PHIL TAYLOR produced a scintillating night of darts to claim glory in the inaugural Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters as he defeated plucky Peter Wright 8-7 in a thrilling final in Yokohama on Sunday.

NATHAN Aspinall and Dimitri van den Bergh were the victorious duo at the PDC Unicorn Development Tour double-header at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday.

CRAIG CALDWELL has enjoyed a double success after qualifying for both the TABtouch Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters in August at the DPNZ's Qualifiers.

MIKE De Decker and Benito van de Pas took the titles on the opening day of this weekend’s PDC Unicorn Development Tour action at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

PICTURES from the launch of the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters in Yokohama.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD overcame a scare before he defeated Katsuya Aiba 6-4 in the first round of the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters on Saturday.

PETER WRIGHT is aiming to avoid a "potential banana skin" when he faces Haruki Muramatsu in the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters on Satuday night.

THE draw for the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters has handed Michael van Gerwen a clash with Chikara Fujimori, while Phil Taylor will take on Masumi Chino when the PDC World Series of Darts event begins on Saturday.

GARY ANDERSON is aiming to pick up his first World Series of Darts triumph when he competes in the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters this weekend.

THE entries for the Players Championship double-header in Wigan on July 4-5 have been confirmed.