Peter Wright will begin his Cazoo World Darts Championship title defence on the opening night of the 2022/23 event, with the schedule of play for the first and second rounds now confirmed.

Tickets for the 2023 World Series of Darts events in New York, Wollongong and Hamilton will go on sale from early December.

Entries are now open for the 2023 PDC Qualifying Schools, which will be held from January 9-15 in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.

Peter Wright will begin his defence of the Cazoo World Darts Championship against either Mickey Mansell or Ben Robb, after the draw for the sport's showpiece event was made on Monday.

Xiaochen Zong began his PDC China Premier League title defence with a whitewash win over Xicheng Han to triumph on the opening night of the new season on Tuesday.

Michael van Gerwen believes he is the man to beat at next month's Cazoo World Darts Championship, after claiming his seventh Players Championship Finals title in Minehead on Sunday.