Online home-streamed darts is to return with PDC Home Tour II, which will be held from August 31-October 15.
The PDC Home Tour was a global success story during the coronavirus pandemic, seeing 101 PDC Tour Card Holders competing from their homes before Nathan Aspinall emerged as the eventual champion.
The PDC Home Tour II, in conjunction with Sportradar, will be an opportunity for lower-ranked PDC Tour Card Holders during the coming weeks to compete, with ten seven-player groups initially competing from August 31-September 28.
The top three players in each group, along with the five best fourth-placed players, will qualify for the 35-player second phase, from which the top four in each group and the best fifth-placed player progress.
The third phase will see three groups compete from October 12-14, before the top two from each and the best third-placed player move into the Championship Group on Thursday October 15.
Monday's Group One will feature 2018 UK Open semi-finalist David Pallett, former Players Championship winner Joe Murnan and 2007 World Grand Prix quarter-finalist Adrian Gray.
Rising Dutch star Geert Nentjes, Belgian ace Mike De Decker, Andy Boulton and Conan Whitehead complete the seven players to take part in the opening group.
Tuesday's Group Two includes former World Championship semi-finalist Jamie Lewis and 2006 UK Open finalist Barrie Bates, four-time ranking event winner Alan Tabern, Matthew Edgar, Gary Blades, Adam Hunt and Carl Wilkinson.
The PDC Home Tour II will be broadcast through PDCTV and bookmakers' websites worldwide, with play commencing from 0930 UK time on each day.
Details of further competing players and fixtures will be confirmed in due course. Matches will be played over the best of nine legs.
PDC Home Tour II
- Monday August 31 - Phase One, Group One
- Tuesday September 1 - Phase One, Group Two
- Wednesday September 2 - Phase One, Group Three
- Monday September 7 - Phase One, Group Four
- Tuesday September 8 - Phase One, Group Five
- Wednesday September 9 - Phase One, Group Six
- Monday September 21 - Phase One, Group Seven
- Tuesday September 22 - Phase One, Group Eight
- Wednesday September 23 - Phase One, Group Nine
- Monday September 28 - Phase One, Group Ten
- Tuesday September 29 - Phase Two, Group One
- Wednesday September 30 - Phase Two, Group Two
- Monday October 5 - Phase Two, Group Three
- Tuesday October 6 - Phase Two, Group Four
- Wednesday October 7 - Phase Two, Group Five
- Monday October 12 - Phase Three, Group One
- Tuesday October 13 - Phase Three, Group Two
- Wednesday October 14 - Phase Three, Group Three
- Thursday October 15 - Championship Group
Competing Players
- Phase One, Group One - Andy Boulton, Mike De Decker, Adrian Gray, Joe Murnan, Geert Nentjes, David Pallett, Conan Whitehead.
- Phase One, Group Two - Barrie Bates, Gary Blades, Matthew Edgar, Adam Hunt, Jamie Lewis, Alan Tabern, Carl Wilkinson.
PDC Home Tour II
Phase One, Group One Fixtures
- Mike De Decker v Geert Nentjes
- Conan Whitehead v Joe Murnan
- Adrian Gray v Andy Boulton
- David Pallett v Mike De Decker
- Geert Nentjes v Adrian Gray
- Andy Boulton v Conan Whitehead
- Joe Murnan v David Pallett
- Adrian Gray v Mike De Decker
- Conan Whitehead v Geert Nentjes
- Joe Murnan v Andy Boulton
- David Pallett v Adrian Gray
- Mike De Decker v Conan Whitehead
- Geert Nentjes v Joe Murnan
- Andy Boulton v David Pallett
- Conan Whitehead v Adrian Gray
- Joe Murnan v Mike De Decker
- Andy Boulton v Geert Nentjes
- David Pallett v Conan Whitehead
- Adrian Gray v Joe Murnan
- Mike De Decker v Andy Boulton
- Geert Nentjes v David Pallett
