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Ladbrokes UK Open draw and schedule: Sherrock and Ashton involved in Friday’s Main Stage action

The draw and schedule has been confirmed ahead of March’s Ladbrokes UK Open at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, with female stars Fallon Sherrock and Lisa Ashton being included in Friday’s Main Stage offing. The tournament dubbed as the ‘FA Cup of Darts’ will see 160 players take to the South West, including 127 tour card holders, […]

Ben Hudd

February 25, 2020

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Proficient Price extends Van Gerwen’s title drought with Players Championship Six success in Wigan

Michael van Gerwen’s title drought was extended further as world number three Gerwyn Price defended his Players Championship Six crown at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan. Having defeated van Gerwen en route to lifting his second successive Grand Slam of Darts title in November, Price ended van Gerwen’s hopes on his way to […]

Ben Hudd

February 24, 2020

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Cameron and Pace win at the Port City Open

David Cameron and Stacey Pace proved too much for the competition at the 39th Annual Port City Open in Portland, Maine. Photo: Tip Top Pics.

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February 23, 2020

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Warren and Winstanley among the winners at the Slovak Open and Masters

Wayne Warren, Maria O’Brien, Lorraine Winstanley and Chris Landman all tasted success as the BDO/WDF tour travelled to Samorin, Slovakia. Photo: Tip Top Pics.

AMSinclair97

February 23, 2020

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Wonderful Wright topples prolific Price to claim Players Championship Five glory

Peter Wright’s vivacious vein of form continued on Saturday at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan as he toppled Gerwyn Price with a 170 checkout to claim Players Championship Five glory. Wright had reached two quarter-finals and two semi-finals on the PDC ProTour since lifting back-to-back televised crowns, before emerging as unstoppable on Saturday afternoon in […]

Ben Hudd

February 23, 2020

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Darts Slovak Open draw: Martin, Dobromyslova and O’Brien begin title defence in Slovakia

Tony Martin, Anastasia Dobromyslova and Maria O’Brien will travel to Eastern Europe this weekend in the hope of defending their crowns as the BDO and WDF ranked Slovak Open and Slovak Masters take place at the X-Bionic Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. Martin and his wife Dobromyslova shared the Slovak Masters winner’s podium 12 months ago, […]

Ben Hudd

February 21, 2020

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Amazing Aspinall stuns van Gerwen as Duzza tops the pile

Nathan Aspinall inflicted Michael van Gerwen’s first Premier League defeat of 2020 as the Asp beat the reigning champion 7-5 in Cardiff on Night Three.  Aspinall averaged 101 and hit seven of his 13 darts at double to inflict a rare defeat on the World Number One. Elsewhere, Glen Durrant is the new leader in the wake […]

Henry Deacon

February 20, 2020

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Unibet Premier League Night Three schedule, preview and prediction: Clayton’s Cardiff Challenge as World Champions collide

World Champions collide on Thursday Night as the Premier League roadshow heads to the Welsh Capital on week three of the marathon event.  Johnny Clayton is the third of the leagues challengers and will face Michael Smith in the second of the evenings five matches. The games will be book ended by meetings of World […]

Henry Deacon

February 20, 2020

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Getting to Know… Phil ‘The Buzz’ Lees

Andrew Sinclair interviews disability darts ambassador and regular player Phil 'The Buzz' Lees about his career to date, the state of the disability game across the world and much more. Photo: Phil Lees.

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February 19, 2020

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Double delight for Care as JDC Junior Tour resumes in Worcester

As the news broke of a completely revolutionised Junior Darts Corporation structure as of next season, Nathan Care scooped a JDC Scott Farms International Junior Tour double at Rileys Worcester. January will see the inaugural JDC Qualifying School take place in Solihull, with a reformed system consisting of a Premier Tour for the elite 32 […]

Ben Hudd

February 19, 2020

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Owen and Burness headline quartet to claim UK Open spots via Rileys Amateur Qualifiers

