RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is bidding for a Reebok Stadium hat-trick when the Blue Square UK Open begins on Thursday.

LINKS to reports and results from the 2008 Blue Square UK Open, which was won by James Wade.

PICTURES from the 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs at the CIA in Cardiff, where Phil Taylor claimed a fourth straight title thanks to a win over James Wade in the final, with Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld defeated in the semis.

TICKETS for the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship are now on general sale.

THE PDC have re-arranged the two new Players Championship events in Holland to the end of August, while Blue Square UK Open Regional Finals later this year will be replaced by Players Championship tournaments.

JAMES WADE has paid tribute to Phil Taylor following his defeat in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs on Monday.

THE Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will include a qualifier from Finland for the first time this December, with the 2009 tournament expanding to 70 players.

THE new Irish Matchplay Darts Championship will take place on Sunday 31 August - with the winner earning a place in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

THE Professional Darts Corporation will look at the future expansion of its circuit at a specially convened meeting next month.

PHIL TAYLOR claimed a fourth successive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts title with a 16-8 win over James Wade in Cardiff.