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With just two months to go, I had a look through the projected field and seedings for the World Championship in December.

There are only four Pro Tour dates remaining on the calender, in addition to the European Championship and Players Championship Finals. The Grand Slam and Masters do not contribute to the ranking.

So, as it stands, the PDC's Top 32 on the cut-off date (3rd of December) is as follows:

1. M van Gerwen

2. P Taylor

3. A Lewis

4. P Wright

5. J Wade

6. S Whitlock

7. G Anderson

8. D Chisnall

9. R Thornton

10. A Hamilton

11. B Dolan

12. M King

13. W Newton

14. R van Barneveld

15. J Pipe

16. I White

17. K Huybrechts

18. J Caven

19. T Jenkins

20. K Painter

21. S Beaton

22. M Smith

23. R Baxter

24. V van der Voort

25. P Nicholson

26. R Burnett

27. J Part

28. D Winstanley

29. A Smith

30. S Bunting

31. M Webster

32. J Klaasen

What stands out is that Stephen Bunting could face Adrian Lewis in the second round. You would expect his ranking to be improved before December, but it illustrates just how dangerous he will be in the draw.

The top 32 does look fairly secure. Only Stuart Kellett could realistically break into that ahead of Klaasen or Webster.

But who will the seeds face in the opening round? This is where the Pro Tour will get interesting. Starting this weekend.

Pro Tour Qualifiers

A Gilding

D Webster

B van de Pas

C Kist

J Lewis

R Huybrechts

W Jones

K Brown

J Henderson

S Kellett

J Cullen

D Pallett

G Price

M Walsh

M Suljovic

M Mansell

Quite a few interesting names are on the fringes of that. Including last year's nine-dart hero Kyle Anderson.

Rowby John Rodriguez, Jyhan Artut, Max Hopp and Magnus Caris should make it through the European Order of Merit.

Apart from the various other qualifiers, that is your field. No place for Colin Lloyd, Colin Osborne, Arron Monk, Dennis Smith, Ricky Evans, Kevin McDine, Ross Smith, Mark Dudbridge or Steve Brown; all of whom were in last year's championship.

Many will be surprised at Evans' lack of progress this year. He beat Baxter and pushed King last December, but has earned a mere £3,750 on the Tour this year. He has lost in the first round of 19 events this season.

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Draw for the UniBet Masters has been made:

The Unibet Masters
First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket

Michael van Gerwen (1) v Raymond van Barneveld (16)
Dave Chisnall (8 )v Robert Thornton (9)
Simon Whitlock (5) v Mervyn King (12)
Peter Wright (4) v Justin Pipe (13)
Phil Taylor (2) v Wes Newton (15)
Gary Anderson (7) v Andy Hamilton (10)
James Wade (6) v Brendan Dolan (11)
Adrian Lewis (3) v Kim Huybrechts (14)

Schedule of Play
Saturday November 1
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)

First Round x4
Peter Wright v Justin Pipe
Dave Chisnall v Robert Thornton
Simon Whitlock v Mervyn King
Adrian Lewis v Kim Huybrechts

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round x4
James Wade v Brendan Dolan
Phil Taylor v Wes Newton
Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson v Andy Hamilton

Sunday November 2
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)

Quarter-Finals
Whitlock/King v Wright/Pipe
Wade/Dolan v Lewis/Huybrechts
Taylor/Newton v Anderson/Hamilton
van Gerwen/van Barneveld v Chisnall/Thornton

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Semi-Finals
Final

Format
First Round - Best of 15 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 15 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Final - Best of 19 legs

ETA - This is an ITV 4 one, so not on Sky.

Edited by callum-ayr
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