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”
Raymond van Barneveld rolled back the years to defeat fellow countryman Jermaine Wattimena in his final competitive event on home soil, whilst Michael van Gerwen fought back to edge out Gerwyn Price in a last-leg thriller on an eventful night at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.
Continue reading “Van Barneveld and Van Gerwen shine in Amsterdam!”
Mensur Suljovic won Players Championship 26 with a thrilling 8-7 victory over Ian White, despite ‘The Diamond’ averaging 107 and landing a nine-dart finish on a dramatic Sunday afternoon at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Continue reading “Super Suljovic denies nine-dart White at PC26!”
Jermaine Wattimena has apologised to Mensur Suljovic after labelling the Austrian a ‘cheater’ following their first round showdown at the World Matchplay in Blackpool on Sunday.
Continue reading “Wattimena apologises after labelling Suljovic a ‘cheater’”
Gerwyn Price was left to rue missed opportunities as he was denied a first ever victory over Michael van Gerwen, while Rob Cross defeated hometown hero Daryl Gurney to regain top spot in the Premier League on a dramatic night of action in Belfast on Thursday.
Continue reading “Price: “I bombed a lot of opportunities””
Raymond van Barneveld was condemned to Premier League elimination after suffering a 7-1 drubbing against Daryl Gurney in Rotterdam, whilst Michael van Gerwen returned to the top of the table after beating Peter Wright by the same scoreline on an eventful night at the Ahoy Arena.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Eight Report!”
Michael van Gerwen landed a magical nine-dart finish en route to winning the first European Tour title of 2019, defeating Rob Cross 8-6 in a captivating European Darts Open final in Leverkusen on Sunday evening.
Continue reading “Nine-dart Van Gerwen triumphs in Leverkusen!”
Raymond van Barneveld defeated home hero Max Hopp to keep his Premier League survival hopes alive, as Daryl Gurney stunned Michael van Gerwen on a dramatic night of action at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on Thursday evening.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Seven Report!”
Michael van Gerwen regained top spot in the Premier League with a comprehensive 7-2 win over Gerwyn Price at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Thursday night, as Rob Cross, Mensur Suljovic and Michael Smith also triumphed on Night Six.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Six Report!”
John Henderson produced an inspired display as he recovered from 3-0 and 6-4 down to share the spoils with Michael van Gerwen on a memorable night of Premier League action at the BHGE Arena in Aberdeen.
Continue reading “Home Hero Henderson stuns Van Gerwen in Aberdeen!”
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!”
James Wade produced a typically clinical display to inflict Michael van Gerwen’s first Premier League defeat of the season on Night Four in Exeter, although ‘The Machine’ labelled it as his worst performance of the campaign thus far.
Continue reading “Wade: “Lots of players fold against Michael when they really shouldn’t””
Michael van Gerwen maintained his 100% start to this year’s Premier League with a thumping win over Rob Cross, whilst Raymond van Barneveld produced another stirring comeback from 5-1 down to salvage a point against Mensur Suljovic on a dramatic night of darts in Dublin. Continue reading “2019 Premier League Darts – Night Three Report!”
Raymond van Barneveld produced a stirring fightback from 6-2 down to earn his first point of his final Premier League campaign against Gerwyn Price on Night Two at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Two Report!”
The 2019 Unibet Premier League heads to Glasgow’s SSE Hydro for Night Two on Thursday evening, as three-time BDO world champion Glen Durrant makes his highly-anticipated Premier League debut. Continue reading “2019 Premier League Darts – Night Two Preview!”
Gerwyn Price insists he won’t be holding back with his celebrations after kicking off his 2019 Unibet Premier League campaign with a brilliant 7-4 victory over Daryl Gurney, as Michael van Gerwen and James Wade also made winning starts in Newcastle. Continue reading “Price prevails in Newcastle and insists he won’t hold back!”
Michael van Gerwen will take on Michael Smith on the opening night of the 2019 Unibet Premier League season on February 7 in Newcastle, while Raymond van Barneveld will face Van Gerwen in Rotterdam for the second consecutive campaign. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Fixtures Confirmed!”
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!”
Raymond van Barneveld will make his 14th consecutive Premier League appearance in 2019 ahead of his impending retirement, whilst former champion James Wade makes his return to the fold after the ten-player field was confirmed on Tuesday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 line-up confirmed!”
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!”
Dimitri Van den Bergh produced a magical nine-dart finish en route to reaching his first ever Grand Slam of Darts quarter-final, whilst Peter Wright and Rob Cross were dumped out on a dramatic night of action in Wolverhampton. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts – Day Five Report!”
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!”
In our fifth episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Podcast, Josh Gorton is joined by co-hosts Jon Dean and Neil Conner to discuss all the latest news from the world of darts. After a brief hiatus, the team return to discuss the recent World Matchplay, where Gary Anderson defeated Mensur Suljovic in a gripping finale to secure the coveted triple-crown. Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast Episode Five!”
The big guns prevailed on an action-packed double-session at the World Matchplay on Sunday, as Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld set up an enthralling second-round showdown at the Winter Gardens. Continue reading “World Matchplay 2018: Day Two Report!”
