2019 ET9-10 Qualifiers

European Tour

A TOTAL of 11 players enjoyed a double qualification success in Friday's European Tour UK Qualifiers.

Barney To Miss Out On Blackpool Farewell

ProTour

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD will miss the Betfred World Matchplay after withdrawing from the forthcoming PDC ProTour weekend in Wigan.

Chisnall wins 2019 Danish Darts Open

European Tour

DAVE CHISNALL won his third PDC title of 2019 at the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

ROB CROSS suffered a shock exit at the hands of Kirk Shepherd on Day Two of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day One

European Tour

MICHAEL SMITH was among the players to make it through to the second day of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 ET9 & ET10 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Czech Darts Open and Austrian Darts Championship events & qualifiers.

2019 Players Championship 17-18 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the ninth Players Championship weekend of 2019, to be held on June 22-23 in Wigan.

Ward Wins Maiden Title At PC16

ProTour

HARRY WARD claimed his first PDC title at Players Championship 16 in Barnsley on Sunday.

Durrant Doubles PDC Title Tally At PC15

ProTour

GLEN DURRANT landed his second PDC ranking title at Players Championship 15.

2019 ET7 & ET8 Qualifiers

European Tour

THE qualifiers for the Dutch Darts Masters and Danish Darts Opn take place on Friday in Barnsley.

Brendan Dolan continued his resurgence by winning Players Championship 29 in Barnsley on Monday, while Peter Wright set a new record for the highest ever recorded average in a live broadcast match.

Having ended his five-year wait for a PDC title at Players Championship 22 in August, Dolan made it two in just over months with a hard-fought 8-6 win over Ian White in the final.

The Northern Irishman fired in averages of 104.9 and 104.8 in victories over Mark Webster and Gerwyn Price respectively on his way to the semi-finals, before overcoming record-breaker Wright in a last-leg decider to reach the final.

"I can still do it, I played quality darts today at the right times and I think I deserved any luck I got," said Dolan, who now has six PDC titles to his name.

"The one in Hildesheim was more of a relief, whereas today I came into it with more belief that I could win having done it recently.

"When you've not been winning for five years your confidence is not so high and winning in Hildesheim has drastically changed that.

"In my head today I was determined to add money to my ranking to give me shot of qualifying for the 2020 World Matchplay and World Grand Prix.

"I've missed those two events for the last three years and it's killed me not being there, so hopefully next year I will be."

Former World Grand Prix runner-up Dolan produced checkouts of 136 and 161 to hold throw in two of the opening four legs of the final, before finding his way through to double three for the first break of the match in leg seven to take a 4-3 lead.

Another ton-plus finish, this time a 108, opened up a two-leg cushion for Dolan, an advantage which he soon doubled by taking the next two legs.

White then began a spirited comeback, and after Dolan squandered three match darts in leg 12, White found himself within a leg of Dolan at 6-7.

However, Dolan held firm and a strong leg on throw saw ended with him hitting the match-winning double at the fifth attempt.

Earlier in the day, Wright averaged 123.5 in his 6-0 quarter-final win against Krzysztof Ratajski, the highest ever recorded in a live broadcast darts match.

The previous record broadcast average was 123.4, set by Michael van Gerwen in a 7-1 defeat of Michael Smith in the 2016 Premier League.

Elsewhere, the day was also a significant one for Ron Meulenkamp who reached his sixth ProTour semi-final, but the Dutchman was unable to break his duck of never making it to a final.

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