Defending champion Michael van Gerwen has been grouped with Jonny Clayton, Joe Murnan and Gary Robson at the Grand Slam of Darts.
The top seed is looking for his fourth successive victory in the £450,000 tournament, which begins on Saturday in Wolverhampton, and headlines Group A.
In-form James Wade, seeded five, faces a tricky set of fixtures in Group C where Keegan Brown, Mark Webster and Wesley Harms lie in wait, while Michael Smith's bid for redemption will take in clashes with Raymond van Barneveld, Krzysztof Ratajski and Adam Smith-Neale in Group B.
Gary Anderson will hope his light schedule pays off with a first victory in the event and he's in Group D while last year's runner-up Peter Wright is the star name in Group E.
BDO world champion Glen Durrant features in Group F, where seventh seed Simon Whitlock is the star name, while former BDO winner Stephen Bunting is alongside Mensur Suljovic in Group G after coming through qualifying.
Rob Cross, reigning PDC world champion, faces hot prospect Dimitri van den Bergh in Group H, which is completed by Ryan Searle and Mark McGeeney.
The opening group matches will be held on Saturday November 10, with play across two sessions, before Sunday November 11 sees the second group games.
The final group matches will take place on Monday and Tuesday, with the top two players from each group progressing to the last-16 knockout stage.
Group A
- Michael van Gerwen (1)
- Jonny Clayton
- Joe Murnan
- Gary Robson
Group B
- Michael Smith (8)
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Krzysztof Ratajski
- Adam Smith-Neale
Group C
- James Wade (5)
- Keegan Brown
- Mark Webster
- Wesley Harms
Group D
- Gary Anderson (4)
- Ian White
- Steve Hine
- Michael Unterbuchner
Group E
- Peter Wright (2)
- Max Hopp
- Josh Payne
- Jim Williams
Group F
- Simon Whitlock (7)
- Gerwyn Price
- Andrew Gilding
- Glen Durrant
Group G
- Mensur Suljovic (6)
- Stephen Bunting
- Martin Schindler
- Scott Mitchell
Group H
- Rob Cross (2)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Ryan Searle
- Mark McGeeney
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