MICHAEL VAN GERWEN clinched the first European Tour title of 2018 in a dramatic European Darts Open final against Peter Wright.

PETER WRIGHT bounced back to form as he began his defence of the European Darts Open title in Leverkusen on Saturday.

FORMER European Tour winners James Wade and Steve Beaton will clash on the opening day of the European Darts Open on Friday.

IAN WHITE ended a two-year gap between ranking titles by winning Sunday's Players Championship Six, edging out Dave Chisnall.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN's incredible 2018 continued as he clinched his third Players Championship title of the year.

GARY ANDERSON completed a brilliant weekend double by claiming victory in Players Championship Four on Sunday.

GARY ANDERSON continued his excellent form as he stormed to the Players Championship Three title in Barnsley

CAMERON MENZIES landed a nine-dart finish as he claimed a double European Tour UK Qualifier success alongside six other players.

THE entries for Players Championship 5&6 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes on March 17-18 have been confirmed.

THE entries have been confirmed for the German Darts Open and Austrian Darts Open European Tour events.