PDC Home Tour starts on Friday - Peter Wright & Gerwyn Price to compete
Darts players taking part include Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price, Glen Durrant & Michael Smith
The Professional Darts Corporation will begin a new competition on Friday. The PDC Home Tour will see players compete from their homes, each match broadcast via video calls on skype filmed on a mobile phone.
PDC World Championship Peter 'Snakebite' Wright and two-time Grand Slam of Darts champion Gerwyn Price will compete in the tournament. Former BDO world champion and Grand Slam of Darts winner Dave Chisnall is another high profile players to take part.
The PDC Home Tour sees all players with a tour card given the opportunity to compete across 32 consecutive nights. Matches can be live streamed online on the PDC's own TV channel which is free for registered users.
Four players will compete in a league format each night with the winner advancing to the stage of the competition. The tournament is a knockout event with 32 players fighting it out from the second round onwards
"It's going to be a bit weird, but I'm looking forward to it," Wright told BBC Radio 5 live. Wright takes on Peter Jacques in the opening game of the tournament with Welsh former World Championship semi-finalist Jamie Lewis and Niels Zonneveld his opponents in Group One.
"It's going to be done on Skype on a mobile phone and away we go. I've used Skype once in my whole life, so it's a new experience for me," said Wright.
Saturday will see WelshmanGerwyn Price take on Austria's Rowby-John Rodriguez in Group Two alongside former Development Tour champion Ted Evetts and Luke Woodhouse.
Group Three on Sunday features Dave Chisnall taking on PDC newcomer Scott Waites, Jan Dekker and Jonathan Worsley.
Monday sees the first female Tour Card winner Lisa Ashton facing off against Ross Smith, Mickey Mansell and Geert Nentjes.
"This will provide a regular supply of live sport to fans," said PDC chairman Barry Hearn. "The event will also give players a chance to play competitive darts in this down period in preparation for the return to normal action, whenever that may be."
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