All you need to know ahead of the World Grand Prix as reigning champion Luke Humphries and debutant Luke Littler will headline the opening night in Leicester.
Humphries celebrated his maiden TV ranking title with victory over Gerwyn Price in last year's tournament, and the world No 1 will begin his title defence against Masters champion Stephen Bunting as he bids to join Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen in becoming the third player to retain the coveted crown. Monday's opening night will see eight first-round ties take place at the Mattioli Arena, as teenage sensation Littler makes his World Grand Prix debut against fourth seed Rob Cross.
The Northern Irishman, who adopted the nickname 'The History Maker' after the tournament, hit double 20, followed by six treble 20s, treble 17 and bullseye to complete the perfect leg. More history was made in 2014 when James Wade and Robert Thornton both threw nine-dart legs in their second-round clash. Who are the previous winners? Phil Taylor is the most-successful player in the tournament's history, having won 11 titles before retiring in 2017.
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