DPA Australian Open Draw

THE inaugural DPA Australian Open will take place on Sunday, with 32 players competing for a place in the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts.

The tournament, in Geelong, Victoria, has seen three series of qualifiers take place for players to join the top 12 from the DPA rankings and four Wildcards.

The tournament begins with the best of 11 leg first round, and plays down to the champion on the day.

Along with earning valuable Australian Grand Prix ranking points, the winner will receive an invitation to the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts in November - a guaranteed minimum £4,000 prize money.

DPA Australian Open Draw
Glenn Power v Justin Thompson
Shane Edwards v Tony Birtwistle
Dave Fitzpatrick v Jamie Browne
Russell Stewart v Dave Muller
Pete Corcoran v Barry Smith
Rob Modra v Bill Keogh
Barry Jouannet v Darren Webster
Andrew Townes v Paul Nicholson
Steve MacArthur v Scott Krause
Steve Duke v Wayne Weening
Phil Bottrill v Michael Murphy
Ray O'Donnell v Frank Tarr
Brian Roach v Pat Oreal
Eddy Sims v Peter Robertson
Paul Cotton v Tony Crampton
Jason Hobson v Garry Sinnott

DPA Australian Open Format
First Round - best of 11 legs
Second Round - best of 13 legs
Quarter-Finals - best of 15 legs
Semi-Finals - best of 17 legs
Final - best of 19 legs