Stephen Bunting will begin his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters title against Japan’s Ryusei Azemoto on Thursday evening, as World Champion Luke Littler and Singapore’s darting icon Paul Lim go head-to-head.

Charlie Manby is relishing his future in the sport after securing his two-year status on the PDC circuit by claiming a Tour Card at UK Qualifying School.

The Professional Darts Corporation is delighted to welcome back cinch, the UK’s leading online used car retailer, as an official partner of the 2026 Premier League Darts, marking the second year of the successful partnership.

Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Sietse Lap secured automatic PDC Tour Cards on Sunday, while a further 13 players advanced via the Rankings List as 2026 Qualifying School concluded in dramatic fashion.

Shane McGuirk, Tom Sykes, Yorick Hofkens and Matthias Ehlers have secured their Tour Cards after winning six consecutive games on Saturday, as Jimmy Van Schie also confirmed his Tour Card via the rankings on Day Three of Final Stage.

The 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools continue on Friday, as Final Stage continues with in Milton Keynes and Kalkar respectively.

Amateur players will continue their bid to qualify for the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open this weekend, with further PDC in the Community Qualifiers taking place in Plymouth, Newport, Syston and Kings Worthy.

Rhys Griffin, Adam Leek, Arno Merk and Filip Bereza became the first players to win PDC Tour Cards at the 2026 Qualifying Schools on Thursday.

Player entries for Players Championship, European Tour, Winmau Challenge Tour, Winmau Development Tour and PDC Women's Series events will open from 12pm on January 8.

Mr Vegas, the fast-growing online casino brand owned by Immense Group, has extended its title sponsorship of the Grand Slam of Darts and Nordic Darts Masters for a further two years.