Draw released for Day One at PDC Super Series 5 (Players Championship 17): Cross set to face Mitchell, Lewis set for Baggish clash

The draw has been released ahead of the opening day of action at PDC Super Series 5 with the first of four £10,000 tournaments set to take place.

With player withdrawals, there will be four players with byes those being Joe Cullen, Jose de Sousa, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright due to their corrosponding seeding.

They will enter into proceedings in the second round but there are still big names involved in the opening round.

This includes Rob Cross facing Scott Mitchell, Adrian Lewis who is after a World Matchplay spot which is the name of the game this week taking on Danny Baggish.

As well as World Champion and World Number One, Gerwyn Price facing Ted Evetts. Nathan Aspinall will face Jeff Smith and Krzysztof Ratajski takes on Kim Huybrechts.

Play begins barring on the final day at 2pm BST and you can follow on our Live Blog below.

Draw Players Championship 17

Board 1

Joe Cullen (BYE)

Aaron Beeney v Matt Jackson

Stephen Burton v Martin Lukeman

Sean Fisher v Peter Hudson

Board 2

Rob Cross v Scott Mitchell

Ritchie Edhouse v Glen Durrant

Dave Chisnall v James Wilson

Jason Lowe v Jake Jones

Board 3

James Wade v Brett Claydon

Steve West v Chris Dobey

Ross Smith v Gary Anderson

Jason Heaver v Martin Thomas

Board 4

Devon Petersen v Harald Leitinger

Justin Pipe v Raymond van Barneveld

Callan Rydz v Mike de Decker

Derk Telnekes v Jamie Hughes

Board 5

Michael van Gerwen (BYE)

Kevin McDine v David Evans

Martijn Kleermaker v William O'Connor

Mickey Mansell v Martin Schindler

Board 6

Danny Noppert v Nick Kenny

Jack Main v John Michael

Gabriel Clemens v Lisa Ashton

Geert Nentjes v Boris Koltsov

Board 7

Gerwyn Price v Ted Evetts

Bradley Brooks v Matthew Edgar

Jermaine Wattimena v Ryan Murray

Steve Beaton v Florian Hempel

Board 8

Damon Heta v Keegan Brown

Geert de Vos v Niels Zonneveld

Luke Humphries v Martin Atkins

William Borland v Berry van Peer

Board 9

José de Sousa (BYE)

Adam Hunt v Ricky Evans

Madars Razma v Steve Brown

Ron Meulenkamp v Wayne Jones

Board 10

Nathan Aspinall v Jeff Smith

Eddie Lovely v Maik Kuivenhoven

Daryl Gurney v Jim McEwan

Adrian Lewis v Danny Baggish

Board 11

Jonny Clayton v Mark McGeeney

José Justicia v Gordon Mathers

Ryan Searle v Andy Boulton

Kevin Doets v Krzysztof Kciuk

Board 12

Krzysztof Ratajski v Kim Huybrechts

Jon Worsley v Adam Gawlas

Mervyn King v Andrew Gilding

Jelle Klaasen v John Henderson

Board 13

Peter Wright (BYE)

John Brown v Simon Whitlock

Ryan Joyce v Luke Woodhouse

Darren Webster v Boris Krcmar

Board 14

Brendan Dolan v Karel Sedlacek

Ciaran Teehan v Lewis Williams

Ian White v Jesus Noguera

Joe Murnan v Gary Blades

Board 15

Michael Smith v Max Hopp

Chas Barstow v Keane Barry

Dimitri van den Bergh v Peter Jacques

Josh Payne v Andy Hamilton

Board 16

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Steve Lennon

Zoran Lerchbacher v Darius Labanauskas

Vincent van der Voort v Jeffrey de Zwaan

Alan Tabern v Alan Soutar