MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Raymond van Barneveld put a foot into the Betway Premier League Darts Play-Offs with victories over Dave Chisnall and Adrian Lewis in Manchester on Thursday, as Robert Thornton's top four hopes were ended.

ENTRIES for this weekend's PDC Unicorn Youth Tour and PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour events in Wigan are still open until Friday at 2pm.

PHIL TAYLOR is aiming to continue his charge in the Betway Premier League Darts when he takes on Gary Anderson in Manchester on Thursday, as the battle for Play-Off places continues at the Phones 4u Arena.

PHIL TAYLOR claimed German Darts Masters glory on Monday night as he defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in a thrilling final at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.

PHIL TAYLOR and Michael Smith will meet in the quarter-finals of the German Darts Masters on Monday evening as the £100,000 European Tour event in Berlin heads towards its conclusion.

PICTURES from the German Darts Masters European Tour event at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Phil Taylor enjoyed whitewash victories in the German Darts Masters third round on Sunday, as top-four rivals Adrian Lewis and Simon Whitlock also progressed in the European Tour event at Berlin's Maritim Hotel.

STEPHEN BUNTING made a winning debut on the PDC's European Tour with a 6-1 German Darts Masters victory over Ross Smith on Saturday - but five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld crashed out of the £100,000 event in Berlin.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD was amongst the European Qualifiers for the German Darts Masters as the final places in the £100,000 European Tour event were confirmed on Friday night.

THE German Darts Masters draw has been made ahead of the £100,000 European Tour event to be held at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin over the Easter weekend.