There will also be an extra round in order to accommodate the extra players involved in the World Darts Championship with it going to a fourth round before the Quarter-Finals. Barring that the format of the sets has remained unchanged with the final still best of 13.
Format -
First Round - Best of Five Sets
Second Round - Best of Five Sets
Third Round - Best of Seven Sets
Fourth Round - Best of Seven Sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of Nine Sets
Semi-Finals - Best of 11 sets
Finals - Best of 13 sets