Jonny Clayton produced a terrific display to dump out world No 1 Michael van Gerwen on the opening night at the 2020 Ladbrokes Masters in Milton Keynes, as Adrian Lewis eased past an off-colour Rob Cross on Friday evening.
Continue reading “Clinical Clayton stuns Van Gerwen at the Masters”
Gerwyn Price will continue the defence of his Grand Slam crown against Gary Anderson on Saturday night in Wolverhampton, as the pair clash in a repeat of last year’s infamous final.
Continue reading “Price and Anderson to renew Grand Slam rivalry!”
Former finalist Robert Thornton secured his place in this year’s Grand Slam of Darts as one of the eight players to come through Monday’s Tour Card Holder’s Qualifier at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.
Continue reading “Thornton, Lewis & Dolan among Grand Slam qualifiers!”
Adrian Lewis claimed his first PDC title in almost two years with an 8-3 victory over Raymond van Barneveld in the final of Players Championship 8 in Wigan on Sunday afternoon.
Continue reading “Players Championship 8 Report!”
Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright all crashed out on a dramatic opening day of the Ladbrokes UK Open, while former champions Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld also bowed out as the 159-player tournament kicked off with a bang at Butlin’s Minehead Resort on Friday.
Continue reading “Van Gerwen, Anderson & Wright crash out of UK Open!”
World champion Michael van Gerwen will begin his bid for a fifth consecutive Masters title against debutant Jonny Clayton next month, whilst world number three Peter Wright will take on two-time world champion Adrian Lewis. Continue reading “2019 Masters Draw Confirmed!”
Michael van Gerwen has claimed that Adrian Lewis ‘wastes his talent at the moment’, after ‘The Green Machine’ set up a potential showdown with the Stoke-on-Trent star by recording a 4-1 victory over Max Hopp on Saturday night at the William Hill World Darts Championship. Continue reading “Van Gerwen: ‘Phenomenal’ Lewis wastes his talent at the moment!”
Mensur Suljovic became the latest big name to crash out of the William Hill World Darts Championship after losing 3-1 to debutant Ryan Searle, whilst two-time world champion Adrian Lewis eased through to round-three on a dramatic Thursday night at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “PDC World Championship – Day Eight Report!”
Darts’ biggest-ever event kicks off on Thursday night, as the 2018/19 PDC World Championship gets underway at the Alexandra Palace. With a record £2.5 million prize fund on offer, along with an expanded 96-player field, it’s set to be the best World Championship yet. Continue reading “PDC World Championship Preview!”
Rob Cross and Lisa Ashton will headline the opening night of the 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship, after the schedule for darts’ biggest event was confirmed on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading “PDC World Championship Schedule!”
In our eighth episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Podcast, Josh Gorton is joined by co-host Jon Dean and new panellist Jordan Harrison, with regular co-host Neil Conner away on business.
There’s plenty to discuss after a whirlwind week in the darting world, and the team discuss the news that Raymond van Barneveld will retire from professional darts after the 2019/2020 World Championship, with Josh picking out some of his favourite RvB memories. Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast Episode Eight!”
Krzysztof Ratajski incredibly made it back-to-back PDC title victories with a 6-4 triumph over Adrian Lewis in the final of Players Championship 22 at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “Double Delight for Ratajski in Barnsley!”
Mensur Suljovic and Adrian Lewis have both withdrawn from this weekend’s European Darts Trophy in Göttingen due to personal reasons. Continue reading “Suljovic & Lewis withdraw from European Darts Trophy!”
Michael van Gerwen secured his fifth European Tour title of the season as he dismantled Adrian Lewis 8-3 to win the Gibraltar Darts Trophy on an action-packed day at the Victoria Stadium on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2018 Report!”
Newly crowned German Darts Open champion Max Hopp is up to 40th in the world after clinching his first senior PDC title with a thrilling deciding-leg victory over Michael Smith on a watershed night for the sport of darts in Germany. Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit Update!”
Mickey Mansell claimed his maiden PDC title after defeating two-time world champion Adrian Lewis 6-4 in the final of Players Championship Eight at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “Players Championship Eight Report!”
Adrian Lewis suffered a shock first-round exit against Yordi Meeuwisse on a dramatic opening day at the German Darts Grand Prix, as James Wade, Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey all impressed in Munich on Saturday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Grand Prix: Day One Report!”
Adrian Lewis has bemoaned the lack of ‘support’ shown to him by the Professional Darts Corporation following the injury woes that blighted his 2017 season. Continue reading “Lewis bemoans lack of ‘support’ from PDC!”
