PHIL TAYLOR'S hopes of retaining the Gibraltar Darts Trophy title were ended in the second round of the £100,000 European Tour event on Saturday, as Michael van Gerwen also crashed out at the Victoria Stadium.

DYSON PARODY powered into the Gibraltar Darts Trophy's second round with a superb victory over Henry Zapata, as big guns James Wade, Wes Newton, Kevin Painter and Michael Smith also enjoyed first round wins.

VINCENT VAN DER VOORT was amongst the European Qualifiers for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy on Thursday night.

WES NEWTON and Richie Burnett will clash in a tasty first round tie at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy on Friday, while Michael van Gerwen has recovered from an ankle injury to take his place in the European Tour event in Gibraltar.

THE entries for the year's final two European Tour events, to be held in Germany in September, have been confirmed ahead of a UK Qualifier double-header which will take place on July 4.

FOLLOWING the completion of the Austrian Darts Open, the focus now turns to the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, which will be held at the Victoria Stadium from June 27-29.

JAPANESE ace Haruki Muramatsu won the second stage of the 2014 DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD Soft Darts World Championship in France, defeating Canada's Shaun Narain 3-2 in the final.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has withdrawn from the Austrian Darts Open due to an ankle injury.

VINCENT VAN DER VOORT won his first ranking title since 2011 at the Austrian Darts Open, overcoming Jamie Caven 6-5 with a dramatic comeback in Sunday's final.

HOME hope Mensur Suljovic raised the roof at the Salzburg Arena by winning through to the Austrian Darts Open quarter-finals - full round-up here.