THE opening night of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix on Sunday October 4 will feature reigning champion Michael van Gerwen and the big-name clashes between Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld and Peter Wright's meeting with Dave Chisnall.

The £400,000 tournament, unique for the format which sees players need to both begin and end every leg with a double, will see 32 stars competing from October 4-10 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, live on Sky Sports.

Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen's clash with World Youth Champion Keegan Brown will be one of the eight first round clashes to take place on the opening night this Sunday.

Former World Champions Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld - both former Dublin finalists - will also meet in a huge first round contest, while number four seed Peter Wright takes on 2013 World Grand Prix runner-up Dave Chisnall in another eagerly-awaited contest.

The tournament will open with Irish ace William O'Connor's clash with Welsh youngster Jamie Lewis, before two former Lakeside Champions face off as Mark Webster takes on Stephen Bunting.

Belgium's Kim Huybrechts - who hit a nine-dart finish in Sunday's Players Championship in Barnsley - then faces emerging Dutch star Benito van de Pas, and new world number eight Michael Smith, a two-time European Tour winner this year, challenges Welsh debutant Gerwyn Price.

The opening night will also feature Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan, the 2011 World Grand Prix runner-up who famously hit the first double-start nine-dart finish four years ago, taking on in-form Dutchman Jelle Klaasen, who won Sunday's Players Championship.

Monday will see the remaining eight first round games take place, headlined by 11-time World Grand Prix champion Phil Taylor's meeting with Holland's Vincent van der Voort.

World Champion Gary Anderson opens his challenge in Dublin with an all-Scottish battle against John Henderson, while two-time World Grand Prix champion James Wade takes on Austrian star Mensur Suljovic.

Scotland's former UK Open champion Robert Thornton, the number seven seed, meets Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, while the night opens as Australian star Simon Whitlock plays Andrew Gilding.

Former World Grand Prix finalists Mervyn King and Terry Jenkins meet in another big-name clash, while Justin Pipe takes on Steve Beaton and Ian White plays Jamie Caven, who jumped into the qualifying places at the expense of Joe Murnan on the final weekend before the cut-off.

The partypoker.com World Grand Prix continues with the second round on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dublin, with the quarter-finals taking place on a bumper Thursday night of action.

Friday sees the semi-finals held at the Citywest Hotel, with the tournament concluding with the final on Saturday, alongside the final of the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay championship, which sees Mick McGowan take on Tom Biggane.

First Round:

William O'Connor v Jamie Lewis.

Mark Webster v Stephen Bunting.

Kim Huybrechts v Benito van de Pas.

Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price.

Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall.

Michael van Gerwen v Keegan Brown.

Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld.

Jelle Klaasen v Brendan Dolan.

Monday October 5 (7pm-12am).

First Round.

Andrew Gilding v Simon Whitlock.

Justin Pipe v Steve Beaton.

Mervyn King v Terry Jenkins.

James Wade v Mensur Suljovic.

Ian White v Jamie Caven.

Phil Taylor v Vincent van der Voort.

Gary Anderson v John Henderson.

Robert Thornton v Daryl Gurney.

Tuesday October 6 (7pm-11pm).

Second Round.

Smith/Price v O'Connor/J Lewis.

Wright/Chisnall v Klaasen/Dolan.

van Gerwen/Brown v Huybrechts/van de Pas.

A Lewis/van Barneveld v Webster/Bunting.

Wednesday October 7 (7pm-11pm).

Second Round.

Thornton/Gurney v Pipe/Beaton.

Wade/Suljovic v Gilding/Whitlock.

Taylor/van der Voort v King/Jenkins.

Anderson/Henderson v White/Caven.

Thursday October 8 (7pm-11pm).

Quarter-Finals.

Order of Games TBC.

Friday October 9 (7pm-10pm).

Semi-Finals.

Order of Games TBC.

Saturday October 10 (8.30pm-10.30pm).

Final.

Best of 11 legs.

First Round Draw & Draw Bracket.

Michael van Gerwen (1) v Keegan Brown .

Kim Huybrechts v Benito van de Pas.

Michael Smith (8) v Gerwyn Price.

William O'Connor v Jamie Lewis.

Adrian Lewis (5) v Raymond van Barneveld.

Mark Webster v Stephen Bunting.

Peter Wright (4) v Dave Chisnall.

Jelle Klaasen v Brendan Dolan.

Gary Anderson (2) v John Henderson.

Ian White v Jamie Caven.

Robert Thornton (7) v Daryl Gurney.

Justin Pipe v Steve Beaton.

James Wade (6) v Mensur Suljovic.

Andrew Gilding v Simon Whitlock.

Phil Taylor (3) v Vincent van der Voort.

Mervyn King v Terry Jenkins.

Format.

First Round - Best of three sets.

Second Round - Best of five sets.

Quarter-Finals - Best of five sets.

Semi-Finals - Best of seven sets.

Final - Best of nine sets.

* All Sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any set.

* All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg.

* The Order of Play for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals will be confirmed on www.pdc.tv.

Prize Fund.

Winner £100,000.

Runner-Up £45,000.

Semi-Finalists £23,500.

Quarter-Finalists £15,000.

Second Round Losers £8,500.

First Round Losers £5,000.

Total £400,000.