THE Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters will be screened live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland as part of worldwide coverage for the year's first World Series of Darts event.
The tournament will see Michael van Gerwen defend the title he picked up 12 months ago as he competes amongst eight stars at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on May 29 & 30.
His rivals will include last year's runner-up Raymond van Barneveld - who claimed glory in the Betway Premier League Darts on Thursday night - as well as Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, Simon Whitlock, Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright and James Wade.
Thursday May 29 will see the four quarter-finals held, with the semi-finals and final taking place on Friday May 30.
Alongside live coverage throughout Dubai and the Middle East through Dubai Sports TV and OSN, the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters will also be screened live on Sky Sports, as well as on Fox Sports in Australia and Sky New Zealand.
Coverage on each day will commence at 8pm local time (5pm BST).
Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
Thursday May 29
8pm-11pm local time
5pm-8pm BST
Quarter-Finals x4
Best of 19 legs
Friday May 30
8pm-11pm local time
5pm-8pm BST
Semi-Finals & Final
Best of 21 legs
TV Coverage:
Sky Sports
Dubai Sports TV
OSN
Fox Sports Australia
Sky New Zealand
The draw for the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters will be made on Wednesday May 28 at a launch event in Dubai.
The PDC's top four players from January 2014 will be seeded, with the draw bracket as follows:
Michael van Gerwen (1)
Adrian Lewis (4)
Phil Taylor (2)
Simon Whitlock (3)
The remaining players will be drawn to face them in the Quarter-Finals, with numbers as follows:
5 - Dave Chisnall
6 - Peter Wright
7 - James Wade
8 - Raymond van Barneveld