UK Open draw made

The UK Open draw has been made, with the 'FA Cup of Darts' kicking off on Thursday live on Sky Sports.

First two rounds throw up some big ties in FA Cup of darts

The draw for the opening two rounds of the UK Open has been made - with the 'FA Cup of Darts' kicking off on Thursday live on Sky Sports. The event at Bolton's Reebok Stadium is a unique one in darts with an open draw system and appearance of 31 pub qualifiers summoning up the romance of football's much-loved cup competition. 97 players will be in action in the tournament, which starts on June 4 and will be screened live on Sky Sports. The top 32 players in the PDC rankings, including defending champion James Wade and Phil Taylor, will enter in the third round of the draw, but there are still some fantastic matches to look forward to in the first two. All the tungsten action will be fast and furious in Bolton with eight boards being used simultaneously, and there are plenty of big match-ups early on. In the first round, Alex Roy takes on former world champion Richie Burnett, while last year's beaten finalist, American Gary Mawson, takes on Darren Weaver. Women's champ Anastasia Dobromyslova plays Andy Roberts while Roland Scholten goes up against Derek Williams. In round two, three-time world champion John Part makes his entrance against Mick McGowan, and the man he defeated in the world final two years ago, Kirk Shepherd, looks to find some form against Steve Brown. Impressive PDC newcomer Gary Anderson faces a tough opener as he plays Geordie-born Australian Paul Nicholson, who reached the quarter-finals of the last World Championships.

UK Open draw

First Round - Best of 11 leg Board One:
Alex Roy v Richie Burnett
James Barton v Toon Greebe
Gary Welding v John Kuczynski
Gary Mawson v Darren Weaver Board Two:
Michael Smith v Dave Ladley
Darren Latham v Andy Boulton
Anastasia Dobromyslova v Andy Roberts
Louis Blundell v Ian Jopling Board Three:
Gary Stephens v Ken Mather (Preliminary Round)
Harry Robinson v Chris Cooper
Roland Scholten v Derek Williams
Dyson Parody v John MaGowan
Phil Currie v Steve Dolan Board Four:
Matthew Campbell v Stuart Bousfield
Peter Wright v Chris Hornby
Les Fitton v Mark Cox
Andy Pearce v Johnny Haines Board Five:
Adrian Genery v Chris Loudon
Ian Critchett v Kevin Beare
Graham Usher v Glen Durrant
Mather/Stephens v Robbie Parker Board Six:
Duane Garfield v Dave Smith
Paul Cook v Mike Langley
Steve Evans v Mark Layton
Par Riihonen v Steve Grubb Board Seven:
Chris Mason v Steve Penney
John McGuirk v Stuart Pickles
Stephen Hardy v Coen Wiekamp
David Fatum v Paul Rowley Board Eight:
Stuart Monaghan v Alan Davie
Lee Williams v Alan Caves
David Smurthwaite v Mark Jodrill
Joe Cullen v Justin Pipe Second Round - Best of 11 legs Board One:
Mick McGowan v John Part
Wayne Mardle v Fitton/Cox
Paul Nicholson v Gary Anderson
Dobromyslova/Roberts v Steve Beaton Board Two:
Kirk Shepherd v Steve Brown
Nick Fullwell v Andy Smith
Monaghan/Davie v Wright/Hornby
Tony Ayres v Cullen/Pipe Board Three:
Martyn Turner v Dave Honey
Jason Clark v Campbell/Bousfield
Hardy/Wiekamp v Jan van der Rassel
Michael Barnard v Steve Maish Board Four:
Matt Clark v Roy/Burnett
Tony Eccles v Barton/Greebe
Fatum/Rowley v M Smith/Ladley
Usher/Durrant v McGuirk/Pickles Board Five:
Ken Dobson v Paul Knighton
Welding/Kuczynski v Parody/MaGowan
Mason/Penney v Riihonen/Grubb
Colin Monk v Larry Butler Board Six:
Adrian Gray v Dave Askew
Scholten/D Williams v Critchett/Beare
Smurthwaite/Jodrill v Chris Thompson
Blundell/Jopling v Kevin Dowling Board Seven:
Genery/Loudon v Robinson/Cooper
Wes Newton v Latham/Boulton
Garfield/Dave Smith v Denis Ovens
Evans/Layton v Currie/Dolan Board Eight:
Cook/Langley v Mark Lawrence
L Williams/Caves v Wayne Atwood
Mawson/Weaver v Pearce/Haines
Dennis Smith v Mather/Stephens/Parker