The draw and schedule have been released for the Austrian Darts Open which will be played this weekend with two standout ties in the first round.
Firstly Nathan Aspinall who was in terrific form over the weekend only just losing out to William O'Connor in the final of Players Championship 13 will take on Kim Huybrechts.
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Raymond van Barneveld who similarly played well this past weekend will also be in action as he takes on Mark Wilson. In addition, Conan Whitehead and Keegan Brown; as well as John Henderson will take on Ross Smith in the other two standout games of the first round.
Jonny Clayton is the defending champion at this tournament. 'The Ferret'
defeated compatriot Gerwyn Price in the final last year. Both players are among the seeds at the upcoming edition and will enter the Austrian Darts Open in the second round.
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2019 Austrian Darts Open
Draw Bracket
(1) Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Bain/Steve Lennon
(16) Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting/Patrick van den Boogaard
(8) Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding/Chris Dobey
(9) Jonny Clayton v Dietmar Burger/Tytus Kanik
(5) Adrian Lewis v Diogo Portela/Ryan Searle
(12) Dave Chisnall v Kim Huybrechts/Nathan Aspinall
(4) Daryl Gurney v Boris Koltsov/Johan Engstrøm
(13) Joe Cullen v Mark Webster/Dirk van Duijvenbode
(2) Gerwyn Price v Ross Smith/John Henderson
(15) Ricky Evans v Darius Labanauskas/Michael Rasztovits
(7) Mensur Suljovic v Raymond van Barneveld/Mark Wilson
(10) James Wade v Mervyn King/Devon Petersen
(6) Rob Cross v Jeffrey de Zwaan/Banjamin Fasching
(11) Michael Smith v Mark Barilli/Steve Beaton
(3) Ian White v Jamie Hughes/Patrick Tringler
(14) Max Hopp v Conan Whitehead/Keegan Brown
Schedule of Play
Friday May 3
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Conan Whitehead v Keegan Brown
Boris Koltsov v Johan Engstrøm
Jamie Bain v Steve Lennon
Dietmar Burger v Tytus Kanik
Stephen Bunting v Patrick van den Boogaard
Ross Smith v John Henderson
Darius Labanauskas v Michael Rasztovits
Mark Webster v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Mark Barilli v Steve Beaton
Andrew Gilding v Chris Dobey
Diogo Portela v Ryan Searle
Kim Huybrechts v Nathan Aspinall
Jamie Hughes v Patrick Tringler
Raymond van Barneveld v Mark Wilson
Mervyn King v Devon Petersen
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Banjamin Fasching
Saturday May 4
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Ricky Evans v Labanauskas/Rasztovits
Joe Cullen v M Webster/Van Duijvenbode
Michael Smith v Barilli/Beaton
Daryl Gurney v Koltsov/Engstrøm
Dave Chisnall v Huybrechts/Aspinall
Jonny Clayton v Burger/Kanik
Adrian Lewis v Portela/Searle
Darren Webster v Bunting/Van den Boogaard
Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Gerwyn Price v R Smith/Henderson
Rob Cross v De Zwaan/Fasching
Peter Wright v Gilding/Dobey
Michael van Gerwen v Bain/Lennon
James Wade v King/Petersen
Mensur Suljovic v Van Barneveld/Wilson
Ian White v Hughes/Tringler
Max Hopp v Whitehead/Brown
Sunday May 5
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Third Round
Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
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