Draw and Schedule released for European Darts Matchplay 2019

It all begins on Friday at 12pm BST and 1pm local time when Scott Taylor who will aim to bring his form which he exhibited at the BDO World Trophy when he hit a 104 average in impressing in Blackburn. He will take on Matthew Edgar first game on.

In one of the ties of the first round, Bradley Brooks will take on Mark McGeeney. The former who is known as one of the most impressive young players on the PDC Tour will play in his first European Tour event against the former Lakeside finalist.

Among those also involved in the afternoon include the entertaining Dirk van Duijvenbode as well as John Henderson and Ross Smith.

In the evening, Jamie Hughes, Simon Whitlock; as well as Michael Smith and home hero Max Hopp will be the pick of the players in action with further qualifiers confirmed later tonight.

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Schedule of Play
Friday September 6
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Scott Taylor v Matthew Edgar
Bradley Brooks v Mark McGeeney
Ryan Meikle v Brett Claydon
Dennis Nilsson v Marvin Wehder
Cody Harris v Ross Smith
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Krzysztof Kciuk
John Henderson v Ryan Joyce
Gabriel Clemens v Steffen Siepmann

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 BST)
Florian Hempel v Simon Stevenson
Jamie Hughes v Wesley Plaisier
Keegan Brown v Simon Whitlock
Maik Kuivenhoven v Karsten Koch
Robert Thornton v Kim Huybrechts
Michael Smith v Steve Lennon
Max Hopp v William O'Connor
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Wayne Jones

Saturday September 7
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Dave Chisnall v Meikle/Claydon
Jonny Clayton v Taylor/Edgar
James Wade v Brooks/McGeeney
Adrian Lewis v Van Duijvenbode/Kciuk
Glen Durrant v Harris/R Smith
Daryl Gurney v Henderson/Joyce
Gerwyn Price v Hempel/Stevenson
Rob Cross v Nilsson/Marvin Wedher

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 BST)
Ricky Evans v Kuivenhoven/Koch
Ian White v Clemens/Siepmann
Krzysztof Ratajski v Brown/Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen v M Smith/Lennon
Mensur Suljovic v Thornton/Huybrechts
Peter Wright v Hopp/O'Connor
Nathan Aspinall v De Zwaan/Jones
Joe Cullen v Hughes/Plaisier

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