MICHAEL VAN GERWEN produced a second successive whitewash over Jamie Caven as the HappyBet European Darts Open second round came to a close in Dusseldorf.

DEVON PETERSEN produced an incredible comeback to beat Andy Jenkins 6-5 as the first round of the HappyBet European Darts Open - Day One round-up here.

PDC UNICORN World Youth Champion Max Hopp was amongst the five Host Nation Qualifiers for the HappyBet European Darts Open on Thursday night, while Holger Rettig won through to make his European Tour debut in Dusseldorf.

DARTS players aged 16-23 have the chance to become a part of Team Unicorn and receive sponsorship to play on the PDC circuit in 2017 through an exciting new scheme searching for Unicorn's Next Generation.

THE HappyBet European Darts Open begins on Friday - see the draw, schedule of play & how to watch online here.

THE entries have been confirmed for the year's final two European Tour events, the HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix and HappyBet German Darts Championship.

PHIL TAYLOR believes that he can still win major honours in darts, but is aiming to relax and enjoy the remainder of his illustrious career.

THE entries have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header at the Barnsley Metrodome on August 6-7.

THE PDC's official charity partner, Parkinson's UK, are celebrating after fans, sponsors and players teamed up to raise over £10,000 towards the "Targeting Parkinson's" campaign at the BetVictor World Matchplay.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN retained his BetVictor World Matchplay title with a ruthless 18-10 defeat of Phil Taylor at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Sunday evening, denying the 15-time champion a return to glory with an outstanding performance.