Florian Hempel delighted the home crowd at the Interwetten German Darts Open with a memorable win over James Wade as the PDC European Tour event began.

Peter Wright will begin his defence of the Interwetten German Darts Open against either Darius Labanauskas or Cameron Menzies, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s event confirmed.

James Wade continued his resurgent form to secure qualification for October’s German Darts Championship on Wednesday.

For the first time in the Order of Merit era, each of the PDC's top 50 players have over £100,000 in ranking money to their name following Players Championships 19-21.

Gerwyn Price claimed his sixth PDC title of 2023 with a hard-fought 8-6 victory over German newcomer Daniel Klose in Tuesday's Players Championship 21 in Barnsley.

The 2023 PDC ProTour season continues with Players Championship 20 in Barnsley on Monday.

Callan Rydz ended almost two years without a PDC ranking title by taking victory in Sunday's Players Championship 19, edging out Dave Chisnall in a deciding leg.

Player entries have been confirmed for the Players Championship treble-header in Barnsley, along with the 16 seeded players for ET13 and player entries for the World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier.

Gerwyn Price enjoyed a stunning return to ProTour action last weekend, becoming the first player to win back-to-back Players Championship titles in 2023.

James Wade, Gian van Veen, Daryl Gurney and Stephen Bunting were among the seven players to complete a European Tour qualification double on Monday.