You know the seasons are changing and the long wintry nights are afoot when the wheel of the sporting year rotates to such a point that the World Grand Prix in Darts is upon us. Once staged at the City West Hotel before it was shamefully let go as a working concern and instead put by for the purpose of housing asylum seekers.
That in turn means that the unique event on the darting calendar – wherein players must hit a double to be deemed ‘in play’, has had to find a new home. Which is in a city synonymous with sporting success in various codes, Leicester. Belgium’s Mike De Dekker will defend his first TV Major therein.
(1) Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
(16) Martin Schindler vs Krzysztof Ratajski
(8) Chris Dobey vs Cameron Menzies
(9) Rob Cross vs Wessel Nijman
(4) Stephen Bunting vs Niko Springer
(13) Danny Noppert vs Jermaine Wattimena
(5) James Wade vs Joe Cullen
(12) Gary Anderson vs Raymond van Barneveld
(2) Luke Littler vs Gian van Veen
(15) Peter Wright vs Mike De Decker
(7) Gerwyn Price vs Ryan Searle
(10) Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce
(3) Michael van Gerwen vs Dirk van Duijvenbode
(14) Ross Smith vs Daryl Gurney
(6) Jonny Clayton vs Andrew Gilding
(11) Damon Heta vs Luke Woodhouse
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