NINE-DART hero Simon Whitlock won his second successive Players Championship title with a 6-4 defeat of Chris Dobey in Friday's £75,000 tournament in Barnsley.

BENITO VAN DE PAS claimed his third Players Championship win of 2016 in the year's final tournament in Barnsley on Saturday, defeating Dave Chisnall 6-1 in the final.

THE schedule of play for the Unibet European Championship has been confirmed ahead of the £400,000 tournament in Hasselt, Belgium from October 28-30.

THE Junior Darts Corporation circuit is to provide a further chance for young prospects to move into the professional game after introducing a Q School to find three players to win the chance to compete on the 2017 PDC Unicorn Development Tour.

DARTS fans now pre-order their copy of 'House Of Flying Arrows' ahead of the special darts documentary's release next month.

THE entries have been confirmed for the qualifying double-header on Sunday October 23 at the Barnsley Metrodome, where places in the Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals and SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts will be decided.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN will begin his defence of the Unibet European Championship title against Simon Whitlock when the £400,000 event begins on October 28, while World Champion Gary Anderson has drawn James Wade in the first round in Belgium.

COREY CADBY and Berry van Peer will contest the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship final in Minehead next month after winning through Sunday's early rounds in Wigan.

MIKE DE DECKER won his third PDC Unicorn Development Tour title with a narrow 4-3 victory over Berry van Peer in the final of Event 19 as the 2016 season came to a close in Wigan.

ALAN NORRIS claimed his first European Tour title by defeating Jelle Klaasen 6-5 in the final of the HappyBet German Darts Championship in Hildesheim - securing a SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts spot in the process.