The 2018 BetVictor World Matchplay gets underway at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool in just under a fortnight’s time. Josh’s Dartistry picks out four of the most intriguing first-round ties and runs the rule over the respective tussles…. Continue reading “World Matchplay 2018: The Four Standout Ties!”
Mensur Suljovic defeated Dimitri van den Bergh 8-2 to clinch German Darts Masters glory in front of a record-breaking 20,000 fans at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Friday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Masters 2018 Report!”
Top seed Michael van Gerwen will take on home favourite Max Hopp in the first-round of the German Darts Masters this Friday, when the 2018 World Series season gets underway in Gelsenkirchen. Continue reading “German Darts Masters 2018: Draw & Schedule confirmed!”
Jonny Clayton secured his first European Tour title after reeling off four consecutive legs to defeat his fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price 8-5 and secure Austrian Darts Open glory in Graz on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Austrian Darts Open 2018: Finals Day 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!”
Peter Wright crashed out to home favourite Max Hopp in a dramatic double-session of action at the German Darts Open on Saturday, as Dave Chisnall and Rob Cross turned on the style to register impressive whitewash wins in Saarbrucken. Continue reading “German Darts Open 2018: Day Two Report!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen will be the big-name absentee from this weekend’s Players Championship double-header in Barnsley, following his back-to-back European Tour triumphs over the last fortnight. Continue reading “Van Gerwen, Suljovic & Cadby to miss Players Championship double-header!”
Michael Smith and Rob Cross produced sensational performances on a dramatic day of second-round action at the German Darts Grand Prix, as seven seeds were sent packing in Munich, with world number one Michael van Gerwen almost becoming the eighth on Sunday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Grand Prix: Day Two Report!”
Rob Cross produced a sensational display to dismantle two-time world champion Adrian Lewis in Leverkusen, as Peter Wright returned to form in emphatic style on a dramatic day of second-round action at the European Darts Open on Saturday. Continue reading “European Darts Open 2018: Day Two Report!”
Michael van Gerwen moved two points clear at the top of the Unibet Premier League with victory over Michael Smith, whilst Peter Wright suffered his third consecutive 7-1 defeat against Raymond van Barneveld on a dramatic night of action at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night Seven Report!”
Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith maintained their lead at the top of the Unibet Premier League with dominant victories over Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright, whilst Raymond van Barneveld and Gary Anderson shared the spoils on an eventful night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night Six Report!”
Rob Cross and Raymond van Barneveld produced brilliant comeback victories against Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price on an eventful night of action at Leeds’ First Direct Arena, as Michael van Gerwen moved to the top of the table with victory over Simon Whitlock on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night Five Report!”
Brisbane and Vienna will host PDC World Series of Darts events for the first time in 2018, as Rob Cross, Dimitri van den Bergh and Jamie Lewis will all make their bows on the global stage, following confirmation of this year’s seven events. Continue reading “World Series 2018: Events & Players confirmed!”
Michael Smith moved clear at the top of the 2018 Unibet Premier League with a 7-3 victory over Simon Whitlock on a record-breaking night at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, as Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross and Mensur Suljovic also registered victories. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night Four Report!”
It is set to be a spectacular night of darts on Thursday evening, as the Premier League roadshow heads to German soil for the very first time. 12,000 fans will be packed into the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, in what will be the biggest ever post-war crowd for a darts event. Continue reading “Record-breaking night ahead in Berlin!”
Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljovic will be the highest-profile absentee at next month’s Coral UK Open Finals in Minehead, after the 128-man field for the event was confirmed earlier this week. Continue reading “Several big names to miss the UK Open!”
Peter Wright recorded his first ever Unibet Premier League victory over Michael van Gerwen in Cardiff on Thursday night, as world champion Rob Cross suffered another heavy defeat on a night of upsets at the Motorpoint Arena. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night Two Report!”
Michael van Gerwen kicked off his Unibet Premier League title defence with an impressive 7-2 victory over world champion Rob Cross at the 3Arena in Dublin on Thursday evening, as Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith claimed valuable wins on their Premier League returns. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018: Night One Report!”
The entries for this month’s six UK Open qualifiers have been confirmed, as the 256-player field prepare to battle it out at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan to secure a spot in March’s Coral UK Open in Minehead. Continue reading “UK Open Qualifiers 2018: Entries Confirmed!”
The 2018 Unibet Premier League gets underway at Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday evening and it’s set to be an intriguing campaign, with six changes from last year’s line-up- which includes four debutants. Continue reading “2018 Premier League Darts: Tournament Preview!”
Michael van Gerwen recovered from 4-1 and 8-5 behind to defeat his fellow countryman Raymond van Barneveld and clinch a fourth consecutive Unibet Masters crown in a thrilling final at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Unibet Masters 2018: Finals Day Report!”
Michael van Gerwen produced an extraordinary performance to set up a semi-final showdown with Gary Anderson at the Unibet Masters on Sunday, whilst Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic caused upsets to dump out Peter Wright and Rob Cross respectively on a dramatic afternoon of quarter-final action in Milton Keynes. Continue reading “Unibet Masters 2018: Quarter-Finals Report!”
