PDC German Darts Championship schedule: Friday afternoon session

This marks the sixth jaunt to Germany for the European Tour so far. In case you were wondering, nine of the 14 events this year are in Germany, including the European Championship. PDC world number one Michael van Gerwen won the season-ending classic last year. The same man has taken four of the last five Germany-based titles. The other was won by Max Hopp - what the home crowd would give for a repeat performance. But there's a lot to get through before Sunday's final. It all begins with Andy Boulton meeting Josh Payne in Hildesheim. Payne has had quite the time of it in recent months. A world youth finalist and a Pro Tour winner - having won Players Championship 12 - marks him as a man on the rise. A strong European Tour run would continue the momentum nicely. Another big prospect is Ted Evetts, making his first European Tour appearance of the season. So too is opponent Mark Webster, though Webby has had slightly more experience on the stage. Lee Bryant made it to two European Tour events in 2017, and was dumped out in the first round both times. Kyle Anderson isn't the sort of opponent you'd want if you were trying to make it third time lucky. The winner of this one meets Rob Cross. Darren Johnson is next up, against debutant Christopher Hänsch, before Darius Labanauskas meets Jan Dekker. Richard North clashes with Ron Meulenkamp, and then the Hildesheim crowd will see Max Hopp open his German Darts Championship campaign. The Maximiser's first opponent is Andrew Gilding - he could be Hopp's last if he underestimates Goldfinger. A tasty tie rounds off the afternoon action. Krzysztof Ratajski hasn't had too much success on PDC stages just yet. Vincent van der Voort would be the ideal scalp to mark a change of pace for the Pole. The first match is scheduled to begin at 1pm local time - that's 12pm BST. to view the prize fund breakdown for the PDC European Tour.

12:00 Andy Boulton v Josh Payne
12:30 Ted Evetts v Mark Webster
13:00 Lee Bryant v Kyle Anderson
13:30 Darren Johnson v Christopher Hänsch
14:00 Darius Labanauskas v Jan Dekker
14:30 Richard North v Ron Meulenkamp
15:00 Andrew Gilding v Max Hopp
15:30 Krzysztof Ratajski v Vincent van der Voort
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