 THE opening night of the Unibet World Grand Prix on Sunday October 1 will see reigning champion Michael van Gerwen and former World Champions Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis, Steve Beaton and Jelle Klaasen in action in Dublin.
The 32-player tournament - unique for the double-start format where all legs have to begin and end with a double - will be held from October 1-7 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, and broadcast live on Sky Sports. With the first round split across the opening two nights, reigning champion and top seed Van Gerwen begins his bid to win a fourth World Grand Prix title in Sunday's first eight games as he takes on John Henderson. 2015 World Grand Prix winner Robert Thornton is also in action as he faces Kim Huybrechts, while a host of other big names also take to the stage. Five-time World Champion Van Barneveld meets Australia's Kyle Anderson, while Lewis plays Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, Klaasen faces Dave Chisnall and Beaton meets shooting star Rob Cross. Alan Norris plays former World Grand Prix semi-finalist Justin Pipe, while Joe Cullen meets Darren Webster. Monday's remaining first round games include two-time World Grand Prix winner James Wade meeting Steve West and 2016 finalist Gary Anderson, the number two seed, playing debutant Richard North. Benito van de Pas opens up against Cristo Reyes before Mervyn King takes on Ronny Huybrechts, Simon Whitlock plays Christian Kist and Unibet Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljovic faces Ian White. Monday night also sees Michael Smith up against Gerwyn Price, before UK Open champion Peter Wright concludes the first round as he takes on former Dublin semi-finalist Stephen Bunting. The second round is then split across Tuesday and Wednesday, with the quarter-finals on Thursday and semi-finals on Friday. Saturday's final will be preceded by the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay final between William O'Connor and Jason Cullen. Tickets for the Unibet World Grand Prix are still available through www.ticketmaster.ie, by calling 00353 (0)1 401 0505 or via email at darts17@citywesthotel.com. 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix Schedule of Play Sunday October 1 (7pm) First Round x8 Alan Norris v Justin Pipe Joe Cullen v Darren Webster Steve Beaton v Rob Cross Robert Thornton v Kim Huybrechts Raymond van Barneveld v Kyle Anderson Adrian Lewis v Daryl Gurney Michael van Gerwen v John Henderson Dave Chisnall v Jelle Klaasen Monday October 2 (7pm) First Round x8 Benito van de Pas v Cristo Reyes Mervyn King v Ronny Huybrechts Steve West v James Wade Simon Whitlock v Christian Kist Mensur Suljovic v Ian White Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price Gary Anderson v Richard North Peter Wright v Stephen Bunting Tuesday October 3 (7pm) Second Round x4 Chisnall/Klaasen v Thornton/K Huybrechts Lewis/Gurney v Cullen/Webster Van Gerwen/Henderson v Norris/Pipe Van Barneveld/K Anderson v Beaton/Cross Wednesday October 4 (7pm) Second Round x4 Smith/Price v Van de Pas/Reyes Suljovic/White v West/Wade G Anderson/North v Whitlock/Kist Wright/Bunting v King/R Huybrechts Thursday October 5 (7pm) Quarter-Finals Friday October 6 (7pm) Semi-Finals Saturday October 7 (8pm) Unibet World Grand Prix Final Preceded by Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Final (approx 7.05pm) Jason Cullen v William O'Connor Draw Bracket Michael van Gerwen (1) v John Henderson Alan Norris v Justin Pipe Raymond van Barneveld (8) v Kyle Anderson Steve Beaton v Rob Cross Dave Chisnall (5) v Jelle Klaasen Robert Thornton v Kim Huybrechts Adrian Lewis (4) v Daryl Gurney Joe Cullen v Darren Webster Gary Anderson (2) v Richard North Simon Whitlock v Christian Kist Michael Smith (7) v Gerwyn Price Benito van de Pas v Cristo Reyes Mensur Suljovic (6) v Ian White Steve West v James Wade Peter Wright (3) v Stephen Bunting Mervyn King v Ronny Huybrechts Format First Round Best of three Sets Second Round Best of five Sets Quarter-Finals Best of five Sets Semi-Finals Best of seven Sets Final Best of nine Sets * All Sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any Set. * All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg. * The order of play for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be confirmed on www.pdc.tv.
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