The Facts
- Nijman is ranked World Ranking: 12., and de Graaf is ranked World Ranking: 43..
- In recent outings, Nijman has recorded mixed results (last 5 matches: 2 wins).
- de Graaf is in good shape currently (last 5 matches: 4 wins).
- Nijman could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Bookmakers give the edge to Nijman for this game.
- These two players have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Draw
1/32-finals
| 1 | van Veen G. (1) | Bye | |
| 2 | Bialecki S. | Gurney D. | 6 : 4 |
| 3 | Dolan B. | Bye | |
| 4 | Pietreczko R. | Uuldriks H. (Q) | 5 : 6 |
| 5 | Searle R. (8) | Bye | |
| 6 | van Duijvenbode D. | Hurrell J. | 6 : 1 |
| 7 | Smith R. (9) | Bye | |
| 8 | Joyce R. | Bates O. | 6 : 0 |
| 9 | van Gerwen M. (4) | Bye | |
| 10 | O'Connor W. | Veenstra R. (Q) | 6 : 2 |
| 11 | Woodhouse L. (13) | Bye | |
| 12 | Gilding A. | Hopp M. | 6 : 5 |
| 13 | Noppert D. (5) | Bye | |
| 14 | Chisnall D. | Masalin J. | 6 : 4 |
| 15 | Wattimena J. (12) | Bye | |
| 16 | Huybrechts K. | van Schie J. (Q) | 5 : 6 |
| 17 | Price G. (2) | Bye | |
| 18 | Springer N. | Williams S. | 5 : 6 |
| 19 | Ratajski K. (15) | Bye | |
| 20 | Zonneveld N. | De Decker M. | 6 : 4 |
| 21 | Nijman W. (7) | Bye | |
| 22 | de Graaf J. | Mansell M. | 6 : 3 |
| 23 | Dobey C. (10) | Bye | |
| 24 | Reyes C. | Kciuk K. | 6 : 2 |
| 25 | Clayton J. (3) | Bye | |
| 26 | Heta D. | Verberk M. (Q) | 6 : 4 |
| 27 | Schindler M. (14) | Bye | |
| 28 | Sedlacek K. | Rydz C. | 6 : 4 |
| 29 | Bunting S. (6) | Bye | |
| 30 | Menzies C. | Kenny N. | 6 : 1 |
| 31 | Aspinall N. (11) | Bye | |
| 32 | Smith M. | Burton S. | 6 : 5 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | van Veen G. (1) | Bialecki S. | 6 : 0 |
| 2 | Dolan B. | Uuldriks H. | 6 : 4 |
| 3 | Searle R. (8) | van Duijvenbode D. | 6 : 5 |
| 4 | Smith R. (9) | Joyce R. | 6 : 2 |
| 5 | van Gerwen M. (4) | O'Connor W. | 5 : 6 |
| 6 | Woodhouse L. (13) | Gilding A. | 6 : 1 |
| 7 | Noppert D. (5) | Chisnall D. | 6 : 4 |
| 8 | Wattimena J. (12) | van Schie J. | 6 : 2 |
| 9 | Price G. (2) | Williams S. | 6 : 3 |
| 10 | Ratajski K. (15) | Zonneveld N. | 5 : 6 |
| 11 | Nijman W. (7) | de Graaf J. | 6 : 3 |
| 12 | Dobey C. (10) | Reyes C. | 2 : 6 |
| 13 | Clayton J. (3) | Heta D. | 1 : 6 |
| 14 | Schindler M. (14) | Sedlacek K. | 6 : 4 |
| 15 | Bunting S. (6) | Menzies C. | 6 : 2 |
| 16 | Aspinall N. (11) | Smith M. | 6 : 1 |
1/8-finals
Quarter-finals
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 |
Final
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 |
Social Media