Clinical Wright Lands PC17 Title

ProTour

PETER WRIGHT claimed his third PDC title of the year at Players Championship 17.

Seven Secure ET11 & ET12 Qualifying Double

European Tour

SEVEN players secured places in both the Dutch Darts Championship & the International Darts Open.

Rodriguez Brothers Seal Maastricht Spots

European Tour

BROTHERS Rowby-John & Rusty-Jake Rodriguez were amongst the eight European Qualifiers for the Dutch Darts Championship.

ET11 & ET12 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for September's Dutch Darts Championship and International Darts Open.

2018 Players Championship 17-18 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header at the Barnsley Metrodome on September 4-5.

ET Qualifying Double For Ratajski

European Tour

KYZYSZTOF RATAJSKI was joined by Karel Sedlacek and Patrik Kovacs in securing places in the year's remaining European Tour events.

2018 European Darts Matchplay Schedule

European Tour

THE draw and schedule of play for the European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg are now available.

White Shines To Win PC16

ProTour

IAN WHITE secured his second PDC title of the year with a 6-3 win over Darren Webster in the final of Players Championship 16.

King Crowned PC15 Champion

ProTour

MERVYN KING claimed his first PDC title in almost four years with a 6-2 win over James Wade in the final of Players Championship 15.

Laursen Heads Danish Darts Open Qualifiers

European Tour

PER LAURSEN, Brian Lokken, Darius Labanauskas and Dennis Nilsson secured places in the inaugural Danish Darts Open.

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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