Darts

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Now that all the first and second round games are done and dusted, the only seeds eliminated in the second round were Daryl Gurney, Callan Rydz and, my favourite player, James Wade.

 

The tournament resumes on Tuesday 27th, with the draw bracket looking like this now:

(1) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs (32) Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
(16) Ryan Searle (ENG) Vs (17) Jose de Sousa (POR)
Jim Williams (WAL) Vs (25) Gabriel Clemens (GER)
(9) Danny Noppert (NED) Vs Alan Soutar (SCO)
(4) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs (29) Martin Schindler (GER)
(13) Joe Cullen (ENG) Vs (20) Damon Heta (AUS)
(5) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs (28) Vincent van der Voort (NED)
(12) Dave Chisnall (ENG) Vs (21) Stephen Bunting (ENG)
(2) Peter Wright (SCO) Vs (31) Kim Huybrechts (BEL)
(15) Dimitri van den Bergh (BEL) Vs (18) Krzysztof Ratajski (POL)
(7) Jonny Clayton (WAL) Vs (26) Brendan Dolan (NIR)
(10) Nathan Aspinall (ENG) Vs Josh Rock (NIR)
(3) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs (30) Mensur Suljovic (AUT)
(14) Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) Vs (19) Ross Smith (ENG)
(6) Rob Cross (ENG) Vs (27) Mervyn King (ENG)
(11) Gary Anderson (SCO) Vs (22) Chris Dobey (ENG)

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The World Championship is now entering its final stages, with the quarter-finals due to take place on Sunday 1st, the semi-finals in the evening of Monday 2nd, and the final in the evening of Tuesday 3rd.

 

The draw bracket now looks like this:

(1) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs (25) Gabriel Clemens (GER)

(4) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs (21) Stephen Bunting (ENG)

(15) Dimitri van den Bergh (BEL) Vs (7) Jonny Clayton (WAL)

(3) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs (22) Chris Dobey (ENG)

[Invicta Informant]

The World Championship final is tonight (Tuesday 3rd). Michael Smith Vs Michael van Gerwen. Whoever wins becomes the World No. 1 (in the PDC's Order of Merit).

 

Alongside Sky Sports, I believe there is also radio coverage on talkSPORT.

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Michael Smith wins the World Championship with a 7 sets to 4 victory over Michael van Gerwen and becomes the new World No. 1 in the process. Plus this happened:

 

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The PDC's 'World Series of Darts' events starts today (12th January) with the Bahrain Darts Masters and concludes tomorrow. Coverage is on ITV4. This tournament features 8 of the top names in the PDC against 2 local qualifiers and 6 Asian representatives (including the legendary Paul Lim).

 

There is another 'World Series' event next weekend (20th & 21st January), the Nordic Darts Masters, in Copenhagen. The next 'Major' is the Masters from Milton Keynes on 27th-29th January. Coverage of both tournaments are on ITV4.

 

The Premier League begins on 2nd February in Belfast and will run every Thursday night (visiting Cardiff, Glasgow, Dublin, Exeter, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, Berlin, Birmingham, Brighton, Rotterdam, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, and Aberdeen) until the Play-Off Night on 25th May at the O2 Arena in London. Coverage on Sky Sports.

 

The 'other' World Darts Championship at Lakeside, which traditionally takes places at this time of year, has been moved to the beginning of December, so it would not clash with the PDC's Qualifying School (happening right now) and for it to be the end of season event for the World Darts Federation.

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To catch up on the 'World Series' events, the Bahrain Darts Masters was won by new-crowned World Champion Michael Smith, while the Nordic Darts Masters was won by Peter Wright. The next tournament on TV is the Masters on 27th-29th January. Joe Cullen is the defending champion of this event. Those ranked between 9th and 24th enter at the first round and the winners face the top 8 in the second round.

