Tuesday 19 September 2017 10:43, UK
Michael van Gerwen, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis, Steve Beaton and Jelle Klaasen will kick off the opening night of the World Grand Prix.
The Dublin tournament - unique for its format which makes every leg begin with a double - is live on Sky Sports from October 1-8.
The first round of the 32-player tournament is split across the first two nights but reigning champion Van Gerwen will begin his defence against John Henderson in the opening set of fixtures.
Phil 'The Power' Taylor will be absent from the World Grand Prix.
Sunday, October 1 - first round
(Best of three Sets)
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 - first round
(Best of three Sets)
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 - second round
(Best of five Sets)
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 - second round
(Best of five Sets)
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 - quarter-finals
(Best of five Sets)
Friday, October 6 - semi-finals
(Best of seven Sets)
Saturday, October 7 - World Grand Prix Final
(Best of nine Sets)
* 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 biggest names in darts will return to Dublin's Citywest Hotel from October 1-7 for the 2017 World Grand Prix and you will be able to watch all the action with us on Sky Sports
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