The race to qualify for the 2022 Betfred World Matchplay reaches its climax at Players Championships 18-21.

Dave Chisnall, Daryl Gurney and Raymond van Barneveld were among the players to secure a European Tour qualification double on Thursday.

Xiaochen Zong made it back-to-back victories in the PDC China Premier League, sweeping aside Xicheng Han to claim the Night Three spoils on Tuesday.

Luke Humphries hailed his comeback victory over Rowby-John Rodriguez as the greatest win of his career, after scooping the European Darts Matchplay title in a thrilling finale in Trier on Sunday.

Luke Humphries claimed a remarkable fourth European Tour title of 2022 with a pulsating 8-7 victory over Rowby-John Rodriguez.

Dimitri Van den Bergh continued his run of form with an impressive second round win at the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay on Saturday, as ten seeds were eliminated in Trier.

Increased prize funds for this year’s Betfred World Matchplay, BoyleSports World Grand Prix and Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts have been confirmed, along with the prize fund for the inaugural Betfred Women’s World Matchplay.

The race to qualify for the 2022 Betfred World Matchplay continues this weekend with ET9.

Rowby-John Rodriguez dumped out Danny Noppert in a dramatic deciding-leg on the opening night of the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in Trier, to set up a second round showdown against top seed Gerwyn Price.

PDC Stats Analyst Christopher Kempf lists the top 30 players in PDC darts by last 100 legs played.