MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has set his sights on Thursday's Betway Premier League showdown with Phil Taylor in Rotterdam after retaining his Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy title.

IMPERIOUS Michael van Gerwen took victory in the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy on Sunday, defeating Dave Chisnall 6-2 in the final to retain the title on 'The Rock' and win his third successive PDC European Tour event of 2016.

DARTS' top names stepped up the pace in the hunt for the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy title on Sunday afternoon as Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Dave Chisnall and Ian White impressed alongside Gibraltar's Dyson Parody in round three.

DYSON PARODY caused one of the biggest upsets so far of the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy knocking out number nine seed Jelle Klaasen 6-5 in Saturday's second round at the Victoria Stadium.

DARYL GURNEY lit up the first round of the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy by averaging over 102 in his 6-3 win over David Pallett as the £115,000 tournament began at the Victoria Stadium.

THE draw for the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy has been made ahead of the weekend's PDC European Tour event at the Victoria Stadium.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Phil Taylor set up a showdown for the Betway Premier League's new £25,000 league leaders bonus in Rotterdam with victories as the tournament visited Manchester on Thursday, where reigning champion Gary Anderson sealed his Play-Off spot.

GARY ANDERSON and Adrian Lewis can secure places in the Betway Premier League Play-Offs on the tournament's penultimate league night at The Manchester Arena on Thursday, as Dutch rivals Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld face off.

DAVID PLATT secured a weekend double on the DPA Australian Grand Prix circuit by winning both tournaments staged at the NDDA in Adelaide, moving himself ahead of Corey Cadby at the top of the rankings.

GERWYN PRICE claimed his maiden PDC title as he won Players Championship Seven on Sunday, as Devon Petersen hit a nine-dart finish at the Barnsley Metrodome.