JOHN LOWE has tipped Trinidad's Vivekanand Dyal to make an impression in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Qualifiers this weekend.

FOUR former World Champions will be among the 173 players competing for a place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

JAN VAN DER RASSEL won the Primus Masters, defeating Spain's Braulio Roncero in the final.

AUSTRIA'S Anton Pein has won the final International place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

THE PDC would like to offer their condolences to the family of Chris Jenkins, who passed away suddenly last week.

THE North-East Regional Final for the 2007 UK Open will be held at the Park Hotel, Tynemouth on Saturday 6 January.

LADBROKES have joined the campaign for Phil Taylor to be recognised in the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

JOSEPHUS SCHENK will make his second appearance in the 2007 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship this December.

WELSHMAN Steve Alker is to take a break from the sport after being struck down with dartitis.

THE two greatest darting nations will go head-to-head next February in a battle to decide world supremacy in the ten-man Masters of Darts. Amended schedule available.