STEVE BEATON and Mervyn King continued their BetVictor World Matchplay renaissances as they joined Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson in the quarter-finals in Blackpool with second round victories on Wednesday evening.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN raced into the BetVictor World Matchplay quarter-finals with an 11-3 win over Kyle Anderson at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Tuesday, as Adrian Lewis overcame Gerwyn Price to join Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright in the last eight.

PHIL TAYLOR overcame a scare against Robbie Green as he moved into the second round of the BetVictor World Matchplay.

COREY CADBY, Koha Kokiri, Adam Rowe and Kim Lewis have won through the TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Qualifiers, with New Zealand Rob Szabo also securing a spot in August's PDC World Series of Darts events in Sydney and Perth.

JAMES WADE was knocked out of the BetVictor World Matchplay in the first round for the first time in his illustrious career as clinical Mervyn King claimed a superb 10-5 success in Blackpool on Sunday - full Sunday round-up here.

RAMPANT Michael van Gerwen began his defence of the BetVictor World Matchplay title with a ruthless 10-0 whitewash of Jamie Caven on Saturday, as Robert Thornton ended his Winter Gardens hoodoo by defeating youngster Josh Payne in Blackpool.

INFORMATION, fixtures and results for the 2016 BetVictor World Matchplay.

THE 2016 BetVictor World Matchplay begins on Saturday, with reigning champion Michael van Gerwen up against Jamie Caven as the prestigious £450,000 tournament opens at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

THE 2016/17 William Hill World Darts Championship will take place from December 15-January 2 at London's Alexandra Palace, with tickets on General Sale from 10am on Monday July 25.

THE Professional Darts Corporation will return to Las Vegas in July 2017, and fans can watch the U.S. Darts Masters in style with our exclusive official travel packages, which can now be reserved for just £250 per person!