ROBERT THORNTON'S victory in the partypoker.com World Grand Prix secured his place in the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts next month.

THE year's final PDC Unicorn Development Tour double-header will take place this coming weekend in Wigan, and will be followed on Monday October 19 by the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Last 64.

PLAYERS are reminded that entries close at 2pm on Tuesday October 13 for the four tournaments to be held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from October 23-25.

PICTURES from the partypoker.com World Grand Prix Final, as Robert Thornton defeated Michael van Gerwen to take the title.

MICK McGOWAN will return to the big stage in December after winning the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay championship with a narrow 6-5 win over Tom Biggane in Saturday's final at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

ROBERT THORNTON stunned Michael van Gerwen with a scintillating 5-4 victory to claim the partypoker.com World Grand Prix title in the most thrilling final in the history of the tournament at Dublin's Citywest Hotel on Saturday.

PICTURES from the semi-finals of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Robert Thornton will contest the final of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix on Saturday evening, following their semi-final triumphs over Mark Webster and Mensur Suljovic at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

PICTURES from the quarter-finals of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

MENSUR SULJOVIC produced an incredible comeback to stun Vincent van der Voort and reach his first major semi-final at the partypoker.com World Grand Prix - quarter-finals round-up here.