THE dates and venues for the European Qualifiers and Host Nation Qualifiers for the 2016 PDC European Tour have been confirmed.

GARY ANDERSON will kick off the defence of his William Hill World Darts Championship title on Thursday December 17, with the tournament's opening night also featuring Peter Wright up against Keegan Brown at Alexandra Palace.

RICKY EVANS and Andy Boulton won the final two places in the William Hill World Darts Championship at Monday's PDPA Qualifier in Coventry.

GARY ANDERSON, Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor will all meet preliminary round winners in the 2016 William Hill World Darts Championship - full draw available here.

THE draw for the preliminary round of the William Hill World Darts Championship has been made, following the completion of the field for the sport's greatest tournament.

MAX HOPP was crowned as the 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 6-5 in a thrilling final at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Sunday night.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN was crowned as the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals winner for a second time as his incredible run of form continued with a fourth successive televised title during November.

PETER WRIGHT and reigning champion Gary Anderson crashed out of the Cash Converters Players Championship on Saturday evening as Simon Whitlock and Daryl Gurney claimed shock victories at Butlins.

MAX HOPP is hoping to make history as the first German winner of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship in Sunday's final against Nathan Aspinall.

INFORMATION, fixtures and results for the 2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals.