The draw and schedule has been confirmed for the 2023 Austrian Darts Open which sees the first of two forays in the next few weeks out of Germany for a European Tour.
Famously this tournament features the green jacket for the champion with Michael van Gerwen winning three out of the last four stagings.
He saw off Danny Noppert last time and he will return again looking for his first European Tour of the season.
He will open up against either John Henderson or Dylan Slevin. Top seed Luke Humphries and recent Munich winner Michael Smith will also headline the line-up.
Humphries faces either Daryl Gurney or Mickey Mansell, while Cameron Menzies or Ricardo Pietreczko await Smith.
Austrian aces Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez will star on Friday against Ricky Evans and Ryan Meikle. Raymond van Barneveld will face Brendan Dolan in another intriguing appearance for the doyen of Dutch darts.
Masters champion Chris Dobey faces Czech qualifier Vitezslav Sedlak who makes his return after being a home hero in Prague last year.
Peter Wright could face Suljovic if the latter overcomes Evans, while Dirk van Duijvenbode faces either Rodriguez or Meikle.
2023 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
(1) Luke Humphries v Daryl Gurney/Stephen Bunting
(16) Andrew Gilding v Matt Campbell/Ian White
(8) Nathan Aspinall v Jeffrey De Zwaan/Host Nation Qualifier 2
(9) Danny Noppert v Vitezslav Sedlak/Chris Dobey
(4) Damon Heta v Host Nation Qualifier 1/Luke Woodhouse
(13) Jonny Clayton v William O'Connor/Jelle Klaasen
(5) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Ryan Meikle/Rowby-John Rodriguez
(12) Joe Cullen v Nick Kenny/Madars Razma
(2) Dave Chisnall v Dmitrijs Zukovs/Mickey Mansell
(15) Josh Rock v Owen Roelofs/Krzysztof Ratajski
(7) Michael Smith v Cameron Menzies/Ricardo Pietreczko
(10) Peter Wright v Ricky Evans/Mensur Suljovic
(3) Michael van Gerwen v John Henderson/Dylan Slevin
(14) Martin Schindler v Kim Huybrechts/Simon Whitlock
(6) Rob Cross v Maik Kuivenhoven/Bradley Brooks
(11) Ryan Searle v Brendan Dolan/Raymond van Barneveld
Schedule of Play
Friday April 21
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Nick Kenny v Madars Razma
Dmitrijs Zukovs v Mickey Mansell
Owen Roelofs v Krzysztof Ratajski
Cameron Menzies v Ricardo Pietreczko
Host Nation Qualifier 1 v Luke Woodhouse
Maik Kuivenhoven v Bradley Brooks
Jeffrey De Zwaan v Host Nation Qualifier 2
John Henderson v Dylan Slevin
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Matt Campbell v Ian White
William O'Connor v Jelle Klaasen
Kim Huybrechts v Simon Whitlock
Brendan Dolan v Raymond van Barneveld
Ryan Meikle v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Daryl Gurney v Stephen Bunting
Vitezslav Sedlak v Chris Dobey
Ricky Evans v Mensur Suljovic
Saturday April 22
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Andrew Gilding v Campbell/White
Josh Rock v Roelofs/Ratajski
Dave Chisnall v Zukovs/Mansell
Damon Heta v HNQ1/Woodhouse
Rob Cross v Kuivenhoven/Brooks
Joe Cullen v Kenny/Razma
Nathan Aspinall v De Zwaan/HNQ2
Jonny Clayton v O'Connor/Klaasen
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Danny Noppert v Sedlak/Dobey
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Meikle/Rodriguez
Ryan Searle v Dolan/Van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Evans/Suljovic
Luke Humphries v Gurney/Bunting
Michael Smith v Menzies/Pietreczko
Michael van Gerwen v Henderson/Slevin
Martin Schindler v Huybrechts/Whitlock
Sunday April 23
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final