MICHAEL VAN GERWEN will begin his defence of the Dutch Darts Masters title against either Dimitri Van den Bergh or John Henderson next month, while World Champion Gary Anderson is set to face Mervyn King or Ronnie Baxter in Venray.
The year's opening European Tour event will be held from February 12-14 at the Evenementenhal in Venray, Netherlands, as 48 players compete across three days for £115,000 in prize money.
Friday's first round sees the 32 qualifiers face off across two sessions, including Dutch ace Dirk van Duijvenbode up against Gerwyn Price, Jan Dekker's game with Kevin Thomas, Jermaine Wattimena facing Mark Webster and Remco van Eijden playing Paul Milford.
Veteran stars Mervyn King and Ronnie Baxter face off in a tasty clash, Kevin Painter takes on Jamie Caven and John Henderson and Simon Whitlock play young Belgians Dimitri Van den Bergh and Mike De Decker.
Saturday's second round will include Michael van Gerwen - the reigning Dutch Darts Masters champion and top seed - playing Van den Bergh or Henderson.
World Champion Gary Anderson plays against either King or Baxter, while number two seed Michael Smith will take on either van Duijvenbode or Price.
Dutch ace Benito van de Pas, the number 13 seed, will play Webster or Wattimena, while number three seed Peter Wright plays Greece's John Michael or Stephen Bunting, and number four seed James Wade will meet either Ryan Harrington or David Pallett.
Tickets for the 2016 Dutch Darts Masters are still available and can be purchased from PDC Europe via www.pdc-europe.tv .
Dutch Darts Masters
Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Dimitri Van den Bergh/John Henderson
Justin Pipe (16) v Andree Welge/Jamie Lewis
Dave Chisnall (8) v Kevin Thomas/Jan Dekker
Robert Thornton (9) v Ritchie Edhouse/Martin Schindler
Kim Huybrechts (5) v Ricky Evans/Devon Petersen
Gary Anderson (12) v Mervyn King/Ronnie Baxter
James Wade (4) v Ryan Harrington/David Pallett
Benito van de Pas (13) v Mark Webster/Jermaine Wattimena
Michael Smith (2) v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Gerwyn Price
Mensur Suljovic (15) v Robbie Green/Rowby-John Rodriguez
Ian White (7) v Mike De Decker/Simon Whitlock
Jelle Klaasen (10) v Kevin Painter/Jamie Caven
Adrian Lewis (6) v Paul Milford/Remco van Eijden
Terry Jenkins (11) v Zoran Lerchbacher/James Richardson
Peter Wright (3) v John Michael/Stephen Bunting
Brendan Dolan (14) v Jyhan Artut/Daryl Gurney
Schedule of Play
Friday February 12
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
First Round
Zoran Lerchbacher v James Richardson
Ritchie Edhouse v Martin Schindler
Paul Milford v Remco van Eijden
Andree Welge v Jamie Lewis
Kevin Thomas v Jan Dekker
Dimitri Van den Bergh v John Henderson
Mike De Decker v Simon Whitlock
Robbie Green v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Kevin Painter v Jamie Caven
Jyhan Artut v Daryl Gurney
Ryan Harrington v David Pallett
John Michael v Stephen Bunting
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Gerwyn Price
Mervyn King v Ronnie Baxter
Mark Webster v Jermaine Wattimena
Ricky Evans v Devon Petersen
Saturday February 13
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Second Round
Justin Pipe (16) v Welge/J Lewis
Terry Jenkins (11) v Lerchbacher/Richardson
Brendan Dolan (14) v Artut/Gurney
Mensur Suljovic (15) v Green/Rodriguez
Ian White (7) v Decker/Whitlock
Dave Chisnall (8) v Thomas/Dekker
James Wade (4) v Harrington/Pallett
Robert Thornton (9) v Edhouse/Martin Schindler
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
Jelle Klaasen (10) v Painter/Caven
Kim Hubrechts (5) v Evans/Petersen
Michael Smith (2) v van Duijvenbode/Price
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Van den Bergh/Henderson
Gary Anderson (12) v King/Baxter
Benito van de Pas (13) v Webster/Wattimena
Adrian Lewis (6) v Milford/van Eijden
Peter Wright (3) v Michael/Bunting
Sunday February 14
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
All games are the best of 11 legs