp and Level 1 & 2 fiels There will 4 divisions made up from the Final Top 40 players based upon their overall averages (league + tourney) over the series. New payouts for 2020 Finale per level: $1,160.00 per level 1st - $460.00 2nd - $290.00 3rd - $175.00 4th - $115.00 5th/6th - $50.00 7th/8th - $25.00 9th/10th - $10.00 Finale will be Race to 3 (01/CR/CR/01/CR) ... Double Elimination & feature staggered start times for levels. Levels 3 & 4 will shoot at 1pm sharp & Levels 1 & 2 will shoot at 2pm sharp. There will be NO substitutes for this year's event ... players MUST notify prior to 2/1/21 that you intend to participate & what location you will be playing out of or you will NOT be included in the brackets. Bars will have a maximum of 2 players registered per board so don't procrastinate or you may lose out on your usual home bar. Any moneys not paid out, the result of players not participating, will be rolled over to the 2021 UQ prize pot. Level assignments can be found on the 2020 Rankings page. Thank you everyone for bearing with us throughout these uncertain times and navigating the lows that we, as well as many others throughout the Country are going through. We are confident that together we will not only make it through this, but be stronger on the other side. |
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