Luke Humphries will start his defence of the BoyleSports World Grand Prix title in opposition to Stephen Bunting, with the draw for the double-start occasion now confirmed.
Humphries, who claimed his maiden televised rating title at this occasion 12 months in the past, will renew his rivalry in opposition to Masters champion Bunting – a two-time World Grand Prix semi-finalist.
The distinctive double-start occasion, which will likely be performed at Leicester’s Mattioli Enviornment from October 7-13 and is reside on Sky Sports activities, will see a star-studded line-up battling it out throughout seven days of motion within the East Midlands.
Luke Littler will likely be one in all 5 debutants within the 32-player subject, and the Premier League champion opens his title problem with a showdown in opposition to fourth seed Rob Cross.
World No 2 Michael Smith will play 2016 finalist Gary Anderson in one other blockbuster tussle, as six-time winner Michael van Gerwen faces 2017 champion Daryl Gurney.
Peter Wright, the 2018 runner-up, kicks off his marketing campaign in opposition to two-time champion James Wade, whereas 2020 winner Gerwyn Worth locks horns with Dutch No 2 Danny Noppert.
Jonny Clayton, the 2021 champion, will meet debutant Ritchie Edhouse for a spot in spherical two, as two-time finalist Dave Chisnall goes up in opposition to one other newcomer Cameron Menzies.
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Humphries reels in ‘The Huge Fish’ to stun Worth within the remaining
Fifth seed Nathan Aspinall – a runner-up in 2022 – makes his big-stage return in opposition to Ryan Searle, with Chris Dobey and Joe Cullen set to collide in a repeat of their quarter-final tie 12 months in the past.
Former finalists Raymond van Barneveld and Brendan Dolan will tackle German duo Ricardo Pietreczko and Martin Schindler respectively, as rising Dutchman Gian van Veen performs world No 10 Ross Smith.
UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh meets Luke Woodhouse, with Van den Bergh’s compatriot Mike de Decker handed a gap spherical project in opposition to Australian No 1 Damon Heta.
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An emotional Humphries stated on the time his victory over Worth was the best match of his life
Northern Eire’s Josh Rock has been pitted in opposition to the returning Ryan Joyce, with the winner advancing to a second-round conflict in opposition to Aspinall or Searle.
The primary spherical will likely be performed throughout the primary two days of motion on October 7-8.
In a change to final 12 months’s format, Saturday’s semi-finals on October 12 will likely be contested over the best-of-nine units, with the ultimate set to be performed over the best-of-11 units on Sunday October 13.
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Luke Littler hit a pair of sensational back-to-back checkouts of 140 and 130 to take the lead on his method to claiming his maiden World Collection of Darts Finals title in Amsterdam
2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix: Draw Bracket
- (1) Luke Humphries vs Stephen Bunting
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Ricardo Pietreczko
- (8) Jonny Clayton vs Ritchie Edhouse
- Gian van Veen vs Ross Smith
- (4) Rob Cross vs Luke Littler
- Brendan Dolan vs Martin Schindler
- (5) Nathan Aspinall vs Ryan Searle
- Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce
- (2) Michael Smith vs Gary Anderson
- Mike de Decker vs Damon Heta
- (7) Gerwyn Worth vs Danny Noppert
- Peter Wright vs James Wade
- (3) Michael van Gerwen vs Daryl Gurney
- Chris Dobey vs Joe Cullen
- (6) Dave Chisnall vs Cameron Menzies
- Luke Woodhouse vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
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