MICHAEL VAN GERWEN knocked Raymond van Barneveld out of the Bavaria World Darts Trophy with a thrilling win on Monday night, with Simon Whitlock, Darryl Fitton and Mervyn King also moving into round two.

A ROUND-UP of the second day's action at the Bavaria World Darts Trophy in Utrecht, Holland.

PICTURES from the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy in Holland, with Colin Lloyd - against Peter Manley - and Phil Taylor winning on the opening day. Photos courtesy Robert Lusing/Bavaria World Darts Trophy.

COLIN LLOYD, Phil Taylor and Ronnie Baxter moved into round two of the Bavaria World Darts Trophy with wins on the tournament's opening day.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is looking to pick up his third big title of 2006 when he joins a number of other PDC stars in the Bavaria World Darts Trophy next week.

THE schedule of play and results for the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy, which begins on Saturday 2 September in Utrecht.

THE 2006 World Series of Darts will be screened on Sky Sports in the UK from Thursday 31 August.

THE Professional Darts Corporation regret to announce the sad passing of Phil Da'Casto, who died peacefully at home on Monday 28 August. His funeral will take place on 12 September.

MARK DUDBRIDGE got back to winning ways on Saturday by taking the title at the first North Shields Rugby Club 128 tournament, defeating Terry Jenkins 5-3 in the final.

ANTHONY FLEET has put himself within touching distance of achieving his ambition in 2006 - winning a place at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.