THE schedule of play for the partypoker.com World Grand Prix has been confirmed, with reigning champion Phil Taylor in action on

ENTRIES are still available for the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour and Challenge Tour events on September 27-28 and the two Players Championship events in Dublin in October.

PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid to win a 12th partypoker.com World Grand Prix title against Steve Beaton in next month's tournament in Dublin, while World Champion Michael van Gerwen takes on Vincent van der Voort.

PICTURES from the European Darts Trophy at the Kohlrabizirkus in Leipzig.

MICHAEL SMITH claimed his first European Tour title with a thrilling 6-5 win over Michael van Gerwen in the final of the European Darts Trophy in Leipzig.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Simon Whitlock overcame some dodgy doubling to win their places in the European Darts Trophy third round with victories over Ross Smith and Steve West on Saturday, as Dave Chisnall was knocked out by rookie Roxy-James Rodriguez.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD narrowly escaped a gritty fightback from Michael Mansell before edging through to the second round of the European Darts Trophy, but James Wade and Stephen Bunting were knocked out in Leipzig.

THE draw and schedule of play for the European Darts Trophy are now available, following the completion of Thursday's European and Host Nation Qualifiers.

THE PDC's biggest-ever year will see over 150 days of action in 2015, with the new PDC calendar including new venues in Germany and the Netherlands on an expanded European Tour.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is facing a fight to keep his place inside darts' elite top 16 ahead of next month's partypoker.com World Grand Prix.