European Tour Returns In Venray

THE PDC's European Tour season resumes this coming weekend with the Dutch Darts Masters in Venray.

The £115,000 tournament will see 48 players competing from Friday June 5-Sunday June 7 at the Evenementenhal, with the event streamed live online through www.LIVEPDC.TV and a series of bookmakers' websites.

The Dutch Darts Masters is the fourth European Tour event of 2015 and is the first of two which will be held during June, with the International Darts Open to be held in Riesa from June 19-21.

The visit to Holland will see world number one Michael van Gerwen - fresh from his Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters triumph last week - aiming to retain the Dutch Darts Masters title which he had picked up in 2014.

Home favourite Vincent van der Voort is also amongst the 16 seeded players who will enter at the second round stage of the event, alongside the 2012 and 2013 Dutch Darts Masters champions, Simon Whitlock and Kim Huybrechts.

Four places in the tournament are up for grabs for Dutch players in the Host Nation Qualifier on Thursday June 4, with a further eight spots on offer in the European Qualifier.

Play in the main event commences on Friday June 5 when the 32 qualifiers - including 20 players who won through the UK Qualifier earlier this year - face off in the first round.

The 16 seeded stars enter at the second round stage on Saturday before Sunday's Finals Day sees the afternoon session's third round followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in the evening session.

Tickets for the Dutch Darts Masters are available through www.pdc-europe.tv, although there is now limited availability for some sessions following tremendous interest ahead of the PDC's debut in Venray.

Live Coverage
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www.Bet365.com
www.betfair.com
www.coral.co.uk
www.ladbrokes.com
www.unibet.co.uk

Dutch Darts Masters
European Tour Event Four
Evenementenhal, Venray, Netherlands, June 5-7
Top 16 Seeded Players (Enter at Second Round stage)

1 Michael van Gerwen
2 Michael Smith
3 James Wade
4 Peter Wright
5 Brendan Dolan
6 Ian White
7 Vincent van der Voort
8 Simon Whitlock
9 Mervyn King
10 Justin Pipe
11 Kim Huybrechts
12 Terry Jenkins
13 Steve Beaton
14 Jamie Caven
15 Stephen Bunting
16 Dave Chisnall

UK Qualifiers x20: Dean Winstanley, Gary Stone, William O'Connor, Alan Norris, Darren Webster, Prakash Jiwa, Wes Newton, Johnny Clayton, Ricky Evans, John Henderson, Gerwyn Price, Kyle Anderson, Joe Cullen, Nathan Aspinall, Jamie Robinson, Josh Payne, Daryl Gurney, Wayne Jones, Brett Claydon, David Pallett
European Qualifiers x8: TBC Thursday June 4
Host Nation Qualifiers x4: TBC Thursday June 4

Session Times
Friday June 5
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)

First Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round x8

Saturday June 6
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)

Second Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round x8

Sunday June 7
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)

Third Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final