THE PDC and Butlin's have agreed a new three-year contract to keep the UK Open and Players Championship Finals at Minehead.

SIX players have secured places in PDC European Tour events following the first Eastern Europe and PDCNB Qualifiers.

MICHAEL VAN GERWENwon his fourth successive Unibet Masters title with a thrilling 11-9 win over Raymond van Barneveld.

NEWCOMER Martin Atkins and Ireland's Jason Cullen shared victories on the second day of the 2018 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN began his challenge to win a fourth successive Unibet Masters title with a 10-6 defeat of Kim Huybrechts.

SIMON PRESTON and Diogo Portela shared victories on the opening day of the 2018 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour.

ROB CROSS made a winning start to life as World Champion with a 10-3 win over Ian White as the Unibet Masters opened on Friday.

CHECKATRADE, the online trade review service, has become an official partner of the 2018 Unibet Masters.

THE Professional Darts Corporation's global expansion will continue in 2018 with the introduction of the PDC Asian Tour.

Christopher Kempf, the new statistical analyst of the PDC, looks at how heavy scoring can matter more than it seems.