MICHAEL VAN GERWEN defeated Michael Smith to win the 14th Players Championship event of the year in Crawley.

GARY ANDERSON won his sixth PDC ProTour title of 2014 at Saturday's Players Championship 13 in Crawley.

JANI HAAVISTO has won the SDC Pro Tour Order of Merit following the completion of the year's events in Scandinavia, while Norway's Robert Wagner has qualified for October's European Championship.

ENTRIES are now being taken for November's Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier in Wigan - with ANY player able to enter the tournament to try and win their spots in front of the Sky Sports cameras at the Wolves Civic.

MERVYN KING defeated Michael Smith 6-5 to win his first PDC European Tour title at the European Darts Grand Prix, edging a dramatic final to claim the £20,000 first prize in Sindelfingen.

PICTURES from the European Darts Grand Prix at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen.

STEPHEN BUNTING, Gary Anderson and Simon Whitlock lit up the European Darts Grand Prix with superb second round victories at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen on Saturday.

STARS of the PDC will swap their darts for fishing rods on Friday September 12 in a charity fishing day to raise money for Haven House Children's Hospice.

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship events in Crawley on September 13-14.

JAMES WADE defeated Kevin Painter 6-4 as the European Darts Grand Prix began on Friday in Sindelfingen, Germany, as Kyle Anderson, Andy Hamilton and Stephen Bunting also enjoyed first round victories.