Luke Humphries defends his US Darts Masters title in New York, with Luke Littler among the players seeking to wrestle it off him.
Eight PDC superstars take on eight North American representatives for a place at Finals Day on Friday.
Dutch No 1 Gian van Veen, 2024 US Darts Masters runner-up Gerwyn Price, Price's fellow countryman Jonny Clayton and the returning James Wade are all also involved.
Stephen Bunting and debutant Josh Rock complete the PDC field.
Following Thursday's opening night, the 2026 US Darts Masters will conclude on Friday evening with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final during a bumper session at MSG.
Friday's action will also feature the North American Championship, as the eight US and Canadian stars battle for silverware and qualification for the World Darts Championship and Grand Slam of Darts.
Round One
Gian van Veen 6-1 Fred Krueger
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Brayden Hall
James Wade 6-3 Adam Sevada
Jim Long 6-4 Josh Rock
Luke Littler 6-4 David Cameron
Luke Humphries 6-1 Leonard Gates
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Gary Mawson
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Alex Spellman
Saturday June 26 (0030 BST)
Quarter-Finals - Best of 11 legs
Luke Littler vs Jim Long
Gerwyn Price vs James Wade
Luke Humphries vs Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen vs Jonny Clayton
Semi-Finals - Best of 13 legs
Littler/Long vs Price/Wade
Humphries/Bunting vs Van Veen/Clayton
Best of 13 legs
Final - Best of 15 legs
North American Championship
Schedule of Play
Friday June 26 (1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Jim Long vs Brayden Hall
Leonard Gates vs Fred Krueger
Adam Sevada vs Alex Spellman
David Cameron vs Gary Mawson
Semi-Finals
Long/Hall vs Gates/Krueger
Sevada/Spellman vs Cameron/Mawson
All matches best of 11 legs
The 2026 Betfred World Matchplay will take place at the iconic Winter Gardens from July 18-26, as a 32-player field competes for the prestigious Phil Taylor Trophy.
Littler will be eyeing back-to-back titles in Blackpool, with 2024 champion Humphries and three-time World Matchplay winner Michael van Gerwen also set to star in the £1m event.
This summer's action will also feature the fifth staging of the Betfred Women's World Matchplay, as eight of the biggest names in the women's game battle it out for the title currently held by Lisa Ashton.
Who will win this year's World Matchplay Darts? Luke Littler will be defending his title and you can watch all the action on Your Site. .
