THE schedule of play for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship, to be held at Alexandra Palace from 17 December-1 January.
The tournament begins with four first round matches in the evening of Monday 17 December, with last year's quarter-finalist Alan Tabern taking on Denmark's Per Laursen in the opening game on the new Alexandra Palace stage.
The first night also sees former semi-finalists Wayne Mardle and Colin Lloyd in action, against Ray Carver and Jan van der Rassel.
Phil Taylor, the 13-time World Champion and recent PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts champion, is in action on Tuesday 18 December, when he faces young Dutchman Michael van Gerwen.
Peter Manley, Roland Scholten and Mervyn King are also in action on the second night.
The Preliminary Round begins on Wednesday afternoon, while current World Champion Raymond van Barneveld kicks off his defence against either Japan's Akihiro Nakagawa or Barbados' Anthony Forde on Thursday evening.
The First Round concludes on Friday 21 December, with the Second Round kicking off on Saturday 22 December, with play resuming on Boxing Day following the Christmas break.
The semi-finals will be played on Sunday 30 December, with no play on New Year's Eve and the final taking place on New Year's Day, Tuesday 1 January.
Tickets are still available for the tournament - contact SeeTickets on 0871 230 1092 or visit www.seetickets.com/darts.
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Schedule of Play
Monday 17th December 2007 (4 x First Round)
7pm: Alan Tabern v Per Laursen
8pm: Adrian Gray v Mark Walsh
9pm: Wayne Mardle v Ray Carver
10pm: Colin Lloyd v Jan van der Rassel
Tuesday 18th December 2007 (4 x First Round)
7pm: Roland Scholten v Matt Clark
8pm: Peter Manley v Toon Greebe
9pm: Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
10pm: Mervyn King v Michael Rosenauer
Wednesday 19th December 2007 (2 x Preliminary Round + 8 x First Round)
12.30pm: Akihiro Nagakawa v Anthony Forde (P)
1.00pm: Rizal Barellano v Miloslav Navratil (P)
1.30pm: Wes Newton v Jamie Caven
2.30pm: Denis Ovens v Colin Monk
3.30pm: Mick McGowan v Jason Barry
4.30pm: Barrie Bates v Gerry Convery
7pm: Bob Anderson v Jason Clark
8pm: Terry Jenkins v Kirk Shepherd
9pm: Chris Mason v Steve Brown
10pm: Kevin Painter v Gary Mawson
Thursday 20th December 2007 (2 x Preliminary Round + 8 x First Round)
12.30pm: Ashfaque Sayed v Shi Yongsheng (P)
1.00pm: Alan Bolton v Erwin Extercatte (P)
1.30pm: Andy Jenkins v Barellano/Navratil
2.30pm: Wayne Jones v Tony Eccles
3.30pm: Andy Hamilton v Leroy Kwadijk
4.30pm: Alex Roy v Warren Parry
7pm: Dennis Priestley v Steve Maish
8pm: Adrian Lewis v Dave Askew
9pm: Raymond van Barneveld v Nagakawa/Forde
10pm: Vincent van der Voort v Jelle Klaasen
Friday 21st December 2007 (8 x First Round)
1pm: Alan Warriner-Little v Sayed/Yongsheng
2pm: Colin Osborne v Bolton/Extercatte
3pm: Andy Smith v Mensur Suljovic
4pm: Steve Beaton v Steve Evans
7pm: Ronnie Baxter v Dan Olson
8pm: James Wade v Steve MacArthur
9pm: John Part v Charles Losper
10pm: Mark Dudbridge v Steve Hine
Saturday 22nd December 2007 (6 x Second Round)
1pm: A Jenkins/Barellano/Navratil v Tabern/Laursen
2.20pm: Lloyd/van der Rassel v Ovens/Monk
3.40pm: Manley/Greebe v Warriner-Little/Sayed/Yongsheng
7pm: Scholten/M Clark v King/Rosenauer
8.20pm: Taylor/van Gerwen v Gray/Walsh
9.40pm: Mardle/Carver v Newton/Caven
Wednesday 26th December 2007 (6 x Second Round)
4pm: Bates/Convery v Osborne/Bolton/Extercatte
5.20pm: Painter/Mawson v Mason/Brown
6.40pm: T Jenkins/Shepherd v McGowan/Barry
8pm: Lewis/Askew v van der Voort/Klaasen
9.20pm: Part/Losper v Smith/Suljovic
10.40pm: Wade/MacArthur v Beaton/Evans
Thursday 27th December 2007 (4 x Second Round + 2 x Third Round)
1pm: Priestley/Maish v Jones/Eccles
2.20pm: Hamilton/Kwadijk v Roy/Parry
3.40pm: Baxter/Olson v Dudbridge/Hine
7pm: van Barneveld/Nagakawa/Forde v Anderson/J Clark
8.20pm: Taylor/van Gerwen/Gray/Walsh v A Jenkins/Barellano/Navratil/Tabern/Laursen
9.40pm: Scholten/M Clark/King/Rosenauer v Mardle/Carver/Newton/Caven
Friday 28th December 2007 (6 x Third Round)
1pm: T Jenkins/Shepherd/McGowan/Barry v Bates/Convery/Osborne/Bolton/Extercatte
2.20pm: Lewis/Askew/van der Voort/Klaasen v Priestley/Maish/Jones/Eccles
3.40pm: Wade/MacArthur/Beaton/Evans v Baxter/Olson/Dudbridge/Hine
7pm: Manley/Greebe/Warriner-Little/Sayed/Yongsheng v Lloyd/van der Rassel/Ovens/Monk
8.20pm: van Barneveld/Nagakawa/Forde/Anderson/J Clark v Painter/Mawson/Mason/Brown
9.40pm: Hamilton/Kwadijk/Roy/Parry v Part/Losper/Smith/Suljovic
Saturday 29th December 2007 (Quarter-Finals)
1pm: Manley/Greebe/Warriner-Little/Sayed/Yongsheng/Lloyd/van der Rassel/Ovens/Monk v T Jenkins/Shepherd/McGowan/Barry/Bates/Convery/Osborne/Bolton/Extercatte
3pm: Hamilton/Kwadijk/Roy/Parry/Part/Losper/Smith/Suljovic v Wade/MacArthur/Beaton/Evans/Baxter/Olson/Dudbridge/Hine
7pm: Taylor/van Gerwen/Gray/Walsh/A Jenkins/Barellano/Navratil/Tabern/Laursen v Scholten/M Clark/King/Rosenaur/Mardle/Carver/Newton/Caven
9pm: van Barneveld/Nagakawa/Forde/Anderson/J Clark/Painter/Mawson/Mason/Brown v Lewis/Askew/van der Voort/Klaasen/Priestley/Maish/Jones/Eccles
Sunday 30th December 2007 (Semi-Finals)
7pm
9pm
Tuesday 1st January 2008 (Final)
7.30pm