 

The draw looks like this:

(1) Michael Smith Vs (16) Damon Heta/(17) Ross Smith
(8) Danny Noppert Vs (9) Nathan Aspinall/(24) Stephen Bunting
(4) Gerwyn Price Vs (13) Dirk van Duijvenbode/(20) Krzysztof Ratajski
(5) Luke Humphries Vs (12) Joe Cullen/(21) Chris Dobey
(2) Peter Wright Vs (15) Ryan Searle/(18) Dave Chisnall
(7) Jonny Clayton Vs (10) James Wade/(23) Callan Rydz
(3) Michael van Gerwen Vs (14) Jose de Sousa/(19) Gabriel Clemens
(6) Rob Cross Vs (11) Dimitri Van den Bergh/(22) Gary Anderson

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We have a new 'Major' winner in Chris Dobey, who defeated Rob Cross 11-7 to win the Masters.

 

The eight-player field for the Premier League has been confirmed: Michael Smith, Peter Wright, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Nathan Aspinall, Dimitri van den Bergh, and Chris Dobey.

 

The format is the same as last year, with each evening being a straight knock-out mini-tournament between the eight players, with all matches being the best of 11/first to 6 legs. I personally dislike it. I much prefer the 10 player format, whereby everyone plays each other once (over the best of 14 legs) in the first nine weeks, with the bottom two players in the league being eliminated after Week 9. After that, the remaining eight players playing each other once more before Play-Off Night, which the top four players in the league progress to (in a 1st or 4th Vs 2nd or 3rd scenario).

[Pete the Elaner]

I saw some of the final. Rob Cross seemed to struggle with his doubles. I know the feeling. After seeing his earlier results, maybe he just ran out of ... whatever.

You could argue that 'he peaked too soon' but flagging in the final is surely better than having a poor semi & not getting there at all.

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The UK Open is on this weekend at Butlins in Minehead, with the tournament is being broadcast on ITV4. The 'FA Cup of Darts' will feature 158 players competing for a share of the £600,000 prize fund with £110,000 going to the winner. World No. 8 Danny Noppert is the defending champion. Other former winners of this event to look out for in the draw are Peter Wright, Michael van Gerwen, James Wade, Nathan Aspinall, Gary Anderson, and Raymond van Barneveld.

 

All but two of the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders (TCHs) will be joined by 16 qualifiers from the PDC's Development and Challenge Tours, and 16 'Amateur' Qualifiers from Rileys. These Qualifiers will enter at the first round with the TCHs ranked 97-126, then those TCHs ranked 65-96 will enter at the second round, TCHs ranked 33-64 enter at the third round, and then the top 32 enter at the fourth round. Coverage starts late in the morning on Friday 3rd March.

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We have a new Major winner in the unassuming Suffolk native Andrew Gilding, who beat World No. 3 Michael van Gerwen 11-10 to win the UK Open. Gilding as a result shoots up the rankings from 41st to 25th and punches his ticket for the Grand Slam of Darts in November.

 

Gilding at 52 years old is also the oldest first-time Major finalist, and subsequently winner, in darts.

 

Apart for the ongoing Premier League (of which van Gerwen tops the table), the next tournaments on TV are the US Darts Masters on 2nd-3rd June (on ITV4) and the World Cup of Darts on 15th-18th June (on Sky Sports). The next ranked TV Major is the World Matchplay on 15th-23rd July. In the meantime, there are still the European Tour, Players Championship, Challenge, Development, and Women's Series events that determine qualification for the Majors (i.e. World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Grand Slam of Darts, Players Championship Finals and the World Championship).

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It looks a number of items from the defunct BDO, including their former World Championship trophies, are going under the hammer, with the proceeds going to pay off creditors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/64903803

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The Premier League finally concluded on the 25th May. Though Gerwyn Price topped the regular season table, he was defeated in the Play-Off Final by 3rd place Michael van Gerwen 11-5.

 

The next tournament is the 'World Series' US Darts Masters at Madison Square Gardens on 2nd & 3rd June, coverage on ITV4.

