Beau Greaves drew against Darryl Pilgrim in the opening round of the UK Open, with Luke Littler returning as the defending champion.
Greaves will compete in the 160-man field at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from March 6-8, which will see 16-year-old Kyle Gilding take on Sam Spivey and 20-year-old Charlie Manby take on Swiss No.1 Stefan Bellmont.
Current champion Littler and world number one Luke Humphries will join the remaining top 32 players as the four-round tournament begins on Friday evening.
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Hometown hero Josh Rock hit a stunning nine-darter against Gian van Veen on Day 4 of the Premier League in Belfast.
Their challenge begins with that of former champions Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Danny Noppert, James Wade, Nathan Aspinall, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Andrew Gilding, who will also take part in round four.
Greaves, who reached the fourth round on his UK Open debut last year, recently hit a 9-darter in the Players Championship Six in Leicester.
Amateur qualifier Aden Kirk returns to Minehead to face Mervyn King, having beaten Phil Taylor, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price on his tournament debut in 2014.
Former world champion Wright, who recently dropped out of the top 32, joins Raymond van Barneveld in round three. Wright, the 2017 winner, is likely to face Lithuania’s Darius Labanauskas, while Callum Francis and Maximilian Czerwinski are also vying for the right to play the Scottish icon.
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Luke Littler scores 112 before handing it back to the crowd shortly after being taunted by Belfast darts fans.
Meanwhile, Van Barneveld, who won back-to-back UK Open titles in 2006 and 2007, faces a tough test against Czech No.1 Karel Sedlacek.
Ricky Evans will face former World Grand Prix runner-up Brendan Dolan, while former Masters champion Joe Cullen will face either Cam Crabtree, Pascal Rupprecht or Jenson Walker.
After Round 3 on Friday afternoon, a public draw for Round 4 will be held live on the main stage, with additional draws taking place for each subsequent round.
Friday March 6th
Afternoon session (1100 GMT)
Main Stage – Starts at 1200 GMT
1st round
Stephen Belmont v Charlie Manby
Sam Spivey v Kyle Gilding
Round 2
Sebastian Bialecki with Christian Kist
Jimmy Van Shee as Tom Bissell
Daryl Pilgrim v Bo Greaves
Ruprecht/Walker v Cam Crabtree
Round 3
Karel Sedlacek and Raymond van Barneveld
Ricky Evans v Brendan Dolan
Peter Wright v Czerwinski/Labanauskas/Francis
Phase 2 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
Pascal Ruprecht v Jensen Walker
Aden Kirk v Mervyn King
Michael Unterbuchner v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Adam Leake v David Sharp
Round 2
Thomas Lovely v Shane McGurk
Adam Goulas v Tavis Dudney
Titus Canik v Jim Long
Spivey/Guilding v Max Hope
Round 3
Kevin Doets v Ricardo Pietrecco
Gabriel Clemens of Bialecki/Kist
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry
Ruprecht/Walker/Crabtree v Joe Cullen
Phase 3 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
Philip Bereza v Reece Griffin
Stephen Burton v Jake Eichen
Cristo Reyes v Graham Usher
Tyler Thorpe as Pera Ljuvik
Kai Gotthardt v Daniel Lee
Round 2
Robert Owen v Stefan Henderrick
Maximilian Cherbinsky v Ravanauskas/Francis
Greg Ritchie v Leak/Sharp
Van der Velde/Twedel v Leon Weber
Round 3
Lucas Benig v Mensur Suljovic
Niels Zonneveld v Van Schy/Vissel
Sparidaans/Wates/Porter/Landman v Conor Scott
Spivey/Gilding/Hopp v Merkx/Barkhausen/Van Velzen
Stage 4 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
Jack Todd v Carl Snead
Clive Langford v Stephen Rosney
Alexander Merks v Janis Barkhausen
Sean Ryan v Tom Sykes
Siece Lab v Ted Ebbets
Round 2
Wesley Frazier v Bates/Hofkens
Bereza/Griffin v Oskar Lukasiak
Wild/Coats v Adam Paxton
Belmont/Manby → Thorpe/Ljuvik
Round 3
Mullenkamp/Price/Warner v Geoffrey de Graaf
Kanik/Long v Callan Leeds
Owen/Henderick v Pilgrim/Greaves
Nico Springer v Ehlers/Kraft/Gotthardt/Lee
Stage 5 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
Samuel Whittaker v Geoffrey De Zwan
Ryan Branley vs Oliver King
Benjamin Prattner to Callum Goffin
Darius Ravanauskas v Callum Francis
Round 2
Victor Tingstrom v Pearce/Culleton
Adam Warner’s Meulenkamp/Price
Dominic Gruellig v Van den Herrig/Hall
Rap/Ebetz v Reyes/Usher
Round 3
Ryan Meikle v William O’Connor
Nick Kenny v Lipscombe/Todd/Sneyd
Bolton/Kirk/M King v P Williams/Stephenson/Decker
Kuivenhoven/Unterbuchner/Rodriguez v Wild/Coates/Paxton
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Van der Velde/Twedel/Weber
Stage 6 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
Owen Bates v Yorick Hofkens
Lewis Pearce v Niall Culton
Jamai van den Herrig v Graham Hall
Jurjen van der Velde v Jack Twedel
Round 2
P Williams/Stevenson v Co Decker
Denny Old Calter v Van Tryp/Campbell
Merckx/Backhausen v Marvin van Belsen
Sparidaans/Wates v Porter/Landman
Round 3
Alan Souttar v Richard Vinstra
Rich/Leak/Sharp v Mickey Mansell
Thibault Tricoll v Langford/Rosney/Burton/Eichen
Beaton/Merck/Ryan/Sykes v Rapp/Ebetz/Reyes/Usher
Stage 7 – Starts at 1100 GMT
1st round
James Beaton v Arno Merck
Danny van Trijp v Scott Campbell
Ron Meulenkamp as Samuel Price
Jeffrey Sparridaans v Scott Waits
Round 2
Andy Bolton v Kirk/M King
Mike Kuijvenhoven v Unterbuchner/Rodriguez
Fratnemer/Goffin v Whittaker/De Zwaan
Ehlers/Kraft v Gotthard/Lee
Round 3
Madars Rajma v Gawlas/Dudeney
Gruelich/Van den Herrig/Hall v Justin Hood
Branly/O King/Brooks v Bereza/Griffin/Lukasiak
James Hurrell v Belmont/Manby/Thorpe/Ljubic
Step 8 – Starting at 1100 GMT
1st round
Patrick Williams v Simon Stephenson
Matthias Ehlers v Marvin Kraft
Nathan Porter v Chris Landman
Neil Wilde v Henry Coats
Round 2
Adam Lipscomb v Todd/Snead
Branly/O King v Bradley Brooks
Beaton/Mark v Ryan/Sykes
Langford/Rozny v Burton/Eichen
Round 3
Lovely/McGwike v Martin Lookman
Ian White v Old Calter/Van Treiff/Campbell
Tingstrom/Pearse/Culleton v Plaisier/Bates/Hofkens
Fratnemer/Goffin/Whittaker/De Zwan v Scott Williams
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