World Darts Championship 2023/24 Draw | Smith to face Doets or Buntz at Ally Pally

The draw for the 2023/24 PDC World Darts Championship has been confirmed, with Michael Smith to begin his title defence against either Kevin Doets or Stowe Buntz at Alexandra Palace.

The sport’s show-piece event features 96 players competing for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5 million prize fund from December 15 to January 3.

The 31st staging of the PDC World Championship will feature the top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit, the next highest 32 ranked players from the ProTour Order of Merit, plus a further 32 International Qualifiers.

Smith, who claimed his maiden world title courtesy of a memorable 7-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final, will feature on the opening night of the tournament on Friday December 15 against either Dutch ace Doets or CDC Continental Cup winner Buntz.

Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen – the number two seed this year – will open his challenge against former UK Open semi-finalist Keane Barry or debutant Reynaldo Rivera.

Luke Humphries arrives at Alexandra Palace having won three of the sport’s last four televised ranking events, and he will face either Lee Evans or Sandro Eric Sosing for a place in round three.

Two-time champion Peter Wright could face former Lakeside Championship finalist Jim Williams in a stellar showdown, if the Welshman overcomes Guyana’s Norman Madhoo in round one.

Fifth seed Gerwyn Price – who lifted the Sid Waddell Trophy in 2021 – will meet debutant Connor Scutt or Poland’s Krzysztof Kciuk in his tenth World Championship appearance.

Ricky Evans and South Africa’s Simon Adam will compete for the right to take on sixth seed Nathan Aspinall, who celebrated World Matchplay glory back in July.

2018 winner Rob Cross begins his campaign against Belgian debutant Mario Vandenbogaerde or Thibault Tricole, who will become the first French player to feature in the World Darts Championship.

Fallon Sherrock – returning to the scene of her ground-breaking success at the World Championship four years ago – plays quick-fire Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena in round one, with Germany’s Martin Schindler awaiting the winner.

Japan’s Mikuru Suzuki has been handed a tough opening assignment against Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko, as the pair go head-to-head for the right to play 2022 quarter-finalist Callan Rydz.

Two-time World Champion Gary Anderson could face 2010 runner-up Simon Whitlock in a blockbuster second round tussle, with the Australian veteran up against Paolo Nebrida in round one.

Dutch icon Raymond van Barneveld meets the winner of the tie between Poland’s Radek Szaganski and Finland’s Marko Kantele, as he aims to roll back the years on the Ally Pally stage.

Steve Beaton – competing in his 33rd consecutive World Championship – locks horns with Dutch youngster Wessel Nijman, with the reward being a second round clash against Daryl Gurney.

Newly crowned World Youth Champion Luke Littler could take on UK Open champion Andrew Gilding, but the 16-year-old must first come through a clash against former Lakeside winner Christian Kist.

Four-time semi-finalist James Wade has been drawn against Canada’s Matt Campbell or Philippines’ World Cup star Lourence Ilagan, as the left-hander eyes an elusive triumph on the sport’s biggest stage.

Elsewhere, German number one Gabriel Clemens – a semi-finalist last year – could take on European Championship semi-finalist Gian van Veen, if the Dutch youngster overcomes Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung on debut.

World Darts Championship 2023/24 Draw

Second Round

Michael Smith (1) v Kevin Doets/Stowe Buntz
Michael van Gerwen (2) v Keane Barry/Reynaldo Rivera
Luke Humphries (3) v Lee Evans/Sandro Eric Sosig
Peter Wright (4) v Jim Williams/Norman Madhoo
Gerwyn Price (5) v Connor Scutt/Krzysztof Kciuk
Nathan Aspinall (6) v Ricky Evans/Simon Adams
Danny Noppert (7) v Scott Williams/Haruki Muramatsu
Rob Cross (8) v Mario Vandenbogaerde/Thibault Tricole
Jonny Clayton (9) v Steve Lennon/Owen Bates
Damon Heta (10) v Martin Lukeman/Haupai Puha
Dave Chisnall (11) v Cameron Menzies/Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Dirk van Duijvenbode (12) v Keegan Brown/Boris Krcmar
James Wade (13) v Matt Campbell/Lourence Ilagan
Joe Cullen (14) v Jules van Dongen/Darren Penhall
Dimitri Van den Bergh (15) v Dylan Slevin/Florian Hempel
Ross Smith (16) v Niels Zonneveld/Darren Webster
Chris Dobey (17) v William O’Connor/Bhav Patel
Stephen Bunting (18) v Ryan Joyce/Alex Spellman
Ryan Searle (19) v Ian White/Tomoya Goto
Andrew Gilding (20) v Christian Kist/Luke Littler
Gary Anderson (21) v Simon Whitlock/Paolo Nebrida
Gabriel Clemens (22) v Gian van Veen/Man Lok Leung
Josh Rock (23) v Luke Woodhouse/Berry van Peer
Krzysztof Ratajski (24) v Jamie Hughes/David Cameron
Jose de Sousa (25) v Ritchie Edhouse/Jeffrey De Graaf
Martin Schindler (26) v Jermaine Wattimena/Fallon Sherrock
Daryl Gurney (27) v Steve Beaton/Wessel Nijman
Brendan Dolan (28) v Mickey Mansell/Xiaochen Zong
Raymond van Barneveld (29) v Radek Szaganski/Kantele
Callan Rydz (30) v Ricardo Pietreczko/Mikuru Suzuki
Kim Huybrechts (31) v Richard Veenstra/Ben Robb
Madars Razma (32) v Mike De Decker/Dragutin Horvat

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