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Schedule
| Saturday, 10. November | Group Matches 1, Afternoon | |
| Saturday, 10. November | Group Matches 1, Evening | Report, Statistics Day 1 |
| Sunday, 11. November | Group Matches 2, Afternoon | |
| Sunday, 11. November | Group Matches 2, Evening | Report, Statistics Day 2 |
| Monday, 12. November | Group Matches 3 | Report, Statistics |
| Tuesday, 13. November | Group Matches 3 | Report, Statistics |
| Wednesday, 14. November | Second Round | |
| Thursday, 15. November | Second Round | Report, Statistics |
| Friday, 16. November | Quarterfinals | |
| Saturday, 17. November | Quarterfinals | Report, Statistics |
| Sunday, 18. November | Semifinals, Afternoon | |
| Sunday, 18. November | Final, Evening | Report Finals Day, Statistics |
Group A
Michael van Gerwen (1)
Jonny Clayton
Joe Murnan
Gary Robson
Group B
Michael Smith(8)
Raymond van Barneveld
Krzysztof Ratajski
Adam Smith-Neale
Group C
James Wade(5)
Keegan Brown
Mark Webster
Wesley Harms
Group D
Gary Anderson(4)
Ian White
Steve Hine
Michael Unterbuchner
Group E
Peter Wright (2)
Max Hopp
Josh Payne
Jim Williams
Group F
Simon Whitlock(7)
Gerwyn Price
Andrew Gilding
Glen Durrant
Group G
Mensur Suljovic(6)
Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler
Scott Mitchell
Group H
Rob Cross(3)
Dimitri van den Bergh
Ryan Searle
Mark McGeeney
| Group A | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Jonny Clayton | 3 | - | +6 | 6 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 1 | 2 | +7 | 4 |
| Gary Robson | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Joe Murnan | - | 3 | -8 | - |
| Group B | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Michael Smith | 3 | - | +8 | 6 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| Adam Smith-Neale | - | 3 | -7 | - |
| Group C | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| James Wade | 3 | - | +11 | 6 |
| Wesley Harms | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Keegan Brown | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Webster | - | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Group D | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Gary Anderson | 3 | - | +11 | 6 |
| Michael Unterbuchner | 2 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Ian White | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Hine | - | 3 | -11 | - |
| Gruppe E | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Peter Wright | 3 | - | +5 | 6 |
| Josh Payne | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Max Hopp | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Williams | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Group F | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Gerwyn Price | 2 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Simon Whitlock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Durrant | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Andrew Gilding | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Gruppe G | Gew | Verl | Diff | Punkte |
| Stephen Bunting | 3 | - | +8 | 6 |
| Mensur Suljovic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Martin Schindler | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Group H | Won | Lost | Diff | Points |
| Rob Cross | 3 | - | +7 | 6 |
| Dimitri van den Bergh | 2 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Mark McGeeney | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Ryan Searle | - | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Afternoon
Group Matches 1, Groups E - H
| Max Hopp | 5:3 | Josh Payne |
| Gerwyn Price | 5:2 | Andrew Gilding |
| Dimitri van den Bergh | 5:3 | Ryan Searle |
| Steven Bunting | 5:3 | Martin Schindler |
| Simon Whitlock | 1:5 | Glen Durrant |
| Mensur Suljovic | 5:2 | Scott Mitchell |
| Rob Cross | 5:2 | Mark McGeeney |
| Peter Wright | 5:4 | Jim Williams |
Evening
Group Matches 1, Groups A - D
| Keegan Brown | 5:4 | Mark Webster |
| Jonny Clayton | 5:2 | Joe Murnan |
| Ian White | 5:1 | Steve Hine |
| Michael Smith | 5:3 | Adam Smith-Neale |
| James Wade | 5:0 | Wesley Harms |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 3:5 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Gary Anderson | 5:2 | Michael Unterbuchner |
| Michael van Gerwen | 5:1 | Gary Robson |
Report, Statistics Day 1
Afternoon
Groups E-H - Second matches
Winners of Saturday's matches play winners, loser's play losers
| Ryan Searle | 3:5 | Mark McGeeney |
| Josh Payne | 5:2 | Jim Williams |
| Martin Schindler | 1:5 | Scott Mitchell |
| Simon Whitlock | 5:2 | Andrew Gilding |
| Mensur Suljovic | 3:5 | Stephen Bunting | |
| Rob Cross | 5:4 | Dimitri van den Bergh |
| Gerwyn Price | 5:4 | Glen Durrant |
| Peter Wright | 5:2 | Max Hopp |
Evening
Groups A - D - second matches
Winners of Saturday's matches play winners, loser's play losers
| Steve Hine | 2:5 | Michael Unterbuchner |
| Joe Murnan | 4:5 | Gary Robson |
| Mark Webster | 3:5 | Wesley Harms |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 5:4 | Adam Smith-Neale |
| James Wade | 5:3 | Keegan Brown |
| Michael Smith | 5:4 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Michael van Gerwen | 4:5 | Jonny Clayton |
| Gary Anderson | 5:1 | Ian White |
Report + Statistics Day Two
Final Group matches, Groups E-H
