Peter Wright will begin his defence of the Gambrinus Czech Darts Open against his countryman Cameron Menzies, with the draw and schedule for this weekend's event now confirmed.
The year’s 13th and final European Tour event will take place at the PVA EXPO in Prague from October 18-20, as the race for European Championship qualification concludes in the Czech capital.
The top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit following this weekend will qualify for this year’s showpiece in Dortmund, with Nathan Aspinall currently occupying the final qualification place.
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on ProTour Order of Merit position
(1) Dave Chisnall v Robert Owen/Niels Zonneveld
(16) Ricardo Pietreczko v Martin Lukeman/Callan Rydz
(8) Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Jonny Clayton
(9) Ryan Searle v Kevin Doets/Michael Smith
(4) Josh Rock v Joe Cullen/Host Nation Qualifier 3
(13) Rob Cross v Luke Woodhouse/Marko Kantele
(5) Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney/Raymond van Barneveld
(12) Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena/Patrik Kovacs
(2) Ross Smith v Florian Hempel/Alan Soutar
(15) Michael van Gerwen v Krzysztof Ratajski/Madars Razma
(7) Damon Heta v Brendan Dolan/Gabriel Clemens
(10) Luke Littler v Host Nation Qualifier 4/Nathan Aspinall
(3) Luke Humphries v Ritchie Edhouse/Host Nation Qualifier 2
(14) Gian van Veen v James Wade/Host Nation Qualifier 1
(6) Danny Noppert v Mike De Decker/Brett Claydon
(11) Martin Schindler v Cameron Menzies/Peter Wright
Schedule of Play
Friday October 18
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Robert Owen v Niels Zonneveld
Jermaine Wattimena v Patrik Kovacs
Ritchie Edhouse v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Florian Hempel v Alan Soutar
Krzysztof Ratajski v Madars Razma
Brendan Dolan v Gabriel Clemens
Martin Lukeman v Callan Rydz
Joe Cullen v Host Nation Qualifier 3
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Luke Woodhouse v Marko Kantele
James Wade v Host Nation Qualifier 1
Mike De Decker v Brett Claydon
Host Nation Qualifier 4 v Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Jonny Clayton
Daryl Gurney v Raymond van Barneveld
Cameron Menzies v Peter Wright
Kevin Doets v Michael Smith
Saturday October 19
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ricardo Pietreczko v Lukeman/Rydz
Damon Heta v Dolan/Clemens
Chris Dobey v Wattimena/Kovacs
Josh Rock v Cullen/Host Nation Qualifier 3
Rob Cross v Woodhouse/Kantele
Ross Smith v Hempel/Soutar
Danny Noppert v De Decker/Claydon
Ryan Searle v Doets/M Smith
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Gian van Veen v Wade/Host Nation Qualifier 1
Dave Chisnall v Owen/Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price v Gurney/Van Barneveld
Stephen Bunting v Van den Bergh/Clayton
Michael van Gerwen v Ratajski/Razma
Luke Littler v Host Nation Qualifier 4/Aspinall
Luke Humphries v Edhouse/Host Nation Qualifier 2
Martin Schindler v Menzies/Wright
Sunday October 20
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order