Friday, September 13 (From 6pm BST)
Boris Krcmar vs Stephen Bunting
Gabriel Clemens vs Damon Heta
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Chris Dobey
Johan Engstrom vs Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Littler vs Ross Smith
Michael van Gerwen vs Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries vs Haupai Puha
Danny Noppert vs Gian van Veen
PDC representatives
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith
Peter Wright
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Damon Heta
Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting
World Series Order of Merit Qualifiers
Gian van Veen
Boris Krcmar
Johan Engstrom
Jeff Smith
Kevin Doets
Raymond van Barneveld
Danny Noppert
Haupai Puha
Simon Whitlock
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
Dave Chisnall
Jonny Clayton
Ross Smith
Chris Dobey
Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
Wessel Nijman
Jose de Sousa
Keane Barry
Gabriel Clemens
Cameron Menzies
Daryl Gurney
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rhys Griffin
Today will see the first eight round one clashes take place, while the others are scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
The field this year has been increased to 32 of the world’s top players as they all seek the huge £80,000 jackpot.
This evening’s action kicks off at 6pm BST, with Stephen Bunting taking on Boris Krcmar in the tournament opener.
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen will begin his title defence as he goes head-to-head with Jonny Clayton in round one.
Teenage sensation Luke Littler faces a tough opener against Ross Smith after taking the World Series by storm on his debut year.
The 17-year-old has secured wins at the Bahrain Darts Masters and the Poland Darts Masters more recently.