Rob Cross began life as world champion with an impressive 10-3 win over Ian White in the first-round of the Unibet Masters on Friday, as Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic all tasted victory on the opening night in Milton Keynes. Continue reading “Unibet Masters 2018: Day One Report!”
Reigning Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen will take on newly crowned world champion Rob Cross on the opening night of the 2018 Premier League in Dublin, after the fixtures for the first nine weeks of action were confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018 fixtures announced!”
Michael van Gerwen will begin the defence of his Unibet Masters title against former Premier League star Kim Huybrechts in Milton Keynes, whilst newly crowned world champion Rob Cross faces Ian White in the season-opening tournament. Continue reading “2018 Unibet Masters Draw & Schedule!”
Newly crowned world champion Rob Cross will be one of four debutants to feature in the 2018 Unibet Premier League, after the field for the 16-week roadshow event was confirmed on Monday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2018 line-up confirmed!”
Phil Taylor whitewashed former World Youth champion Keegan Brown to reach his 25th World Championship quarter-final and set up a showdown against two-time world champion Gary Anderson on Friday evening, after another eventful day of action at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “PDC World Championship 2018: Day Twelve Report!”
Michael van Gerwen continued his World Championship title defence with an incredible whitewash win over a shell-shocked James Wilson, as Gary Anderson sealed his place in round-three with a memorable win over Paul Lim, who wired double twelve for an amazing nine-darter on a dramatic day of action at the Alexandra Palace on Friday. Continue reading “PDC World Championship 2018: Day Nine Report!”
Paul Lim rolled back the years to record a sensational 3-2 victory over former Lakeside world champion Mark Webster at the World Darts Championship, as Daryl Gurney and Mensur Suljovic also sealed their progression on a thrilling night of action at the Alexandra Palace on Monday evening. Continue reading “PDC World Championship 2018: Day Five Report!”
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!”
Gary Anderson and Peter Wright will clash in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday, after the Scottish duo saw off Mensur Suljovic and Glen Durrant respectively on a dramatic night of darts at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday evening. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts: Day Seven Report!”
Gary Anderson produced a sublime comeback from 4-1 down against Michael Smith to set up a Grand Slam quarter-final against Mensur Suljovic, as Glen Durrant and Peter Wright also triumphed to set up a repeat of their group stage clash on a thrilling night at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Wednesday evening. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts: Day Five Report!”
Berry van Peer remarkably overcame his dartitis demons to secure a place in the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts, as Peter Wright survived one match dart to sneak through on a dramatic night of action at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, which saw seven out of the eight matches go to deciding legs. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts: Day Three Report!”
Former champions Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld all fought back from 4-2 down to triumph on a thrilling day of Grand Slam action at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts: Day Two Report!”
Former champions Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld kicked off their Grand Slam campaigns with comprehensive 5-1 victories, as BDO world champion Glen Durrant produced the performance of the opening day to stun second seed Peter Wright in a dramatic double-session at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Michael van Gerwen began the defence of his Grand Slam title with a comprehensive 5-1 win over BDO veteran Ross Montgomery. The scoreline didn’t tell the whole story however. The Scottish debutant had darts at double in four of the six legs and averaged 97.24, but some clinical finishing from the world number one proved decisive. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts: Day One Report!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen is an odds-on favourite to retain his Grand Slam of Darts title next week, whilst Phil Taylor is an 8/1 shot to lift the title in his final competitive appearance at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Continue reading “Grand Slam of Darts 2017 Odds revealed!”
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!”
Daryl Gurney continued his magnificent form to dump out second seed Peter Wright in Belgium, whilst Michael van Gerwen maintained his bid for a fourth straight European Championship title with a convincing win over Simon Whitlock in Hasselt on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “European Championship: Quarter-Finals Report!”
Michael van Gerwen continued his European Championship title defence with an imperious 10-1 win over Ian White, to set up a quarter-final showdown against Simon Whitlock, who produced a clinical display to whitewash a shell-shocked Alan Norris on a remarkable evening of darts in Hasselt on Friday evening. Continue reading “European Championship: Night Two Report!”
Michael van Gerwen kicked off the defence of his European Championship title with a convincing win over his fellow countryman Jan Dekker, as the Huybrechts brothers were both condemned to deciding-leg defeats on a dramatic opening night in Hasselt on Thursday evening. Continue reading “European Championship: Day One Report!”
Gary Anderson will be the top seed on home soil at next month’s World Series of Darts Finals, after the World Series Order of Merit was finalised following the culmination of last weekend’s inaugural German Darts Masters in Dusseldorf. Continue reading “World Series Order of Merit Confirmed!”
Raymond van Barneveld dumped out top seed Gary Anderson in a dramatic afternoon of quarter-final action at the German Darts Masters, as Peter Wright, Phil Taylor and James Wade also made it through to the semi-finals at the Castello Arena in Dusseldorf. Continue reading “German Darts Masters: Quarter-Finals Report!”