Qualifying players

(invited in the following order up to a maximum of 16 players)
 

PDC Representatives

2017/18 PDC World Champion; ROB CROSS 
2017 Grand Slam Champion; MICHAEL VAN GERWEN 
2018 Premier League Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 World Matchplay Champion; GARY ANDERSON 
2018 World Grand Prix Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2017 World Youth Champion; DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH 
2018 Masters Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 UK Open Champion; (Gary Anderson)
2018 European Champion; JAMES WADE 
2017 Players Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 Champions League Champion; (Gary Anderson)
2018 World Series of Darts Finals Champion; 
2018 World Cup winners; (Michael van Gerwen) & RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD 
2017/18 PDC World Championship runner-up; (Phil Taylor - retired)
2017 Grand Slam runner-up; PETER WRIGHT 
2018 Premier League runner-up; MICHAEL SMITH 
2018 World Matchplay runner-up; MENSUR SULJOVIC 
2018 World Grand Prix runner-up; (Peter Wright)
2017 World Youth Championship runner-up; JOSH PAYNE 
2018 Masters runner-up; (Raymond van Barneveld)
2018 UK Open runner-up; (COREY CADBY - withdrawn)
2018 European Championship runner-up; SIMON WHITLOCK 
2017 Players Championship runner-up; JONNY CLAYTON 
2018 Champions League runner-up; (Peter Wright)
2018 World Series of Darts Finals runner-up; 
2018 World Cup runners-up (2 players with highest individual taking preference if only one spot available) (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson) 
 

This list can produce a maximum of 28 players. If it produces more than 16 players, they shall be taken in order as listed above and no further players shall qualify automatically.
If it produces fewer than 16 places then additional places shall be filled from the reserve list in the following order:
2018 European Tour winners: GERWYN PRICE, IAN WHITE,  MAX HOPP 
2018 Players Championship winners: KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI, MERVYN KING, JEFFREY DE ZWAAN, DANNY NOPPERT, MICKEY MANSELL, NATHAN ASPINALL

Players shall be separated within the reserve list first by the number of Events in each category they have won and then by their position in the PDC main Order of Merit on the cut-off date.

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BDO Representatives
2018 Lakeside Champion - GLEN DURRANT
2018 Lakeside Championship runner-up - MARK MCGEENEY
2018 World Masters Champion - ADAM SMITH-NEALE
2018 BDO World Trophy Champion – (Glen Durrant)
Plus top five players from BDO Rankings:
JIM WILLIAMS
WESLEY HARMS
MICHAEL UNTERBUCHNER
SCOTT MITCHELL
GARY ROBSON