THE World Senior Darts Masters is BACK this week – but fans will be disappointed to hear legend Phil Taylor WON’T be playing.

The 16-time world champion was supposed to make his final darts appearance this weekend in Sunderland but had to pull out because of some damaged scar tissue following hip surgery.

The likes of Martin Adams, Richie Howson and Robert Thornton will be left to battle it out instead.

World Senior Darts Championship winner John Henderson will also be in action as he takes on Scott Mitchell in the first round.

World Senior Darts Masters prize money

Whoever wins the whole tournament will make £10,000 while the runner-up will earn half of that.

The losers of the semi-finals will take home £5,000 each and the earnings halve for the quarte-finals.

To appear from the first very round will guarantee you £750.

• Winner: £10,000
• Runner-up: £5000
• Semi-final: £2,500
• Quarterfinals: £1,250
• Final 16: £750

What is the schedule?

The World Senior Darts Masters begins on Friday, November 8 from 1pm GMT.

The last of the round of 16 matches will take place at 10pm

The quarter-finals, semis and the final will all be held on Saturday, November 9.

First round

Afternoon session (from 1 pm)

• Lisa Ashton v Matt Clark
• Paul Hogan v Glen Durrant
• Robert Thornton v Trina Gulliver
• Richard Rowlands v Andrew Kateley

Evening session (from 7pm)

• Martin Adams v Chris Mason
• Neil Duff v Darryl Fitton
• John Henderson v Scott Mitchell
• Richie Howson v Tony O’Shea

Saturday, November 9

Afternoon session (from 1pm)

Evening session (from 7pm)

How can I watch

• All of the World Senior Darts Masters is available to watch on TNT Sports 5 in the UK.
• You can live stream the action on the Discovery+ app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.