ENGLAND will begin their defence of the Betway World Cup of Darts title against Spain in Frankfurt next month, while former champions Netherlands will meet Russia in the first round of the annual Pairs tournament.

THE 2016 Betway Premier League champion will be crowned in Thursday's Play-Offs at The O2 in London, where Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis will compete for the prestigious title.

PHIL TAYLOR is setting his sights on winning a seventh Betway Premier League title in Thursday's Play-Offs, after losing out to Michael van Gerwen in the battle for the League Leader's Bonus last week.

PICTURES from the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay event at the Inselparkhalle in Hamburg, Germany.

JAMES WADE won his second PDC European Tour title with a thrilling 6-5 victory over Dave Chisnall in the final of the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg.

GERMAN star Max Hopp reached his first PDC European Tour quarter-final with victory over Terry Jenkins as the final day of the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay began on Sunday afternoon.

ADEN KIRK and Ross Twell were the winners of Sunday's two PDC Unicorn Development Tour events at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre as the third weekend of 2016 action concluded.

THE entries have been confirmed for the two Players Championship events to be held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on May 21-22.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN is the 4/7 favourite to win the Betway Premier League title going into Thursday's Play-Offs at The O2 in London.

DEAN REYNOLDS and Ross Twell picked up their second victories of 2016 on the PDC Unicorn Development Tour with success in Events Nine and Ten in Wigan on Saturday.