MICHAEL VAN GERWEN began the defence of his European Darts Open title with second round win over Mark Dudbridge in Dusseldorf - full results and round-up here.
FORMER European Darts Open champion Raymond van Barneveld was amongst five Dutchmen to win through the European Qualifier for this year's event in Dusseldorf on Thursday night.
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN will begin the defence of his European Darts Open title against either Jay Foreman or Mark Dudbridge, as the £100,000 European Tour event in Dusseldorf prepares to kick off on Friday.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD and Stephen Bunting have been confirmed as PDC Wildcards for the Sydney Darts Masters event at the Hordern Pavilion from August 28-30.
AN additional qualifying place has been made available for the Perth Darts Masters in August, while Warren Parry has been confirmed as the New Zealand Qualifier for the event.