Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will headline the opening night of the 2020 Ladbrokes Masters, with the schedule of play now confirmed.<\/p>\n
The opening televised event of the year will take place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes from January 31 – February 2 with the new-look top 16 following the World Championship in action<\/p>\n
Five-time Masters champion Van Gerwen will begin his bid for a sixth successive title against Jonny Clayton on Friday’s opening night, which begins with a meeting between Michael Smith and Mensur Suljovic.<\/p>\n
Day One will also see two-time World Championship semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall make his Masters debut against 2014 champion James Wade, while former World Champions Rob Cross and Adrian Lewis collide.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s second day of first round action will see Peter Wright announced onto the stage as World Champion for the first time as he begins his bid for a first Masters title against Joe Cullen.<\/p>\n
World number three Gerwyn Price faces Simon Whitlock in a repeat of their World Championship meeting, while two-time World Champion Gary Anderson takes on Ian White and Daryl Gurney plays Dave Chisnall.<\/p>\n
The winners will advance to Sunday’s final day of action which will see the quarter-finals take place in the afternoon session, before the semi-finals and final in the evening.<\/p>\n
The tournament will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK, on PDCTV-HD for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and RTL7.<\/p>\n
2020 Ladbrokes Masters
\nSchedule of Play
\nFriday January 31 (1900 GMT)
\nFirst Round
\nMichael Smith v Mensur Suljovic
\nNathan Aspinall v James Wade
\nMichael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton
\nRob Cross v Adrian Lewis<\/p>\n
Saturday February 1 (1900 GMT)
\nFirst Round
\nDaryl Gurney v Dave Chisnall
\nGary Anderson v Ian White
\nPeter Wright v Joe Cullen
\nGerwyn Price v Simon Whitlock<\/p>\n
Sunday February 2
\nAfternoon Session (1245 GMT)
\nQuarter-Finals
\nCross\/Lewis v Smith\/Suljovic
\nVan Gerwen\/Clayton v Aspinall\/Wade
\nPrice\/Whitlock v Anderson\/White
\nWright\/Cullen v Gurney\/Chisnall<\/p>\n
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
\nSemi-Finals
\nFinal<\/p>\n
Format
\nFirst Round – Best of 19 legs
\nQuarter-Finals – Best of 19 legs
\nSemi-Finals – Best of 21 legs
\nFinal – Best of 21 legs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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