 

After that there is the expanded World Cup of Darts, a pairs tournament, in Frankfurt on 15th-18th June, coverage on Sky Sports. 40 nations will now be participating -  Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, USA, and Wales.

[Invicta Informant]

Michael van Gerwen won the the 'World Series' US Darts Masters, beating Canadian Jeff Smith 8-0 in the final.

 

Both will be in action for the World Cup of Darts next week. Australia (Damon Heta & Simon Whitlock) are the defending champions, but will have to start in the group stage. England (Michael Smith & Rob Cross), Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Danny Noppert), Wales (Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton), and Scotland (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson) will enter at the second round, where they will be joined by the group stage winners, and it becomes a straight knock-out tournament.

 

Group Stage Draw:

Group A: (5) Belgium, Finland, China

Group B: (6) Germany, Hong Kong, Japan

Group C: (7) Australia, Guyana, Gibraltar

Group D: (8) Northern Ireland, France, Ukraine

Group E: (9) Republic of Ireland, Thailand, Croatia

Group F: (10) Austria, Denmark, USA

Group G: (11) Poland, Portugal, Lithuania

Group H: (12) Canada, India, Hungary

Group I: (13) Czech Republic, Singapore, Philippines

Group J: (14) Spain, South Africa, Iceland

Group K: (15) Latvia, New Zealand, Bahrain

Group L: (16) Switzerland, Italy, Sweden

[Pete the Elaner]

The champions don't get seeded? That's unusual.

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12 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said:

The champions don't get seeded? That's unusual.

It is based on the lowest combined ranking of the top two players from each nation, and many of them don't have one, let alone two, players active on the PDC Pro Tour. For example, Smith and Cross, representing England are 1st and 5th respectively in the PDC Order of Merit, while the Australian pair, Heta and Whitlock, are ranked 15th and 40th respectively.

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The World Cup of Darts was won by Wales (Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton) who beat Scotland (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson) 10 legs to 2 in the final. The defending champions Australia lost in the quarter finals to Belgium 8-7, while the No. 1 seed England also lost in the quarter finals to Germany 8-3.

 

The next TV tournament is the 'World Series' Poland Darts Masters in Warsaw on 7th & 8th July on ITV4. The next ranked TV major is the World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, running from 15th to 23rd July on Sky Sports.

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The World Matchplay was won by Nathan Aspinall, who beat Jonny Clayton 18 legs to 6. Both players move up to 5th and 7th in the world rankings respectively. The defending champion, Michael van Gerwen, was eliminated in the first round by Brendan Dolan. The Women's World Matchplay was won by Beau Greaves, who beat Mikuru Suzuki 6 legs to 1.

 

The next TV tournaments are the 'World Series' events, New Zealand Darts Masters in Hamilton on 4th & 5th August, and the New South Wales Darts Masters in Wollongong on 11th & 12th August. The World Series of Darts Finals takes place in Amsterdam between 15th-17th September. UK coverage is on ITV4. The next ranked TV major is the double-to-start World Grand Prix at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, running from 2nd to 8th October on Sky Sports.

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It has been a while, but the next TV tournament, the World Series of Darts Finals, is this weekend at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam starting Friday 15th and concluding on Sunday 17th. The seeded players enter in the second round.

 

The draw bracket looks like this:

(1) Rob Cross (ENG) Vs Jonny Clayton (WAL)/Martin Schindler (GER)
(8) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs Daniel Klose (GER)/Krzysztof Ratajski (POL)
(4) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs Gabriel Clemens (GER)/William O'Connor (IRE)
(5) Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL) Vs Damon Heta (AUS)/Ricky Evans (ENG)
(2) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs Keegan Brown (ENG)/Simon Whitlock (AUS)
(7) Nathan Aspinall (ENG) Vs Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED)/Danny Noppert (NED)
(3) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs Raymond van Barneveld (NED)/Jeff Smith (CAN)
(6) Peter Wright (SCO) Vs Graham Usher (ENG)/Haupai Puha (NZL)

 

The PDC have also unveiled their calendar for 2024. The major televised events (excluding the Premier League, which runs on Thursday nights between February and May at multiple venues) are:

2nd-4th February - The Masters - Milton Keynes.

