2022 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters draw & schedule

Fallon Sherrock and Darius Labanauskas will meet in the first round of the 2022 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters, with the draw and schedule confirmed for this weekend's World Series of Darts event in Copenhagen.

Sherrock, who enjoyed a memorable run to the final of the 2021 Nordic Darts Masters, will meet Lithuania's former World Championship quarter-finalist Labanauskas in one of Friday's eight first round ties.

The year's second PDC World Series of Darts event will be held at Forum Copenhagen on June 10-11, as eight top PDC stars face off against eight regional representatives.

The opening day will see the PDC stars take on the Nordic representatives, as Michael van Gerwen begins his title defence against Finnish veteran Marko Kantele.

Following his US Masters triumph, top seed Michael Smith will begin his quest for back-to-back World Series titles against Danish Tour Card Holder Vladimir Andersen.

World Champion Peter Wright will face Iceland's Matthias Örn Friôriksson, while Dimitri Van den Bergh's first World Series appearance of the year will come against Danish youngster Benjamin Drue Reus.

James Wade faces the challenge of Latvia's ProTour finalist Madars Razma, Gerwyn Price meets Denmark's Brian Løkken and six-time World Series event winner Gary Anderson plays experienced Swede Daniel Larsson.