There were 16 seeds: Colin Lloyd, the world number one, was the first seed and Phil Taylor, the 13-time world champion, was seeded second. There were 12 places decided by a series of qualifying rounds held between 4 February and 19 April at various locations across the United States.
There were 16 participants: Colin Lloyd, the world number one, was seeded first, and Phil Taylor, the 13-time world champion, was seeded second.  The remaining 12 spots were determined through a series of qualifying rounds held between February 4th and April 19th at various locations across the United States.