1st-3rd March - UK Open - Minehead.

27th-30th June - World Cup of Darts - Frankfurt.

13th-21st July - World Matchplay - Blackpool.

13th-15th September - World Series of Darts Finals - Amsterdam.

7th-13th October - World Grand Prix - TBC.

24th-27th October - European Championship - Dortmund.

9th-17th November - Grand Slam of Darts - Wolverhampton.

22nd-24th November - Players Championship Finals - Minehead.

Mid-December-Early January - World Darts Championship - London.

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The draw for the World Grand Prix, the double-to-start tournament, has been made. The top 16 from the Order of Merit (but only the top 8 are seeded), plus the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit make up the 32 player field. The tournament starts on 2nd October and concludes on 8th October, takes place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, and is broadcast on Sky Sports. Michael van Gerwen is the defending champion of this event, and also recently won the World Series of Darts Finals 11-4 against Nathan Aspinall. Dave Chisnall is most recent winner on circuit, beating Luke Humphries 8-7 to win the Hungarian Darts Trophy.

 

The World Grand Prix draw bracket looks like this:

(1) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs Callan Rydz (ENG)
Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) Vs Brendan Dolan (NIR)
(8) Rob Cross (ENG) Vs Andrew Gilding (ENG)
Jose de Sousa (POR) Vs Gary Anderson (SCO)
(4) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs Danny Noppert (NED)
Krzysztof Ratajski (POL) Vs James Wade (ENG)
(5) Nathan Aspinall (ENG) Vs Stephen Bunting (ENG)
Martin Schindler (GER) Vs Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
(2) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs Josh Rock (NIR)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL) Vs Chris Dobey (ENG)
(7) Jonny Clayton (WAL) Vs Ross Smith (ENG)
Joe Cullen (ENG) Vs Mike De Decker (BEL)
(3) Peter Wright (SCO) Vs Gabriel Clemens (GER)
Damon Heta (AUS) Vs Ryan Searle (ENG)
(6) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs Daryl Gurney (NIR)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) Vs Luke Woodhouse (ENG)

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We have a new Major winner in Luke Humphries, who beat Gerwyn Price 5 sets to 2 to win the World Grand Prix. Former World Youth Champion Humphries now moves up to 4th in the world rankings from 6th. The defending champion Michael van Gerwen was knocked out in the second round by Chris Dobey, while the top seed Michael Smith was knocked out by Price in the semi-finals.

 

The next Major is the European Championship in Dortmund taking place between 26th-29th October, broadcast on ITV4. Before then, there is the final European Tour event of the year in Hildesheim, and four one-day Players Championship events in Barnsley.

Edited October 10, 2023 by Invicta Informant
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Starting tomorrow (Thursday 26th) is the European Championship from Dortmund. UK coverage is on ITV4. The tournament consists of the top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit (i.e. prize money won across the 13 European Tour events this year), hence why the Dave Chisnall (who is 12th in the main Order of Merit) is the top seed for this tournament, while World No. 1 Michael Smith is seeded 8th. Ross Smith is the defending champion of this event.

 

The draw bracket looks like this:

