Taylor to face qualifier in Cardiff
Number one seed Phil Taylor will face qualifier Shayne Burgess when the 2002 Stan James World Matchplay Darts Championship gets under way in Cardiff this weekend.
The first round draw also sees second seed Alan Warriner launching his title bid against Les Fitton while third seed John Part faces qualifier Mark Walsh.
The tournament begins on Sunday evening when ninth seed Dennis Smith plays Steve Brown on the opening game. All matches will be shown live on Sky Sports.
2002 Stan James World Matchplay Draw
Phil Taylor (1) v Shayne Burgess (Qualifier)
Kevin Painter (16) v Dennis Priestley
Richie Burnett (8) v Chris Mason
Dennis Smith (9) v Steve Brown
Ronnie Baxter (5) v Mark Holden (Qualifier)
Jamie Harvey (12) v Andy Jenkins
Denis Ovens (4) v Paul Whitworth (Qualifier)
John Lowe (13) v Alex Roy
Alan Warriner (2) v Les Fitton
Rod Harrington (15) v Keith Deller
Colin Lloyd (7) v Mick Manning
Roland Scholten (10) v Paul Williams
Peter Manley (6) v Bob Anderson
Dave Askew (11) v Peter Evison
John Part (3) v Mark Walsh (Qualifier)
Steve Beaton (14) v Cliff Lazarenko
Schedule of Play
Sunday, July 28
Dennis Smith v Steve Brown 7.00pm
Kevin Painter v Priestley 8.15pm
Phil Taylor v Shayne Burgess 9.30pm
Monday, July 29
Ronnie Baxter v Mark Holden 1.00pm
Denis Ovens v Paul Whitworth 2.00pm
Jamie Harvey v Andy Jenkins 3.00pm
John Lowe v Alex Roy 4.00pm
Richie Burnett v Chris Mason 7.00pm
Alan Warriner v Les Fitton 8.00pm
Rod Harrington v Keith Deller 9.00pm
Peter Manley v Bob Anderson 10.00pm
Tuesday, July 30
Colin Lloyd v Mick Manning 1.00pm
Dave Askew v Peter Evison 2.00pm
John Part v Mark Walsh 3.00pm
Steve Beaton v Cliff Lazarenko 4.00pm
Roland Scholten v Paul Williams 7.00pm
Taylor/Burgess v Painter/Priestley 8.00pm
Burnett/Mason v Smith/Brown 9.30pm
Wednesday, July 31
Baxter/Holden v Harvey/Jenkins 1.00pm
Ovens/Whitworth v Lowe/Roy 2.30pm
Lloyd/Manning v Scholten/Williams 4.00pm
Warriner/Fitton v Harrington/Deller 7.00pm
Manley/Anderson v Askew/Evison 8.30pm
Part/Walsh v Beaton/Lazarenko 10.00pm
Thursday, August 1 Quarter-finals
Friday, August 2 Semi-finals
Saturday, August 3 Final
Playing format
1st Round = Best of 19 legs
2nd Round = Best of 25 legs
Quarter-finals = Best of 31 legs
Semi-finals = Best of 33 legs
Final = Best of 35 legs
