Anderson Claims PC11 Title

ProTour

GARY ANDERSON beat Gabriel Clemens 6-5 to claim Player Championship 11 in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Seven Seal ET7 & ET8 Qualifying Double

European Tour

SEVEN players secured places in both the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and Danish Darts Open at Friday's UK Qualifier in Milton Keynes.

Van Gerwen Lifts Dutch Darts Masters Title

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his fourth European Tour title of the year in Zwolle.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Day Two

European Tour

STEPHEN BUNTING produced a superb display to whitewash Michael Smith 6-0 in the second round of the Dutch Darts Masters.

Entries Confirmed For Gibraltar & Denmark

European Tour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the PDC European Tour events in Gibraltar and Denmark in June ahead of the UK Qualifiers.

2018 Players Championship 11-12 Entries

ProTour

THE entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events 11 & 12, which will be held in Milton Keynes on May 19-20.

Cross Withdraws From Zwolle Event

European Tour

WORLD CHAMPION Rob Cross has withdrawn from the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters on medical advice.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Day One

European Tour

JAN DEKKER delighted the home crowd at the Dutch Darts Masters with a 6-4 first round win over Adrian Lewis.

Quartet Secure Zwolle Spots

European Tour

CHRISTIAN KIST, Jermaine Wattimena, Jan Dekker and Jeffrey de Graaf claimed the final places in the Dutch Darts Masters.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Draw/Schedule

European Tour

THE draw & schedule of play for the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters are now available ahead of the European Tour event in Zwolle.

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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