BIG-TIME darts will return to the Circus Tavern in January 2009 for the inaugural Players Championship Finals.

THE draws for this weekend's Irish Players Championships, to be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Citywest Hotel.

The Professional Darts Corporation adopted an Order of Merit system in 2007, which is based on prize money won over two years for the main Order of Merit and separate one-year rankings for other PDC Pro Tour events.

THE PartyPoker.com Pro-Celebrity Challenge will be played in Wolverhampton on Friday November 14 ahead of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts.

FINLAND'S Marko Kantele will represent his country for the first time in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

PHIL TAYLOR defeated John Part 5-2 to retain the Emperors Palace South African Masters title.

CHARLES LOSPER has retained the Emperors Palace PDC South African Open title, with a 4-1 win over Mark Jackson seeing him earn a place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

THE second Emperors Palace South African Masters takes place on Sunday, pitting four of the world's top players against the best in South Africa.

VINCENT VAN DER VOORT booked his place in the Championship League Darts Winners Group with victory over Mark Walsh in the Group Six Final.

VIEWERS in the UK can watch Sunday's Emperors Palace South African Masters on Nuts TV.