The top 16 entrants from the
PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 7 May will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 18 May), two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 June), two from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (excluding Danish players, held on 10 March), one from the East European Qualifier (held on 10 March), and one to the highest ranked PDCNB player on the PDC Order of Merit without a Tour Card. From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier. The following players will take part in the tournament: :
Top 16 •
Ian White (third round) •
Daryl Gurney (third round) •
Gerwyn Price (semi-finals) •
James Wade (third round) •
Adrian Lewis (third round) •
Peter Wright (third round) •
Rob Cross (second round) •
Mensur Suljović (third round) •
Dave Chisnall (champion) •
Ricky Evans (second round) •
Joe Cullen (quarter-finals) •
Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) •
Jonny Clayton (semi-finals) •
Stephen Bunting (third round) •
Darren Webster (second round) •
Jermaine Wattimena (quarter-finals) :
UK Qualifier :*
Steve Beaton (first round) :*
Michael Smith (second round) :*
Nathan Aspinall (second round) :*
Mervyn King (first round) :*
Kirk Shepherd (third round) :*
Steve West (first round) :*
Kevin Burness (second round) :*
Chris Dobey (runner-up) :* Reece Robinson
(first round) :*
Mick Todd (first round) :*
Glen Durrant (first round) :*
Ryan Harrington (second round) :* :*
Luke Woodhouse (first round) :*
Kyle Anderson (second round) :* :*
Steve Lennon (first round) :*
Ryan Joyce (second round) :
European Qualifier :*
Martin Schindler (second round) :*
Krzysztof Ratajski (second round) :*
José Justicia (first round) :*
José de Sousa (quarter-finals) :*
Gabriel Clemens (second round) :*
Vincent van der Voort (first round) :
West/South European Qualifier :*
Mike De Decker (first round) :*
Cody Harris (second round) :
Host Nation Qualifier :*
Per Laursen (second round) :*
Niels-Jørgen Hansen (first round) :
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier :*
Dennis Nilsson (second round) :* Teuvo Haverinen
(first round) :
Highest Ranked PDCNB Player on the PDC Order of Merit without a Tour Card :*
Kim Viljanen (first round) :
East European Qualifier :*
Krzysztof Kciuk (first round) ==Draw==