RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD and Robert Thornton face a crucial double-header when the Betway Premier League visits Belfast on Thursday, as the world's top two ranked players, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson, prepare to face off at the SSE Arena.

THE venues for two weekends of PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour and Development Tour action have been amended.

UNIBET, one of the largest online gambling operators in Europe with over 13.5 million customers, are to continue their support of major Professional Darts Corporation events as the title sponsors of the Unibet World Grand Prix.

IAN WHITE secured his fifth career title by whitewashing Michael van Gerwen 6-0 in the final of Sunday's Players Championship Five in Barnsley.

PICTURES from the Betway Premier League Night Ten at the Sheffield Arena.

BENITO VAN DE PAS won his first senior PDC title by edging out Michael van Gerwen 6-5 in the final of Saturday's Players Championship Four at the Barnsley Metrodome.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his eighth tournament victory of 2016 in superb style by defeated Benito van de Pas 6-3 in the final of Players Championship Three at the Barnsley Metrodome, on a day which saw two nine-darters achieved.

PHIL TAYLOR extended his unbeaten run in the Betway Premier League to ten matches by defeating Gary Anderson and James Wade as he doubled up at the Sheffield Arena on Thursday, as Michael van Gerwen recorded the third highest televised average in history.

JAMES WADE and Phil Taylor will double up as the second half of the Betway Premier League season kicks off at The Sheffield Arena on Thursday night.

ANTON KOLESOV and Boris Boltsov were victorious on the second weekend of the Russian EADC ProTour at the Omega Plaza in Moscow.