THE schedule of play for the Austrian Darts Open has been confirmed, ahead of the PDC's return to Wiener Neustadt at the end of May.
The fourth of eight £100,000 European Tour events will be held from May 31-June 2 at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, with 64 players competing for the title across three days.
Play will be held across two stages in the first round on Friday May 31, with ten games per session being played on the main stage.
2012 champion Justin Pipe will be in action in the opening session on Friday afternoon when he faces Kevin McDine, who was one of the 20 UK Qualifiers for the event.
Kevin Painter will kick the event off against York's Terry Temple, while McCoy's Premier League stars Wes Newton and Andy Hamilton are also in action on Friday afternoon, with the Fleetwood ace playing European Tour debutant Paul Barham and the Stoke star taking on a European Qualifier.
Former World Champions Mark Webster and Richie Burnett are also in action on Friday afternoon, alongside last month's European Darts Open runner-up Paul Nicholson, Dave Chisnall, Ronnie Baxter and Terry Jenkins.
Three-time World Champion John Part, March's UK Masters winner, opens his challenge against Kevin Dowling on stage two on Friday afternoon.
Recent UK Open Qualifier winner Kim Huybrechts, Mervyn King, Colin Lloyd, Peter Wright and Ian White are also in action in the afternoon session.
World Champion Phil Taylor takes to the stage against Derby qualifier Jim Walker on Friday evening, with Adrian Lewis playing Steve Beaton in a battle of former World Champions.
James Wade - last year's Austrian Darts Open runner-up - will be joined by Raymond van Barneveld and Robert Thornton in taking on European Qualifiers, while Mark Walsh and Andy Smith will play Austrian Qualifiers on the main stage in the evening session.
World number two Michael van Gerwen's bid for a first European Tour triumph opens as he faces Alan Tabern, while Simon Whitlock meets Steve Hine and Gary Anderson opens up against John Bowles.
UK Masters runner-up Stuart Kellett will be in action on stage two, with former World Youth Champion Arron Monk, former major finalists Wayne Jones, Brendan Dolan and Colin Osborne and Jamie Caven also opening their challenges in Friday's evening session.
The tournament will continue with the second round played across two sessions on the main stage on Saturday, with the third round on Sunday afternoon before the Sunday evening session features the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Tickets can still be purchased for the Austrian Darts Open via www.pdc-europe.net.
The European Qualifier and Host Nation Qualifier will be played on Thursday May 30 at the Arena Nova. See www.pdc-europe.net for full information.
Austrian Darts Open
European Tour Event Four
Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt
Friday May 31
First Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-6pm)
Main Stage
Kevin Painter v Terry Temple
Mark Webster v Dennis Smith
Dave Chisnall v Host Nation Qualifier 1
Wes Newton v Paul Barham
Richie Burnett v John Henderson
Justin Pipe v Kevin McDine
Andy Hamilton v European Qualifier 3
Paul Nicholson v Nigel Heydon
Ronnie Baxter v Peter Hudson
Terry Jenkins v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Stage Two
Peter Wright v European Qualifier 2
Colin Lloyd v Jamie Lewis
Ian White v Ross Smith
John Part v Kevin Dowling
Kim Huybrechts v Joe Cullen
Mervyn King v European Qualifier 1
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Main Stage
Gary Anderson v John Bowles
Mark Walsh v Host Nation Qualifier 4
Adrian Lewis v Steve Beaton
Robert Thornton v European Qualifier 5
Andy Smith v Host Nation Qualifier 3
Phil Taylor v Jim Walker
Simon Whitlock v Steve Hine
Michael van Gerwen v Alan Tabern
James Wade v European Qualifier 7
Raymond van Barneveld v European Qualifier 8
Stage Two
Wayne Jones v Campbell Jackson
Brendan Dolan v Joe Murnan
Colin Osborne v Steve West
Arron Monk v European Qualifier 6
Stuart Kellett v Darren Webster
Jamie Caven v European Qualifier 4
Saturday June 1
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Part/Dowling v Dolan/Murnan
Wright/EQ2 v M Webster/D Smith
Pipe/McDine v A Smith/HNQ3
Baxter/Hudson v Jenkins/HNQ2
Huybrechts/Cullen v Kellett/D Webster
Chisnall/HNQ1 v Caven/EQ4
Newton/Barham v Osborne/West
Thornton/EQ5 v Walsh/HNQ4
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
White/R Smith v Anderson/Bowles
A Lewis/Beaton v Burnett/Henderson
van Gerwen/Tabern v Jones/Jackson
Hamilton/EQ3 v Lloyd/J Lewis
van Barneveld/EQ8 v Painter/Temple
Whitlock/Hine v Monk/EQ6
Nicholson/Heydon v Wade/EQ7
Taylor/Walker v King/EQ1
Sunday June 2
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Final
Final
All games on Sunday are played in draw bracket order.
All games throughout the event are the best of 11 legs.
Austrian Darts Open
First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Alan Tabern
Wayne Jones (32) v Campbell Jackson
Ronnie Baxter (16) v Peter Hudson
Terry Jenkins (17) v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Ian White (8) v Ross Smith
Gary Anderson (25) v John Bowles
John Part (9) v Kevin Dowling
Brendan Dolan (24) v Joe Murnan
Robert Thornton (5) v European Qualifier 5
Mark Walsh (28) v Host Nation Qualifier 4
Peter Wright (12) v European Qualifier 2
Mark Webster (21) v Dennis Smith
Wes Newton (4) v Paul Barham
Colin Osborne (29) v Steve West
Andy Hamilton (13) v European Qualifier 3
Colin Lloyd (20) v Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock (2) v Steve Hine
Arron Monk (31) v European Qualifier 6
Paul Nicholson (15) v Nigel Heydon
James Wade (18) v European Qualifier 7
Justin Pipe (7) v Kevin McDine
Andy Smith (26) v Host Nation Qualifier 3
Adrian Lewis (10) v Steve Beaton
Richie Burnett (23) v John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld (6) v European Qualifier 8
Kevin Painter (27) v Terry Temple
Kim Huybrechts (11) v Joe Cullen
Stuart Kellett (22) v Darren Webster
Dave Chisnall (3) v Host Nation Qualifier 1
Jamie Caven (30) v European Qualifier 4
Phil Taylor (14) v Jim Walker
Mervyn King (19) v European Qualifier 1