Coventry born Steve Beaton takes part in The Cash Converters Players Championship Finals which kicks off on Friday in Minehead. .
The £250,000 event, televised live on ITV4, will be held across three days at the Somerset complex, with 4,000 fans packing the Butlins Minehead Resort for an action-packed weekend of darts.
Friday sees the first round split across two sessions of play, with Beaton facing James Wade anf reigning champion Phil Taylor - who defeated Kim Huybrechts 13-6 in last year's final to take the title for a third time - opening his challenge against Paul Nicholson, who knocked out the Stoke legend on his way to the title in 2010.
With the event featuring the leading 32 players from this year's PDC ProTour Order of Merit, which is comprised of prize money won away from the big stage in a series of 32 European Tour events, Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers, Holland's Michael van Gerwen is the number one seed.
The tournament begins on Friday afternoon as Ian White - who, like Dolan, has won his first two ranking events this year - plays Ronnie Baxter, while Gary Anderson plays Stuart Kellett, Jamie Caven plays Colin Lloyd and Steve Beaton meets James Wade during the opening session.
The tournament continues on Saturday with the second round games split across two sessions, with the quarter-finals being held on Sunday afternoon before the event concludes with the semi-finals and final on Sunday evening.
Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Schedule of Play
Friday November 29
First Round
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Ian White v Ronnie Baxter
Kim Huybrechts v Terry Jenkins
Wes Newton v Andy Smith
Gary Anderson v Stuart Kellett
Brendan Dolan v Wayne Jones
Jamie Caven v Colin Lloyd
Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Steve Beaton v James Wade
Evening Session (7pm)
John Part v Andy Hamilton
Simon Whitlock v Justin Pipe
Robert Thornton v Richie Burnett
Mervyn King v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Kevin Painter
Paul Nicholson v Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Lewis
Dave Chisnall v Jelle Klaasen
Saturday November 30
Second Round
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Dolan/Jones v Part/Hamilton
Huybrechts/Jenkins v White/Baxter
Caven/Lloyd v Whitlock/Pipe
Beaton/Wade v Newton/A Smith
Evening Session (7pm)
Chisnall/Klaasen v Anderson/Kellett
Thornton/Burnett v King/van Barneveld
Wright/M Smith v Nicholson/Taylor
van Gerwen/J Lewis v A Lewis/Painter
Sunday December 1
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (7pm)
Semi-Finals
Final
Draw Bracket
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jamie Lewis (32)
Adrian Lewis (16) v Kevin Painter (17)
Steve Beaton (8) v James Wade (25)
Wes Newton (9) v Andy Smith (24)
Kim Huybrechts (5) v Terry Jenkins (28)
Ian White (12) v Ronnie Baxter (21)
Brendan Dolan (4) v Wayne Jones (29)
John Part (13) v Andy Hamilton (20)
Dave Chisnall (2) v Jelle Klaasen (31)
Gary Anderson (15) v Stuart Kellett (18)
Jamie Caven (7) v Colin Lloyd (26)
Simon Whitlock (10) v Justin Pipe (23)
Robert Thornton (6) v Richie Burnett (27)
Mervyn King (11) v Raymond van Barneveld (22)
Peter Wright (3) v Michael Smith (30)
Paul Nicholson (14) v Phil Taylor (19)
Format
First Round - Best of 11 legs
Second Round - Best of 17 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 17 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs
Prize Fund
Winner £60,000
Runner-Up £24,000
Semi-Finalists £15,000
Quarter-Finalists £10,000
Second Round Losers £6,000
First Round Losers £3,000
Total £250,000