ADRIAN LEWIS begins his defence of the 888.com European Championship title against Jelle Klaasen on Friday, as Michael van Gerwen bids for glory in a third successive weekend on the PDC circuit in the ITV4-televised event in Germany.

OVER 150 players will compete for a place in the William Hill World Darts Championship this Saturday when the Iberian Qualifier is held in Avila, Spain.

UNIBET, the title sponsors of The Unibet Masters, look at the latest betting odds ahead of November's event at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh.

PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid to retain The Unibet Masters title on Saturday November 1 against Wes Newton, while World Champion Michael van Gerwen faces a massive all-Dutch clash with Raymond van Barneveld at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre.

THE race to secure places in The Unibet Masters concludes this weekend, with Ian White aiming to break into the 16 qualifying spots at the Players Championship double-header in Crawley.

JAMES WADE'S superb run of form continued as he enjoyed a 6-5 comeback win over Kim Huybrechts in the final of Players Championship 17 in Crawley on Saturday.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN denied James Wade a Players Championship double as he claimed a 6-2 victory over his rival in Sunday's tournament in Crawley.

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

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

UNIBET begin their build-up to The Unibet Masters with a look at the evolution of the online sportsbook and their range of markets available for the tournament.