THE draw for Saturday's Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship, which will be played in the Olympia Exhibition Hall at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.
The tournament is named in memory of late PDC official and players' marshall Bobby Bourn, and has been won by Phil Taylor in each year since its inception in 2003.
Taylor is among 164 competitors in the £20,000 tournament, with the winner taking home £5,000.
All 32 competing players in the Stan James World Matchplay will use the Players Championship event as a warm-up for their participation in that event.
Mark Dudbridge and World Matchplay debutant Mark Frost will clash in round one of the Bobby Bourn Memorial, while Taylor and Steve Beaton could pre-empt their first round meeting on Monday if they clash on board one.
"It's very important to perform well anyway ahead of the World Matchplay but being in memory of Bobby makes it extra special," said Taylor. "Hopefully I can keep my winning run going!"
Adrian Lewis, the 2007 Bobby Bourn Memorial runner-up, opens against Danny King, while his World Matchplay first round opponent Kevin McDine faces Roland Scholten to start his challenge on Saturday.
Raymond van Barneveld, the number two seed, could meet fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen in round two in a repeat of their 2006 Lakeside Championship final.
The tournament begins at 11am, and results and updates will be posted on PlanetDarts throughout the event. The format is the best of five sets, best of three legs per set throughout.
There is no access for the general public to this event.
The Stan James World Matchplay begins on Sunday 20 July - tickets are still available, visit the Winter Gardens Box Office for more details or call 0844 856 1111.
The tournament is named in memory of late PDC official and players' marshall Bobby Bourn, and has been won by Phil Taylor in each year since its inception in 2003.
Taylor is among 164 competitors in the £20,000 tournament, with the winner taking home £5,000.
All 32 competing players in the Stan James World Matchplay will use the Players Championship event as a warm-up for their participation in that event.
Mark Dudbridge and World Matchplay debutant Mark Frost will clash in round one of the Bobby Bourn Memorial, while Taylor and Steve Beaton could pre-empt their first round meeting on Monday if they clash on board one.
"It's very important to perform well anyway ahead of the World Matchplay but being in memory of Bobby makes it extra special," said Taylor. "Hopefully I can keep my winning run going!"
Adrian Lewis, the 2007 Bobby Bourn Memorial runner-up, opens against Danny King, while his World Matchplay first round opponent Kevin McDine faces Roland Scholten to start his challenge on Saturday.
Raymond van Barneveld, the number two seed, could meet fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen in round two in a repeat of their 2006 Lakeside Championship final.
The tournament begins at 11am, and results and updates will be posted on PlanetDarts throughout the event. The format is the best of five sets, best of three legs per set throughout.
There is no access for the general public to this event.
The Stan James World Matchplay begins on Sunday 20 July - tickets are still available, visit the Winter Gardens Box Office for more details or call 0844 856 1111.
| Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship | |
| Board One | |
| Phil Taylor (1) | |
| Derek Box | |
| Robbie Newland | |
| Chris Sargeant | |
| Steve Beaton (32) | |
| Paul Anthony | |
| Michael Smith | |
| Andy Pearson | |
| Mark Jodrill | |
| Chris Daglish | |
| Colin Monk | |
| Board Two | |
| Colin Osborne (16) | |
| Dave Wilson | |
| Shane Passey | |
| Stephen Hardy | |
| Denis Ovens (17) | |
| Alan Priestley | |
| Pete Allen | |
| Brian Cathcart | |
| Chris Beeston | |
| David Davies | |
| Board Three | |
| Adrian Lewis (8) | |
| Danny King | |
| Joey Palfreyman | |
| Darren Johnson | |
| Andy Smith (25) | |
| Paul Dillon | |
| Jacko Barry | |
| Kevin Hill | |
| Matt Gallett | |
| Andrew Davies | |
| Board Four | |
| Colin Lloyd (9) | |
| Jonathan Overton | |
| Glyn Humphries | |
| Tony Eccles | |
| Barrie Bates (24) | |
| Martyn Turner | |
| Stuart Dutton | |
| Graeme Stoddart | |
| Ian Jopling | |
| Steve Brown | |
| Board Five | |
| Terry Jenkins (5) | |
| Mark Carter | |
| Steve Evans | |
| Lee Williams | |
| Wes Newton (28) | |
| Joe Cullen | |
| Chris Hook | |
| Robert Watson-Lang | |
| Francis Mellor | |
| Jimmy O'Regan | |
| Jim Leighton | |
| Board Six | |
| Dennis Priestley (12) | |
| Tom Martin | |
| Aaron Turner | |
| Colin McGarry | |
| Andy Jenkins (21) | |
| Geoff Wylie | |
| Geoff Daniels | |
| Lionel Sams | |
| Andy Howarth | |
| Darren Whittingham | |
| Board Seven | |
| John Part (4) | |
| Jamie Harvey | |
| Peter Aleman | |
| Matt Clark | |
| Mick McGowan (29) | |
| John Jenkinson | |
| Ben Simpson | |
| Chris Oprey | |
| Steve Hine | |
| David Nelson | |
| Board Eight | |
| Alan Tabern (13) | |
| Nigel Peden | |
| Martin Burchell | |
| Paul Cooper | |
| Chris Mason (13) | |
| Matt Sheehan | |
| Arron Monk | |
| Carl Minter | |
| Darren Latham | |
| Co Stompe | |
| Gary Welding | |
| Board Nine | |
| Raymond van Barneveld (2) | |
| Ken Dobson | |
| Ian Walters | |
| Jelle Klaasen | |
| Wayne Jones (31) | |
| Stuart Stubbs | |
| Steve Maish | |
| Mark Jones | |
| Ian Branks | |
| Peter Walford | |
| James Barton | |
| Board Ten | |
| Kevin Painter (15) | |
| Steve Cusick | |
| Mark Lawrence | |
| Russell Mason | |
| Mervyn King (18) | |
| Jimmy Dunlop | |
| Wayne Atwood | |
| Dickie Foster | |
| Tony Ayres | |
| Nigel Birch | |
| Board 11 | |
| Andy Hamilton (7) | |
| Brendan Dolan | |
| Andrew Gourlay | |
| Steve Cupitt | |
| Mark Walsh (26) | |
| Dale Pinch | |
| Ricky Williams | |
| Mark Tiller | |
| Shayne Burgess | |
| Steve Grubb | |
| Board 12 | |
| Wayne Mardle (10) | |
| Justin Pipe | |
| Jim Withers | |
| Kevin Reade | |
| Kirk Shepherd (23) | |
| Dave Smith | |
| Dennis Smith | |
| Dave Ladley | |
| Ian Lever | |
| Alan Warriner-Little | |
| Board 13 | |
| Roland Scholten (6) | |
| Kevin McDine | |
| Chris Thompson | |
| John Quantock | |
| Adrian Gray (27) | |
| Nick Fulwell | |
| Robbie Parker | |
| Peter Wright | |
| Lee White | |
| Darren Green | |
| Board 14 | |
| Peter Manley (11) | |
| Lee Holden | |
| Alan Weist | |
| Mark Layton | |
| Vincent van der Voort (22) | |
| Geoff Whitworth | |
| Jamie Caven | |
| Tony Littleton | |
| Ben Burton | |
| Richie Burnett | |
| Board 15 | |
| James Wade (3) | |
| Michael Barnard | |
| Alan Caves | |
| Robert Thornton | |
| Alex Roy (30) | |
| Simon Craven | |
| Brian Whybrow | |
| Stuart Holden | |
| Owen Caffrey | |
| Norman Fletcher | |
| Board 16 | |
| Ronnie Baxter (14) | |
| Paul Williams | |
| Sean White | |
| Kevin Dowling | |
| Mark Dudbridge (19) | |
| Mark Frost | |
| Darrell Townsend | |
| Dave Honey | |
| Kevin Harris | |
| Michael van Gerwen | |