THE PROFESSIONAL Darts Corporation is delighted to announce the launch of the 2005 Premier League Darts, an exciting new event featuring seven superstars from the PDC.

(Monday, October 6th 2003) – Budweiser, King of Beers, today announced a partnership with The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) to become sponsor of one of the most exciting events in the darts world calendar - the UK Open Darts Championship.

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) are delighted to announce that the UK Open Darts Championship returns with enhanced prize money following the phenomenal success of the inaugural tournament that saw thousands of players whittled down to just one winner at the Reebok Stadium in June 2003.

Sky Bet will be sponsoring the inaugural UK Open Darts Championship Finals at the Reebok Stadium between May 30th and June 1st 2003, the PDC's fifth annual live televised event on Sky Sports.

The Professional Darts Corporation and the Laurel Pub Company have teamed up in an extraordinary £200,000 sponsorship deal for the newly launched UK Open series.