Carlsbad 501 Grand Prix

A darts series: 5 qualifier tournaments (Sunday, 1 November 2026 – Sunday, 6 December 2026) leading to a 10-player Grand Final on Sunday, 20 December 2026.

Anyone. 10 starting spots per Qualifier. GP1–GP3: capped at 10. GP4–GP5: up to 12 with 2 verified paid waitlist players.

Book with your name, email and cell phone. No password needed.

No. Your best 2 Qualifier scores count.

$20.00 per tournament, by Venmo to @Michael-Fairclough. Use the memo shown when you book.

Pending for up to 48 hours. Confirmed when the organizer verifies payment.

A free 48-hour hold if you want to pay another way. Pay before it expires or the spot reopens. Only paid entries count for results and qualification.

Max 3 reservations at a time, including paid waitlist reservations, courtesy holds and bookings awaiting payment.

Paid waitlist: a spot is not guaranteed. GP1–GP3: capped at 10. GP4–GP5: up to 12 with 2 verified paid waitlist players. Unfilled paid waitlist reservations are refunded via Venmo on event day. A paid waitlist player takes any original vacancy first.

The organizer handles refunds or credits via Venmo.

Later Qualifier bookings are released. The organizer arranges a refund or credit.

Yes. Only the organizer sees them, for tournament updates. Neither is public.

Dates and start times are on the schedule.

Practice players fill gaps. Still fewer than 10? Cancelled, with no makeup date. Paid entries are refunded or credited.

Grand Final qualifiers invited by the organizer to fill gaps. They play free, round robin only: no playoffs, placing or points.

• GP1–GP3: capped at 10. GP4–GP5: up to 12 with 2 verified paid waitlist players.
• Round robin: 2 groups of 5 at 10 players; 2 groups of 6 at 12.
• Every match 3 legs, 1 pt per leg won.
• Top 2 per group advance to the semifinals: A1 v B2, B1 v A2 (provisional).

At 10 players, the bye players from each group play each other: 3 legs, counted for both. At 12 players there is no cross-group bye match.

Group draw and tiebreakers are to be confirmed.

• Only the top 4 advance, straight to the semifinals.
• Semifinals: best of 5 (first to 3)
• Final: best of 3 (first to 2)
• 3rd-place match: best of 3 after the final, between the semifinal losers

All games are 501.

• 2nd: 4 pts · 3rd: 2 pts · 4th: 1 pt · didn't make playoffs: 0 pts
• Best 2 Qualifier scores, including bonuses, count.
• +2 per ‘12 darts or less’.
• High Out: +1 per Qualifier.
• Winners qualify for the Grand Final and are removed from the points table.

Example — not a real player

• Grand Prix 1: 2nd4 pts
• Grand Prix 2: 4th (lost semi and 3rd-place match)1 pt
• Grand Prix 3: 3rd + one ‘12 darts or less’ (+2)4 pts
• Grand Prix 4: Round robin only0 pts
• Grand Prix 5: 2nd4 pts

Best 2 count: total 8 pts.

10 players: 5 Qualifier winners + top 5 non-winners on points (provisional).

Sunday, 20 December 2026.

$10.00 from every paid entry + $1,000.00 from the organizer.

Live: $1,180.00

Up to $1,540.00 from entries and the organizer add.

1st 50% · 2nd 30% · 3rd 20%.

$5.00 for one round of your music. Pay by Venmo to @Michael-Fairclough. All proceeds go to the Grand Final prize.

Half of each entry goes to the day prize: $100.00 at 10 players; $120.00 if GP4 or GP5 expands to 12. Paid out on the day; split to be announced.

Yes — choose “Make my profile public” when booking or in My bookings. It shows your results, points and ‘12 darts or less’ finishes, and never your email or phone.

Yes. Share after booking or from My bookings.