(1) Dave Chisnall (ENG) Vs (32) Chris Dobey (ENG)
(16) Martin Schindler (GER) Vs (17) Stephen Bunting (ENG)
(8) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs (25) Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
(9) Peter Wright (SCO) Vs (24) Gabriel Clemens (GER)
(4) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs (29) Keane Barry (IRE)
(13) Nathan Aspinall (ENG) Vs (20) Ryan Searle (ENG)
(5) Rob Cross (ENG) Vs (28) Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL)
(12) Danny Noppert (NED) Vs (21) Andrew Gilding (ENG)
(2) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs (31) Brendan Dolan (NIR)
(15) Krzysztof Ratajski (POL) Vs (18) Joe Cullen (ENG)
(7) Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) Vs (26) James Wade (ENG)
(10) Jonny Clayton (WAL) Vs (23) Jose de Sousa (POR)
(3) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs (30) Madars Razma (LAT)
(14) Ricardo Pietreczko (GER) Vs (19) Ross Smith (ENG)
(6) Damon Heta (AUS) Vs (27) Gian van Veen (NED)
(11) Josh Rock (NIR) Vs (22) Daryl Gurney (NIR)

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The European Championship was won by Peter Wright, won beat James Wade 11 legs to 6. The tournament's top seed, Dave Chisnall, and the defending champion, Ross Smith, were both eliminated in the first round. 21-year-old Dutchman Gian van Veen made an impressive debut reaching the semi-finals before losing out to Wade.

 

The next major is the Grand Slam of Darts starting on Saturday 11th November and concluding on Sunday 19th November at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton (UK coverage on Sky Sports). The 32-player field will be confirmed following the final two Players Championship events of the year and the Tour Card Holder Qualifier taking place 'behind-closed-doors' at Barnsley.

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The draw for the Grand Slam of Darts has been made. The 32 player field features winners and runner-ups from the PDC's major tournaments from the past 12 months, plus winners from the European Tour and Players Championship events, the Order of Merit leaders from the PDC's secondary tours, a couple of international qualifiers, and 8 Tour Holders who came through the last qualifier.

 

The tournament features a group stage format, where everyone plays the other three players in their group once, and the top two from each group proceed to the last 16 where the tournament becomes a straight knock out. Michael Smith is the defending champion of this event. With how the draw bracket works out, two players who qualify from the same group can potentially meet in the quarter finals, which I don't think is right. The tournament starts on Saturday 11th.

 

The group draw bracket looks like this:

Group A
(1) Michael Smith (ENG)
James Wade (ENG)
Krzysztof Ratajski (POL)
Nathan Girvan (SCO)

Group B
(8) Jonny Clayton (WAL)
Chris Dobey (ENG)
Josh Rock (NIR)
Berry van Peer (NED)

Group C
(4) Luke Humphries (ENG)
Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED)
Gary Anderson (SCO)
Steve Lennon (IRE)

Group D
(5) Gerwyn Price (WAL)
Ryan Searle (ENG)
Gian van Veen (NED)
Nathan Rafferty (NIR)

Group E
(2) Peter Wright (SCO)
Dave Chisnall (ENG)
Stephen Bunting (ENG)
Stowe Buntz (USA)

Group F
(7) Danny Noppert (NED)
Andrew Gilding (ENG)
Brendan Dolan (NIR)
Haruki Muramatsu (JPN)

Group G
(3) Michael van Gerwen (NED)
Rob Cross (ENG)
Martijn Kleermaker (NED)
Fallon Sherrock (ENG)

Group H
(6) Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
Damon Heta (AUS)
Ricardo Pietreczko (GER)
Beau Greaves (ENG)

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Now that the group stage is completed, the draw bracket looks like this:

James Wade (ENG) Vs Chris Dobey (ENG)

Josh Rock (NIR) Vs Krzysztof Ratajski (POL)

(4) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs Ryan Searle (ENG)

(5) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs Gary Anderson (SCO)

Stowe Buntz (USA) Vs Andrew Gilding (ENG)

(7) Danny Noppert (NED) Vs Stephen Bunting (ENG)

(3) Michael van Gerwen (NED) Vs Damon Heta (AUS)

(6) Nathan Aspinall (ENG) Vs Rob Cross (ENG)

 

Also a nine darter happened:

 

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The Grand Slam of Darts was won by Luke Humphries, who beat Rob Cross 16 legs to 8, to clinch his second TV Major not long after winning the World Grand Prix in October.

