Overview
- Friday’s opening round at the PreZero Arena saw Luke Littler, Nathan Aspinall, Stephen Bunting, Krzysztof Ratajski, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey, Rob Cross and Michael van Gerwen advance to the quarter-finals.
- Defending champion Luke Littler meets Nathan Aspinall in his first match as he seeks to retain his title.
- Stephen Bunting will take on Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski as the only match featuring an Eastern Europe qualifier.
- Quarter-finals are scheduled for the evening of July 5 and will be played over best-of-11 legs with live coverage free on ITV4 and ITVX.
- The tournament carries a total prize fund of £60,000, with £20,000 awarded to the winner.