2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One

European Tour

MAX HOPP produced a fine display at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy with a 6-0 whitewash of Mark Dudbridge as the European Tour event began on Friday.

Lopez Heads Gibraltar Qualifiers

European Tour

ANTONY LOPEZ was joined by three European Tour debutants in qualifying for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy.

Trio Seal Gibraltar & Denmark Spots

European Tour

MAX HOPP, Cristo Reyes & Jermaine Wattimena enjoyed a qualification double for the events in Gibraltar and Copenhagen.

Seven Seal ET7 & ET8 Qualifying Double

European Tour

SEVEN players secured places in both the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and Danish Darts Open at Friday's UK Qualifier in Milton Keynes.

Van Gerwen Lifts Dutch Darts Masters Title

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his fourth European Tour title of the year in Zwolle.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Day Two

European Tour

STEPHEN BUNTING produced a superb display to whitewash Michael Smith 6-0 in the second round of the Dutch Darts Masters.

Entries Confirmed For Gibraltar & Denmark

European Tour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the PDC European Tour events in Gibraltar and Denmark in June ahead of the UK Qualifiers.

Cross Withdraws From Zwolle Event

European Tour

WORLD CHAMPION Rob Cross has withdrawn from the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters on medical advice.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Day One

European Tour

JAN DEKKER delighted the home crowd at the Dutch Darts Masters with a 6-4 first round win over Adrian Lewis.

Quartet Secure Zwolle Spots

European Tour

CHRISTIAN KIST, Jermaine Wattimena, Jan Dekker and Jeffrey de Graaf claimed the final places in the Dutch Darts Masters.

Daryl Gurney claimed his first floor title of the year at Players Championship 25 in Barnsley on Saturday.

World number three Gurney defeated Nathan Aspinall 8-5 in the final to end his wait for a Players Championship event win stretching back to April 2017.

Current holder of the Players Championship Finals title, Gurney produced a string of dominant displays throughout the day, winning all seven games by at least three legs.

"It feels too long [since last winning a Players Championship event], I often struggle and don't bring my 'A-game'," said Gurney, who won his first European Tour title in March.

"This week everything went great for me and I found something extra. I kicked in well with plenty of 180s to give myself opportunities which I took.

"These events are harder to win than a TV tournament; you can play an unbelievable game and then you're straight back into your next game just a few minutes later."

A keenly contested final began with eight consecutive holds of throw, including a 155 checkout from UK Open champion Aspinall, who was competing in his third ProTour final of the year.

Gurney, a runner-up at Players Championship Seven in March, cleaned up 45 to land the first break of the match in leg ten to go 6-4 in front.

The Northern Irishman then fired in his fifth and sixth 180s of the contest as he kept Aspinall at bay, before taking out 44 to seal the £10,000 top prize.

Gurney's day began with victories over Darren Webster, Steve Lennon and Mervyn King before seeing off Jelle Klaasen to reach the quarter-finals.

There, he defeated Peter Wright 6-2 before overcoming Ian White 7-4 to reach the final.

Elsewhere, Justin Pipe continued his resurgence with a fifth ProTour quarter-final of 2019, while Max Hopp made his third last eight appearance on the ProTour.

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