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Teenage star Luke Littler will face history-making female player Fallon Sherrock in the World Championship if she beats Ryan Meikle in the first round.
Fourth seed Littler, 17, lost January’s world final to Luke Humphries, while Sherrock was the first woman to win matches at the tournament five years ago.
Humphries will start his PDC title defence against Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito.
The tournament starts on 15 December at London’s Alexandra Palace.
The 2023 world champion and second seed Michael Smith will play Kevin Doets or Noa-Lynn van Leuven – the first first transgender woman to qualify for the tournament.
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen faces the winner of James Hurrell against Jim Long.
The top 32 seeds enter in the second round, with the final taking place on Friday, 3 January 2025.
