Draw released for PDC Super Series opener: Price to face Ashton, potential second round clash with Anderson

The draw has been released ahead of the PDC Super Series which begins on Thursday in Bolton and sees four Players Championship tournaments to begin the season off.

The likes of Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson are in action with the return also of Raymond van Barneveld likely to grab attention.

Price in his first ranking tournament as World Champion and World Number One will take on Lisa Ashton.

With the potential for 'The Iceman' to duel with Gary Anderson in the second round in a repeat of their World Championship final.

Van Gerwen will take on Matthew Edgar as he looks to bounce back after losing his World Number One spot.

While Raymond van Barneveld's return to PDC action will see him face Stephen Bunting in a tough assignment.

Other standout clashes include Glen Durrant facing Luke Humphries and Danny Baggish taking on Keane Barry.

Action begins at 2pm GMT and you can follow it all on our Live Blog below throughout today and the rest of the Super Series.

PDC Super Series (Players Championship 1) Draw

Last 128

Gerwyn Price - | - Lisa Ashton

Gary Anderson - | - Peter Jacques

Ryan Searle - | - John Michael

Steve Beaton - | - Kai Fan Leung

Rob Cross - | - Steve Brown

Jason Heaver - | - James Wilson

Daryl Gurney - | - Peter Hudson

Jason Lowe - | - Boris Koltsov

Nathan Aspinall - | - Darius Labanauskas

Martin Thomas - | - Harald Leitinger

Martijn Kleermaker - | - Ricky Evans

Nick Kenny - | - Ron Meulenkamp

Devon Petersen - | - Jake Jones

Berry van Peer - | - Mickey Mansell

Madars Razma - | - Callan Rydz

Andy Boulton - | - Jelle Klaasen

Joe Cullen - | - Ryan Meikle

Ciaran Teehan - | - Ryan Murray

Ross Smith - | - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Scott Waites - | - Bradley Brooks

Danny Noppert - | - Krzysztof Kciuk

Chris Dobey - | - Karel Sedlacek

Brendan Dolan - | - Keegan Brown

Steve Lennon - | - Mike De Decker

José de Sousa - | - Zoran Lerchbacher

Gordon Mathers - | - Josh Payne

Gabriel Clemens - | - Steffen Siepmann

Adam Hunt - | - Steve West

Ian White - | - Justin Pipe

Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Martin Schindler

Glen Durrant - | - Luke Humphries

Danny Baggish - | - Keane Barry

Michael van Gerwen - | - Matthew Edgar

Derk Telnekes - | - Mark McGeeney

Kim Huybrechts - | - Luc Peters

Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Lewis Williams

Dave Chisnall - | - Niels Zonneveld

Adrian Lewis - | - Alan Soutar

Jonny Clayton - | - Maik Kuivenhoven

Adam Gawlas - | - Darren Webster

James Wade - | - David Evans

Gary Blades - | - Scott Mitchell

Stephen Bunting - | - Raymond van Barneveld

Kirk Shepherd - | - Lorenzo Pronk

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - William Borland

Simon Whitlock - | - John Henderson

Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)

Jesus Noguera - | - Luke Woodhouse

Peter Wright - | - Andrew Gilding

Chas Barstow - | - Michael Unterbuchner

Ryan Joyce - | - Jon Worsley

Geert Nentjes - | - Michael Rasztovits

Damon Heta - | - Martin Lukeman

Andy Hamilton - | - Jeff Smith

Mervyn King - | - Boris Krcmar

Alan Tabern - | - Eddie Lovely

Michael Smith - | - Geert De Vos

Max Hopp - | - Jack Main

Vincent van der Voort - | - Joe Murnan

William O'Connor - | - Ritchie Edhouse

Mensur Suljovic - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan

Ted Evetts - | - Daniel Larsson

Jermaine Wattimena - | - John Brown

Brett Claydon - | - Aaron Beeney