Robert Owen and Kevin Burness headlined the latest batch of Ladbrokes UK Open qualifiers with Rileys Amateur Qualifiers being held across the country. Owen, who reached the semi-finals during a snow struck UK Open two years ago, came through 161 entrants in the second Wolverhampton qualifier. The Welshman was in evidently promising form in the […]

Ben Hudd

February 18, 2020

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Mawson wins snow struck Syracuse Open with Part and Butler amongst those involved

Gary Mawson defeated Canadian youngster Keifer Durham to claim the prestigious Syracuse Open in New York, with intense levels of snow providing disruption to many competitors journeys.  The Syracuse Open is one of the largest tournaments in the USA in terms of population as hundreds of throwers take to the Holiday Inn, Liverpool in New […]

Ben Hudd

February 17, 2020

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Polish Eagle Ratajski swoops on seventh PDC title with sensational showing in Wigan

Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski swooped on a seventh PDC title at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan as he averaged a scintillating 100.08 for the tournament and defeated Ian White 8-7 in a closely contested final. After bursting on to the professional scene in exhilarating fashion two years, winning three ProTour titles despite not owning […]

Ben Hudd

February 17, 2020

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Williams ruthless at Scottish Open as Greaves beats Sherrock

2020 BDO World Championship runner-up Jim Williams produced a superb weekend of darts to take the Scottish Open title, as Beau Greaves defeated woman of the hour Fallon Sherrock in the ladies final. Photo: Tip Top Pics.

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February 16, 2020

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Stellar Searle stuns Van Gerwen to claim maiden PDC title in Wigan

Ryan Searle claimed his maiden PDC title as he produced a sensational string of displays to win Players Championship Three in Wigan, culminating a splendid Saturday with an 8-6 scalp of world number one Michael van Gerwen. After finishing a close second to former world champion Rob Cross on the 2016 Challenge Tour, Somerset-born Searle […]

Ben Hudd

February 15, 2020

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Getting to Know… Benjamin Smith

Andrew Sinclair interviews Development Tour participant and recent Gwynedd Open runner-up Benjamin Smith. Photo: Benjamin Smith.

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February 15, 2020

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Scottish Open Draw: Sherrock, world champion Warren, Williams and Hankey among those involved

Fallon Sherrock will begin her campaign against either Tara Deamer or Gemma Kerr as she continues her roadshow, with the Scottish Open taking place at the Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel in Renfrew. Sherrock, who made history in becoming the first woman to compete in the Unibet Premier League on Thursday, will be looking to win the […]

Ben Hudd

February 15, 2020

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King among six players to secure European Tour qualifying double

Mervyn King is one of six players to qualify for European Tour events in both Hasselt and Sindelfingen.

Jamie Cameron

February 14, 2020

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Nottingham Premier League roundup: Fallon Sherrock stars on debut; Van Gerwen goes top

Fallon Sherrock claimed a historic draw as a challenger in her Premier League match against Glen Durrant on night two of the tournament in Nottingham.

Tom Surgay

February 14, 2020

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Unibet Premier League Night Two schedule, preview and prediction: Sherrock of Nottingham set for history

Fallon Sherrock’s mesmerising story resumes on Thursday evening in Nottingham as she faces Glen Durrant, becoming the first female thrower to play in the tournament, while Peter Wright and Gary Anderson collide. Sherrock will be bidding to become the first challenger to ever win a match, following John Henderson’s being defeated on Night One in Aberdeen, as […]

Ben Hudd

February 13, 2020

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Fallon Sherrock is the weakest challenger but most difficult match, says Premier League leader Glen Durrant

Glen Durrant has labelled Fallon Sherrock as the ‘weakest’ of the nine Challengers ahead of their Unibet Premier League clash on Thursday evening in Nottingham. The lowest ranked of the nine full-time Premier League competitors, Durrant, faces the global sensation Sherrock – who made history in becoming the first woman to win at the World Championship in […]

Ben Hudd

February 13, 2020

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Herewini defends Canterbury Classic crown as Harper also triumphs in New Zealand

Darren Herewini defended his Canterbury Classic title on Saturday evening in New Zealand, defeating local player Tukz Weko in the final. Herewini, who represented New Zealand at January’s BDO World Championship, continued his dominance in his native country with a third successive scalp. The 28-year-old added to his Alan King Memorial and Ted Clements Memorial titles since […]

