THE PDC can confirm that Richie Burnett has been removed from the field for the 2014/15 William Hill World Darts Championship for personal reasons.
Burnett's absence means Stuart Kellett will become the 32nd seed for the event, with all seeded players below Burnett in the top 32 moving up one place.
Resultingly, Rowby-John Rodriguez becomes a ProTour Order of Merit qualifier and Ryan De Vreede steps up to qualify for the last 64 as the fourth highest placed non-qualified European from the ProTour Order of Merit.