JAMES WADE and Simon Whitlock have withdrawn from the European Darts Trophy in Sindelfingen.
Wade has pulled out of the European Tour event through illness, having been affected by cold and 'flu symptoms ahead of, and during, the McCoy's Premier League Darts in Glasgow.
Whitlock, meanwhile, has withdrawn to concentrate his efforts on preparing for next Thursday's McCoy's Premier League Darts Judgement Night in Brighton, with the Australian only one point above the relegation places after being defeated by Robert Thornton on Thursday.
Under Rule 4.5 of the PDC Order of Merit rules, additional places will now be available in Friday night's European and Host Nation Qualifiers at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, with those players - one from each Qualifier - being a direct replacement for Wade and Whitlock in the draw.
The European Qualifier will now produce nine players for the main event, with the Host Nation Qualifier providing five players.
European Qualifier Nine will replace Whitlock, who was the number three seed, against a Home Nation Qualifier in the first round, while Home Nation Qualifier Five will take the place of Wade in facing Nick Fullwell.
European Darts Trophy
Saturday March 30-Monday April 1
Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany
Revised First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Dave Chisnall (1) v Michael Smith
Scott Rand (32) v European Qualifier 4
Mervyn King (16) v European Qualifier 2
Andy Smith (17) v European Qualifier 6
Kim Huybrechts (8) v Steve Hine
Jamie Caven (25) v Andrew Johnson
Terry Jenkins (9) v Tony West
Mark Walsh (24) v Terry Temple
Wes Newton (5) v Home Nation Qualifier 2
Arron Monk (28) v Alex Roy
Peter Wright (12) v Home Nation Qualifier 1
Colin Osborne (21) v Gaz Cousins
Justin Pipe (4) v European Qualifier 3
Joe Cullen (29) v Mark Hylton
Host Nation Qualifier 5 v Nick Fullwell
Kevin Painter (20) v Home Nation Qualifier 4
Michael van Gerwen (2) v European Qualifier 8
Darren Webster (31) v European Qualifier 5
Brendan Dolan (15) v John Bowles
Richie Burnett (18) v Jamie Robinson
Robert Thornton (7) v Ricky Sudale
Vincent van der Voort (26) v John Part
Ronnie Baxter (10) v Kevin Dowling
Steve Beaton (23) v Connie Finnan
Ian White (6) v James Richardson
James Hubbard (27) v Ross Smith
Andy Hamilton (11) v Gareth Pass
Mark Webster (22) v Steve Maish
European Qualifier 9 v Home Nation Qualifier 3
Dean Winstanley (30) v John Henderson
Colin Lloyd (14) v European Qualifier 7
Paul Nicholson (19) v European Qualifier 1
Revised Schedule of Play
Saturday March 30
First Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-6pm)
Main Stage
Mark Webster v Steve Maish
Richie Burnett v Jamie Robinson
Kim Huybrechts v Steve Hine
Justin Pipe v European Qualifier 3
Mervyn King v European Qualifier 2
Ronnie Baxter v Kevin Dowling
Steve Beaton v Connie Finnan
Terry Jenkins v Tony West
Colin Lloyd v European Qualifier 7
Paul Nicholson v European Qualifier 1
Second Stage
Arron Monk v Alex Roy
James Hubbard v Ross Smith
Scott Rand v European Qualifier 4
Andy Smith v European Qualifier 6
Jamie Caven v Andrew Johnson
Darren Webster v European Qualifier 5
Evening Session (7pm-12am)
Main Stage
Dave Chisnall v Michael Smith
Andy Hamilton v Gareth Pass
Robert Thornton v Ricky Sudale
Peter Wright v Home Nation Qualifier 1
Vincent van der Voort v John Part
Michael van Gerwen v European Qualifier 8
Host Nation Qualifier 5 v Nick Fullwell
Wes Newton v Home Nation Qualifier 2
Kevin Painter v Home Nation Qualifier 4
European Qualifier 9 v Home Nation Qualifier 3
Second Stage
Brendan Dolan v John Bowles
Joe Cullen v Mark Hylton
Colin Osborne v Gaz Cousins
Mark Walsh v Terry Temple
Ian White v James Richardson
Dean Winstanley v John Henderson
Sunday March 31
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
White/Richardson v Hubbard/R Smith
Dolan/Bowles v Burnett/Robinson
Wright/HNQ1 v Osborne/Cousins
Pipe/EQ3 v Cullen/Hylton
Huybrechts/Hine v Caven/Johnson
Chisnall/M Smith v Rand/EQ4
King/EQ2 v A Smith/EQ6
Jenkins/West v Walsh/Temple
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Baxter/Dowling v Beaton/Finnan
van Gerwen/EQ8 v D Webster/EQ5
Thornton/Sudale v van der Voort/Part
Newton/HNQ2 v Monk/Roy
EQ9/HNQ3 v Winstanley/Henderson
HNQ5/Fullwell v Painter HNQ4
Lloyd/EQ7 v Nicholson/EQ1
Hamilton/Pass v M Webster/Maish
Monday April 1
Third Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
As per draw bracket
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
As per draw bracket
The Draw Bracket & Schedule of Play above will be updated following the European & Host Nation Qualifiers