OVER 220 players will compete in each of the first three Coral UK Open Qualifiers from February 7-9 in Wigan.

GARY ANDERSON claimed his first ranking victory for over two years with a thrilling 6-5 defeat of Justin Pipe in the German Darts Championship final.

SHANE TICHOWITSCH and John Webber shared the spoils on the second weekend of the DPA Australian Grand Prix season at the Mittagong RSL.

BRILLIANT Raymond van Barneveld came from 2-0 down to win six successive legs as he swept past Adrian Lewis 6-2 to reach the German Darts Championship quarter-finals - full Third Round Round-Up online.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made a winning start to life as the World Darts Champion with a 6-2 win over Leon De Geus in the German Darts Championship on Saturday - full second round round-up here.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD made a fine start to the German Darts Championship with a 6-1 win over Ron Meulenkamp on Friday - full first round round-up online.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD was amongst the European Qualifiers for the German Darts Championship, as Max Hopp and Tomas Seyler won through the Host Nation Qualifier in Hildesheim.

THE German Darts Championship European Tour event will be streamed LIVE & FREE through the OfficialPDC YouTube channel this weekend.

THE draw and schedule of play for the 2014 Dutch Darts Masters have been confirmed, ahead of February's event in Veldhoven.

THE field of PDC Tour Card Holders for 2014 has been finalised ahead of the start of the year's ProTour this weekend in Germany.