JAMES WADE will face Mervyn King in a rematch of the 2014 Unibet Masters final when this year's tournament kicks off on Saturday - full preview here.

ADRIAN LEWIS will put friendship aside when he faces Stoke rival Ian White in The Unibet Masters in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

THE PDC have confirmed prize fund increases for the Coral UK Open Televised Finals, European Championship and The Unibet Masters.

ALMOST 250 players will compete in the first three Coral UK Open Qualifiers at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from February 6-8.

CASH CONVERTERS have made a special donation of £6,000 to the Support Our Paras charity following a bumper series of ton-plus checkouts at the 2014 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals.

WORLD CHAMPION Gary Anderson has given his backing to the potential stars of the future by opening a Darts Academy at Bannerman School in Glasgow.

PICTURES from the 2015 PDC Annual Awards Dinner at The Dorchester in London.

PDPA MEMBERS are reminded that entries for the first three Coral UK Open Qualifiers close at 2pm on Tuesday January 27.

THE field for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, which will be held from March 20-22, is almost complete following January's UK and European Qualifiers.

THE field for the year's opening European Tour event, the German Darts Championship, is almost complete following the European Qualifier.