Pietreczko draws Huybrechts, Tricole faces Michael Smith

93 players, starting in the round of the last 160: Ricardo Pietreczko gets Kim Huybrechts, Thibault Tricole faces Michael Smith. The four German draws in detail.

The GSOD Qualifier brings 93 players into the field, with play starting in the round of the last 160. England provides the largest contingent with 30 starters, ahead of the Netherlands (16) and Germany (9). The field includes Peter Wright, Michael Smith, Raymond van Barneveld, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Mike De Decker and Max Hopp.

The German draw

Four German starters have been handed an opponent, and the most high-profile tie is Ricardo Pietreczko against Kim Huybrechts. Dominik Gruellich takes on the Scot Andy Boulton, while Lukas Wenig and Niko Springer each face English opponents.

Highlight ties in the round of the last 160

• Kim Huybrechts – Ricardo Pietreczko: The Belgian is the biggest name any German starter has drawn in this round.
• Thibault Tricole – Michael Smith: Two players from the most prominent part of the field meet head-on as early as the opening round.

A field shaped by Western Europe

England, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Belgium and Scotland together make up the bulk of the starters. For the German players the key decision therefore comes as early as the round of the last 160: Pietreczko and Gruellich landed the toughest pairings, Wenig and Springer the more open ones.

All ties in the round of the last 160