Draw and schedule confirmed for 2023 Czech Darts Open including defending champion Humphries, Van Gerwen, Rock and Clayton

The draw and schedule have been confirmed for the seventh European Tour in the form of the Czech Darts Open which will take place between May 12-14.

Defending champion Luke Humphries will return to Prague looking to claim his first European Tour title of 2023 after losing in last week's final to Michael van Gerwen in Belgium.

Also headlining are top seed Michael van Gerwen, Josh Rock, Peter Wright and Jonny Clayton with home hopes coming from Friday with Adam Gawlas and Karel Sedlacek among those involved.

Gawlas faces off against Latvia’s Madars Razma on Friday evening. Whilst Sedlacek will be facing off with Dutch qualifier Jeffrey Sparidaans.

Van Gerwen will be up against the winner of the first-round tie between Ian White and Mike De Decker. For Clayton, it is a matchup with either Martijn Kleermaker or Stephen Bunting.

Czech Darts Open 2023 - Schedule of Play

Friday May 12

First Round

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Martin Lukeman v Patrik Kovacs

Stefan Bellmont v Rowby-John Rodriguez

Geert Nentjes v Host Nation Qualifier 2

Mario Vandenbogaerde v Matt Campbell

Dylan Slevin v Filip Sebesta

Richard Veenstra v Host Nation Qualifier 1

Jelle Klaasen v Brendan Dolan

Ian White v Mike De Decker

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Jose De Sousa v Bradley Brooks

Jamie Hughes v Vincent van der Voort

Ross Smith v Jani Laurila

Steve Beaton v Darius Labanauskas

Adam Gawlas v Madars Razma

Kim Huybrechts v Callan Rydz

Karel Sedlacek v Jeffrey Sparidaans

Martijn Kleermaker v Stephen Bunting

Saturday May 13

Second Round

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Andrew Gilding v Hughes/Van der Voort

Josh Rock v Veenstra/HNQ1

Damon Heta v Slevin/Sebesta

Ryan Searle v Beaton/Labanauskas

Dave Chisnall v Nentjes/HNQ2

Martin Schindler v Huybrechts/Rydz

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Vandenbogaerde/Campbell

Nathan Aspinall v Lukeman/Kovacs

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Danny Noppert v De Sousa/Brooks

Rob Cross v Gawlas/Razma

Peter Wright v Klaasen/Dolan

Michael van Gerwen v White/De Decker

Joe Cullen v Sedlacek/Sparidaans

Luke Humphries v R Smith/Laurila

Jonny Clayton v Kleermaker/Bunting

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Bellmont/Rodriguez

Sunday May 14

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Third Round

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final