PHIL TAYLOR defeated James Wade in straight sets to win the Irish Players Championship at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday.

ALEX ROY has revealed that he thought he had missed out on qualifying for the SkyBet World Grand Prix before his run to the final of the Welsh Players Championship last month.

TICKETS for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final of the 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix have now sold out.

STAY in touch with the 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix from 8-14 October at PlanetDarts with our NetZone.

TICKETS for the 2008 Premier League Darts will go on sale on Tuesday 16 October as the tournament goes to a number of new arenas around the UK.

THE Professional Darts Corporation can announce its 2008 Calendar, with over £3 million in prize money on offer next year.

THE PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts will be contested with 32 players, who have all achieved success in major darts tournaments over a two-year period.

PER LAURSEN and Vladimir Anderson continue to be locked together in the battle for the Danish qualifying place at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

RIZAL 'JOJO' BARELLANO will be the first Philippines player to compete at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship this December.

PHIL TAYLOR defeated Raymond van Barneveld 8-6 to win the Emperors Palace South African Masters in Johannesburg.