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World Series of Darts
Official Round One Draw
PDC / Bull’s-Eye News Official Event Report
April 27, 2006
THE draw for Round One of the World Series of Darts has been made, producing some intriguing battles as the challenge for an American player to win $1 million begins.
The World Series of Darts will take place from 19-21 May at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
 Friday 19 May will see the final four players win a place in the main tournament in the Friday Night Madness event.
They will join 12 other American Qualifiers in the main event on Saturday morning, when the first round pits the US players against the 16 PDC stars.
American number one John Kuczynski will face Canadian two-time World Champion John Part.
Ray Carver, who reached the second round of the 2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, will meet world number five Peter Manley.
As an added incentive to the players involved in Friday Night Madness, one of the four qualifiers will come up against 13-times World Champion Phil Taylor.
Current world number one Colin Lloyd will face Isen Veljic.
The draw was made by Colin Lloyd and Phil Taylor, along with PDC Tournament Director Tommy Cox.
World Series of Darts - First Round Draw
(PDC players' seedings in brackets)
Colin Lloyd (1) -vs- Isen Veljic
Adrian Lewis (16) -vs- Jim Widmayer
Andy Jenkins (8) -vs- Tom Curtin
Denis Ovens (9) -vs- FNM Qualifier #2
Peter Manley (5) -vs- Ray Carver
Mark Walsh (12) -vs- FNM Qualifier #1
Roland Scholten (4) -vs- Roger Carter
Dennis Priestley (13) -vs- Joe Efter
Phil Taylor (2) -vs- FNM Qualifier #3
Terry Jenkins (15) -vs- Timothy Grossman
Kevin Painter (7) -vs- Jim Watkins
Mark Dudbridge (10) -vs- Joe Slivan
Wayne Mardle (6) -vs- Dave DePriest
John Part (11) -vs- John Kuczynski
Ronnie Baxter (3) -vs- FNM Qualifier #4
Alan Warriner-Little (14) -vs- Joe Chaney
Format
First Round - Best of 11 Legs
Second Round - Best of 11 Legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 17 Legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 21 Legs
Final - Best of 25 Legs
Prize Fund
US Winner - $1,000,000
PDC Winner - $100,000
Runner-Up - $48,000
3rd/4th - $20,000
5th-8th - $10,000
9th–16th - $5,000
17th–32nd - $2,000
Total - $300,000
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