THE first round of the European Darts Grand Prix on Friday will feature the bumper tie between Stephen Bunting and Alan Norris in Sindelfingen, with the draw and schedule of play now available.
Friday's opening day of the £115,000 PDC European Tour event - which is being streamed live through www.LIVEPDC.TV and a series of bookmakers' websites - sees the 32 qualifiers taking part in the first round.
The field was completed on Thursday night following the European Qualifier and Host Nation Qualifier, with the final 12 players joining the 20 players who won through last month's UK Qualifier.
Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld has progressed to meet Johnny Haines, while Austria's Mensur Suljovic - a semi-finalist in the partypoker.com World Grand Prix last week - takes on Mark Barilli.
Premier League star Stephen Bunting will take on Alan Norris - who won his first Players Championship in Dublin recently - as they meet in a repeat of the 2014 Lakeside Championship final.
South Africa's Devon Petersen, who hit a nine-darter during the UK Qualifier, faces Dean Winstanley, while former Sindelfingen winner Steve Beaton is up against Mark Walsh.
Mark Webster, who also reached the World Grand Prix semi-finals, has drawn Stephen Willard, while top British youngsters Ricky Evans and David Pallett face off and Robbie Green meets Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell.
Young Austrian Rowby-John Rodriguez will take on emerging Dutchman Jeffrey de Zwaan in their first round contest after they qualifier, while Croatia's Robert Marijanovic now meets Holland's Jermaine Wattimena.
Tickets for the European Darts Grand Prix are available through www.pdc-europe.tv.
The European Darts Grand Prix will be screened live for all LIVEPDC.TV Subscribers worldwide, and will also be broadcast through the following bookmakers' websites:
www.Bet365.com
www.betfair.com
www.coral.co.uk
www.ladbrokes.com
www.unibet.co.uk
2015 European Darts Grand Prix
European Tour Event Nine
Second Round Draw & Tournament Draw Bracket
James Wade (3) v M Webster/Willard
Simon Whitlock (14) v Stoyke/Caven
Robert Thornton (6) v Munch/Clayton
Jelle Klaasen (11) v R Evans/Pallett
Kim Huybrechts (7) v Ladley/Caris
Justin Pipe (10) v Beaton/Walsh
Michael Smith (2) v Petersen/Winstanley
Benito van de Pas (15) v Hopp/Price
Peter Wright (4) v Marijanovic/Wattimena
Vincent van der Voort (13) v Bunting/Norris
Ian White (5) v Green/Mansell
Terry Jenkins (12) v Artut/L Evans
Brendan Dolan (8) v Haines/van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall (9) v Cullen/Alcinas
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Suljovic/Barilli
Mervyn King (16) v Rodriguez/de Zwaan
Schedule of Play
Friday October 16
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
First Round
Robbie Green v Mickey Mansell
Mark Webster v Stephen Willard
Johnny Haines v Raymond van Barneveld
Jyhan Artut v Lee Evans
Mensur Suljovic v Mark Barilli
Dave Ladley v Magnus Caris
Rowby-John Rodriguez v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Joe Cullen v Antonio Alcinas
Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
First Round
Steve Beaton v Mark Walsh
Robert Marijanovic v Jermaine Wattimena
Max Hopp v Gerwyn Price
Ricky Evans v David Pallett
Devon Petersen v Dean Winstanley
Stefan Stoyke v Jamie Caven
Stephen Bunting v Alan Norris
Kevin Munch v Jonny Clayton
Saturday October 17
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
Second Round
Brendan Dolan (8) v Haines/van Barneveld
Terry Jenkins (12) v Artut/L Evans
Mervyn King (16) v Rodriguez/de Zwaan
Justin Pipe (10) v Beaton/Walsh
Kim Huybrechts (7) v Ladley/Caris
Ian White (5) v Green/Mansell
Benito van de Pas (15) v Hopp/Price
Jelle Klaasen (11) v R Evans/Pallett
Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
Second Round
Dave Chisnall (9) v Cullen/Alcinas
James Wade (3) v Webster/Willard
Simon Whitlock (14) v Stoyke/Caven
Michael Smith (2) v Petersen/Winstanley
Robert Thornton (6) v Munch/Clayton
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Suljovic/Barilli
Vincent van der Voort (13) v Bunting/Norris
Peter Wright (4) v Marijanovic/Wattimena
Sunday October 18
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
All games are the best of 11 legs.