 Paul Williams has become the seventh professional darts player to decide this week to compete in the PDC's Skol World Championship as opposed to the Embassy.Williams, who has risen at a remarkable rate through the PDC ranks this year, was initially named as a replacement by the BDO for one of the six players named yesterday, who have turned down their invitations to the Lakeside event in favour of the Skol. His decision to compete in the Skol is yet another sign that the PDC's tournament is seen as the more prestigious by the players and leaves the BDO searching for a 'replacement for their replacement'. Williams, who picked up crucial points at last weekend's Vauxhall Open to secure his place, qualifies in 31st spot in the PDC rankings and completes the 'invited' line-up. A qualifier will take the 32nd place in this year’s Skol, via a play-off on December 8th open to all members of the Professional Darts Players Association. PDC Top 31 - 2002 Skol World Championships: 1 Alan Warriner
2 Phil Taylor
3 Rod Harrington
4 Peter Manley
5 Dennis Smith
6 Roland Scholten
7 John Part
8 Richie Burnett
9 Denis Ovens
10 Steve Beaton
11 Dave Askew
12 Ronnie Baxter
13 John Lowe
14 Dennis Priestley
15 Jamie Harvey
16 Alex Roy
17 Andy Jenkins
18 Colin Lloyd
19 Peter Evison
20 Keith Deller
21 Shayne Burgess
22 Cliff Lazarenko
23 Kevin Painter
24 Chris Mason
25 Mick Manning
26 Steve Brown
27 Reg Harding
28 Les Fitton
29 Paul Lim
30 Bob Anderson
31 Paul Williams *NB Martin Adams qualified by rights in 27th but will take up his invitation in the Embassy. For further information on competing in the Skol World Championship play-off contact Tommy Cox on 0191 252 4181. By Gayle Farmer
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