MICHAEL VAN GERWEN, Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis all crashed out of the Coral UK Open on the opening day.

DARTS fans are able to enjoy more in-depth coverage of PDC events than ever in 2018 following the introduction of DartConnect scoring.

THE 2018 Coral UK Open will begin on Friday afternoon, although seven players have withdrawn from the tournament.

THURSDAY'S Unibet Premier League Night Five at Westpoint Exeter has been CANCELLED.

DETAILS of entry, tickets & accommodation for the 2018 North American Championship & U.S. Darts Masters have been confirmed.

MICHAEL SMITH is bidding to maintain his advantage at the top of the Unibet Premier League table in Exeter on Thursday.

THE entries have been confirmed for the year's second Players Championship weekend, to be held on March 10-11 in Barnsley.

ALEKSANDR ORESHKIN and Maxim Aldoshin shared victories on the opening weekend of the 2018 EADC season.

PETER WRIGHT is the fourth favourite with sponsors Coral as he bids to retain his Coral UK Open title this weekend.

BRAD PHILLIPS won the opening 2018 Modus UK Junior Tour Event, while the Junior Darts Corporation's worldwide growth has continued.