MICHAEL VAN GERWEN secured his place in the Betway Premier League Play-Offs and moved ahead of Phil Taylor at the top of the league table with a brilliant win over James Wade in Birmingham as Gary Anderson and Peter Wright both picked up three points.

GARY ANDERSON and Peter Wright face pivotal nights in their Betway Premier League challenges as they double up when the tournament visits Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena on Thursday.

ROWBY-JOHN RODRIGUEZ and Cristo Reyes enjoyed double qualification success by winning through to the European Tour events in Gibraltar and Hamburg at the European Qualifiers.

PICTURES from the Betway Premier League Night 12 at the BIC in Bournemouth.

FOOTBALL legend Paul Gascoigne was a special guest at the Betway Premier League in Bournemouth on Thursday.

THE entries have been confirmed for the third Players Championship weekend of 2016, which will see two events held on the weekend of April 30-May 1 at the Barnsley Metrodome.

THE PDC are delighted to announce that Unibet will be the title sponsors of September's inaugural Champions League event, which will be live on BBC from the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

LATEST news from the PDC Unicorn Development Tour double-header in Muelheim, Germany.

UPDATES from Saturday's PDC Unicorn Development Tour double-header in Muelheim, Germany.

PHIL TAYLOR secured his place in the Betway Premier League Play-Offs with a win over Robert Thornton in Bournemouth on Thursday, as Michael van Gerwen all but qualified for next month's semi-finals with two victories on the south coast.