AUSTRALIA'S new darting sensation Corey Cadby is gearing up for his big-stage debut against the sport's top players when the Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters is held from August 18-20 at The Star.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has become the first player to pass £1.25 million on the PDC Order of Merit, following his back-to-back successes in the BetVictor World Matchplay and HappyBet European Darts Open.

CODY HARRIS, Rhys Mathewson and Harley Kemp have completed the field for the Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters after winning through the DPA Qualifiers in the Harrows Festival of Darts to secure spots at The Star later in August.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN secured his 12th career European Tour title and fourth of 2016 by edging out Peter Wright 6-5 in a superb final of the HappyBet European Darts Open in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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.