The evening session sees a swathe of big names entering the fray - though three of the world's top four are notably absent. The most recent
European Tour winner isn't, though. Fresh from his Dutch Darts Championship triumph, Ian White is after International Darts Open glory. The
PDC's premier Stokie meets Jelle Klaasen in Riesa. Klaasen desperately needs a win to keep alive his chances of attending the upcoming majors.
Another recent European Tour finalist, James Wilson, meets up with Simon Whitlock before Max Hopp takes on Steve Beaton. Ross Smith put in an
impressive Friday performance to stun birthday boy Kyle Anderson. His reward is a tricky-looking clash with Joe Cullen.
Adrian Lewis kicks off his International Darts Open campaign against Terry Jenkins, before Mensur Suljovic meets Ryan Joyce. The penultimate game of the evening sees top seed Peter Wright squaring up to Ryan Searle. Only one man averaged in three figures on day one. That was, perhaps unexpectedly, Robert Marijanovic. The German ace now has Daryl Gurney in his sights.
18:15 Ian White v Jelle Klaasen 18:45 Simon Whitlock v James Wilson 19:15 Max Hopp v Steve Beaton 19:45 Joe Cullen v Ross Smith 20:15 Adrian Lewis v Terry Jenkins 20:45 Mensur Suljovic v Ryan Joyce 21:45 Peter Wright v Ryan Searle 21:45 Daryl Gurney v Robert Marijanovic