Coming up tonight - with Bully Boy & Barney in action
Ex-world champions Raymond van Barneveld and Michael Smith are just two of the big names competing this evening.
Legend Barney aims to show he can still live with the best.
And "Bully Boy" Smith aims to make up for missing out on a Premier League place.
And remember, German hero Martin Schindler is defending his title - opening up against Thomas Lovely.
Here's tonight's first-round matches:
Jermaine Wattimena v Karel Sedlacek
Ricardo Pietreczko v Krzysztof Ratajski
Raymond van Barneveld v Patrick Klingelhoefer
Michael Smith v Thibault Tricole
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Niko Springer
Martin Schindler v Thomas Lovely
Mike De Decker v Daniel Klose
Joe Cullen v Rob Owen
This afternoon's results - as Searle exits
Here's how the first-round action unfolded earlier today in Riesa, Germany.
Perhaps the big shock was a 6-3 defeat for World No 19 Ryan Searle against Lithuanian 48-year-old Darius Labanauskas.
Results:
Wessel Nijman 6-1 Radek Szaganski
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-4 Callan Rydz
Ritchie Edhouse 6-4 Petr Krivka
Cameron Menzies 6-0 Kevin Knopf
Andrew Gilding 6-3 William O'Connor
Luke Woodhouse 6-3 Matt Campbell
Gian van Veen 6-1 Paul Goyer
Darius Labanauskas 6-3 Ryan Searle