It looks certain we are going to be treated to an unbelievable evening session on Day 7 at the Palace. First, we have former UK Open champion Danny Noppert, up against ‘Relentless’ Ryan Joyce in what looks to be a very tight game.
Five-time World Champion, Raymond Van Barneveld begins his campaign against the Welshman Nick Kenny. The bookies' favourite and teenage sensation Luke Littler begins his quest for a maiden World Title against Suffolks Ryan Meikle and rounding off the night we have World number 9 Damon Heta against the ultra-impressive Connor Scutt.
Damon Heta is a player on the rise and he comes into this tournament as the World Number 9. For a player of his calibre though he hasn't got the greatest results in Majors and that's concerning.
He had a wonderful run to the semi-final at the UK Open in March but that's about it this season. First-round exits in the World Matchplay, Grand Prix, and European Championship as well as failing to qualify for the Grand Slam.
In fact, he's lost in the first round in 3 of his 4 appearances at the Matchplay, and European Championships as well as 4 first-round exits on the trot at the World Grand Prix.
It's a different story away from the cameras though and in 30 Players Championship events this year he's had 9 Quarter Finals or better including 2 tournament wins.
A 67% win rate and a seasonal average of 96.98 suggests how elite his talent is. He got to the last 16 at last year's World Championship losing to Scott Willams 4-1, his best result at Ally Pally to date.
Connor Scutt had one of the performances of the first round as he blew Ben Robb away 3-0 with a 101.92 average. It was a ruthless display by Scutt, hitting 4 180s and had a checkout rate of 56.25%.
He looked supremely confident, even having time to interact with the crowd but managed to remain fully focused.
Winning his first game has now secured his place in the top 64 for next season which gives him a huge chance of qualifying for majors because the prize money he won this season will remain on his rankings.
These two players are massive 180 hitters and are both amongst the top 10 on Tour this season.
I expect it to be a close game because it's hard to separate them and if it goes all the way we could potentially see plenty of them.
Scutt is so confident right now though and his TV game looks extremely solid, he's the underdog and there's certainly value there.
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James is a former professional dart player who enjoys writing about darts, golf and football. In 2012, he was crowned the PDC World Youth Champion and these days, he puts his expertise to use with betting tips for BettingLounge readers.