Ashton confirms Q School return following World Championship exit

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Lisa Ashton has confirmed she will return to compete at PDC Qualifying School next month, following her dramatic deciding-set defeat to Ryan Meikle in the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Saturday.

Price survives early scare as De Sousa comeback stuns Whitlock

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World number one Gerwyn Price survived an early scare to secure his place in round three at the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Monday, as Jose De Sousa recovered from 2-0 down to stun Simon Whitlock at Alexandra Palace.

History-maker Omelchenko hoping to inspire new generation in Ukraine

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Vladyslav Omelchenko hopes his historic appearance at the Cazoo World Darts Championship will inspire a new generation of Ukrainian talent over the coming years.

Heta & Aspinall advance as Williams shines on debut

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Damon Heta and Nathan Aspinall advanced to the third round of the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Sunday.

Price opens up on 'rollercoaster ride' ahead of World Championship bid

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Gerwyn Price insists the prospect of lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy in front of a capacity crowd will fuel his bid for Cazoo World Darts Championship glory this year.

Comeback kid Aspinall dreaming of Cazoo World Championship glory

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Less than 12 months since fearing for his darting career, Nathan Aspinall is bidding to cap off a remarkable comeback story at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship.

Heta eyeing big stage revival ahead of crunch Lewis clash

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Damon Heta is bidding to rediscover the winning formula on the big stage ahead of his crunch clash against Adrian Lewis at the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Sunday.

Van den Bergh shines as debutant quartet march on

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Dimitri Van den Bergh laid down a marker to his title rivals, while four debutants enjoyed victories on Day Three.

Greaves vows to learn from Cazoo World Championship debut

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Beau Greaves insists she will 'learn' from her Cazoo World Darts Championship debut, after succumbing to William O’Connor in a high-quality first round tie on Friday.

Whitlock reflects on 'Aussie legacy' ahead of 20th World Championship

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Australian legend Simon Whitlock will reach a significant milestone when he takes to the Alexandra Palace stage on Saturday.

Jamie Lewis, Matthew Edgar, Ciaran Teehan and Karel Sedlacek secured a return to the William Hill World Darts Championship alongside debutants Nick Kenny and Niels Zonneveld in Monday's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers.

The final six places in the World Championship field were on offer at the Ricoh Arena as Tour Card Holders completed in the last-chance knockout.

2018 semi-finalist Lewis defeated former UK Open and World Grand Prix champion Robert Thornton 7-5 in a high-profile decider as he ensured his place on the Alexandra Palace stage.

The Welsh ace also saw off David Pallett and Alan Tabern during the UK Qualifier as he claimed a huge win to kick-start a bid to save his Tour Card.

Edgar will play in his third successive World Championship after defeating Gary Blades, Martin Atkins and Josh Payne to secure an Alexandra Palace return.

Irish youngster Teehan will play at Alexandra Palace for a second straight year, after defeating Barrie Bates, Michael Barnard, Mark McGeeney and Joe Murnan - winning the final clash with a 13-darter in their sudden-death leg.

Nick Kenny will cap his first year on the PDC circuit with an Alexandra Palace debut, after defeating James Wilson 7-6 to secure his World Championship spot, having earlier seen off Steve Brown and Ted Evetts.

Karel Sedlacek will make his second World Championship appearance after the Czech star defeated Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-0 and then lost just two legs in each of his wins over Benito van de Pas and Jan Dekker in the Rest of the World Qualifier.

Dutch left-hander Niels Zonneveld secured his World Championship debut with wins over Krzysztof Kciuk, Jelle Klaasen and Martin Schindler.

The six players complete the 96-player field for the World Championship, with the draw for the tournament due to take place at 0930 GMT on Thursday December 3 live on Sky Sports News.

The William Hill World Darts Championship will be held from December 15-January 3 at London's Alexandra Palace.

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