Adrian Lewis and James Wade made winning starts as the 2018 European Tour got underway in Leverkusen, whilst Vincent van der Voort, Dimitri van den Bergh, Steve Beaton and Jonny Clayton were all sent packing on a dramatic day of action at the Ostermann Arena on Friday evening. Continue reading “European Darts Open 2018: Day One Report!”
Michael van Gerwen has returned to the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit after clinching his third Players Championship title of the season in Milton Keynes over the weekend. Continue reading “Players Championship Order of Merit Update!”
Gary Anderson leads the way on the Players Championship Order of Merit after completing a magnificent double in Barnsley over the weekend. ‘The Flying Scotsman’, who clinched the UK Open title just over a week ago, defeated Peter Wright and Jeffrey de Zwaan in the respective finals to take his tally of titles in 2018 to four. Continue reading “Players Championship Order of Merit Update!”
Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis all crashed out on the opening day of the Coral UK Open, on an extraordinary evening of shocks at the Butlin’s Minehead resort on Friday. Continue reading “UK Open 2018: Day One Report!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen has established an early cushion at the top of the 2018 Players Championship Order of Merit after completing the weekend double in Barnsley. Continue reading “Players Championship 2018 Order of Merit!”
Adrian Lewis, James Wade, Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries, Chris Dobey and Ryan Meikle secured qualification for the opening two European Tour events of 2018, as Raymond van Barneveld endured a disappointing night on a dramatic evening at the Barnsley Metrodome on Friday. Continue reading “2018 European Tour 1-2 UK Qualifiers!”
Gary Anderson defied his injury woes to secure his place in next month’s UK Open with victory in qualifier four on Friday, defeating Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 in the final at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Continue reading “UK Open Qualifier Four Report!”
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis has been handed a three-month suspended ban and a £3,000 fine by the Darts Regulation Authority, following his heated clash with Jose Antonio Perales in the first UK Open qualifier in Wigan last Friday. Continue reading “Adrian Lewis handed three-month suspended ban!”
Robert Thornton has leapt to the defence of two-time world champion Adrian Lewis, who was suspended by the Professional Darts Corporation with immediate effect following a heated altercation with Jose Antonio Perales in the opening UK Open qualifier last Friday. Continue reading “Thornton backs under-fire Lewis!”
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis has been suspended by the Professional Darts Corporation with immediate effect following an angry altercation with Jose Antonio Perales in the first UK Open qualifier on Friday evening. Continue reading “Adrian Lewis suspended after heated altercation in UK Open qualifier!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen was named as the PDC Player of the Year at the annual PDC Awards Evening at The Dorchester on Monday evening, as newly crowned world champion Rob Cross scooped four trophies to cap off his stunning debut year as a professional. Continue reading “Cross cleans up at PDC Awards Dinner!”
German qualifier Kevin Munch caused one of the biggest shocks in World Championship history to dump out two-time world champion Adrian Lewis on an extraordinary night at the Alexandra Palace, as Raymond van Barneveld produced a classy display to kick off his campaign in style on Tuesday evening. Continue reading “PDC World Championship 2018: Day Six Report!”
The 2018 PDC World Darts Championship gets underway at the Alexandra Palace on Thursday evening. Michael van Gerwen is bidding to retain his crown and win a third world title, whilst Phil Taylor prepares to say farewell to the professional game. Josh’s Dartistry examines four potential outsiders for the title! Continue reading “PDC World Championship 2018: Four Outsiders!”
Michael van Gerwen extended his lead at the top of the PDC Order of Merit to almost one million pounds after retaining his Players Championship Finals title in Minehead, whilst Jonny Clayton has broken into the world’s top 32 for the first time in his career after reaching his first major final. Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit Update!”
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis will miss out on his first televised tournament on Sky Sports since December 2010, after failing to qualify for this weekend’s Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Continue reading “Lewis to miss first Sky major for almost seven years!”
James Wilson, Robbie Green, Joe Murnan, Alan Norris, Jeffrey De Zwaan, Darren Webster, Steve Lennon and Stephen Bunting were the eight players to book their spot at this weekend’s Grand Slam of Darts after coming through an established field at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Monday afternoon. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts 2017: Qualifiers Confirmed!”
Four of the world’s top ten were dumped out in the first-round of the World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow, as Adrian Lewis, Mensur Suljovic, Dave Chisnall and Michael Smith were the victims of a night of shocks at the Braehead Arena on Friday evening. Continue reading “World Series of Darts Finals: Day One Report!”
Top seed Gary Anderson faces a potential showdown against Mensur Suljovic at the World Series of Darts Finals this weekend, whilst Michael van Gerwen will begin his title defence against either Adrian Lewis or Max Hopp at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena. Continue reading “DRAW: World Series of Darts Finals 2017!”
Peter Wright has leapfrogged his compatriot Gary Anderson to become the Scottish number one, whilst World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney is up to a career high of fourth on the PDC Order of Merit following last weekend’s European Championship in Hasselt. Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit Update!”
Michael van Gerwen will be top seed as he prepares to defend his European Championship title later this month, but five of the world’s top ten will be absent from this year’s event after the field was confirmed following the conclusion of the 2017 European Tour in Gottingen. Continue reading “European Championship 2017: Field Confirmed!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen will go in search of a third successive title at the World Series of Darts Finals in November, but there will be no Phil Taylor, as the 24-man field for next month’s event has been finalised. Continue reading “World Series of Darts Finals: Field Confirmed!”
Rob Cross’ incredible debut season in the PDC continued as he defeated world number five Adrian Lewis to clinch his fourth Players Championship title of the year at the Barnsley Metrodome on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading “Players Championship 21 Report & Results!”
John Henderson caused one of the biggest shocks in World Grand Prix history by dumping out reigning champion and world number one Michael van Gerwen on a dramatic opening night at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, on Sunday evening. Continue reading “World Grand Prix: Day One Report!”
Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson secured their Champions League of Darts semi-final spots with dramatic deciding-leg victories over Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright, as Raymond van Barneveld joined Mensur Suljovic in the last four on a dramatic afternoon of action at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. Continue reading “Champions League of Darts: Semi-Finalists confirmed!”
Michael van Gerwen will begin the defence of his World Grand Prix title against John Henderson, whilst two-time world champion Gary Anderson will take on debutant Richard North, after the draw for next month’s tournament was made this morning. Continue reading “2017 World Grand Prix Draw!”
Phil Taylor battled past his old rival Raymond van Barneveld to remain on course to retain his Champions League of Darts title, whilst Mensur Suljovic continued his dream debut by edging out Peter Wright to secure his place in Sunday’s semi-finals on a dramatic night of action at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. Continue reading “Champions League of Darts Day One: Evening Report!”
Raymond van Barneveld enjoyed a dream Champions League debut as he stunned world number one Michael van Gerwen, whilst Phil Taylor began his title defence with victory over Adrian Lewis on an eventful opening session at the Motorpoint Arena on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading “Champions League of Darts Day One: Afternoon Report!”
Michael van Gerwen will make his World Series of Darts return in the inaugural staging of next month’s German Darts Masters in Dusseldorf, after the eight PDC representatives for the event were confirmed. Continue reading “German Darts Masters line-up confirmed!”
Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld have climbed back into the world’s top eight following the conclusion of the BetVictor World Matchplay, whilst James Wade has fallen to his worst ranking position in over a decade. Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit: Latest Update!”
Phil Taylor will return to defend his Champions League of Darts title next month, whilst five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld, four-time major finalist Dave Chisnall and world number seven Mensur Suljovic will make their debuts in the second staging of the event at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff on September 16-17th. Continue reading “2017 Champions League of Darts Field Confirmed!”
Phil Taylor’s World Matchplay fairy-tale continued as he recorded one of the finest victories of his illustrious career to dismantle Michael van Gerwen and set up a semi-final showdown against his former protégé Adrian Lewis at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Friday evening. Continue reading “2017 World Matchplay: Day Seven Report!”
Phil Taylor punished missed doubles from his old adversary Raymond van Barneveld to set up a quarter-final showdown with defending champion Michael van Gerwen, as Adrian Lewis and Alan Norris also triumphed on a dramatic night of action at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Wednesday evening. Continue reading “2017 World Matchplay: Day Five Report!”
Michael van Gerwen kicked off his bid for a third consecutive World Matchplay crown with a comprehensive win over former Lakeside world champion Stephen Bunting, as Adrian Lewis, Rob Cross and Simon Whitlock all recorded victories on the final night of first-round action at the Winter Gardens on Monday evening. Continue reading “2017 World Matchplay: Day Three Report!”
Former champion James Wade and Scottish stars Gary Anderson and Peter Wright will open the BetVictor World Matchplay on Saturday July 22nd, whilst defending champion Michael van Gerwen will begin his title defence on Monday 24th July, after the schedule of play was confirmed last week. Continue reading “2017 World Matchplay Schedule of Play!”
Michael van Gerwen will begin the defence of his BetVictor World Matchplay title against former Lakeside world champion Stephen Bunting, as Phil Taylor’s Blackpool farewell kicks off with a potential banana-skin against Gerwyn Price, after the draw for this month’s event at the Winter Gardens was made on Tuesday evening. Continue reading “2017 World Matchplay Draw!”
