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And if an American upsets the odds and wins the tournament, they will pocket an amazing $1,000,000……If the winner comes from the top 16 in the PDC rankings, the prize is $100,000 – and Team Unicorn is in Connecticut hunting the big title.

The event is taking place at the Mohegan Sun Casino, with Unicorn’s Phil Taylor the favourite, despite his disappointing exit at last week’s International Darts League in Holland. ‘The Power’ was switched off by Jelle Klaasen and then Simon Whitlock, as Raymond Van Barneveld won the tournament.

Team Unicorn’s Colin Lloyd, Adrian Lewis, Peter Manley, Ray Carver, Kevin Painter and John Part will all fancy their chances. It is a big event for Part, as he looks to re-establish his reputation. He faces a tough 1st round against American John Kuczynski, who was a big hit at the World Championships six months ago.

And in an all-Unicorn battle, World No.5 Peter Manley takes on US star Ray Carver!

Friday Night Madness sees a host of American’s fighting for the last four places in the main draw. The 1st and 2nd Rounds take place on Saturday, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final on Sunday. The World Series of Darts will be broadcast over the summer on ESPN.

1st Round draw (seeds in brackets)

Colin Lloyd (1) v Isen Veljic
Adrian Lewis (16) v Jim Widmayer
Andy Jenkins (8) v Tom Curtin
Denis Ovens (9) v qualifier
Peter Manley (5) v Ray Carver
Mark Walsh (12) v qualifier
Roland Scholten (4) v Roger Carter
Dennis Priestley (13) v Joe Efter
Phil Taylor (2) v qualifier
Terry Jenkins (15) v Tim Grossman
Kevin Painter (7) v Jim Watkins
Mark Dudbridge (10) v Joe Slivan
Wayne Mardle (6) v Dave DePriest
John Part (11) v John Kuczynski
Ronnie Baxter (3) v qualifier
Alan Warriner (14) v Joe Chaney

Format:

1st round – best of 11 legs
2nd round – best of 11 legs
Quarter finals – best of 17 legs
Semi finals – best of 21 legs
Final – best of 25 legs

Prize money:

US winner - $1,000,000
PDC winner - $100,000
Runner up - $48,000
Losing semi-finals - $20,000
Losing quarter-finals - $10,000
2nd round losers - $5,000
1st round losers - $2,000

News of the World Series of Darts over the weekend on the Unicorn website

BY STUART PYKE