Simon Whitlock clinched his first PDC title of 2014 by winning Players Championship 12 in Coventry on Sunday.
Whitlock defeated James Wade 6-3 in the final, which included a 154 checkout from ‘The Wizard’, as he picked up the £10,000 winner’s check. (more…)
Four of the best professional darts players on the planet will be on show when Guildford Spectrum holds The E-Lites Night of Champions 2 on Friday 5 December.
A top quality quartet including world number one and reigning World Champion Michael van Gerwen will do battle following the popularity of the inaugural darts event in Guildford last year. (more…)
Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld fired the Netherlands to victory in World Cup of Darts by defeating reigning champions England in the final on Sunday.
The Dutch pair cruised to a 3-0 success in the best of five final, which began with a stunning van Gerwen whitewash against Phil Taylor before ‘Barney’ repeated the feat against Adrian Lewis. (more…)
Michael van Gerwen retained his Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters title with victory over Peter Wright in Friday’s final.
The Dutchman triumphed 11-7 to clinch the $50,000 title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, after defeating Adrian Lewis by the same scoreline earlier in the evening. (more…)
Michael van Gerwen and James Wade will do battle in the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters on Thursday evening, as the Dutch ace begins his defence of the World Series title.
World number one van Gerwen claimed the inaugural crown a year ago when he defeated compatriot Raymond van Barneveld in the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
The reigning World Champion will take on seven-time PDC major winner Wade in the quarter-finals, where Australian star Simon Whitlock will face Dave Chisnall.
van Barneveld takes on Adrian Lewis, while Phil Taylor meets Peter Wright in the other last eight clashes.
The winner of the van Gerwen versus Wade tie will take on van Barneveld or Lewis. If Whitlock progresses, he will meet Taylor or Wright in the semi-finals.
By Chris Murphy
Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
Thursday May 29
8pm local time (5pm BST)
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Dave Chisnall
Phil Taylor v Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
(Best of 19 legs)
Friday May 30
8pm local time (5pm BST)
Semi-Finals
van Gerwen/Wade v Lewis/van Barneveld
Taylor/Wright v Whitlock/Chisnall
(Best of 21 legs)
Final
(Best of 21 legs)
The ‘Over the Top’ professional darts event scheduled to take place at Barnsley Metrodome on Friday 7 November will now be held on Friday 21 November due to unforeseen circumstances. (more…)