MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made an impressive start to his Unibet Premier League title defence with a 7-2 defeat of Rob Cross.

ENTRIES for the six Coral UK Open Qualifiers have been confirmed.

THE 2018 Unibet Premier League begins in Dublin on Thursday as Michael van Gerwen and Rob Cross clash in the first of 16 weeks.

ROB CROSS believes that his debut season in the Unibet Premier League will be a "great opportunity" to continue his development.

THE Junior Darts Corporation's Modus UK Tour will be bigger than ever in 2018, with the first of eight events taking place on February 17.

PAUL HOGAN was amongst nine Rileys Amateur Qualifiers to secure their places in the Coral UK Open on the second weekend of knockouts.

THE PDC and Butlin's have agreed a new three-year contract to keep the UK Open and Players Championship Finals at Minehead.

SIX players have secured places in PDC European Tour events following the first Eastern Europe and PDCNB Qualifiers.

MICHAEL VAN GERWENwon his fourth successive Unibet Masters title with a thrilling 11-9 win over Raymond van Barneveld.

NEWCOMER Martin Atkins and Ireland's Jason Cullen shared victories on the second day of the 2018 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour.