The withdrawal of Danny Noppert and Nathan Aspinall, for personal and injury reasons respectively, leads to some changes in the draw and schedule for this week’s Ladbrokes Masters.
The two are being replaced by the next-ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit, Simon Whitlock and Devon Petersen respectively:
Draw Bracket
(1) Gerwyn Price v (16) Ryan Searle/(17) Mervyn King
(8) Jonny Clayton v (9) Dimitri Van den Bergh/(24) Ian White
(4) James Wade v (13) Dave Chisnall/(20) Stephen Bunting
(5) Michael Smith v (12) Krzysztof Ratajski/(21) Gabriel Clemens
(2) Peter Wright v (15) Dirk van Duijvenbode/(25) Simon Whitlock
(7) Jose de Sousa v (10) Rob Cross/(23) Brendan Dolan
(3) Michael van Gerwen v (26) Devon Petersen/(19) Luke Humphries
(6) Gary Anderson v (11) Joe Cullen/(22) Daryl Gurney
Format
- First Round Best of 11 legs
- Second Round Best of 19 legs
- Quarter-Finals Best of 19 legs
- Semi-Finals Best of 21 legs
- Final Best of 21 legs
Schedule of Play
Friday January 28 (1900 GMT)
First Round
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Gabriel Clemens
- Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting
- Ryan Searle v Mervyn King
- Rob Cross v Brendan Dolan
- Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ian White
- Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney
- Dirk van Duijvenbode v Simon Whitlock
- Devon Petersen v Luke Humphries
Saturday January 29
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
- Jose de Sousa v Cross/Dolan
- Gary Anderson v Cullen/Gurney
- Michael Smith v Ratajski/Clemens
- James Wade v Chisnall/Bunting
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
- Jonny Clayton v Van den Bergh/White
- Gerwyn Price v Searle/King
- Peter Wright v Van Duijvenbode/Whitlock
- Michael van Gerwen v Petersen/Humphries
Sunday January 30
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Final
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