The field for the 2021 Betfred World Matchplay has been confirmed ahead of the tournament's return to the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Listed below are the 32 players who will compete in the historic tournament from July 17-25, which will see £700,000 in prize money and the Phil Taylor Trophy up for grabs.
The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the event, and will be joined by 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.
World Champion Gerwyn Price heads to Blackpool as the top seed, while reigning champion Dimitri Van den Bergh will step onto the Winter Gardens stage for the first time as eighth seed.
2015 and 2016 champion Michael van Gerwen is the number three seed, with 2017 runner-up Peter Wright seeded second.
Three other former champions also feature in the field, with James Wade, Rob Cross and Gary Anderson seeded fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
South Africa's Devon Petersen will be among seven players in line for debuts in the 27-year-old tournament, along with Damon Heta, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Ross Smith, Luke Humphries, Ryan Searle and Callan Rydz.
Tuesday's Players Championship 18 winner Chris Dobey took the final ProTour Order of Merit qualifying place ahead of Jermaine Wattimena.
The draw for the first round of the 2021 Betfred World Matchplay will be broadcast on Friday July 9 across Betfred's social media channels from 1200 BST.
A limited number of tickets remain available for some sessions of the Betfred World Matchplay - click here for full ticket information.
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and RTL7.
2021 Betfred World Matchplay Field
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
1 Gerwyn Price
2 Peter Wright
3 Michael van Gerwen
4 James Wade
5 Rob Cross
6 Gary Anderson
7 Michael Smith
8 Dimitri Van den Bergh
9 Dave Chisnall
10 Jose de Sousa
11 Nathan Aspinall
12 Glen Durrant
13 Krzysztof Ratajski
14 Daryl Gurney
15 Joe Cullen
16 Jonny Clayton
ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Brendan Dolan
Devon Petersen
Damon Heta
Danny Noppert
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith
Mensur Suljovic
Stephen Bunting
Mervyn King
Luke Humphries
Gabriel Clemens
Vincent van der Voort
Ryan Searle
Ian White
Callan Rydz
Chris Dobey