The 42nd staging of the BDO Gold Cup takes place at the Magna Centre, in Rotherham, today.

The tournament boasts a roll of honour which includes no fewer than 11 former world champions.

John Lowe, a three-time winner of the Gold Cup, won its first staging back in 1978, while Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, Dennis Priestley, Ted Hankey, Richie Burnett, Gary Anderson, Scott Waites, Stephen Bunting, Glen Durrant and Scott Mitchell have also got their names on the trophy.

Mitchell (pictured above alongside last year’s ladies’ Gold Cup champion Lisa Ashton) became the 11th world champion to win the Gold Cup last year, when he beat Gary Stone 6-4 in the final. But the 2015 Lakeside winner is not in the field this year.

Men’s last 256
Craig Spriggs 4-3 Mark Shears
Alan Warrington 4-2 Matt Robinson
James McClutcheson 4-1 Derek Foster
Paul Williams 2-4 Mark Porter
Jason Smith 3-4 Mark Busuttil
Mikey Rees 2-4 Carl Morris
Sam Ridgway 0-4 Jamie Robinson
Nick Kenny 4-1 Kieran Stringer
Richard Langlois 4-3 Tom McGurn
John Gray 1-4 Callan Rydz
Sean Holy 4-2 Owen Maiden
Ian McFarlane 4-0 Alex Jacques
Lukasz Sawicki 2-4 Sion Wright
Kevin Morley 2-4 Dafydd Edwards
Craig Lewis 2-4 Adrian Welsh
Mark Budd 2-4 Michael Jones
Rikki Oversby 4-3 John Regan
Nick Cocks 1-4 Marc Dewsbury
David Fowler 0-4 John Walton
Phil Legge 0-4 Alex Roy
Dale Hughes 0-4 Stuart Wilson
Lloyd Pennell 4-2 Wayne Myhard
Tony Osborne 4-0 Neil Campbell
Dom Taylor 4-2 Terence Webster
Jason Askew 2-4 Adam Mould
Craig Venman 4-0 Jeff Maynard
Andy Alker 4-2 Paul Daniels
Ade Larner 4-3 Mitch Butler
Lee Cocks 1-4 Joshua Burksfield
Dennis Murrell 4-0 Adam Huckvale
Ryan Mabey 3-4 Michael Huntley
Neil Meneer 4-2 Paul Milford
Aled Goode 3-4 Matt Faulkner
Elliot Seddon 2-4 David Arwyn Morris
Carl Yeowell 0-4 Andy Cope
Sam Guest 1-4 Eddie Mordica
Steve Gow 4-0 Luke Smith
Dan Read 4-1 Martin Bulman
Bob Phillips 0-4 Darren Davies
Andrew Kateley 4-0 Damien Fyffe
Andy Turpin 0-4 Danny Ayres
Steve Ritchie 0-4 Steve Alker
Dennis Bryant 3-4 Dave Askew
Chris Barstow 4-2 Aaron Stevens
Lee Harris 0-4 Peter Jacques
Lee Evans 4-1 Ricky Clarke
Darren Evans 3-4 Robbie Ellis
Andrew Hastie 1-4 Dyfed Jones
David Carr 4-0 Adam Bull
John Downs 4-1 Brian Mabon
Richard Clark 1-4 Chris Lacey
Charlie Abbott 3-4 Mark Carter

