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HEWS
NEWS
ARACHNID TO
TO TAKE
TAKE PART
PART IN
IN
ARACHNID
TWI TOURNAMEN
TOURNAMENTS
'87
TS IN IN '87
TWO
rachnid has
has announced
announced that
that it it will
will
rachnid
A
participate
in
the
1987
Illinois
Coin
Aparticip in the 1987 Illinois Coin
5
20
1
ate
Machine Operators
Operators Association
Association Illinois
Illinois
Machine
State
Championship
of
English
Mark
State Championship of English Mark
Darts
by
providing
a
format
for
the
Darts by providing a format for the
qualifying
tournaments
and
by
running
qualifying tournaments and by running
the finals,
finals, for
for which
which it it will
will supply
supply all
all
the
the
dart
games.
This
is
the
third
year
the dart games. This is the third year
Arachnid has
has taken
taken part
part in in the
the
Arachnid
association's
tournament.
The
Rockford,
association's tournament. The Rockford,
Ill.,
company
will
also
provide
the
Ill., company will also provide the
championship
trophies
and
part
the
championship trophies and part of of the
more
than
$11
,000
in
cash
prizes.
more than $11,000 in cash prizes.
consolation bracket
bracket for
for two
two
A A consolation
events
was
also
added
to
this
year's
events was also added to this year's
finals: the
the "Sunday
"Sunday Second
Second Chance
Chance
finals:
Tournie," which
which will
will be
be open
open to to those
those
Tournie,"
who
have
been
eliminated
from
who have been eliminated from
Saturday's main
main events.
events.
Saturday's
The
finals
are
scheduled for
for April
April
The finals are scheduled
4
and
5,
at
the
Civic
Center
4 and 5, at the Civic Center
Exhibition Hall
Hall in in Peoria.
Peoria.
Exhibition
Arachnid
is
also
sponsoring the
the
Arachnid is also sponsoring
$50,000
Bullshooter
II
ational
Grand
$50,000 Bullshooter II National Grand
Tour,
in
which
five
$5,000
regional
Tour, in which five $5,000 regional
tournaments will
will culminate
culminate in in a a
tournaments
$25,000
national
championship to to be
$25,000 national championship
be
held
at
the
Rosemont
Ramada Inn
Inn in in
held at the Rosemont Ramada
Chicago, May
May 23-25
23-25 of
of this
this year.
year.
Chicago,
All
of
the
regional
tournaments
are
All of the regional tournaments are
open
tournaments
in
which
players
open tournaments in which players
from designated
designated regions
regions may
may enter
enter for
for
from
0
per
person
per
event.
All
of
the
$I
$10 per person per event. All of the
main events
events are
are double
double elimination.
elimination.
main
In
addition
to
the
cash
prizes
In addition to the cash prizes
awarded
at
the
regional
levels,
free
awarded at the regional levels, free
ent1y
certificates
for
the
May
finals
entry certificates for the May finals
will be
be given
given to to the
the first-,
first-, second-,
second-,
will
and
third-place
finishers
of
each main
main
and third-place finishers of each
event.
Operators
will
be
able
to enter
event. Operators will be able to enter
local league
league players
players in in the
the finals
finals just
just
local
as
they
did
in
last
year's
Bullshooter
as they did in last year's Bullshooter
National Challenge.
Challenge.
National
Three
the five
five regional
regional
Three of of the
Bud. Mark Darts
ark Darts
12
18
5
20
2
1
18
13
6
10
15
19
3
17
2
Open doubles winners,Jim Dickison and Dave Schultz.
Open
doubles winners, Jim Dickison and Dave Schultz
BULLSHOOTER
Bullshootin' crowd
crowd at at the
the midwest
midwest regional
region~
A A Bullshootin'
Janua ry 1987 / PLAY METER 7
January
1987/PLAY METER 7