Cullen doubles 2020 title tally on Winter Series Day Five

ProTour

Joe Cullen picked up his second title of the year on the final day of the Winter Series.

Wright edges out De Sousa in Winter Series Day Four thriller

ProTour

Peter Wright edged out Jose De Sousa 8-7 in a thrilling final to win his seventh title of 2020.

Price picks up eighth title of 2020 on Winter Series Day Three

ProTour

Gerwyn Price won his eighth title of the year on Winter Series Day Three on Thursday.

Super Smith does the double in PDC Winter Series

ProTour

The PDC Winter Series continues with Day Two in Coventry on Wednesday.

Smith ends title drought on Winter Series Day One

ProTour

Michael Smith won his first PDC title in over two years on Tuesday.

Three TV tournaments provide incentive at PDC Winter Series

ProTour

PDC action returns with the Winter Series from Tuesday in Coventry.

Bumper month of PDC action starts with BetVictor World Cup of Darts

News

A bumper month of darts will see 23 days of PDC action in November.

Cullen defeats Van Gerwen to win International Darts Open

European Tour

Joe Cullen defeated Michael van Gerwen to win the International Darts Open on Sunday.

Smith ends Price's two-year reign at International Darts Open

European Tour

Ross Smith ended Gerwyn Price's two-year reign as champion at the International Darts Open on Saturday.

Super Smith dazzles on International Darts Open Day One

European Tour

Ross Smith was the outstanding performer on the opening day of the 2020 International Darts Open.

Ryan Searle won his first senior PDC title at Players Championship 3 in Wigan on Saturday, defeating Michael van Gerwen 8-6 in the final.

It was a first ever victory over Van Gerwen for Searle, whose rise from Challenge Tour to ProTour has seen him win five matches on the Alexandra Palace stage across the last two stagings of the World Championship.

Searle, who worked as a window cleaner until winning his Tour Card in January 2017, pockets the £10,000 top prize, which will be a major boost to his hopes of securing a debut in July's World Matchplay, having narrowly missed out in 2019.

A tough start to the day saw for Searle saw him overcome two-time Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price, before wins over Michael Smith and Glen Durrant on his way to the semi-finals.

Searle then defeated rising Dutch star Jeffrey de Zwaan 7-3 to set up a meeting with Van Gerwen, who got the better of Peter Wright by the same scoreline in their a repeat of New Year's Day's World Championship final.

The final saw Searle race into a 3-0 lead, before world number one Van Gerwen piled in three 180s across the next four legs to take a 4-3 lead.

Undeterred, Searle took out 78 to stop the rot and, after the next two legs were shared, the Devon man produced a 13-dart leg to go 6-5 up.

Van Gerwen was unable to find another break of throw as Searle sealed victory in style with another 13-darter to cap off one of the most significant days in his career to date.

"I just can't believe it," said Searle. "It's extra special to beat Michael in the final, it's a dream.

"I've been practicing a lot in my little man cave back home and playing out scenarios in my head - playing Michael in a final was one of them.

"When you get these chances you just have to take the opportunity and thankfully I did today.

"I think I let myself down a bit at the World Championship when I lost to Gary Anderson.

"I still don't think I've played my best, but I know what I can do.

"Nathan Aspinall beat me in the final of his first Players Championship win and look what's happened to him since then. Maybe it will be the same for me."

The third of 30 Players Championship events in 2020 saw the eighth and ninth nine-dart finishes of 2020 hit by Mensur Suljovic and Danny Noppert in their matches against Jeff Smith and Andy Boulton respectively.

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