MICHAEL SMITH claimed a maiden World Series of Darts title with an 8-2 victory over Rob Cross in the final of the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters.

THE 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters Day One begins on Friday with the first round.

TAHUNA IRWIN will make his William Hill World Darts Championship debut in December after winning the DPNZ Qualifier.

WITH eight qualifiers confirming their place in the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters, we give the lowdown on the Asian players who will take on the eight PDC representatives.

TICKET information has been confirmed for the 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship.

LEADING online casino 21.co.uk has agreed a deal to be the title sponsors of the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters.

GARY ANDERSON will begin his quest for back-to-back PDC World Series of Darts titles against Royden Lam at the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters on Friday.

XIAOCHEN ZONG, Yuanjun Liu, Chengan Liu and Lihao Wen have qualified for the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters.

MAX HOPP is determined to make his mark on his debut appearance at the BetVictor World Matchplay in Blackpool.

MARK McGRATH and John Hurring secured their places at the Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King, next month after winning through Tuesday's final two qualifiers in Invercargill.