Schedule and preview Friday afternoon session 2022 UK Open including Van Barneveld and Lewis

The FA Cup of Darts is back with the twentieth edition of the UK Open set to begin on Friday afternoon at 12pm back in its spiritual home at least in recent years of Butlins Minehead.

As usual to start off with, the afternoon session is known to be a frantic affair with the first second and third rounds taking place this afternoon and an open draw from tonight's evening session.

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While play begins just after 11:45am on the main stage, it all kicks off on Stage Two and the multi board room at around 11:00am with the likes of Richie Burnett, Matt Campbell, Jules van Dongen, Jim Williams all playing outside the main arena early on.

In terms of the main stage, it all kicks off with Bradley Brooks facing Rowby-John Rodriguez in a battle of the rising stars. While Jelle Klaasen takes on fellow Riley's Qualifier, Mark Rice.

David Evans follows up against Keane Barry before Lewy Williams faces Martin Schindler. Connor Scutt will aim to impress against either Mario Vandenbogaerde or Van Dongen. While James Wilson if he gets through his opener could await John Henderson.

Florian Hempel begins the third round with Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis the big attractions following that with only the opponent of the five-time World Champion already confirmed in William Borland.

The likes of Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright and Joe Cullen come into the draw this evening with the top 32 in action from the fourth round onwards.

Draw & schedule 2022 UK Open

Friday March 4

Afternoon Session (1145-1700 GMT live on ITV4, 1100 GMT start on Stages 2-8)

Main Stage

Bradley Brooks v Rowby-John Rodriguez (R1)

Jelle Klaasen v Mark Rice (R1)

David Evans v Keane Barry (R2)

Lewy Williams v Martin Schindler (R2)

Connor Scutt v Vandenbogaerde/Van Dongen (R2)

Wilson/Wilkinson v John Henderson (R2)

Florian Hempel v Good/Kay/Warner/Wenig (R3)

Raymond van Barneveld v William Borland (R3)

Adrian Lewis v Andersen/Clayson/Leung/Schmutzler (R3)

Stage Two

Kai Fan Leung v Fabian Schmutzler (R1)

Matt Campbell v Sebastian Bialecki (R1)

Mario Vandenbogaerde v Jules van Dongen (R1)

Danny Lauby v Niko Springer (R1)

Jon Worsley v Niels Zonneveld (R2)

John Michael v Danny Baggish (R2)

Evetts/Fullwell v Jack Main (R2)

Brooks/Rowby-John Rodriguez v Gordon Mathers (R2)

Madars Razma v Jamie Hughes (R3)

Kciuk/Claydon v Ross Smith (R3)

L Williams/Schindler v Jeff Smith (R3)

Kim Huybrechts v Peters/Marsh/De Vos (R3)

Stage Three

Ted Evetts v Nick Fullwell (R1)

Ryan Harrington v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R1)

Richie Burnett v Tony Martinez (R1)

Darren Webster v Jose Justicia (R1)

Martin Thomas v Kenny Neyens (R1)

Berry van Peer v Kevin Doets (R2)

Burness/Hall v Andrew Gilding (R2)

Peter Hudson v O'Shea/Rafferty (R2)

J Williams/Murray v Van der Velde/Mansell (R2)

Max Hopp v Ritchie Edhouse (R3)

McDonald/Clark/Lukeman v Adam Hunt (R3)

Jason Lowe v Klaasen/Rice/Menzies (R3)

Andy Boulton v Hogan/Taylor/Lauby/Springer (R3)

Stage Four

George Killington v Reece Robinson (R1)

Dan Read v Diogo Portela (R1)

Josh Rock v Damian Mol (R1)

James Wilson v Shaun Wilkinson (R1)

Good/Kay v Warner/Wenig (R2)

Klaasen/Rice v Cameron Menzies (R2)

Burnett/Martinez v Harrington/Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R2)

Jeffrey de Zwaan v Evans/Barry (R3)

Steve Beaton v Burness/Hall/Gilding (R3)

Hudson/O'Shea/Rafferty v Maik Kuivenhoven (R3)

Webster/Justicia/Lovely v Gawlas/Killington/Robinson (R3)

Jermaine Wattimena v Montgomery/Colley/Read/Portela (R3)

Stage Five

Matt Good v Keelan Kay (R1)

Jim Williams v Ryan Murray (R1)

John O'Shea v Nathan Rafferty (R1)

Jurjen van der Velde v Mickey Mansell (R1)

Geert Nentjes v Jake Jones (R2)

Plaisier/Szaganski v Scott Waites (R2)

Webster/Justicia v Eddie Lovely (R2)

Hogan/Taylor v Lauby/Springer (R2)

Keegan Brown v Campbell/Bialecki/Murnan (R3)

Steve West v Brown/Rock/Mol (R3)

Steve Lennon v Burnett/Martinez/Harrington/Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R3)

Van Peer/Doets v Worsley/Zonneveld (R3)

Stage Six

Ricardo Pietreczko v Scott Taylor (R1)

Vladimir Andersen v Steve Clayson (R1)

Paul Hogan v Dom Taylor (R1)

Prakash Jiwa v Toni Alcinas (R1)

Krzysztof Kciuk v Brett Claydon (R2)

McDonald/Clark v Martin Lukeman (R2)

Scott Mitchell v Jansen/Meek (R2)

Peters/Marsh v Geert De Vos (R2)

Ron Meulenkamp v Michael/Baggish (R3)

Mitchell/Jansen/Meek v Ricky Evans (R3)

Darius Labanauskas v Wilson/Wilkinson/Henderson (R3)

J Williams/Murray/Van der Velde/Mansell v Alan Soutar (R3)

Stage Seven

Darren Beveridge v Jimmy Hendriks (R1)

Wesley Plaisier v Radek Szaganski (R1)

Ross Montgomery v Reece Colley (R1)

Danny Jansen v Liam Meek (R1)

Pietreczko/Taylor v Zoran Lerchbacher (R2)

Campbell/Bialecki v Joe Murnan (R2)

John Brown v Rock/Mol (R2)

Andersen/Clayson v Leung/Schmutzler (R2)

Ryan Joyce v Mike De Decker (R3)

Luke Woodhouse v Evetts/Fullwell/Main (R3)

Martijn Kleermaker v Jiwa/Alcinas/Heaver (R3)

Nentjes/Jones v Thomas/Neyens/Beveridge/Hendriks (R3)

Stage Eight

Adam Warner v Lukas Wenig (R1)

Shaun McDonald v Jamie Clark (R1)

Kevin Burness v Graham Hall (R1)

Luc Peters v Paul Marsh (R1)

Adam Gawlas v Killington/Robinson (R2)

Montgomery/Colley v Read/Portela (R2)

Jiwa/Alcinas v Jason Heaver (R2)

Thomas/Neyens v Beveridge/Hendriks (R2)

Boris Krcmar v Pietreczko/Taylor/Lerchbacher (R3)

Scutt/Vandenbogaerde/Van Dongen v William O'Connor (R3)

Brooks/Rowby-John Rodriguez/Mathers v Ryan Meikle (R3)

Brian Raman v Plaisier/Szaganski/Waites (R3)