Ben Hudd

February 13, 2020

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Taylor and Smith-Neale announce UK Open return with Rileys Amateur Qualifier victories

Scott Taylor and Adam Smith-Neale secured their Ladbrokes UK Open return after coming through qualifiers held in Chorlton and Coventry on Saturday. Taylor, who will represent the Rileys Sports Bars for a second successive year at the UK Open after winning through in Chester last time around, will make his fourth UK Open appearance. The […]

Ben Hudd

February 12, 2020

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Five players from five different countries secure European Tour qualification in Eastern Europe

Five players from five different countries secured their places at the first five European Tour events of this year through the Eastern European qualifiers, held in Budapest, Hungary. A qualifying series that was dominant by the Poland residing Krzysztof Ratajski two years ago, saw players from Slovenia, Russia, Croatia, Czech Republic and Poland secure European […]

Ben Hudd

February 10, 2020

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Nine-dart Aspinall scoops fourth PDC title with blistering display in Barnsley

Nathan Aspinall produced a scintillating showing on his way to lifting a fourth PDC title and beating Gerwyn Price in the final of Players Championship Two at the Barnsley Metrodome. It was yet another monumental moment in the short career of Aspinall – who was ranked beneath the world’s top 64 less than 18 months […]

Ben Hudd

February 10, 2020

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Anderson returns to winning ways with Players Championship success in Barnsley

Gary Anderson returned to winning ways on Saturday as he defeated Jeff Smith to win Players Championship 1 at the Barnsley Metrdome. Anderson, who made a winning return to the Unibet Premier League on Thursday, lifted his first individual title for almost two years, producing some scintillating showings across the opening day of the PDC […]

Ben Hudd

February 8, 2020

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Opening PDC Asian Tour weekend postponed due to ongoing coronavirus

PDC Asian Tour 1 and 2 were set to be held in Seoul come the end of this month, though, due to the ongoing coronavirus, the opening weekend has been postponed. As of Friday morning, a total of 24 cases of the life-threatening virus had been discovered in South Korea – the country in which the […]

Ben Hudd

February 7, 2020

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Sherrock amongst England selections for British Internationals while Adams returns as skipper

The England squad has been confirmed ahead of the upcoming British Internationals in April, with global sensation Fallon Sherrock being named amongst those involved. The British Internationals consist of England’s men, women and youngsters facing both Scotland and Wales across a three-day period at Chapel St Leonards Resort on the Lincolnshire coast. Sherrock, who famously […]

Ben Hudd

February 6, 2020

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Rematch retribution for Van Gerwen as he beats Wright on opening night.

Michael Van Gerwen put his World Championship final defeat behind him as he beat Peter Wright 7-5 in Aberdeen on the opening night of the Premier League.  Wright, who beat MVG on New Years Day to win the World Championship, took an early lead before being pipped to the post by the World Number 1. Elsewhere, Glen […]

Henry Deacon

February 6, 2020

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Unibet Premier League Night One schedule, preview and predictions: Van Gerwen eyeing revenge on Wright in Aberdeen

Peter Wright returns to his native Scotland as the Unibet Premier League gets underway on Thursday evening, with the newly-crowned world champion facing Michael van Gerwen in a rematch of the New Year’s Day final. Nine of the world’s elite will spend their next 16 weeks on the road as the Premier League extravaganza returns. They […]

Ben Hudd

February 6, 2020

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Michael Smith: Is it only a matter of time before his first big title?

Double 20 was all that separated world number five Michael Smith from a maiden big title at the Masters last weekend as his wait for a 'major' goes on.

Jamie Cameron

February 4, 2020

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Anderson returns down under with victory while Mathers and King also claim titles in Australia

Kyle Anderson was victorious upon his return to Australia, while Gordon Mathers and Robbie King were also triumphant as the opening weekend of the DPA ProTour took place. The Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club played host to a triple-header of DPA events down under with around 90 players vying for success on the three days […]

Ben Hudd

February 4, 2020

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