RADCLIFFE darts ace Les Fitton is on course to face Premier League star Wayne Mardle in the second round of the UK Open at the Reebok.

However, Fitton, who reached the last 32 of the competition in 2003 and 2004, will first have to overcome Mark Cox in the first round.

The competition, nicknamed the “FA Cup of darts”, kicks off on Thursday June 4 and last year’s beaten finalist, Bolton-born American Gary Mawson, will face Doncaster qualifier Darren Weaver. Walkden ace Matt Clark has a tough test against Alex Roy or former world champion Richie Burnett. The big guns enter at the third round stage.

Full draw First Round - Best of 11 legs Board One: Alex Roy v Richie Burnett, James Barton v Toon Greebe, Gary Welding v John Kuczynski, Gary Mawson v Darren Weaver. Board Two: Michael Smith v Dave Ladley, Darren Latham v Andy Boulton, Anastasia Dobromyslova v Andy Roberts, Louis Blundell v Ian Jopling. Board Three: Gary Stephens v Ken Mather (Preliminary Round), Harry Robinson v Chris Cooper, Roland Scholten v Derek Williams, Dyson Parody v John MaGowan, Phil Currie v Steve Dolan. Board Four: Matthew Campbell v Stuart Bousfield, Peter Wright v Chris Hornby, Les Fitton v Mark Cox, Andy Pearce v Johnny Haines. Board Five: Adrian Genery v Chris Loudon, Ian Critchett v Kevin Beare, Graham Usher v Glen Durrant, Mather/Stephens v Robbie Parker. Board Six: Duane Garfield v Dave Smith, Paul Cook v Mike Langley, Steve Evans v Mark Layton, Par Riihonen v Steve Grubb. Board Seven: Chris Mason v Steve Penney, John McGuirk v Stuart Pickles, Stephen Hardy v Coen Wiekamp, David Fatum v Paul Rowley.

Board Eight: Stuart Monaghan v Alan Davie, Lee Williams v Alan Caves, David Smurthwaite v Mark Jodrill, Joe Cullen v Justin Pipe.

Second Round - Best of 11 legs Board One: Mick McGowan v John Part, Wayne Mardle v Fitton/Cox, Paul Nicholson v Gary Anderson, Dobromyslova/Roberts v Steve Beaton. Board Two: Kirk Shepherd v Steve Brown, Nick Fullwell v Andy Smith, Monaghan/Davie v Wright/Hornby, Tony Ayres v Cullen/Pipe. Board Three: Martyn Turner v Dave Honey, Jason Clark v Campbell/Bousfield, Hardy/Wiekamp v Jan van der Rassel, Michael Barnard v Steve Maish. Board Four: Matt Clark v Roy/Burnett, Tony Eccles v Barton/Greebe, Fatum/Rowley v M Smith/Ladley, Usher/Durrant v McGuirk/Pickles. Board Five: Ken Dobson v Paul Knighton, Welding/Kuczynski v Parody/MaGowan, Mason/Penney v Riihonen/Grubb, Colin Monk v Larry Butler. Board Six: Adrian Gray v Dave Askew, Scholten/D Williams v Critchett/Beare, Smurthwaite/Jodrill v Chris Thompson, Blundell/Jopling v Kevin Dowling. Board Seven: Genery/Loudon v Robinson/Cooper, Wes Newton v Latham/Boulton, Garfield/Dave Smith v Denis Ovens, Evans/Layton v Currie/Dolan. Board Eight: Cook/Langley v Mark Lawrence, L Williams/Caves v Wayne Atwood, Mawson/Weaver v Pearce/Haines, Dennis Smith v Mather/Stephens/Parker.