THE world's top 12 players will all be in action at the Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow next month, with Robert Thornton, Michael Smith, Jelle Klaasen and Mensur Suljovic invited to compete in the ITV4-televised event.

THE final three PDC Unicorn Development Tour events of 2016 will be held on Saturday and Sunday ahead of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Last 64 in Wigan.

LIHAO WEN and Qiang Wei have won the latest two events on the 2016 PDC-affiliated Chinese tour.

MAGNUS CARIS secured qualification alongside Kim Viljanen for the William Hill World Darts Championship after sharing the victories on the final weekend of the SDC season with Roland Lenngren.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN'S continued success has seen him labelled as "the best sportsman on the planet" by snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan.

MICK McGOWAN became the first player to retain the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay title with a narrow 6-5 win over Radek Szaganski at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday, securing his place in the William Hill World Darts Championship in the process.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed glory at the Unibet World Grand Prix for a third time with an incredible 5-2 triumph over Gary Anderson in Saturday's final at Dublin's Citywest Hotel.

THE world's top two ranked players, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson, will contest the Unibet World Grand Prix final on Saturday evening following superb semi-final triumphs at Dublin's Citywest Hotel.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN laid down the gauntlet to his title rivals at the Unibet World Grand Prix with a sensational performance as he set up a semi-final against Dave Chisnall in Dublin, with Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld also reaching the last four.

SIMON WHITLOCK has set his sights on claiming a second major title after producing a stunning ten-darter to defeat Alan Norris in a deciding leg and set up a Unibet World Grand Prix quarter-final against Michael van Gerwen.