THE schedule of play for the William Hill World Darts Championship has been confirmed.

DETAILS for the 2018 PDC Qualifying Schools have been confirmed, with entries now open.

PHIL TAYLOR will play youngster Chris Dobey as he begins his final challenge at the William Hill World Darts Championship.

TED EVETTS, Brendan Dolan & Jamie Lewis won William Hill World Darts Championship places at the PDPA Qualifier.

THE field of automatic qualifiers for the 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship has been confirmed.

THE draw for the preliminary round of the 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship has been made.

DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH claimed glory in the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship with a superb 6-3 win over Josh Payne.

THE PDC & ITV have signed a new broadcast contract to continue their coverage of five tournaments from 2018-2020.

KIM VILJANEN and Marko Kantele sealed places in the William Hill World Darts Championship through the PDCNB rankings

JARRED COLE has topped the final 2017 JDC Modus UK Tour rankings after taking victories in the final two events.