Gian van Veen returns to action as the top seed at the German Darts Grand Prix following his Premier League spat with Luke Littler.
Van Veen and fellow Dutchman Michael van Gerwen are the top two seeds in Munich in the absence of Littler and Luke Humphries.
Fellow Premier League stars Jonny Clayton and Josh Rock also feature, along with the likes of James Wade, Danny Noppert and Nathan Aspinall.
The event has a 48-player field and they will be vying for a top prize of £35,000.
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Van Veen explains the heated ending to his Premier League Darts match with Littler
German Darts Grand Prix draw
(Bracket for second round onwards)
(6) Danny Noppert vs Ritchie Edhouse/Kevin Troppmann
(11) Damon Heta vs Cameron Menzies/Karel Sedlacek
(3) Jonny Clayton vs Raymond van Barneveld/Marcel Hausotter
(14) Luke Woodhouse vs Peter Wright/Kim Huybrechts
(7) Ryan Searle vs Krzysztof Ratajski/Thomas Lovely
(10) Ross Smith vs Joe Cullen/Patrik Kovacs
(2) Michael van Gerwen vs Niko Springer/Jan Schmidt
(15) Dave Chisnall vs Michael Smith/James Hurrell
(5) Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce/Finn Behrens
(12) Jermaine Wattimena vs Niels Zonneveld/Adam Lipscombe
(4) James Wade vs Kevin Doets/Anton Ostlund
(13) Mike De Decker vs Dirk van Duijvenbode/Stephen Burton
(8) Nathan Aspinall vs Ricardo Pietreczko/Ian White
(9) Martin Schindler vs Brendan Dolan/Cor Dekker
(1) Gian van Veen vs William O’Connor/Sebastian Bialecki
(16) Daryl Gurney vs Wessel Nijman/Andrew Gilding
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Wayne Mardle takes a closer look at what caused the fiery end to Littler’s quarter-final with Van Veen in the Premier League Darts from Manchester
German Darts Grand Prix schedule
Round One: Saturday April 4
Afternoon Session (1200 BST)
William O’Connor vs Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce vs Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld vs Adam Lipscombe
Cameron Menzies vs Karel Sedlacek
Ritchie Edhouse vs Kevin Troppmann
Wessel Nijman vs Andrew Gilding
Joe Cullen vs Patrik Kovacs
Evening Session (1800 BST)
Michael Smith vs James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan vs Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets vs Anton Ostlund
Raymond van Barneveld vs Marcel Hausotter
Peter Wright vs Kim Huybrechts
Ricardo Pietreczko vs Ian White
Niko Springer vs Jan Schmidt
Round Two: Sunday April 5
Afternoon Session (1200 BST)
Ross Smith vs Cullen/Kovacs
Jermaine Wattimena vs Zonneveld/Lipscombe
Damon Heta vs Menzies/Sedlacek
Daryl Gurney vs Nijman/Gilding
Ryan Searle vs Ratajski/Lovely
Danny Noppert vs Edhouse/Troppmann
Mike De Decker vs Van Duijvenbode/Burton
Dave Chisnall vs M Smith/Hurrell
Evening Session (1800 BST)
Luke Woodhouse vs Wright/Huybrechts
Josh Rock vs Joyce/Behrens
James Wade vs Doets/Ostlund
Jonny Clayton vs Van Barneveld/Hausotter
Michael van Gerwen vs Springer/Schmidt
Nathan Aspinall vs Pietreczko/White
Martin Schindler vs Dolan/Dekker
Gian van Veen vs O’Connor/Bialecki
Monday April 6
Afternoon Session (1200 BST)
Round Three
Evening Session (1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
What prize money is on offer?
- Winner – £35,000
- Runner-up – £15,000
- Semi-finalists – £10,000
- Quarter-finalists – £8,000
- Third round losers – £5,000
- Second round losers – £3,500
- First round losers – £2,000
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