THE first European Tour event will begin on Friday at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, as 64 players compete for the £15,000 Austrian Darts Open title.
The £82,100 tournament has seen players battle for places alongside the world's top 32 in qualifiers held in the UK and Europe in the past month, with four Austrian hopefuls joined by 20 players from the UK Qualifier and eight aces from across Europe.
The tournament will begin with play across two stages at the Arena Nova on Friday, with all 32 first round games being played across the afternoon and evening sessions.
Play then proceeds on one main stage from the last 32 onwards, with the second round split across two sessions on Saturday and Sunday seeing the third round played in the afternoon and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final held in the evening session.
World number one Phil Taylor opens up on Friday night against newcomer Gaz Cousins, who turned professional in January at Qualifying School.
World Champion Adrian Lewis faces one of 2011's shooting stars James Richardson in round one, while James Wade plays Warwickshire's Prakash Jiwa, Gary Anderson meets Scott Rand and Simon Whitlock plays Holland's Mareno Michels.
Raymond van Barneveld will begin his challenge against Arron Monk, who won two of the first three PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events held last weekend in Derby, with the other winner, Michael Smith, taking on Jamie Caven.
Austrian number one Mensur Suljovic drew Justin Pipe, with other home stars Dietmar Burger, Martin Kurecka and Zoran Lerchbacher takign on Terry Jenkins, Dave Chisnall and Alan Tabern respectively.
The tournament will be played in a bracket format, meaning that Taylor or Cousins would take on either Richie Burnett - the number 32 seed - or Michael Rosenauer in round two, with Lewis or Richardson meeting number 31 seed Peter Wright or Ireland's William O'Connor.
Sunday will see the order of play continue in the bracket as players compete for the £15,000 first prize.
Tickets are available for the Austrian Darts Open by visiting www.pdc-europe.net.
All games during the tournament are the best of 11 legs, with each game expected to last around 30 minutes.
European Tour Event One - Austrian Darts Open
Friday April 27
First Round
Afternoon Session - 1pm start
Main Stage
Wayne Jones v Gino Vos
Mark Walsh v Brian Woods
Mark Webster v Jelle Klaasen
Colin Lloyd v Ian White
Paul Nicholson v Dean Winstanley
Wes Newton v Boris Krcmar
Terry Jenkins v Dietmar Burger
Vincent van der Voort v Darren Webster
Second Stage
Richie Burnett v Michael Rosenauer
Peter Wright v William O'Connor
Steve Beaton v Mick Todd
Co Stompe v Ross Smith
Brendan Dolan v Joe Cullen
Steve Brown v Steve Evans
Dave Chisnall v Martin Kurecka
Alan Tabern v Zoran Lerchbacher
Evening Session - 7pm start
Main Stage
Gary Anderson v Scott Rand
Simon Whitlock v Mareno Michels
James Wade v Prakash Jiwa
Adrian Lewis v James Richardson
Andy Hamilton v Roland Scholten
Phil Taylor v Gaz Cousins
Raymond van Barneveld v Arron Monk
Kevin Painter v Johnny Haines
Justin Pipe v Mensur Suljovic
Second Stage
Colin Osborne v Richie Howson
John Part v Mark Dudbridge
Denis Ovens v John Scott
Jamie Caven v Michael Smith
Andy Smith v Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King v Michael van Gerwen
Ronnie Baxter v Jim Walker
Saturday April 28
Second Round
Afternoon Session - 1pm start
Webster/Klaasen v Tabern/Lerchbacher
Walsh/Woods v Caven/M Smith
Jones/Vos v Pipe/Suljovic
Lloyd/White v King/van Gerwen
Newton/Krcmar v Brown/Evans
Jenkins/Burger v Ovens/Scott
Nicholson/Winstanley v Baxter/Walker
van der Voort/Webster v A Smith/Huybrechts
Evening Session - 7pm start
Hamilton/Scholten v Chisnall/Kurecka
Painter/Haines v Part/Dudbridge
Anderson/Rand v Stompe/R Smith
Wade/Jiwa v Beaton/Todd
Lewis/Richardson v Wright/O'Connor
Taylor/Cousins v Burnett/Rosenauer
van Barneveld/Monk v Osborne/Howson
Whitlock/Michels v Dolan/Cullen
Sunday April 29
Third Round
Afternoon Session - 1pm start
Taylor/Cousins/Burnett/Rosenauer v Nicholson/Winstanley/Baxter/Walker
M Webster/Klaasen/Tabern/Lerchbacher v van Barneveld/Monk/Osborne/Howson
Whitlock/Michels/Dolan/Cullen v Walsh/Woods/Caven/M Smith
Anderson/Rand/Stompe/R Smith v Jones/Vos/Pipe/Suljovic
Lewis/Richardson/Wright/O'Connor v Lloyd/White/King/van Gerwen
Hamilton/Scholten/Chisnall/Kuecka v Painter/Haines/Part/Dudbridge
Newton/Krcmar/Brown/Evans v Jenkins/Burger/Ovens/Scott
Wade/Jiwa/Beaton/Todd v van der Voort/Webster/A Smith/Huybrechts
Evening Session - 7pm start
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Phil Taylor (1) v Gaz Cousins
Richie Burnett (32) v Michael Rosenauer
Paul Nicholson (16) v Dean Winstanley
Ronnie Baxter (17) v Jim Walker
Mark Webster (8) v Jelle Klaasen
Alan Tabern (25) v Zoran Lerchbacher
Raymond van Barneveld (9) v Arron Monk
Colin Osborne (24) v Richie Howson
Simon Whitlock (5) v Mareno Michels
Brendan Dolan (28) v Joe Cullen
Mark Walsh (12) v Brian Woods
Jamie Caven (21) v Michael Smith
Gary Anderson (4) v Scott Rand
Co Stompe (29) v Ross Smith
Wayne Jones (13) v Gino Vos
Justin Pipe (20) v Mensur Suljovic
Adrian Lewis (2) v James Richardson
Peter Wright (31) v William O'Connor
Colin Lloyd (15) v Ian White
Mervyn King (18) v Michael van Gerwen
Andy Hamilton (7) v Roland Scholten
Dave Chisnall (26) v Martin Kurecka
Kevin Painter (10) v Johnny Haines
John Part (23) v Mark Dudbridge
Wes Newton (6) v Boris Krcmar
Steve Brown (27) v Steve Evans
Terry Jenkins (11) v Dietmar Burger
Denis Ovens (22) v John Scott
James Wade (3) v Prakash Jiwa
Steve Beaton (30) v Mick Todd
Vincent van der Voort (14) v Darren Webster
Andy Smith (19) v Kim Huybrechts