Michael Smith will begin his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters against Paolo Nebrida, while Luke Humphries will make his first outing as World Champion with a clash against local qualifier Abdulla Saeed.

With PDC Qualifying Schools now complete and the 128 PDC Tour Card holders confirmed for 2024, Richard Ashdown looks at the latest names set to star on the professional circuit over the next 12 months.

Following the conclusion of the 2024 PDC Qualifying Schools, the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders for 2024 are now confirmed.

Player entries for Players Championship, European Tour, Winmau Challenge Tour, Winmau Development Tour and PDC Women's Series events are now open.

Alexis Toylo celebrated back-to-back titles as the 2024 PDC Asian Tour season began in Dubai last weekend.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has credited Paddy Power's 'THE BIG 180' campaign with helping to save lives after driving a five-fold increase in the number of men checking their risk of prostate cancer over the past month.

Dom Taylor and Jeffrey De Graaf secured their PDC Tour Cards outright on the final day of 2024 PDC Qualifying Schools.

Andy Baetens and Leighton Bennett became the latest players to secure Tour Cards as the Final Stage of the 2024 PDC Qualifying Schools continued in Milton Keynes and Kalkar on Saturday.

Jelle Klaasen and Robert Grundy claimed PDC Tour Cards as the 2024 Qualifying Schools continued on Friday.

Steve Lennon and Martijn Dragt became the first players to win PDC Tour Cards at the 2024 Qualifying Schools on Thursday.