Raymond van Barneveld plays at the World Darts Championship

Raymond van Barneveld begins his challenge for a fifth world title on Tuesday at the World Darts Championship.

You can watch the darts extravaganza roll on from 7pm, live on Sky Sports 1 HD or Sky Sports Darts HD.

Van Barneveld faces Robbie Green in the first round, an unseeded player that has been tipped by some of our experts to give the legendary Dutchman an uncomfortable evening.

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"I rate Robbie, he's a danger," Wayne Mardle said. "Over a best-of-five format, Barney might be slightly nervous and Robbie is a tried-and-tested BDO championship semi-finalist. I think Robbie will fancy his chances."

But Van Barneveld remains optimistic of a first title in 12 years, exclusively saying: "I'm playing really good darts and I'm feeling confident for the first time in a couple of years.

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"The draw I have is immense - it's very strong. It's going to be tough, but I have to play it one game at a time. If you look at the draw it looks almost impossible, but it's not. You can do it, but you have to play your A-game."

Also on Tuesday, Simon Whitlock will face the winner of an early preliminary tie between Boris Koltsov and Dragutin Horvat. Brendan Dolan plays Christian Kist in the other match.

Watch the World Darts Championship at 7pm, live on Sky Sports 1 HD or Sky Sports Darts HD.