THE schedule of play for the opening night of the Speedy Services UK Open has been confirmed, as players prepare for the Preliminary, First and Second Round games in Bolton.
The £200,000 tournament, held from June 7-10 in the Premier Suite at De Vere Whites, Bolton, will see leading professionals come up against amateur hopefuls across four days, live on Sky Sports HD.
Thursday's opening night - which features play simultaneously across eight stages - sees the professionals ranked from 64-114 in the UK Open Order of Merit drawn with the amateur qualifiers for the Preliminary Round and First Round games.
The players ranked from 33-64 - including reigning champion James Wade - then come in at the Second Round stage later on Thursday night, before the 32 winners from those games are drawn alongside the top 32 professionals for Friday's Third Round.
The Preliminary Round action will begin on the Main Stage when PDC newcomer Tony West - the former World Masters champion who won a Tour Card in January - plays Rileys Qualifier Michael Burgoine.
Steve Beaton and Arron Monk then play Speedy Qualifiers Jon Jukes and Paul Boulton before Steve Brown meets Michael Barnard.
Dutch youngster Gino Vos then plays another amateur hopeful Paul Harvey before two-time World Champion Ted Hankey makes his UK Open debut against Danny Dutson, who won through the Speedy Qualifier in Leeds.
The Preliminary Round games on Board Two include Denis Ovens - who has been a semi-finalist for the past two years - playing amateur Craig McCaskill, Steve Farmer's clash with youngster Jamie Lewis, Andy Jenkins' meeting with Rileys Qualifier Gus Santana and Scotland's John Henderson up against Lee Bryant.
The winner of the game between Farmer and Lewis will meet Mark Stephenson in the first round on the Main Stage, with Paul Nicholson - who knocked out Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson in Bolton 12 months ago - meeting either Harry Miles or Andy Melling.
Wayne Jones plays Germany's Bernd Roith or Rileys Qualifier Jason Wilson, and young star Adam Hunt - a winner on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour last year - meets either Steve Maish or Dave Solly.
The Second Round games on the Main Stage will include reigning champion James Wade beginning the defence of his title against one of four possible opponents; former UK Open quarter-finalist Mark Lawrence, Rileys Qualifiers Jamie Robinson, Glen Durrant or Stephen Bunting.
Mark Hylton, a quarter-finalist in Bolton last year, faces Spain's Antonio Alcinas, 2011 semi-finalist Mark Webster plays Johnny Haines and James Richardson plays Jim Walker.
Dutch pair Co Stompe - who plays Alan Tabern - and Jelle Klaasen compete on Board Two in the Second Round, with that board also featuring a potential First Round contest between Hankey and Jenkins.
The draw for the Third Round will be made at the conclusion of Thursday night's play, with the top 32 players - including Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson - entering at that stage alongside the 32 survivors from Thursday's play.
Tickets for the Speedy Services UK Open televised finals, from June 7-10 in the Premier Suite at De Vere Whites, Bolton, are still available by calling SeeTickets on 0844 871 8807 or by visiting www.seetickets.com.
Speedy Services UK Open
Schedule of Play
Thursday June 7
Best of seven legs
Board One (Main Stage)
Preliminary Round
Tony West v Michael Burgoine
Steve Beaton v Jon Jukes
Arron Monk v Paul Boulton
Steve Brown v Michael Barnard
Gino Vos v Paul Harvey
Ted Hankey v Danny Dutson
First Round
Wilson/Roith v Wayne Jones
S Farmer/J Lewis v Mark Stephenson
Paul Nicholson v Miles/Melling
Maish/Solly v Adam Hunt
Second Round
Mark Hylton v Antonio Alcinas
Mark Webster v Johnny Haines
James Wade v Lawrence/Robinson/Durrant/Bunting
James Richardson v Jim Walker
Board Two
Preliminary Round
Denis Ovens v Craig MacCaskill
Steve Farmer v Jamie Lewis
Gus Santana v Andy Jenkins
Andrew Cornwall v John Bowles
Lee Bryant v John Henderson
Glen Durrant v Stephen Bunting
First Round
Paul Whitworth v Gray/Evans
