2024 Cazoo Masters schedule of play confirmed

The Cazoo Masters 2024 schedule has been confirmed

Chris Dobey is set to begin the defense of his Cazoo Masters title on the opening night in Milton Keynes on Friday, February 2, with the line-up for next month’s event confirmed.

The 12th Cazoo Masters will see 24 of the world’s best players battle it out for the title over three days from February 2-4 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The first round features players ranked 9-24 on the PDC Order of Honour, with reigning champion Dobey taking on 2023 UK Open champion Andrew Gilding for a place in Saturday’s eye-catching second round draw.

Former champions Johnny Clayton, Joe Cullen and James Wade take on Krzysztof Ratajski, Josh Rock and Dimitri Van den Bergh in a star-studded opening night on Friday. Two-time runner-up Dave Chisnall will face Germany’s Martin Schindler, who will take on his World Cup partner Gabriel Clemens and Australian number one Damon Heta.

Former European champion Ross Smith hosts a resurgent Stephen Bunting in his bid to progress to the last 16, while Dirk van Duyvenbode and Ryan Searle clash in the tournament opener. After the Round 1 matches on Friday 8, Round 2 will be split into two sessions on Saturday 3 February.

Saturday afternoon’s session will feature four round of 16 matches against the 2020 champions.