
Luke Littler will begin the defence of his Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals title against Simon Whitlock, with the draw and schedule confirmed for the Amsterdam showpiece.
The PDC Premier event will see 32 stars from around the world in action at AFAS Live from September 12-14, with Littler to face Australian veteran Whitlock in round one.
Littler claimed the title at AFAS Live last year, and enjoyed back-to-back World Series triumphs in Australia and New Zealand during August.
Five-time World Series Finals champion Michael van Gerwen will take on rising star Wessel Nijman in an all-Netherlands clash, while Dutch legend Raymond van Barneveld will begin his campaign against Norway's Cor Dekker.
Stephen Bunting, the number one seed courtesy of topping the 2025 World Series Rankings following event wins in Bahrain and Copenhagen, will face Dutch number two Danny Noppert, the 2019 runner-up.
World number one and US Masters champion Luke Humphries will play 2018 World Series Finals champion James Wade, while Poland Masters champion Gerwyn Price and Dutch Masters champion Rob Cross will meet USA's Danny Lauby and New Zealand's Haupai Puha respectively.
World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker - the eighth seed after reaching the Australian Darts Masters final last month - draws German qualifier Gabriel Clemens, while seventh seed Nathan Aspinall faces Dave Chisnall and sixth seed Chris Dobey plays Luke Woodhouse.
The first round will be held across the evening of Friday September 12 and the afternoon of Saturday September 13, with the second round taking place on Saturday evening.
A star-studded opening night will feature Humphries meeting Wade, Nijman against Van Gerwen and Bunting clashing with Noppert after Dutch duo Kevin Doets and Jermaine Wattimena kick off the tournament.
Saturday will see round one conclude in the afternoon, headlined by Littler's tie with Whitlock and Dekker meeting Van Barneveld, before round two takes place on Saturday evening.
The tournament will reach its climax on Sunday September 14, with the quarter-finals in the afternoon, before the semi-finals and final in a must-watch evening session.
An £80,000 top prize is on offer in the £400,000 tournament, which features 22 players from the World Series Rankings, four representatives from the Werner Rankings Ladder and six Tour Card Holder Qualifiers.
2025 Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals
September 12-14
AFAS Live, Amsterdam
Draw Bracket
(1) Stephen Bunting v Danny Noppert
Krzysztof Ratajski v Josh Rock
(8) Mike De Decker v Gabriel Clemens
Damon Heta v Joe Cullen
(4) Luke Humphries v James Wade
Kevin Doets v Jermaine Wattimena
(5) Rob Cross v Haupai Puha
Wessel Nijman v Michael van Gerwen
(2) Luke Littler v Simon Whitlock
Jonny Clayton v Jason Brandon
(7) Nathan Aspinall v Dave Chisnall
Jonny Tata v Ross Smith
(3) Gerwyn Price v Danny Lauby
Cor Dekker v Raymond van Barneveld
(6) Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse
Cameron Menzies v Peter Wright
Schedule of Play
Friday September 12 (1900 local time)
First Round x8
Kevin Doets v Jermaine Wattimena
Krzysztof Ratajski v Josh Rock
Damon Heta v Joe Cullen
Mike De Decker v Gabriel Clemens
Luke Humphries v James Wade
Wessel Nijman v Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting v Danny Noppert
Rob Cross v Haupai Puha
Saturday September 13
Afternoon Session (1245 local time)
First Round x8
Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse
Cameron Menzies v Peter Wright
Jonny Tata v Ross Smith
Cor Dekker v Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price v Danny Lauby
Luke Littler v Simon Whitlock
Jonny Clayton v Jason Brandon
Nathan Aspinall v Dave Chisnall
Evening Session (1900 local time)
Second Round
De Decker/Clemens v Heta/Cullen
Bunting/Noppert v Ratajski/Rock
Humphries/Wade v Doets/Wattimena
Cross/Puha v Nijman/Van Gerwen
Price/Lauby v Dekker/Van Barneveld
Dobey/Woodhouse v Menzies/Wright
Littler/Whitlock v Clayton/Brandon
Aspinall/Chisnall v Tata/R Smith
Sunday September 14
Afternoon Session (1245 local time)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 local time)
Semi-Finals
Final