| Rob Cross | 5:2 | Ryan Searle |
| Andrew Gilding | 5:4 | Glen Durrant |
| Simon Whitlock | 5:4 | Gerwyn Price |
| Mensur Suljovic | 4:5 | Martin Schindler |
| Stephen Bunting | 5:1 | Scott Mitchell |
| Max Hopp | 4:5 | Jim Williams |
| Peter Wright | 5:4 | Josh Payne |
| Dimitri van den Bergh | 5:1 | Mark McGeeney |
Report and Statistics Day Three
Final Group matches, Groups A-D
| James Wade | 5:1 | Mark Webster |
| Gary Anderson | 5:1 | Steve Hine |
| Ian White | 3:5 | Michael Unterbuchner |
| Keegan Brown | 4:5 | Wesley Harms |
| Michael van Gerwen | 5:1 | Joe Murnan |
| Jonny Clayton | 5:3 | Gary Robson |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 5:1 | Adam Smith-Neale |
| Michael Smith | 5:0 | Raymond van Barneveld |
Report + Statistics Day four
| Stephen Bunting | 6:10 | Dimitri van den Bergh, Nine-Darter |
| Gerwyn Price | 10:5 | Josh Payne
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| Rob Cross | 7:10 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Peter Wright | 6:10 | Simon Whitlock
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| Jonny Clayton | 10:3 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| James Wade | 6:10 | Michael Unterbuchner |
| Gary Anderson | 10:2 | Wesley Harms |
| Michael Smith | 8:10 | Michael van Gerwen |
Report + Statistics Day six
| Dimitri van den Bergh | 9:16 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Simon Whitlock | 15:16 | Gerwyn Price |
| Michael Unterbuchner | 6:16 | Gary Anderson |
| Jonny Clayton | 12:16 | Michael van Gerwen |
Report and Statistics
Afternoon - Semi Finals
| Mensur Suljovic | 12:16 | Gerwyn Price |
| Gary Anderson | v | Michael van Gerwen |
Evening - Final
| Gerwyn Price | 16:13 | Gary Anderson |
Report Finals Day, Statistics
One-Year Invitations to be issued to a maximum of 16 players from the events below in the order of automatic qualifiers listed (players who have already qualified listed in brackets):
2018 PDC World Champion - Rob Cross
2018 PDC World Championship runner-up - (Phil Taylor)
2017 Grand Slam of Darts Winner - Michael van Gerwen
2017 Grand Slam of Darts Runner-Up - Peter Wright
2018 Premier League Winner - (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 Premier League Runner-Up - Michael Smith
2018 World Matchplay Winner - Gary Anderson
2018 World Matchplay Runner-Up - Mensur Suljovic
2018 World Grand Prix Winner - (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 World Grand Prix Runner-Up - (Peter Wright)
2018 UK Open Winner - (Gary Anderson)
2018 UK Open Runner-Up - Corey Cadby
2018 Masters Winner - (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 Masters Runner-Up - (Gary Anderson)
2018 European Championship Winner - James Wade
2018 European Championship Runner-Up - Simon Whitlock
2018 Champions League of Darts Winner - (Gary Anderson)
2018 Champions League of Darts Runner-Up - (Peter Wright)
2018 World Series of Darts Winner - (James Wade)
2018 World Series of Darts Runner-Up - (Michael Smith)
2018 World Cup Winner - (Michael van Gerwen),Raymond van Barneveld
2018 World Cup Runner-Up (highest individual taking preference ) - (Peter Wright and Gary Anderson)
2017 Players Championship Finals Winner - (Michael van Gerwen)
2017 Players Championship Finals Runner-Up - Jonny Clayton
2017 World Youth Championship Winner - Dimitri van den Bergh
2017 World Youth Championship Runner-Up - Josh Payne
Should the list above produce 16 players in the order of events listed, no further players shall qualify automatically.
Should the list above produce fewer than 16 players, then additional places up to a total of 16 players shall be filled from the reserve list in the following order:
2018 PDC European Tour event winners on 5. November( Order of Merit position order at cut-off date 5. November)(Michael van Gerwen),(Mensur Suljovic),(Jonny Clayton) - Gerwyn Price, Ian White , Max Hopp
2017 Players Championship event winners on 5. November(in Pro Tour Order of Merit position at cut-off date 5. November) - (Michael van Gerwen), (Peter Wright), (Rob Cross) (Gary Anderson), (Michael Smith), (Ian White), (Gerwyn Price), Krzysztof Ratajski Mervyn King, Jeffrey de Zwwan, (Max Hopp),(Josh Payne), Danny Noppert, Mickey Mansell, Nathan Aspinall
2017 UK Open Qualifier winners on 5. November(in Pro Tour Order of Merit position at cut-off date 5. November) - No non-qualified players
If the automatic qualifiers list and reserve list as stated above produces less than 16 players, then additional places shall be awarded to the PDC Qualifier.
The remaining 16 places shall be filled with eight players from a PDC Qualifier and eight players from the BDO system.
Four BDO invitees
2018 Lakeside World Champion - Glen Durrant
2018 Lakeside World Championship Runner-Up - Mark MCGeeney
2018 World Masters Winner – - Adam Smith-Neale
2018 World Trophy Winner - (Glen Durrant)
The other five BDO participants come from the BDO Invitional Ranking standing 30. September. The top four not yet invited players will get an invitation.
Jim Williams
Wesley Harms
Michael Unterbuchner
Scott Mitchell
Gary Robson
PDC Tour Card Holders Qualifier, 5. November
Martin Schindler
Stephen Bunting
Andrew Gilding
Steve Hine
Mark Webster
Joe Murnan
Keegan Brown
Ryan Searle
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