Adrian Lewis has revealed that he has undergone surgery for a ‘painful health issue’ which has seen him sidelined from competitive action of late. Continue reading “Lewis recovering from surgery!”
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis has pulled out of this weekend’s European Darts Open in Leverkusen due to health reasons. Continue reading “Lewis pulls out of European Darts Open due to health reasons!”
Vincent van der Voort survived a valiant fightback from Adrian Lewis in a thrilling first-round tie in Hamburg, as Brendan Dolan, Max Hopp, Darren Webster and Christian Kist were all dumped out on an eventful opening day of action at the 2017 European Darts Matchplay. Continue reading “2017 European Darts Matchplay: Day One Report!”
Gerwyn Price will replace two-time world champion Adrian Lewis for the World Series of Darts events in Shanghai and Las Vegas next month, whilst four of the Asian representatives for the Shanghai Darts Masters have also been confirmed. Continue reading “Price to replace Lewis in World Series double!”
The Netherlands were crowned World Cup of Darts champions for a third time as Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld defeated Wales’ Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster in a dramatic final in Frankfurt on Sunday evening. Continue reading “2017 World Cup of Darts: Finals Day Report!”
Reigning champions England cruised through to the World Cup quarter-finals without dropping a leg in their second-round clash, as former winners Netherlands came through a doubles decider against the Americans to progress on a dramatic day of darts in Frankfurt on Saturday. Continue reading “2017 World Cup of Darts: Day Three Report!”
The teams for the 2017 World Cup of Darts have been announced, and five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld will represent tournament favourites Netherlands along with world number one Michael van Gerwen, whilst Dave Chisnall will make his World Cup debut for reigning champions England, alongside Adrian Lewis. Continue reading “World Cup of Darts Teams Announced!”
The 2017 Premier League saw an incredible standard of darts produced across fifteen weeks of top tungsten action. As Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson prepare to battle it out for the Premier League crown at the O2 Arena on Thursday night, here’s a look at some of the key statistics from this year’s competition. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Tournament Statistics!”
Phil Taylor secured his Premier League play-off spot with a fine comeback victory over Adrian Lewis, as Michael van Gerwen defied a partisan Scottish crowd to defeat Gary Anderson and seal top spot in the table, as the league phase concluded on a dramatic night of darts at the GE Oil & Gas Arena in Aberdeen on Thursday. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week 15 Report!”
Last year’s finalists Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright began their latest European Grand Prix campaigns with emphatic second-round victories, whist Mark Webster dumped out James Wade in a dramatic double-session of darts at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen on Saturday. Continue reading “European Darts Grand Prix: Day Two Report!”
Adrian Lewis began his bid to win a second PDC European Tour title in Sindelfingen with a commanding 6-2 win over Stephen Bunting, whilst in-form Dutch star Jan Dekker produced the performance of the opening-round on a dramatic opening day at the HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix on Friday. Continue reading “European Darts Grand Prix: Day One Report!”
Gary Anderson secured his Premier League play-off place with victory over James Wade, whilst Phil Taylor took a huge step to sealing his qualification with a magnificent victory over Michael van Gerwen, on a dramatic night of action at the Sheffield Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week 14 Report!”
World number three Peter Wright will headline the field for this month’s Gibraltar Darts Trophy, which will take place from May 12-14 at the Victoria Stadium. Snakebite will be joined by four former world champions as the tournament returns for a fifth successive year, although there are a number of big name absentees- including the world’s top two. Continue reading “Big names absent for Gibraltar Darts Trophy!”
Adrian Lewis’ play-off hopes were dealt a real blow as he suffered a whitewash defeat at the hands of Michael van Gerwen in a miserable double-header in Birmingham, as Peter Wright secured a place in the play-offs for the first time, on a dramatic night of action at the Barclaycard Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts: Week 13 Report!”
Dave Chisnall put himself back in play-off contention with stunning victories over Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor on a dramatic night of darts in Belfast, as Michael van Gerwen extended his lead at the top of the table with victory over birthday-boy Raymond van Barneveld at the SSE Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week Twelve Report!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen has extended his lead at the top of the Pro Tour Order of Merit after retaining his German Darts Masters title in Jena on Monday evening. ‘The Green Machine’ defeated his arch nemesis Jelle Klaasen in the final, to scoop the £25,000 winner’s prize and move to £217,000 on the Pro Tour standings. Continue reading “Pro Tour Order of Merit Update!”
Adrian Lewis will take on Daryl Gurney in the first-round of the German Darts Masters on Saturday, whilst five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld will face his fellow Dutchman Michael Plooy, after the draw and schedule for this weekend’s European Tour event in Jena were confirmed. Continue reading “German Darts Masters Draw!”