Temple/Clark v Mark Kelly
Jon Bott v J Jones/Spencer
Hankey/Dutson v Santana/A Jenkins
Second Round
Co Stompe v Alan Tabern
Stuart White v Beaton/Jukes/Dodds/Casey
Jelle Klaasen v Parody/Mason/Gleeson/Rimmer
J Crawley/Simm/Hayward v Mark Walsh
Board Three
Preliminary Round
Steve Hine v Jamie Hughes
Adam Smith-Neale v Rob Hawker
Andy Parsons v Dean Stewart
Steve Service v Damien Sherwood
John Scott v Brian Woods
John Nelson v Ross Smith
First Round
Robertson/Todd v Hill/Ellam
Beaton/Jukes v Dodds/Casey
Cousins/Burton v West/Burgoine
Heath/Pugh v Amos/Ettridge
Second Round
Andy Brown v Peter Wright
Matthew Edgar v Gordon/McDine/Brown/Barnard
S Taylor/L Russell/Heydon/Critchley v Roberts/Cornwall/Bowles
Bott/J Jones/Spencer v Ronnie Baxter
Board Four
Preliminary Round
Andy Murray Bye (Connie Finnan withdrawn)
Mark Lawrence v Jamie Robinson
Steve Werrett v Mark Barilli
David Dodds v Alan Casey
Dyson Parody v Steve Mason
Mark Layton v Michael Wiles
First Round
Dewsbury/Hardy v Ryan Murray
Miller/Frost v Broughton/Cooper
S Taylor/L Russell v Heydon/Critchley
Nelson/R Smith v Ovens/MacCaskill
Second Round
Keith Stephen v Robertson/Todd/Hill/Ellam
Peter Hudson v S Farmer/J Lewis/Stephenson
Parsons/Stewart/Scott/Woods v B Johnson/Daniels/Smith-Neale/Hawker
J Farmer/Littleton/Denoon v Vos/Harvey/Layton/Wiles
Board Five
Preliminary Round
Jason Wilson v Bernd Roith
Adrian Gray v Steve Evans
Paul Amos v Gary Ettridge
Nigel Heydon v Paul Critchley
Ian Gleeson v Kevin Rimmer
Ben Johnson v Stuart Daniels
Joey Palfreyman v Tom Gregory
First Round
Monk/Boulton v Pallett/Hendriks
Andy Murray v Service/Sherwood
Ladley/L Kelly v Shayne Burgess
Bryant/Henderson v Palfreyman/Gregory
Second Round
Dewsbury/Hardy/R Murray v William O'Connor
Mareno Michels v Shaun Griffiths
Alex Roy v Cousins/Burton/West/Burgoine
Mervyn King v Hankey/Dutson/Santana/A Jenkins
Board Six
Preliminary Round
Marc Dewsbury v Stephen Hardy
David Pallett v Jerry Hendriks
Harry Miles v Andy Melling
Josh Jones v Mark Spencer
Gareth Cousins v Ben Burton
Geoff Heath v Darrin Pugh
Steve Maish v Dave Solly
First Round
S Anderson/Murnan v D Russell/Greebe
Gordon/McDine v Brown/Barnard
Lawrence/Robinson v Durrant/Bunting
B Johnson/Daniels v Smith-Neale/Hawker
Second Round
Whitworth/Gray/Evans v Roland Scholten
A Murray/Service/Sherwood v Scott Rand
Ladley/L Kelly/Burgess v Stuart Kellett
Bryant/Henderson/Palfreyman/Gregory v Colin Osborne
Board Seven
Preliminary Round
Kirk Gordon v Kevin McDine
Scott Robertson v Mick Todd
Sam Hill v Jamie Ellam
Tony Broughton v Tony Cooper
Tony Littleton v Nicky Denoon
Kevin Simm v Mick Hayward
First Round
Werrett/Barilli v Bob Crawley
Andy Roberts v Cornwall/Bowles
Parsons/Stewart v Scott/Woods
Vos/Harvey v Layton/Wiles
Second Round
Sanwell/Hine/Hughes v Temple/Clark/M Kelly
Devon Petersen v Andrew Gilding
Monk/Boulton/Pallett/Hendriks v Maish/Solly/Hunt
Nelson/R Smith/Ovens/MacCaskill v S Anderson/Murnan/D Russell/Greebe
Board Eight
Preliminary Round
Glen Miller v Mark Frost
Stuart Anderson v Joe Murnan
Terry Temple v Matt Clark
Dan Russell v Toon Greebe
Scott Taylor v Lee Russell
Dave Ladley v Liam Kelly
First Round
Tommy Sanwell v Hine/Hughes
Parody/Mason v Gleeson/Rimmer
John Farmer v Littleton/Denoon
Jason Crawley v Simm/Hayward
Second Round
Darren Johnson v Michael Mansell
Prakash Jiwa v Werrett/Barilli/B Crawley
Nicholson/Miles/Melling v Miller/Frost/Broughton/Cooper
Wilson/Roith/W Jones v Heath/Pugh/Amos/Ettridge
Friday June 8
7pm-11pm
Third Round
Features players ranked 1-32 from UK Open Order of Merit plus 32 Second Round winners.
Best of 17 legs, played across eight boards.
Saturday June 9
1pm-5pm
Fourth Round
Last 32
Best of 17 legs, played across four boards
7.30pm-11pm
Fifth Round
Last 16
Best of 17 legs, played across two boards
Sunday June 10
1pm-5pm
Quarter-Finals
Best of 19 legs
7.30pm-11pm
Semi-Finals
Best of 19 legs
Final
Best of 21 legs
Tickets for the Speedy Services UK Open televised finals, from June 7-10 in the Premier Suite at De Vere Whites, Bolton, are still available by calling SeeTickets on 0844 871 8807 or by visiting www.seetickets.com.