BRILLIANT Stephen Bunting enjoyed a thrilling 10-9 win over Phil Taylor in the 888.com European Championship on Saturday on a superb day of second round action.
REIGNING champion Adrian Lewis was knocked out of the 888.com European Championship by Jelle Klaasen as the tournament began on Friday, with fellow seeds Simon Whitlock, James Wade and Gary Anderson also falling by the wayside.
ADRIAN LEWIS begins his defence of the 888.com European Championship title against Jelle Klaasen on Friday, as Michael van Gerwen bids for glory in a third successive weekend on the PDC circuit in the ITV4-televised event in Germany.
OVER 150 players will compete for a place in the William Hill World Darts Championship this Saturday when the Iberian Qualifier is held in Avila, Spain.
PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid to retain The Unibet Masters title on Saturday November 1 against Wes Newton, while World Champion Michael van Gerwen faces a massive all-Dutch clash with Raymond van Barneveld at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre.
THE race to secure places in The Unibet Masters concludes this weekend, with Ian White aiming to break into the 16 qualifying spots at the Players Championship double-header in Crawley.
JAMES WADE'S superb run of form continued as he enjoyed a 6-5 comeback win over Kim Huybrechts in the final of Players Championship 17 in Crawley on Saturday.