 

The next tournament is the Players Championship Finals at Butlin's in Minehead on 24th-26th November, with coverage on ITV4. The 64-player tournament will feature two boards in action in the early stages, and it is the last event before the World Championship, meaning that this event can determine the final seedings for the World Championship and who will have to go through the 'last gasp' Tour Card Holder Qualifier on Monday 27th November, with the draw for the World Championship being held that evening, live on Sky Sports News (in-between the never-ending, meaningless chit-chat about football).

 

Qualification for the Players Championship Finals is made-up from the Top 64 players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, which comprises of prize money won in just the 30 one-day behind-closed-doors events (known as Players Championships) held throughout the year. This why big names such as World No. 2 and European Champion Peter Wright, and World No. 6 and World Matchplay Champion Nathan Aspinall have not qualified (not everyone towards the top of the main Order of Merit does all the events). World No. 7 Danny Noppert, who would have been seeded 9th in this tournament, has withdrawn due to the imminent arrival of his second child. His spot in the draw has been taken by the 65th ranked player in the Players Championship Order of Merit, Dylan Slevin. Before the tournament's final, there will be the World Youth Championship Final, to be contested by Dutchman Gian van Veen and Englishman Luke Littler.

 

The draw bracket look like this:

(1) Gerwyn Price (WAL) Vs (64) Ricky Evans (ENG)
(32) Kim Huybrechts (BEL) Vs (33) Martin Schindler (GER)
(16) Stephen Bunting (ENG) Vs (49) Mickey Mansell (NIR)
(17) Gian van Veen (NED) Vs (48) Chris Landman (NED)
(8) Ross Smith (ENG) Vs (57) Scott Williams (ENG)
(25) Callan Rydz (ENG) Vs (40) Michael van Gerwen (NED)
(65/Alt) Dylan Slevin (IRE) Vs (56) Matt Campbell (CAN)
(24) Mike De Decker (BEL) Vs (41) Mario Vandenbogaerde (BEL)
(4) Dave Chisnall (ENG) Vs (61) Lee Evans (ENG)
(29) Chris Dobey (ENG) Vs (36) Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
(13) Rob Cross (ENG) Vs (52) Cameron Menzies (SCO)
(20) Luke Woodhouse (ENG) Vs (45) Simon Whitlock (AUS)
(5) Josh Rock (NIR) Vs (60) Rowby-John Rodriguez (AUT)
(28) Gabriel Clemens (GER) Vs (37) Connor Scutt (ENG)
(12) Jonny Clayton (WAL) Vs (53) Stephen Burton (ENG)
(21) Daryl Gurney (NIR) Vs (44) Niels Zonneveld (NED)
(2) Gary Anderson (SCO) Vs (63) Steve Beaton (ENG)
(31) Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL) Vs (34) Jim Williams (WAL)
(15) James Wade (ENG) Vs (50) William O'Connor (IRE)
(18) Andrew Gilding (ENG) Vs (47) Steve Lennon (IRE)
(7) Luke Humphries (ENG) Vs (58) Martin Lukeman (ENG)
(26) Radek Szaganski (POL) Vs (39) Ian White (ENG)
(10) Ryan Searle (ENG) Vs (55) Boris Krcmar (CRO)
(23) Ricardo Pietreczko (GER) Vs (42) Christian Kist (NED)
(3) Damon Heta (AUS) Vs (62) Jules van Dongen (USA)
(30) Jose de Sousa (POR) Vs (35) Kevin Doets (NED)
(14) Krzysztof Ratajski (POL) Vs (51) Maik Kuivenhoven (NED)
(19) Brendan Dolan (NIR) Vs (46) Ritchie Edhouse (ENG)
(6) Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) Vs (59) Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
(27) Michael Smith (ENG) Vs (38) Richard Veenstra (NED)
(11) Ryan Joyce (ENG) Vs (54) Daniel Klose (GER)
(22) Joe Cullen (ENG) Vs (43) Jamie Hughes (ENG)