Military darts players find out their professional partners for Operation Bullseye event

The official pairings have been drawn for the Operation Bullseye darts event in Blackpool which will see professional players team with the military's best.

The draw has seen former British Army men's football head coach Jimmy Blair given current World number 14 Chris Dobey as his partner at the oche.

Meanwhile, Paralympic skier and Army veteran Scott Meenagh will team with Aussie Damon Heta who won the 2022 World Cup of Darts in a doubles format.

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Operation Bullseye will see each military player team with their professional partner in a knock-out competition at the Grand Hotel in Blackpool on July 11.

Forces competitors have qualified for the competition during months of intense action as the darts community in the military has grown - find out more in our video above.

Full pairings (professional players on right):

Scott Meenagh & Damon Heta

Brian Williamson & Glen Durrant

Iain Campbell & Chris Mason

Glenn West & Connor Scutt

Jimmy Blair & Chris Dobey

Colin Adey & Christian Perez

Vince Tipple & Keegan Brown

Mark Bower & Dom Taylor

Danny Humphries & Alan Soutar

Darren McMahon & Deta Hedman

Gary Martin & Kevin Painter

Ben Peel & James Richardson

Carl Webb & Tony O’Shea

Sean Whisker & Dimitri Van den Bergh

Aaron Tibbs & Owen Roelofs

Ade Larner & Colin Lloyd