WITH eight qualifiers confirming their place in Thursday's 2018 William Hill North American Championship, we give the lowdown on the players battling it out for a place at the Alexandra Palace.

DAWSON MURSCHELL and DJ Sayre will clash in the stand-out quarter-final tie of the William Hill North American Championship.

JEFF SMITH and Danny Lauby were amongst the final six players to seal places in the William Hill North American Championship and US Darts Masters.

DENNIS SAYRE and John Norman Jnr were the two players to win through Tuesday's qualifiers in Las Vegas.

WORLD number one Michael van Gerwen has spoken of his excitement at returning to Las Vegas for the William Hill US Darts Masters.

A DARTS fanatic has had a custom-made PDC-branded glass eye fitted.

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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN is the 8/11 odds-on favourite to win the BetVictor World Matchplay title later in July.

OVER 170 players will compete for places in the William Hill North American Championship and William Hill US Darts Masters.

SIX players will make their BetVictor World Matchplay debuts at the Winter Gardens later this month, while Michael van Gerwen will be the top seed for the prestigious 32-player event.