LUKE ‘The Nuke’ Littler’s draw in the TOTO Dutch Darts Masters is now confirmed.

First-round matches between the 16 competitors take place in Den Bosch tomorrow, Friday, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played out on Saturday in what is the year’s second World Series of Darts event.

Warrington 18-year-old Littler, who was defeated in the World Series Bahrain Darts Masters quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price last Friday, will take on Belgium’s UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh – a winner of this event in 2022.

The world champion is in the bottom half of the draw, with potentially holder Michael van Gerwen and world number one Luke Humphries standing in his path if he progresses.

Littler's first-round match will be the headline act on Friday night, meaning his contest will be the last of the night.

Dutch superstar Van Gerwen, who defeated Littler 8-6 in last year’s final to lift the Toon Greebe Trophy in front of a sell-out crowd at De Maaspoort, will open his defence against fellow countryman Dirk van Duijvenbode for the right to face Littler or Van den Bergh in the last eight.

Top seed Stephen Bunting, the Bahrain Darts Masters winner last weekend, will open his bid to claim back-to-back titles against World Youth Champion Gian van Veen.

Second seed Gerwyn Price drew former UK Open champion Danny Noppert, while world number one Luke Humphries plays 2024 European Championship finalist Jermaine Wattimena.

Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld returns to the big stage in his homeland against Chris Dobey, while Rob Cross drew World Series debutant Richard Veenstra and Nathan Aspinall plays Kevin Doets.

The TOTO Dutch Darts Masters take place at De Maaspoort in Den Bosch on Friday and Saturday and UK viewers will be able to watch all the action live on ITV4 and ITVX.

2025 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters:

Draw Bracket:

(1) Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen

Chris Dobey v Raymond van Barneveld

(4) Luke Littler v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Michael van Gerwen v Dirk van Duijvenbode

(2) Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert

Nathan Aspinall v Kevin Doets

(3) Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena

Rob Cross v Richard Veenstra

Dutch Darts Masters Schedule of Play

Friday January 24 (1900 local time, 1800 UK)

First Round

Rob Cross v Richard Veenstra

Nathan Aspinall v Kevin Doets

Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen

Chris Dobey v Raymond van Barneveld

Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert

Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena

Michael van Gerwen v Dirk van Duijvenbode

Luke Littler v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Saturday January 25 (1900 local time, 1800 UK)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Dutch Darts Masters format:

First Round - Best of 11 legs

Quarter-Finals - Best of 11 legs

Semi-Finals - Best of 13 legs

Final - Best of 15 legs