Saturday afternoon’s action gets underway with the preliminary match between Jarkko Komula J (4/11) and Roman Konchikov (2/1), the winner of which will face England’s Wes Newton in the first round proper.
Sky Bet make Newton their 3/1 favourite to hit most 180’s during the afternoon session and he is 9/2 second favourite to hit the highest checkout.
Betting is also available on how many 180’s will be hit during Saturday afternoon’s session and it’s 13/8 for under 19, 15/8 for 19-22 and 13/8 for 22 or more.
On Sunday, world number two Raymond van Barneveld will begin his bid for a sixth World Championship title and is 1/33 to see off New Zealand's Warren Parry (10/1). The Dutchman has been well backed in the run-up to Friday, with Sky Bet cutting his odds to 12/1 (from 14/1).
Phil Taylor goes into the £1 million event as 4/11 favourite with Sky Bet after claiming every major ranking title in 2009.
Sky Bet will be offering 10 markets in-play on every match as well as a range of enhanced multiples. 100/30 is on offer for Scholten, Stompe and Shepherd all to win on Saturday afternoon, while first round wins for King, Klaasen and Manley on Saturday night is an enhanced 15/8.
Sky Bet Odds: Sat 19th Dec Afternoon Specials
Total 180's
Note: All 5 matches count
Under 19 13/8 19 - 22 15/8 Over 22 13/8
Player to Produce Most 180's
Note: All 5 matches count
Newton W 3/1 Hine S 7/1
Scholten R 4/1 Maish S 7/1
Stompe C 9/2 Komula J 10/1
Shepherd K 6/1 Konchikov R 16/1
Player to Produce Highest Checkout
Note: All 5 matches count
Stompe C 4/1 Hine S 6/1
Newton W 9/2 Burnett S 7/1
Shepherd K 5/1 Komula J 7/1
Scholten R 6/1 Konchikov R 12/1
9 Dart Finish
Yes 100/1
Note: All 5 matches count
Saturday’s Matches
Komula J v Konchikov R - Prelim Match Winner
Komula J 4/11 Konchikov R 2/1
All Scholten R v Hine S
Scholten R 8/11 Hine S evens
Stompe C v Maish S - Rd 1 Match Winner
Stompe C 8/15 Maish S 11/8
Shepherd K v Burnett S - Rd 1 Match Winner
Shepherd K 2/5 Burnett S 7/4
King M v Clark M - Rd 1 Match Winner
King M 1/6 Clark M 7/2
O'Neill A v Francis L - Prelim Match Winner
O'Neill A 1/2 Francis L 6/4
Klaasen J v Bates B - Rd 1 Match Winner
Klaasen J 1/4 Bates B 11/4
Manley P v Jenkins A - Rd 1 Match Winner
Manley P 4/6 Jenkins A 11/10
Sat 19th Dec Enhanced Multiples - Enhanced Win Trebles
Scholten, Stompe & Shepherd All to Win 10/3
King, Klaasen & Manley All to Win 15/8
Sun 20th Dec Enhanced Multiples - Enhanced Win Treble
Painter, Anderson & Barneveld All to Win 4/5
Eccles, Dudbridge & Walsh All to Win 9/4