WORLD GRAND PRIX champion Robert Thornton crashed out of the William Hill World Darts Championship as Alan Norris produced a classy performance on his Alexandra Palace debut on Monday night.

DUTCH hero Raymond van Barneveld and Stephen Bunting will meet in round two of the William Hill World Darts Championship after the pair both enjoyed whitewash wins on Sunday evening at Alexandra Palace.

PHIL TAYLOR kicked off his William Hill World Darts Championship campaign with a comfortable victory on Saturday, while Ricky Evans and Dimitri Van den Bergh caused dramatic upsets at London's Alexandra Palace.

THE Rileys Amateur Qualifiers for the 2016 Coral UK Open will be held during January and February, and entries are open now!

WORLD number one Michael van Gerwen survived a scare in the first round of the William Hill World Championship as German prospect Rene Eidams took him to a tie-break - Friday round-up here.

PICTURES from the William Hill World Darts Championship First Round at London's Alexandra Palace.

WILLIAM HILL have announced that they will make a charity donation of £9,000 to the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust, the official charity partner of the PDC, for every nine-dart finish landed at the 2015/2016 William Hill World Darts Championship.

REIGNING William Hill World Darts Champion Gary Anderson eased through to the second round at Alexandra Palace with a straight sets victory over Andy Boulton, while Peter Wright and Daryl Gurney also progressed with opening night wins.

GARY ANDERSON begins the defence of his William Hill World Darts Championship title on Thursday night, and admits he'll be in unknown territory as the sport's biggest-ever event kicks off at Alexandra Palace in London.

INFORMATION, links and schedule information for the 2015/2016 William Hill World Darts Championship.