Peter Wright will begin the defence of his
European Championship title on the opening night with the schedule now revealed for the Salzburg based tournament which is due to take place between October 14-17.
He will face Florian Hempel in a tournament which sees the top 32 players from the European Tour comprising the two events played.
The likes of Simon Whitlock, Rob Cross, Jose de Sousa and Luke Humphries are also involved in a bumper session to begin the tournament.
While Friday night sees a further eight first round ties with top seed
Gerwyn Price facing Ritchie Edhouse. While
Michael van Gerwen takes on Croatian ace, Boris Krcmar.
Also involved include James Wade and Michael Smith with the latter in a bumper clash with Ryan Searle.
The second round continues on Saturday October 16, before the tournament concludes on Sunday October 17.
2021 European Championship
Thursday October 14
Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)
First Round x8
Simon Whitlock v William Borland
Brendan Dolan v Kim Huybrechts
Rob Cross v Keane Barry
Luke Humphries v Callan Rydz
Jose de Sousa v Lewis Williams
Peter Wright v Florian Hempel
Mensur Suljovic v Adam Hunt
Joe Cullen v Ted Evetts
Friday October 15
Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)
First Round x8
Adam Gawlas v Joe Murnan
Krzysztof Ratajski v Danny Noppert
James Wade v Adam Smith-Neale
Nathan Aspinall v Mervyn King
Michael Smith v Ryan Searle
Michael van Gerwen v Boris Krcmar
Gerwyn Price v Ritchie Edhouse
Damon Heta v Gabriel Clemens
Saturday October 16
Afternoon Session (1345 local time, 1245 BST)
Second Round x4
Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)
Second Round x4
Sunday October 17
Afternoon Session (1345 local time, 1245 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)
Semi-Finals & Final