Draw confirmed for 2024 US Darts Masters as reigning champion Van Gerwen set for rapid fire clash with Lauby

The draw has been confirmed for the 2024 US Darts Masters with reigning champion Michael van Gerwen set for a rapid fire clash with Danny Lauby at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Friday's first round will see eight PDC stars take on eight North American representatives for a place in Saturday's latter stages. Top seed Van Gerwen who won at the Dutch Darts Masters to hoist himself to the summit of the Order of Merit faces one of the fastest players on planet Darts in Danny Lauby.

World Number One, Luke Humphries takes on former World Seniors Darts Master, David Cameron. Luke Littler will face Canadian Number One, Matt Campbell. A clash that was seen at last year's World Championship. Michael Smith previously sealed the title in the first visit to New York in 2022 and he will open up against North American Champion, Jeff Smith.

Nathan Aspinall faces danger man Stowe Buntz who reached the Grand Slam Quarter-Finals. Whilst Peter Wright similarly faces a tough task. He takes on Cross Border Challenge winner, Alex Spellman. Gerwyn Price will face Dutch-born American Jules van Dongen.

Whilst Rob Cross ends proceedings against debutant Adam Sevada. With the standard of CDC action continuing to increase year on year, the onus will be on the top American names to keep pushing the PDC stars. They have the game seemingly to do so and will aim to cause a Big Apple shock. Also the afternoon session will play host to the North American Championship which will see the winner seal a spot at the PDC World Darts Championship and Grand Slam of Darts. The evening session sees the remainder of the US Darts Masters played out.

(1) Michael van Gerwen v Danny Lauby

Rob Cross v Adam Sevada

(4) Luke Humphries v David Cameron

Nathan Aspinall v Stowe Buntz

(2) Luke Littler v Matt Campbell

Michael Smith v Jeff Smith

(3) Gerwyn Price v Jules van Dongen

Peter Wright v Alex Spellman

Rob Cross v Adam Sevada

Nathan Aspinall v Stowe Buntz

Peter Wright v Alex Spellman

Gerwyn Price v Jules van Dongen

Michael van Gerwen v Danny Lauby

Luke Humphries v David Cameron

Luke Littler v Matt Campbell

Michael Smith v Jeff Smith

Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Final

PDC REPRESENTATIVES

Luke Humphries

- world champion

- reached semis in 2023 at debut

- 0 majors when he played last year, won four since

Michael van Gerwen

- winner of this event in 2017 and 2023

- Defending champion

- winner of Dutch Darts Masters earlier this season

Michael Smith

- winner of the US Darts Masters in 2022 when it was played for the first time at the Madison Square Garden

Nathan Aspinall

- winner of the US Darts Masters in 2019 the last time it was played in Las Vegas

Gerwyn Price

- semi finalist in 2017, 2019 and 2022

Rob Cross

- runner up in 2018

Peter Wright

- semi-finalist in 2018, 2019 and 2022

Luke Littler

- debut

- Reigning Premier League Darts champion

- first time to play professional event in United States

NORTH AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES

Matt Campbell

- Five-time world championship participant

Jules van Dongen

- Made debut at World Championship last year

- Representing Team USA for a third time at the end of June

Danny Lauby

- Won a PDC Tour Card in 2024

Stowe Buntz

- Winner of CDC Continental Cup

- Played at the Grand Slam of Darts and World Championship in 2023 (2024 edition though)

Alex Spellman

- Winner of CDC Ranking in 2023

- Made debut at PDC World Championship last year

David Cameron

- Winner of the World Seniors Masters in 2022

- Qualified for this event through CDC Qualifiers

Jeff Smith

- Runner up at the US Darts Masters in 2023 | First North American representative to reach the final of a World Series event

- Qualified for this event through CDC Qualifiers

- Winner of the North American Darts Championship in 2018 and 2023

Adam Sevada

- Qualified for this event through CDC Qualifiers

- Will make his TV debut