Last 128
Chris Spring 4-3 Craig Spriggs
Simon Preston 4-2 Hywel Manuel
Terry Stubbs 4-0 Alan Warrington
James McClutcheon 3-4 Martin Lukeman
Jamie Kelling 0-4 Mark Porter
Mark Busutill 4-3 Jon Mansell
James Hurrell 4-2 Jim Mitchell
Carl Morris 0-4 Paul Harvey
Richard Slater 0-4 Jamie Robinson
Mark Frost 4-0 Andrew Foulkes
Oliver King 4-3 Nick Kenny
Richard Langlois 4-2 Carl Dennel
Phil Borthwick 2-4 Callan Rydz
Sean Holy 0-4 Ian McFarlane
Mike Norton 4-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Sion Wright 0-4 Wayne Hammond
Martyn Moore 1-4 Dafydd Edwards
Tex Houghton 4-2 Alan Bell
Steve Colbourne 1-4 Adrian Welsh
Michael Jones 1-4 Darren Bingham
Marcus Castle 0-4 Rikki Oversby
Marc Dewsbury 4-3 John Walton
Jim Williams 4-0 Ricky Howard
Alex Roy 4-3 Daniel Cox
Mark Grimes 2-4 Stuart Wilson
Gary Brown 3-4 Kevin Mills
Sean Lambert 4-1 Lloyd Pennell
Tony Osborne 4-0 Shaun Carroll
Andy Southam 3-4 Dom Taylor
Adam Mould 4-1 Adam Gilders
Karl Hinks 4-1 Kenneth Matthews
Craig Venman 4-0 Ryan Craddock
John Miller 0-4 Andy Alker
Adam Jenkinson 1-4 Jamie Elliot
Chris Wood 1-4 Ade Larner
Joshua Burksfield 4-1 Daniel Sare
Jakob Selby Rivas 4-0 Dennis Murrell
Michael Huntley 4-1 Mark Peasland
Liam Meek 3-4 Neil Meneer
Matt Faulkner 3-4 Chris Fidler
Andrew Broll 0-4 David Arwyn Morris
Tony Hill 1-4 Chris Bird
Andy Beardmore 4-2 Andy Cope
Eddie Mordica 4-0 Phil Gooch
Phil Milburn 4-3 Steve Gow
Dan Read 2-4 Curtis Hammond
Jacob Gwynne 1-4 Darren Davies
Noel Grant 2-4 Steve Beasley
Kevin Merritt 0-4 Andrew Kateley
Andrew Dearing 1-4 Antony Hayman
James Daley 0-4 Danny Ayres
Steve Alker 4-2 Martin Atkins
Aiden Cope 1-4 Dave Askew
Chas Barstow 4-0 Sean Fisher
Sam Allen 0-4 Peter Jacques
Lee Evans 4-2 Michael Baker
Barry Davies 0-4 Robbie Ellis
Johnny Stefano 4-3 Connor Hodgkinson
Martin O’Boyle 4-3 Dyfed Jones
David Carr 0-4 Paul Dulson
Adam Finch 1-4 Eddie Lovely
John Downs 4-0 Paul Smith
Ronnie Sharp 0-4 Chris Lacey
Mark Carter 4-2 Craig Anderson

Last 64
Chris Spring 0-4 Simon Preston
Terry Stubbs 4-3 Martin Lukeman
Mark Porter 4-2 Mark Musuttil
James Hurrell 3-4 Paul Harvey
Jamie Robinson 1-4 Mark Frost
Oliver King 2-4 Richard Langlois
Callan Rydz 4-2 Ian McFarlane
Mike Norton 4-1 Wayne Hammond
Dafydd Edwards 2-4 Tex Houghton
Adrian Welsh 1-4 Darren Bingham
Rikki Oversby 1-4 Marc Dewsbury
Jim Williams 4-2 Alex Roy
Stuart Wilson 4-3 Kevin Mills
Sean Lambert 2-4 Tony Osborne
Dom Taylor 4-2 Adam Mould
Karl Hinks 2-4 Craig Venman
Andy Alker 4-1 Jamie Elliot
Ade Larner 4-2 Joshua Burksfield
Jakob Selby Rivas 4-1 Michael Huntley
Neil Meneer 4-0 Chris Fidler
David Arwyn Morris 4-1 Chris Bird
Andy Beardmore 4-2 Eddie Mordica
Phil Milburn 2-4 Curtis Hammond
Darren Davies 0-4 Steve Beasley
Andrew Kateley 2-4 Antony Hayman
Danny Ayres 4-2 Steve Alker
Dave Askew 4-3 Chas Barstow
Peter Jacques 2-4 Lee Evans
Robbie Ellis 4-3 Johnny Stefano
Martin O’Boyle 3-4 Paul Dulson
Eddie Lovely 4-3 John Downs
Chris Lacey 1-4 Mark Carter

Last 32
Simon Preston 3-4 Terry Stubbs
Mark Porter 2-4 Paul Harvey
Mark Frost 4-0 Richard Langlois
Callan Rydz 4-3 Mike Norton
Tex Houghton 4-3 Darren Bingham
Marc Dewsbury 1-4 Jim Williams
Stuart Wilson 4-2 Tony Osborne
Dom Taylor 2-4 Craig Venman
Andy Alker 4-0 Ade Larner
Jaikob Selby Rivas 2-4 Chris Fidler
David Arwyn Morris 4-2 Andy Beardmore
Curtis Hammond 4-2 Steve Beasley
Antony Hayman 3-4 Danny Ayres
Dave Askew 4-1 Lee Evans
Robbie Ellis 0-4 Paul Dulson
Eddie Lovely 4-2 Mark Carter

Last 16
Terry Stubbs 4-3 Paul Harvey
Mark Frost 0-4 Callan Rydz
Tex Houghton 2-4 Jim Williams
Stuart Wilson 1-4 Craig Venman
Andy Alker 3-4 Chris Fidler
David Arwyn Morris 2-4 Curtis Hammond
Danny Ayres 4-0 Dave Askew
Paul Dulson 4-2 Eddie Lovely

Quarter-Finals
Terry Stubbs 4-2 Callan Rydz
Jim Williams 4-3 Craig Venman
Chris Fidler 2-4 Curtis Hammond
Danny Ayres 4-3 Paul Dulson

Semi-Finals
Terry Stubbs 0-5 Jim Williams
Curtis Hammond 4-5 Danny Ayres

Final
Jim Williams 6-0 Danny Ayres