JAMES Wade sealed his second Players Championship title of 2015 as he beat Kim Huybrechts to win the 13th event of the year in Wigan on Saturday.

KEVIN PAINTER, Stephen Bunting, Alan Norris, Wes Newton, Gerwyn Price, Darren Johnson, Adam Hunt and David Pallett all enjoyed double success in winning through the UK Qualifier for events in Muelheim and Innsbruck in September.

THE Players Championship double-header in Wigan this weekend will be the final two tournaments to be held before the field for the BetVictor World Matchplay is finalised.

FOLLOWING the success of the PDC's inaugural Fans' Forum in Glasgow in March, darts fans will get the opportunity to quiz their heroes ahead of the BetVictor World Matchplay at a special event on Friday July 17th in Blackpool.

THE entries have been confirmed for September's two PDC European Tour events which will be held in Muelheim, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria.

PICTURES from the final day of the 2015 Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters at the Osinbashi Hall in Yokohama.

PICTURES from the opening day of the 2015 Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters at the Osabanshi Hall in Yokohama.

THE inaugural World Series of Darts Finals will be held at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on November 21-22.

PHIL TAYLOR produced a scintillating night of darts to claim glory in the inaugural Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters as he defeated plucky Peter Wright 8-7 in a thrilling final in Yokohama on Sunday.

NATHAN Aspinall and Dimitri van den Bergh were the victorious duo at the PDC Unicorn Development Tour double-header at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday.