TEENAGE wonderkid Michael van Gerwen powered into round two of the Blue Square UK Open as the tournament began on Thursday - but American Ray Carver was the biggest casualty of the opening night.

RESULTS and links to reports, highlights and the photo gallery from the 2007 Blue Square UK Open.

LANCASTRIAN Chris McTernan is looking to upset the odds when he meets Michael van Gerwen in the Blue Square UK Open on Thursday night.

TONY ECCLES has joined the PDPA and PDC ranks ahead of the Blue Square UK Open.

TICKETS for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London are now on general sale.

JELLE KLAASEN'S run to the quarter-finals of the Thialf Darts Trophy on Sunday has moved him into the world's top 100 - and taken him a step closer to winning a place in the Stan James World Matchplay.

SIMON WHITLOCK took another step towards qualifying for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with victory on the Australian Grand Prix circuit this weekend.

ROLAND SCHOLTEN picked up his first tournament win for three years with a 3-1 defeat of Chris Mason in the final of the Thialf Darts Trophy.

RUSSIAN star Anastasia Dobromyslova is one of the 16 qualifiers for Sunday's Thialf Darts Trophy in Holland.

BLUE SQUARE provide a betting preview ahead of the Blue Square UK Open finals.