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.

PHIL TAYLOR has been awarded the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage of Trinity College University Philosophical Society following a ceremony held in his honour in Dublin.

PICTURES from night four of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

IAN WHITE produced one of the finest displays of his career to knock Gary Anderson out of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix on Wednesday, as Mensur Suljovic, Robert Thornton and Vincent van der Voort enjoyed whitewash victories as they reached the quarter-finals in Dublin.

ANDY FORDHAM and Larry Butler will make their SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts debuts in November after winning through the BDO UK Qualifier in Hull on Tuesday.