White wins first title of 2020

ProTour

Ian White claimed his first title of the year at Players Championship 8.

New May dates for European Darts Grand Prix

European Tour

The 2020 European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen has been rescheduled for May 29-31.

Aspinall wins Players Championship 7

ProTour

Nathan Aspinall claimed the £10,000 top prize at Players Championship 7 in Barnsley.

ET3-4 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers

European Tour

Five players enjoyed a European Tour qualifying double on Friday in Barnsley.

Third European Tour event postponed

European Tour

The European Darts Grand Prix has become the third PDC European Tour event to be postponed.

New Players Championship weekend added

ProTour

A new Players Championship weekend will be played on March 28-29 in Milton Keynes to replace the postponed European Tour event.

Double postponement for European Tour

European Tour

The PDC European Tour events scheduled for Leverkusen and Munich in the coming weeks will be postponed.

Players Championship 7-8 entries

ProTour

Entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events Seven and Eight.

European Tour 3-4 Tour Card Holder Qualifier entries

ProTour

Entries have been confirmed for European Tour Three and Four Tour Card Holder Qualifiers.

Price becomes first Belgian Darts Championship winner

European Tour

Gerwyn Price became the inaugural winner of the Belgian Darts Championship

Gary Anderson claimed the first PDC ranking title of 2020 with victory at Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on Saturday.

Anderson defeated Canada's Jeff Smith 8-4 in the final to get his 2020 campaign off to a perfect start following an injury-ravaged 2019.

The two-time World Champion was in fine form all day, hitting four ton-plus averages, including a 107.5 against Christian Bunse in the first round.

After a win over Simon Whitlock, a 104.4 average saw Anderson defeat rival Gerwyn Price for the second time in a week, which he followed up with a 106.1 to overcome Rob Cross and reach the quarter-finals.

There, the Scottish World Cup winner beat Joe Cullen 6-2 before averaging 102.2 to claim a 7-3 win over Adrian Lewis in the semi-finals.

The final saw Anderson race into a 6-2 lead before Smith, who was competing in his first Players Championship event since 2013, fought back to trail 6-4.

However, two-time World Champion Anderson was not to be denied and he went on to pick up his first PDC ranking title since the 2018 World Matchplay.

"It's been a while since I won something, but I've got the hunger back," Anderson revealed.

"I want to get back to how I was throwing before [injury], I don't mind if I win or lose, but as long as I throw them how I used to then I'll be alright.

"I still have work to do, but it's not a bad start."

The first of 30 Players Championship events in 2020 saw two nine-dart finishes hit, both in the first round, by Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell and Dutchman Mike van Duivenbode.

The day was also a significant one for another Dutch youngster, Maik Kuivenhoven, who reached his first PDC ranking quarter-final.

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